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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

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Boston Bruins
▸3
Detroit Red Wings
2
FinalTV FS-D, NESN·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. The Red Wings scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Krejci's goal at 14:17 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 1.9 to 1.6; shots on goal were BOS 31, DET 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 26 of 28 (.929); Jimmy Howard stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Danton Heinen (1 G, 1 A), 2. Adam McQuaid, 3. Martin Frk (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Heinen1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    A. McQuaid
  3. ★★★
    DET
    M. Frk1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS01321117331
DETDET0715116228

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. DET
    M. Frk(9)PPG
    N. Kronwall (11), H. Zetterberg (28)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    2:08
  2. BOS
    S. Kuraly(4)
    D. Pastrnak (29), D. Heinen (25)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +19 pts
    1-1
    12:11
  3. BOS
    D. Krejci(10)
    J. DeBrusk (16), R. Spooner (14)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +21 pts
    2-1
    14:17

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Heinen(12)
    S. Kuraly (6), A. Czarnik (3)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +16 pts
    3-1
    8:21
  2. DET
    F. Nielsen(12)
    M. Frk (10), D. Larkin (31)
    wristxG 0.51win prob +6 pts
    3-2
    18:36

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·DET 6 PIM

1st

  • 16:08DETNiklas Kronwall · Hookingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min

2nd

  • 1:20BOSCharlie McAvoy · Hookingdrawn by Tomas Tatar2 min
  • 19:37DETJustin Abdelkader · Roughingdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 19:37BOSPatrice Bergeron · Roughingdrawn by Justin Abdelkader2 min

3rd

  • 3:02BOSZdeno Chara · Trippingdrawn by Darren Helm2 min
  • 14:35DETDarren Helm · High stickingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
DET goalBOS goalFinal: DET 0%

Biggest swing: David Krejci, 2nd 14:17 — BOS 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
F. Nielsen · Goal · xG 0.51J. Abdelkader · On goal · xG 0.09M. Frk · Goal · xG 0.08M. Green · On goal · xG 0.07D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.06D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.05M. Frk · On goal · xG 0.05D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.05D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.04L. Glendening · Missed · xG 0.04N. Kronwall · On goal · xG 0.03N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.03F. Nielsen · On goal · xG 0.03D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.03M. Green · On goal · xG 0.03D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.03D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.02D. DeKeyser · Missed · xG 0.02D. Helm · Missed · xG 0.02A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.02M. Frk · On goal · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.02H. Zetterberg · On goal · xG 0.02T. Daley · On goal · xG 0.02N. Kronwall · Missed · xG 0.02T. Daley · On goal · xG 0.02G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.02M. Frk · Missed · xG 0.01D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.01T. Daley · On goal · xG 0.01N. Jensen · Missed · xG 0.01H. Zetterberg · Missed · xG 0.01L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.01H. Zetterberg · On goal · xG 0.00T. Daley · On goal · xG 0.00
DET2 G · 1.6 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsDET
1.93 G
All situations
2 G1.6
1.73 G
Even strength
1 G0.6
0.20 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS58%42%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.95 – 1.53

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

BOSvsDET
31
Shots on goal
28
43%
Faceoffs
57%
0/2
Power play
1/2
6
Penalty minutes
6
15
Hits
28
13
Blocked shots
15
7
Giveaways
16
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
33Z. CharaD000000.00232—21:48
25B. CarloD000000.00200—20:58
73C. McAvoyD000010.18122—20:50
47T. KrugD000030.10000—20:34
43D. HeinenL112+240.27000—19:51
37P. BergeronC000030.141024319:03
88D. PastrnakR011+110.04000—17:30
54A. McQuaidD000+200.00320—17:23
20R. NashC000-120.200303817:05
46D. KrejciC101+120.170005817:01
51R. SpoonerC011+130.1510010016:48
42D. BackesR000-130.07200—16:23
59T. SchallerL000-120.17200—15:39
74J. DeBruskL011+120.13100—15:27
48M. GrzelcykD000+210.03020—14:40
52S. KuralyC112+220.040002509:42
27A. CzarnikC011+110.03000009:37
72F. VatranoR000010.24010—04:53
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)28262.9291.56-0.4460:00

Season series

BOS leads 4-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).