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VANCOUVER

CANUCKSVAN

14-17-3  |  Road

5
FINAL
Sat, Dec 20 • 7:00 PM ET
TD Garden
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BOSTON

BRUINSBOS

20-15-0  |  Home

4
Goaltending
Kevin Lankinen
GOALTENDER

Kevin Lankinen

#32 | Goaltender
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Jeremy Swayman
GOALTENDER

Jeremy Swayman

#1 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Kevin Lankinen None-None 3.69 0.907 --
Jeremy Swayman None-None 3.70 0.826 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
3.69 Ldr GAA 3.70
0.907 Ldr Save % 0.826
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
CANUCKS
0%
📊
BRUINS
100%
CANUCKS --
BRUINS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
5.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-3.0
VANCOUVER
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +3.0 points (Vancouver)
CanucksVAN (-3.5) 0 BruinsBOS (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Canucks Cover

93.3%

Bruins Cover

6.7%

-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around VAN -3.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (VAN)

VAN By 1 goal

12.1%

VAN By 2-3 goals

37.2%

BOS By 1 goal

2.8%

BOS By 2-3 goals

1.2%

AI Model Projected Score
4
VANCOUVER
1
BOSTON
Simulated Score
2
VANCOUVER
3
BOSTON
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Canucks Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Bruins Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Canucks (-1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -3.0
D
Sim Bruins (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.0 Loss
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u6.0 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Jan 3, 2026 BOS @ VAN 3 - 2
Dec 20, 2025 VAN @ BOS 5 - 4
Dec 14, 2024 BOS @ VAN 5 - 1
Nov 26, 2024 VAN @ BOS 2 - 0
Feb 24, 2024 BOS @ VAN 2 - 3
Key Model Drivers
Blocked Shots (L5) +37.9% more
Boston: 16.3 vs Vancouver: 11.8
Hits (L5) +23.4% more
Boston: 21.9 vs Vancouver: 17.8
Shots on Goal (L5) +15.8% more
Boston: 26.2 vs Vancouver: 22.6
Power Play % (L5) +8.3%
Boston: 28.9% vs Vancouver: 20.6%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
VAN Score 4.0 5
BOS Score 1.0 4
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
16%TICKETS84%
14%MONEY86%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
38%TICKETS62%
5%MONEY95%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
72%TICKETS28%
89%MONEY11%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
BOS
VAN
BOS
VAN
ML
50% 2-2
50% 2-2
50% 2-2
25% 1-3
ATS
50% 2-2
25% 1-3
50% 2-2
50% 2-2
TTL
75% 3-1
50% 2-2
0% 0-4
50% 2-2
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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