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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

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Boston Bruins
2
Detroit Red Wings
▸3
Final/OTTV FS-D+, NESN·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime, Andreas Athanasiou scoring at 0:49. The Bruins scored first; the Red Wings answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andreas Athanasiou's goal at 0:49 of overtime, which took the Red Wings' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 2.8 to 2.5; shots on goal were BOS 36, DET 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 24 of 27 (.889); Jimmy Howard stopped 34 of 36 (.944). Three stars: 1. Andreas Athanasiou (2 G), 2. Jimmy Howard (34 saves, .944), 3. Tuukka Rask (24 saves, .889).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    A. Athanasiou2 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    J. Howard34 saves, .944
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Rask24 saves, .889

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS01211311001236
DETDET041911212327

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    J. Forsbacka Karlsson(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.18win prob +17 pts
    1-0
    4:08
  2. DET
    T. Bertuzzi(6)
    N. Jensen (4), D. DeKeyser (3)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +18 pts
    1-1
    9:48

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. Wagner(2)
    S. Kuraly (3)
    tip-inxG 0.14win prob +29 pts
    2-1
    6:45
  2. DET
    A. Athanasiou(8)
    G. Nyquist (14), F. Nielsen (11)
    wristxG 0.36win prob +30 pts
    2-2
    8:59

Overtime

  1. DET
    A. Athanasiou(9)
    F. Nielsen (12)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +49 pts
    2-3
    0:49

Penalties

BOS 0 PIM·DET 2 PIM

1st

  • 13:22DETMike Green · Trippingdrawn by David Krejci2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
DET goalBOS goalFinal: DET 100%

Biggest swing: Andreas Athanasiou, OT 0:49 — DET 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Athanasiou · Goal · xG 0.36D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.20A. Athanasiou · Goal · xG 0.19A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.18A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.18D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.14L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.14D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.10M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.10L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.09J. Abdelkader · On goal · xG 0.09T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.08G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.08T. Vanek · On goal · xG 0.08J. de la Rose · Missed · xG 0.07T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.07F. Nielsen · On goal · xG 0.07G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.06M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.06M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.06L. Glendening · Missed · xG 0.05D. DeKeyser · Missed · xG 0.04D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.04D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.03D. DeKeyser · Missed · xG 0.03D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.03N. Jensen · Missed · xG 0.02M. Green · On goal · xG 0.02M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.02N. Kronwall · On goal · xG 0.02G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.01T. Daley · Missed · xG 0.01G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.01D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.01F. Nielsen · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.00
DET3 G · 2.8 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsDET
2.52 G
All situations
3 G2.8
2.42 G
Even strength
3 G2.8
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS44%56%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.41 – 2.73

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
36
Shots on goal
27
40%
Faceoffs
60%
0/1
Power play
0/0
0
Penalty minutes
2
16
Hits
30
6
Blocked shots
11
8
Giveaways
14
6
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
47T. KrugD000000.00100—22:42
86K. MillerD000+130.05010—21:58
48M. GrzelcykD000+120.06010—21:34
75C. CliftonD000+140.08120—20:38
79J. LauzonD000-210.04000—18:50
88D. PastrnakR000060.47100—18:40
46D. KrejciC000020.051102917:48
74J. DeBruskL000010.35200—17:19
43D. HeinenL000020.16000—16:32
63B. MarchandL000020.180005016:15
10A. BjorkL000-110.25000—14:55
52S. KuralyC011010.011007114:45
42D. BackesR000040.141004414:17
55N. AcciariC000010.102005014:15
44S. KampferD000-210.04010—14:15
14C. WagnerR101040.28400—14:13
20J. NordstromC000-100.041004014:06
23J. Forsbacka KarlssonC101010.181002709:25
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(O)27243.8892.79-0.2160:49

Season series

DET leads 3-1

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