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Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers

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Boston Bruins
▸7
Florida Panthers
3
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 7-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 6-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Zdeno Chara's goal at 5:05 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 64% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.7 to 2.4; shots on goal were BOS 39, FLA 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 of 34 (.912), 0.6 goals below expected; Samuel Montembeault stopped 32 of 38 (.842), 3.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (1 G, 1 A), 2. Zdeno Chara (1 G, 1 A), 3. Mike Hoffman (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    Z. Chara1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    M. Hoffman1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS116513110739
FLAFLA012211111334

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    N. Acciari(5)
    D. Backes (12), C. Clifton (1)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:23

2nd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(32)
    P. Bergeron (42)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    0:28
  2. FLA
    J. Hawryluk(5)
    M. Hoffman (32)
    slapxG 0.22win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    0:52
  3. BOS
    Z. Chara(5)
    D. Heinen (22), C. Coyle (20)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    5:05
  4. BOS
    K. Kuhlman(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    4-1
    6:38
  5. FLA
    M. Hoffman(35)
    M. Weegar (11), J. Brown (1)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +10 pts
    4-2
    10:04
  6. BOS
    S. Kampfer(3)PPG
    D. Heinen (23), J. Moore (9)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +8 pts
    5-2
    15:48
  7. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(33)
    Z. Chara (8), J. Halak (4)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +1 pts
    6-2
    16:36

3rd period

  1. FLA
    V. Trocheck(8)PPG
    A. Ekblad (22), H. Borgstrom (9)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +1 pts
    6-3
    3:57
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(31)EN
    D. Pastrnak (37), B. Marchand (60)
    wristxG 0.87
    7-3
    19:33

Penalties

BOS 9 PIM·FLA 23 PIM

1st

  • 3:53FLAMike Hoffman · Roughingdrawn by Steven Kampfer2 min

2nd

  • 11:09FLAMike Hoffman · Slashingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min
  • 14:06FLAJayce Hawryluk · Trippingdrawn by Joakim Nordstrom2 min
  • 15:51BOSNoel Acciari · Fightingdrawn by MacKenzie Weegar5 min
  • 15:51FLAMacKenzie Weegar · Fightingdrawn by Noel Acciari5 min

3rd

  • 2:06BOSConnor Clifton · Interferencedrawn by Jayce Hawryluk2 min
  • 7:02FLAVincent Trocheck · Cross checkingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 7:02BOSCharlie McAvoy · Roughingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 19:33FLAMike Matheson · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Zdeno Chara, 2nd 5:05 — BOS 64% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Brouwer · On goal · xG 0.31J. Hawryluk · Goal · xG 0.22J. Brown · On goal · xG 0.13R. Sheahan · On goal · xG 0.12J. Hawryluk · On goal · xG 0.12R. Sheahan · On goal · xG 0.11V. Trocheck · Goal · xG 0.11M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.11V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.10J. Hawryluk · On goal · xG 0.09J. Brown · On goal · xG 0.08M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.07T. Brouwer · On goal · xG 0.07F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.07K. Yandle · Missed · xG 0.06M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.06V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.05E. Dadonov · On goal · xG 0.05J. Huberdeau · On goal · xG 0.04M. Hoffman · Goal · xG 0.04E. Dadonov · On goal · xG 0.04C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.04K. Yandle · Missed · xG 0.04J. Huberdeau · On goal · xG 0.03M. Weegar · Missed · xG 0.03F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.02F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.02V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.02M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.02K. Yandle · On goal · xG 0.02F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.01M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.01K. Yandle · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pysyk · On goal · xG 0.01V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.01M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.01A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.00
FLA3 G · 2.4 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsFLA
3.76 G
All situations
3 G2.4
1.85 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.51 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS47%53%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.24 – 2.39

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

BOSvsFLA
39
Shots on goal
34
38%
Faceoffs
62%
1/3
Power play
1/1
9
Penalty minutes
23
25
Hits
47
14
Blocked shots
13
12
Giveaways
24
6
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
33Z. CharaD112+450.12200—25:07
73C. McAvoyD000+320.07432—23:22
25B. CarloD000+120.07420—21:45
63B. MarchandL112+220.85010—18:01
13C. CoyleC011+120.070205017:43
37P. BergeronC112+361.121003817:27
88D. PastrnakR112+310.28100—17:24
27J. MooreD011-100.00500—17:00
43D. HeinenL022+100.00100—16:27
75C. CliftonD011+140.17022—16:27
46D. KrejciC000-120.081003615:29
74J. DeBruskL000-100.00010—14:29
14C. WagnerR000+120.13100—14:09
42D. BackesR011+100.1031010012:54
44S. KampferD101050.29020—12:34
20J. NordstromC000+210.01100012:26
55N. AcciariC101+120.171052512:14
83K. KuhlmanC101-130.16000011:11
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(W)34313.9122.44-0.5660:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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