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PuckCast Edge
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Final · Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM ET
Spencer Knight · 0.902 SV%
The preseason ratings make Boston Bruins 65.9% to win at home: a clear lean, worth 15.9 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project BOS for 99 points and CHI for 83.
The model leaned Boston Bruins at 65.9%.
PuckCast had Boston Bruins at 65.9% to win this game on Sat, Oct 31. The matchup detail follows.
BOS controlled play at 5v5 last season, 51.8% of the expected goals to 39.9%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Jeremy Swayman (BOS) saved -4.6 goals above expected to Spencer Knight's -12.5, on save percentages of 0.908 and 0.902.
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. Boston Bruins over Chicago Blackhawks 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.
CHI
Spencer Knight
55 games, 2025-26
BOS
Jeremy Swayman
55 games, 2025-26
| CHI | Metric | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| 39.9% | xGF% (5v5) | 51.8% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor Bedard | C | 31 | 52 | 83 |
 Teuvo Teravainen | C | 15 | 29 | 44 |
 Frank Nazar | C | 16 | 25 | 41 |
 Tyler Bertuzzi | L | 20 | 20 | 40 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Pastrnak | R | 35 | 57 | 92 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Blackhawks | 83 | 25.9% |
| Boston Bruins | 99 | 54.2% |
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: BOS 5, CHI 1
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | BOS @ CHI | BOS 5, CHI 2 | BOS hit |
| 2025-10-09 | CHI @ BOS | CHI 3, BOS 4 | CHI missed |
| 2025-04-10 | CHI @ BOS | CHI 5, BOS 2 | BOS missed |
| 2024-12-04 | BOS @ CHI | BOS 4, CHI 2 | BOS hit |
| 2023-10-24 | BOS @ CHI | BOS 3, CHI 0 | BOS hit |
| 2023-10-11 | CHI @ BOS | CHI 1, BOS 3 | BOS hit |
 John-Jason Peterka | R | 25 | 28 | 53 |
|---|
 Morgan Geekie | C | 27 | 23 | 50 |
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 Charlie McAvoy | D | 10 | 38 | 48 |
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