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Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins

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Anaheim Ducks
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Boston Bruins
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 8:19 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 57% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.0 to 1.6; shots on goal were ANA 25, BOS 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. John Gibson stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 1.0 goals below expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jaroslav Halak (24 saves, .960), 2. Torey Krug (1 G, 1 A), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Halak24 saves, .960
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Krug1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA0708110125
BOSBOS08210113331

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(22)PPG
    T. Krug (17), D. Backes (6)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    8:19
  2. BOS
    T. Krug(4)PPG
    B. Marchand (24), D. Pastrnak (21)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    0-2
    18:05

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Krejci(7)
    D. Pastrnak (22), B. Marchand (25)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +5 pts
    0-3
    5:21
  2. ANA
    J. Mahura(1)
    C. Rowney (5)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +1 pts
    1-3
    15:44

Penalties

ANA 8 PIM·BOS 8 PIM

1st

  • 3:00BOSJohn Moore · Trippingdrawn by Jakob Silfverberg2 min
  • 6:44ANAAndrew Cogliano · Trippingdrawn by Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson2 min
  • 8:41BOSDanton Heinen · Interferencedrawn by Nick Ritchie2 min

2nd

  • 7:44ANAHampus Lindholm · Interferencedrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 12:20BOSBrad Marchand · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Getzlaf2 min
  • 17:58ANAAndrew Cogliano · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

3rd

  • 3:03BOSBrandon Carlo · Hookingdrawn by Brian Gibbons2 min
  • 10:14ANARyan Getzlaf · Hookingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 2nd 8:19 — BOS 57% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.20B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.15N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.14R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.13B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.08B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07T. Krug · Goal · xG 0.07C. Cave · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.06N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.05T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.05R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.05T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.04R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.04T. Krug · Missed · xG 0.04B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.03C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.03B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.03T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.03S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02C. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.02C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.02C. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.02N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.02R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.02D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.01S. Kampfer · Missed · xG 0.01C. Cave · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01T. Krug · Missed · xG 0.01T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.01J. Nordstrom · On goal · xG 0.01J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01J. Nordstrom · Missed · xG 0.01J. Nordstrom · On goal · xG 0.00T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.00J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 2.0 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsBOS
1.61 G
All situations
3 G2.0
1.21 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.30 G
Power play
2 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA40%60%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.50 – 1.98

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

ANAvsBOS
25
Shots on goal
31
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
25
Hits
22
10
Blocked shots
10
20
Giveaways
8
13
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26B. MontourD000-130.22100—24:07
47H. LindholmD000010.02142—22:56
42J. MansonD000000.00100—20:30
15R. GetzlafC000-110.161125019:17
17R. KeslerC000000.002207018:51
25O. KaseR000-120.29200—17:53
33J. SilfverbergR000040.16100—17:51
14A. HenriqueC000030.160103317:42
37N. RitchieL000010.06200—17:31
76J. MahuraD101+140.07000—16:46
32J. LarssonD000000.00020—15:47
11D. SprongR000010.07100—15:21
20P. AbergL000-110.17200—14:19
7A. CoglianoC000+100.0020410013:30
21J. DotchinD000000.00400—12:09
24C. RowneyC011+110.003006911:57
23B. GibbonsC000030.18100011:32
64K. SherwoodL000+100.00100—08:36
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Gibson(L)31283.9032.02-0.9858:43

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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