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PuckCast Edge
Betting edges, stake sizing, props priced against the line, fantasy tiers and the graded ledger. $14.99 a month in season, or $99 for the year.
Final · Tue, Oct 27, 8:00 PM ET
Jeremy Swayman · 0.908 SV%
The preseason ratings make Carolina Hurricanes 59.6% to win at home: a modest lean, worth 9.6 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project CAR for 105 points and BOS for 99.
The model leaned Carolina Hurricanes at 59.6%.
PuckCast had Carolina Hurricanes at 59.6% to win this game on Tue, Oct 27. The matchup detail follows.
CAR controlled play at 5v5 last season, 60.4% of the expected goals to 51.8%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Jeremy Swayman (BOS) saved -4.6 goals above expected to Brandon Bussi's -14.9, on save percentages of 0.908 and 0.895.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Carolina Hurricanes over Boston Bruins is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
BOS
Jeremy Swayman
55 games, 2025-26
CAR
Brandon Bussi
39 games, 2025-26
| BOS | Metric | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 51.8% | xGF% (5v5) | 60.4% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Pastrnak | R | 35 | 57 | 92 |
 John-Jason Peterka | R | 25 | 28 | 53 |
 Morgan Geekie | C | 27 | 23 | 50 |
 Charlie McAvoy | D | 10 | 38 | 48 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sebastian Aho | C | 29 | 47 | 76 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 99 | 54.2% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 105 | 69.3% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: CAR 6, BOS 3
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | BOS @ CAR | BOS 5, CAR 6 | CAR hit |
| 2025-11-17 | CAR @ BOS | CAR 3, BOS 1 | CAR hit |
| 2025-11-01 | CAR @ BOS | CAR 1, BOS 2 | CAR missed |
| 2025-04-05 | CAR @ BOS | CAR 1, BOS 5 | CAR missed |
| 2025-03-06 | BOS @ CAR | BOS 2, CAR 3 | CAR hit |
| 2024-10-31 | BOS @ CAR | BOS 2, CAR 8 | CAR hit |
| 2024-04-09 | CAR @ BOS | CAR 4, BOS 1 | CAR hit |
| 2024-04-04 | BOS @ CAR | BOS 4, CAR 1 | CAR missed |
 Seth Jarvis | R | 33 | 38 | 71 |
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 Andrei Svechnikov | R | 26 | 37 | 63 |
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 Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 22 | 36 | 58 |
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