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Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils

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Boston Bruins
▸5
New Jersey Devils
3
FinalTV MSG+ 2, NESN·Prudential Center

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adam McQuaid's goal at 11:55 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 4.0 to 3.5; shots on goal were BOS 27, NJD 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 71% of the time. Anton Khudobin stopped 35 of 38 (.921), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Eddie Lack stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Adam McQuaid (1 G), 2. Taylor Hall (1 G, 1 A), 3. Torey Krug (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    A. McQuaid1 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    T. Hall1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Krug2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS2121926527
NJDNJD110216012338

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    T. Krug(9)SHG
    Unassisted
    deflectedxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    1-0
    13:32
  2. NJD
    M. Wood(15)
    B. Coleman (9)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    16:26
  3. BOS
    T. Schaller(9)SHG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.18win prob +18 pts
    2-1
    19:57

2nd period

  1. NJD
    T. Hall(21)
    N. Hischier (23)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +15 pts
    2-2
    0:31
  2. BOS
    T. Krug(10)PPG
    R. Spooner (15), P. Bergeron (24)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    3-2
    2:03
  3. NJD
    K. Palmieri(13)
    T. Hall (35), S. Vatanen (14)
    deflectedxG 0.05win prob +19 pts
    3-3
    11:07

3rd period

  1. BOS
    A. McQuaid(1)
    R. Nash (16), M. Grzelcyk (8)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +36 pts
    4-3
    11:55
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(25)EN
    B. Marchand (32), D. Backes (13)
    wristxG 0.83win prob +3 pts
    5-3
    19:21

Penalties

BOS 26 PIM·NJD 8 PIM

1st

  • 5:54NJDMirco Mueller · Cross checkingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 6:06BOSPatrice Bergeron · Ps hooking on breakawaydrawn by Travis Zajac0 min
  • 11:35BOSAdam McQuaid · Trippingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 14:19NJDMiles Wood · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Anton Khudobin2 min
  • 18:10BOSAdam McQuaid · Roughingdrawn by Stefan Noesen2 min

2nd

  • 2:00NJDDrew Stafford · Elbowingdrawn by Torey Krug2 min
  • 6:26NJDSami Vatanen · Hookingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 16:24BOSZdeno Chara · Interferencedrawn by Nico Hischier2 min

3rd

  • 2:26BOSSean Kuraly · Cross checkingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
  • 9:13BOSDavid Backes · Roughingdrawn by Jimmy Hayes2 min
  • 14:18BOSPatrice Bergeron · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 19:21BOSAdam McQuaid · Roughingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
  • 19:21BOSAdam McQuaid · Roughingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
  • 19:21BOSAdam McQuaid · Misconductdrawn by Damon Severson10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Adam McQuaid, 3rd 11:55 — BOS 47% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.29T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.26P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.23T. Hall · Goal · xG 0.20T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.18N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.18T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.15K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.14S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.14M. Wood · Goal · xG 0.13M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.12M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.12D. Stafford · Missed · xG 0.11P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.11M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.11P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.10T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.10A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.09D. Stafford · On goal · xG 0.08P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.08W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.07K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.07T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.07M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.07K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.07K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.06S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.06P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.06M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.05B. Lovejoy · Missed · xG 0.05K. Palmieri · Goal · xG 0.05B. Coleman · Missed · xG 0.05K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.05S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.04N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.03T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.03P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.02P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.02J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.02S. Vatanen · Missed · xG 0.02S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.02S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.01T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.01B. Lovejoy · On goal · xG 0.01B. Lovejoy · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.01B. Lovejoy · On goal · xG 0.00B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD3 G · 4.0 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNJD
3.54 G
All situations
3 G4.0
1.41 G
Even strength
3 G2.7
0.61 G
Power play
0 G1.4
0.72 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS29%71%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.63 – 4.01

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

BOSvsNJD
27
Shots on goal
38
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/4
Power play
0/7
26
Penalty minutes
8
17
Hits
30
16
Blocked shots
8
12
Giveaways
9
9
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
33Z. CharaD000-220.18012—26:07
25B. CarloD000+110.0004010021:53
63B. MarchandL011+110.15000—19:55
73C. McAvoyD000000.00010—19:05
47T. KrugD202+240.32220—18:57
59T. SchallerL101+130.4410010018:25
37P. BergeronC112041.081125317:25
54A. McQuaidD101+110.024418—17:21
52S. KuralyC000010.051125815:30
46D. KrejciC000-110.160004014:41
42D. BackesR011020.3210210014:11
20R. NashC011+210.070106413:42
88D. PastrnakR000010.14200—13:42
55N. AcciariC000000.04200013:30
51R. SpoonerC011-110.200103312:22
48M. GrzelcykD011+120.12000—11:40
74J. DeBruskL000-210.17200—09:51
43D. HeinenL000010.03100—09:04
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35A. Khudobin(W)38353.9214.02+1.0260:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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