NHL

Boston enters with the better overall season record and a stronger shot profile on both sides of the puck. The Bruins are generating 25.4 shots per game while allowing 28.1, but their finishing rate and defensive efficiency have still produced a strong goal differential. Pittsburgh is throwing more pucks on net at 27.8 shots per game, yet it has not converted that volume into a better results profile because its goals-against number remains high.
Boston is the side with the better win profile, the stronger goal differential, and the more dependable defensive data, so the Bruins are the preferred position to win outright. A 4-2 Boston result fits the current team form, the season scoring gap, and the expectation that Pittsburgh will struggle to keep pace if the game opens up.