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Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild

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Boston Bruins
▸2
Minnesota Wild
1
Final/OTTV NBCSN·Xcel Energy Center

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in overtime, Brad Marchand scoring at 0:28. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brad Marchand's goal at 0:28 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals were close — BOS 1.4, MIN 1.5; shots on goal were BOS 28, MIN 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Alex Stalock stopped 26 of 28 (.929), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Tuukka Rask (24 saves, .960), 2. Alex Stalock (26 saves, .929), 3. Mikko Koivu (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    T. Rask24 saves, .960
  2. ★★
    MIN
    A. Stalock26 saves, .929
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    M. Koivu1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS0121120311228
MINMIN011081600125

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(30)
    P. Bergeron (28), B. Marchand (47)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +17 pts
    1-0
    3:15

3rd period

  1. MIN
    M. Koivu(14)
    M. Dumba (31), Z. Parise (8)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +31 pts
    1-1
    9:20

Overtime

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(33)
    T. Krug (40), P. Bergeron (29)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +51 pts
    2-1
    0:28

Penalties

BOS 4 PIM·MIN 4 PIM

1st

  • 10:17BOSTorey Krug · High stickingdrawn by Zach Parise2 min
  • 16:52BOSBrandon Carlo · Holding the stickdrawn by Zach Parise2 min

2nd

  • 9:35MINNick Seeler · Roughingdrawn by Tommy Wingels2 min
  • 11:42MINJonas Brodin · High stickingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brad Marchand, OT 0:28 — BOS 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.14M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.14J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.13M. Cullen · Missed · xG 0.10Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.09M. Cullen · On goal · xG 0.07E. Staal · On goal · xG 0.05M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.05E. Staal · On goal · xG 0.05M. Koivu · Goal · xG 0.05M. Dumba · Missed · xG 0.05M. Koivu · Missed · xG 0.05Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.04N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.04N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.04J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.03M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.03C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.03R. Suter · On goal · xG 0.03M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.03M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.03E. Staal · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.03J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.02E. Staal · On goal · xG 0.02J. Brodin · Missed · xG 0.02M. Koivu · Missed · xG 0.02R. Suter · On goal · xG 0.01M. Koivu · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Parise · Missed · xG 0.01E. Staal · Missed · xG 0.01J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.01N. Seeler · On goal · xG 0.01M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.01N. Seeler · Missed · xG 0.01M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.01N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.00
MIN1 G · 1.5 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsMIN
1.42 G
All situations
1 G1.5
1.12 G
Even strength
1 G1.1
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS48%52%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.42 – 1.51

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

BOSvsMIN
28
Shots on goal
25
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
15
Hits
9
7
Blocked shots
13
2
Giveaways
3
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
48M. GrzelcykD000-110.03020—22:08
86K. MillerD000-120.05310—21:23
47T. KrugD011+210.08112—21:17
25B. CarloD000+130.06212—19:23
63B. MarchandL112+220.1500010019:18
37P. BergeronC022+220.140006119:08
88D. PastrnakR101+150.36000—18:56
54A. McQuaidD000010.03200—17:24
46D. KrejciC000020.050105417:17
43D. HeinenL000000.09000—16:43
44N. HoldenD000010.04000—16:36
20R. NashC000010.011004015:28
12B. GiontaR000020.04200—14:55
17R. DonatoC000010.07000014:10
57T. WingelsC000010.111005011:52
55N. AcciariC000-110.03000011:46
59T. SchallerL000-110.02210—11:17
52S. KuralyC000-110.061005708:23
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)25241.9601.51+0.5160:28

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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