Who wins
| Source | BOS wins | NYR wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | 50.0% | 50.0% | moneyline -110 / -110, margin removed |
| Pinnacle | 50.0% | 50.0% | moneyline -105 / -105 · takes up to $10000 |
| Kalshi | 49.5% | 50.5% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | 49.1% | 50.9% | projects 3.01–2.91 |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | 57.0% | 43.0% | team Elo from results (Substack tracker) |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| NYR | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| BOS | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| NYR | — | no | no | 303 | 0 | 1 |
| BOS | — | no | no | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Referees
Wes McCauley, Furman South
announced 30 min before puck drop · linesmen Scott Cherrey, Julien Fournier
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| BOS | Matthew Poitras | Injured Reserve | Poitras (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Bruins on Sunday, per Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe. |
| BOS | Charlie McAvoy | Suspension | McAvoy logged an even-strength goal on three shots and four PIM in a game-high 28:35 of ice time during Sunday's 3-2 shootout win over the Capitals in preseason play. |
| NYR | Joonas Korpisalo | Injured Reserve | ir |
| NYR | Aidan Thompson | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| NYR | Adam Sykora | Injured Reserve | ir |