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Where the model and the standings disagree most · 2025-26

The model rates the Boston Bruins 16 spots lower than the standings do

Fri, Oct 30, 2026

Scores

xG
Expected goals: the model’s chance that each shot attempt scores, added up.
xG-Elo
A team rating built on xG margin, not results.

Win chance is the model’s projection, not a betting recommendation. Its accuracy is modest (held-out AUC 0.590, on a scale where 0.5 is a coin flip and 1.0 is perfect).

2026-27 full-season pace

League leaders

Projected over each club’s full 2026-27 regular season, assuming the player plays every game. The sample is the games the rate rests on.

  1. 1Nathan MacKinnonCOL · C · 435-game sample367.8projected shots on goal
  2. 2Auston MatthewsTOR · C · 391-game sample334.7 projected shots on goal
  3. 3Brady TkachukFLA · L · 384-game sample327.3 projected shots on goal
  4. 4Jack HughesNJD · C · 324-game sample321.8 projected shots on goal
  5. 5David PastrnakBOS · R · 428-game sample319.5 projected shots on goal
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News

Headlines from Yahoo Sports and ESPN, shown as published, each linking to the publisher’s full report.

  1. Injury

    Brock Faber injury update as Wild defenseman has surgery on skull (external site)

    USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports ·

    In this story: Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild

  2. Injury

    Dahlin eager to build on last season after Atlantic-winning Sabres snapped 14-year playoff drought (external site)

    Associated Press via Yahoo Sports ·

    In this story: Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres

  3. Lineup

    Which Former Sharks are Playing on the NHL's Opening Day? (external site)

    The Hockey News - San Jose Sharks via Yahoo Sports ·

    In this story: Florida Panthers, San Jose Sharks

  4. Injury

    Mammoth Lose Rising Defenseman For Up To Six Months After Shoulder Surgery (external site)

    The Hockey News - Utah Hockey Club via Yahoo Sports ·

    In this story: Maveric Lamoureux, Utah Mammoth

  5. Lineup

    Florida Panthers Assigned A Slew Of Players To The Charlotte Checkers (external site)

    The Hockey News - Florida Panthers via Yahoo Sports ·

    In this story: Florida Panthers

What the model sees — not what happened

The model rates the Boston Bruins 16 spots lower than the standings do

Boston Bruins (BOS): #8 in points, #24 by xG-Elo · gaps of 7+ spots

Rank gap in spots, 2025-26.
All 32 clubs

The model expects extreme finishers to move back toward average

Goals relative to each player’s position: 2025-26 beside the 2026-27 projection.

  • Mackie Samoskevich−8.6 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected −1.6 in 2026-27
  • Tomas Hertl−8.8 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected −1.6 in 2026-27
  • Andrew Copp−8.9 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected −1.6 in 2026-27
  • Timo Meier−10.0 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected −1.8 in 2026-27
  • Anders Lee−11.5 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected −2.1 in 2026-27
  • Cole Caufield+13.2 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected +2.4 in 2026-27
  • Macklin Celebrini+13.2 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected +2.4 in 2026-27
  • Filip Forsberg+13.8 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected +2.5 in 2026-27
  • Morgan Geekie+14.5 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected +2.6 in 2026-27
  • Anthony Mantha+15.5 goals relative to his position in 2025-26, projected +2.8 in 2026-27
What happened, 2025-26Projected for 2026-27, not a result

Measured against each player’s position rather than raw goals minus xG, so forwards and defencemen share one scale. Projected at the same shot volume. A gap that persists may be finishing skill or shots the model under-rates; the measurement cannot separate the two. How this is measured