Away team
Boston Bruins
54.1%
Fair American
-118
Fair decimal
1.85
Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 1, 2027
NHL matchup
Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 1, 2027.
January 1, 2027
· 2:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Boston Bruins at 54.1%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Chicago Blackhawks
45.9%
Fair American
+118
Fair decimal
2.18
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Jan 1, 2027.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 8
- Record
- 6-2
- Net units
- 3.03
- ROI
- 37.9%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 7
- Record
- 4-3
- Net units
- 0.79
- ROI
- 11.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 6
- Record
- 6-0
- Net units
- 4.68
- ROI
- 78.1%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- 0.42
- ROI
- 10.5%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 10
- Record
- 3-7
- Net units
- -3.17
- ROI
- -31.7%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 0
- Record
- 0-0
- Net units
- 0.00
- ROI
- —
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 1. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Boston Bruins
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
69:27 together · 8 games
- Corsi for / against
- 65 / 78
- Fenwick for / against
- 47 / 45
- Corsi share
- 45.5%
- Fenwick share
- 51.1%
- xG for / against
- 3.99 / 3.07
Defense pair
113:24 together · 9 games
- Corsi for / against
- 96 / 122
- Fenwick for / against
- 70 / 81
- Corsi share
- 44.0%
- Fenwick share
- 46.4%
- xG for / against
- 5.44 / 5.77
Chicago Blackhawks
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
71:17 together · 9 games
- Corsi for / against
- 48 / 57
- Fenwick for / against
- 39 / 42
- Corsi share
- 45.7%
- Fenwick share
- 48.1%
- xG for / against
- 2.97 / 2.42
Defense pair
112:28 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 59 / 104
- Fenwick for / against
- 48 / 77
- Corsi share
- 36.2%
- Fenwick share
- 38.4%
- xG for / against
- 3.26 / 4.74
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Boston Bruins
Expected starter unavailable.
Chicago Blackhawks
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Jeremy Swayman
Boston Bruins · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 131
- Save %
- 90.8
- Goals allowed
- 12
- Close-range shots %
- 32.8
Spencer Knight
Chicago Blackhawks · Last start: Oct 25
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 153
- Save %
- 89.5
- Goals allowed
- 16
- Close-range shots %
- 41.8
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 1, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Boston Bruins
- xG for / game
- 3.30
- xG against / game
- 3.04
- xG differential / game
- 0.27
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Chicago Blackhawks
- xG for / game
- 2.40
- xG against / game
- 3.48
- xG differential / game
- -1.08
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 1, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Boston Bruins
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 51.2
- Corsi share (%)
- 46.5
- Fenwick share (%)
- 48.4
- Faceoff win %
- 54.0
- Penalties / game
- 5.0
Shots / game: 26.2 · Shooting: 15.6% · Avg distance: 31.3 ft
Chicago Blackhawks
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 45.2
- Corsi share (%)
- 43.2
- Fenwick share (%)
- 42.0
- Faceoff win %
- 42.7
- Penalties / game
- 3.8
Shots / game: 20.9 · Shooting: 10.5% · Avg distance: 31.2 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
BOS
|
Metric |
CHI
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Points | 6 |
| 0.792 | Points % | 0.273 |
| 48 | Goals for | 24 |
| 26 | Goals against | 43 |
| 22 | Goal differential | -19 |
| W2 | Current streak | L3 |
Road versus home
|
BOS road
|
Metric |
CHI home
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Games | 7 |
| 4 | Wins | 3 |
| 9 | Points | 6 |
| 5 | Goal differential | -6 |
Last 10 games
|
BOS
|
Metric |
CHI
|
|---|---|---|
| 7-2-1 | Record | 3-7-0 |
| 15 | Points | 6 |
| 41 | Goals for | 22 |
| 23 | Goals against | 38 |
| 18 | Goal differential | -16 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
BOS
8 wins
10
games reviewed
CHI
2 wins
Total goals36 – 24
Goal differential
+12
/
-12
Goals per game3.6 / 2.4
Shots per game36.1 / 22.7
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 |
Boston Bruins
at
Chicago Blackhawks
|
5 - 2 | 23 - 24 | View |
| Oct 9, 2025 |
Chicago Blackhawks
at
Boston Bruins
|
3 - 4 | 24 - 33 | View |
| Apr 10, 2025 |
Chicago Blackhawks
at
Boston Bruins
|
5 - 2 | 21 - 33 | View |
| Dec 4, 2024 |
Boston Bruins
at
Chicago Blackhawks
|
4 - 2 | 27 - 22 | View |
| Oct 24, 2023 |
Boston Bruins
at
Chicago Blackhawks
|
3 - 0 | 43 - 23 | View |
| Oct 11, 2023 |
Chicago Blackhawks
at
Boston Bruins
|
1 - 3 | 21 - 33 | View |
| Mar 14, 2023 |
Boston Bruins
at
Chicago Blackhawks
|
3 - 6 | 42 - 29 | View |
| Nov 19, 2022 |
Chicago Blackhawks
at
Boston Bruins
|
1 - 6 | 18 - 43 | View |
| Mar 15, 2022 |
Boston Bruins
at
Chicago Blackhawks
|
2 - 1 | 48 - 20 | View |
| Mar 10, 2022 |
Chicago Blackhawks
at
Boston Bruins
|
3 - 4 | 25 - 36 | View |