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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
▸6
New York Rangers
1
FinalTV NBCSN·Madison Square Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 6-1. The Rangers scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrice Bergeron's goal at 3:47 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 63% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.5 to 2.8; shots on goal were BOS 34, NYR 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Anton Khudobin stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 1.8 goals saved above expected; Ondrej Pavelec stopped 16 of 18 (.889). Three stars: 1. Patrice Bergeron (2 G), 2. Zdeno Chara (1 G, 1 A), 3. Anton Khudobin (21 saves, .955).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    Z. Chara1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    A. Khudobin21 saves, .955

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS211311112634
NYRNYR1110704122

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    R. Nash(16)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.08win prob +7 pts
    0-1
    5:00
  2. BOS
    R. Nash(8)
    D. Backes (12), D. Heinen (26)
    snapxG 0.27win prob +11 pts
    1-1
    7:54
  3. BOS
    Z. Chara(5)
    J. DeBrusk (17)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    16:09

2nd period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(23)
    D. Pastrnak (30), T. Krug (24)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    3:47
  2. BOS
    T. Schaller(8)
    M. Grzelcyk (6), A. Khudobin (2)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    4-1
    7:25
  3. BOS
    P. Bergeron(24)SHG
    B. Marchand (30), Z. Chara (11)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +6 pts
    5-1
    10:00

3rd period

  1. BOS
    S. Kuraly(5)
    A. Czarnik (4), M. Grzelcyk (7)
    snapxG 0.01
    6-1
    6:34

Penalties

BOS 14 PIM·NYR 14 PIM

1st

  • 2:42BOSAdam McQuaid · Fightingdrawn by Cody McLeod5 min
  • 2:42NYRCody McLeod · Fightingdrawn by Adam McQuaid5 min

2nd

  • 9:31BOSCharlie McAvoy · Interferencedrawn by Brady Skjei2 min
  • 17:55NYRJ.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min

3rd

  • 0:26NYRJesper Fast · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 15:22BOSAdam McQuaid · Fightingdrawn by Cody McLeod5 min
  • 15:22NYRCody McLeod · Fightingdrawn by Adam McQuaid5 min
  • 15:22BOSAdam McQuaid · Roughingdrawn by Cody McLeod2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Patrice Bergeron, 2nd 3:47 — BOS 63% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.41T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.24T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.21M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.19M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.18M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.17N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.15P. Carey · On goal · xG 0.15J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.13R. Nash · Missed · xG 0.12J. Fast · On goal · xG 0.11M. Grabner · On goal · xG 0.11S. Kampfer · On goal · xG 0.09R. Nash · Goal · xG 0.08K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.06D. Desharnais · On goal · xG 0.06P. Carey · Missed · xG 0.06J. Fast · On goal · xG 0.04R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.03B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.03B. Smith · Missed · xG 0.03B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.02C. McLeod · Missed · xG 0.02S. Kampfer · Missed · xG 0.02R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.01B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.01N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.01V. Lettieri · Missed · xG 0.01P. Carey · Missed · xG 0.00
NYR1 G · 2.8 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
3.56 G
All situations
1 G2.8
2.85 G
Even strength
1 G2.7
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS64%36%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.45 – 2.63

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

BOSvsNYR
34
Shots on goal
22
37%
Faceoffs
63%
0/2
Power play
0/2
14
Penalty minutes
14
10
Hits
22
14
Blocked shots
11
15
Giveaways
16
11
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
47T. KrugD011+220.39210—23:13
25B. CarloD000+210.04020—21:56
73C. McAvoyD000+210.02112—20:27
33Z. CharaD112+250.16110—18:34
88D. PastrnakR011+120.29020—18:21
37P. BergeronC202+270.700103818:10
63B. MarchandL011+220.33010—17:05
48M. GrzelcykD022+100.00110—17:05
20R. NashC101010.270003315:56
54A. McQuaidD000+110.020212—15:27
51R. SpoonerC000+220.11110015:14
43D. HeinenL011010.15000—15:04
42D. BackesR011050.53000—14:37
52S. KuralyC101+220.171004214:10
74J. DeBruskL011+110.23200—13:37
46D. KrejciC000+100.031003813:11
59T. SchallerL101+210.08010—12:42
27A. CzarnikC011+100.00000011:36
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35A. Khudobin(W)22211.9552.77+1.7759:35

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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