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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

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Boston Bruins
3
Detroit Red Wings
▸6
FinalTV NBCSN·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 6-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Bruins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Taro Hirose's goal at 1:25 of the third period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 52% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.5 to 3.1; shots on goal were BOS 34, DET 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 of 27 (.815), 2.9 goals below expected; Jimmy Howard stopped 31 of 34 (.912), 0.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Anthony Mantha (3 G, 2 A), 2. Tyler Bertuzzi (3 A), 3. Taro Hirose (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    A. Mantha3 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    DET
    T. Bertuzzi3 A
  3. ★★★
    DET
    T. Hirose1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS0839017334
DETDET2908411628

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. DET
    A. Mantha(20)
    D. Larkin (38), T. Bertuzzi (23)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    10:26
  2. DET
    A. Mantha(21)PPG
    N. Kronwall (22), T. Bertuzzi (24)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +11 pts
    0-2
    19:59

2nd period

  1. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(25)
    D. Krejci (49), C. McAvoy (20)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    2:01
  2. BOS
    B. Marchand(35)SHG
    P. Bergeron (46), B. Carlo (7)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +20 pts
    2-2
    9:50
  3. BOS
    D. Backes(7)
    K. Miller (7), D. Krejci (50)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +22 pts
    3-2
    19:00

3rd period

  1. DET
    A. Mantha(22)PPG
    T. Bertuzzi (25), A. Athanasiou (21)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +19 pts
    3-3
    1:17
  2. DET
    T. Hirose(1)
    A. Athanasiou (22), N. Kronwall (23)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +24 pts
    3-4
    1:25
  3. DET
    F. Hronek(5)
    A. Mantha (22)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    3-5
    12:03
  4. DET
    D. Larkin(32)EN
    A. Mantha (23), F. Hronek (15)
    wristxG 0.94
    3-6
    19:02

Penalties

BOS 25 PIM·DET 13 PIM

1st

  • 0:06BOSTorey Krug · Interferencedrawn by Dylan McIlrath2 min
  • 13:38DETAndreas Athanasiou · Slashingdrawn by David Krejci2 min
  • 17:07DETChristoffer Ehn · Slashingdrawn by David Backes2 min
  • 19:04BOSMatt Grzelcyk · Slashingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min

2nd

  • 8:12BOSCharlie McAvoy · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 14:24DETLuke Witkowski · Fightingdrawn by Noel Acciari5 min
  • 14:24BOSNoel Acciari · Instigatordrawn by Luke Witkowski2 min
  • 14:24BOSNoel Acciari · Fightingdrawn by Luke Witkowski5 min
  • 14:24BOSNoel Acciari · Misconductdrawn by Luke Witkowski10 min
  • 14:44DETAndreas Athanasiou · Interferencedrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

3rd

  • 1:09BOSJake DeBrusk · Interferencedrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min
  • 13:17DETTaro Hirose · Slashingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 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: Taro Hirose, 3rd 1:25 — DET 52% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Larkin · Goal · xG 0.94A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.17T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.15A. Mantha · Goal · xG 0.15T. Hirose · On goal · xG 0.13T. Hirose · Goal · xG 0.13D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.12A. Mantha · Goal · xG 0.12A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.12T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.11A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.10R. Kuffner · On goal · xG 0.09D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.09M. Frk · On goal · xG 0.07A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.07A. Mantha · Goal · xG 0.07F. Hronek · Goal · xG 0.07A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.07A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.05F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.05T. Hirose · On goal · xG 0.05T. Hirose · On goal · xG 0.03M. Puempel · On goal · xG 0.02D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.02D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.02A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.01J. Chelios · Missed · xG 0.01D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.01D. McIlrath · On goal · xG 0.01A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.01D. McIlrath · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ehn · Missed · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.01D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.00D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.00
DET6 G · 3.1 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsDET
3.53 G
All situations
5 G3.1
2.22 G
Even strength
3 G1.6
1.10 G
Power play
2 G0.4
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS72%28%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.49 – 2.14

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
34
Shots on goal
28
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/4
Power play
2/5
25
Penalty minutes
13
12
Hits
12
16
Blocked shots
14
4
Giveaways
16
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
47T. KrugD000-240.20202—22:17
73C. McAvoyD011-120.07022—21:13
63B. MarchandL101-250.8500010019:57
33Z. CharaD000000.00020—19:24
25B. CarloD011-120.02130—18:34
37P. BergeronC011-230.520008518:32
88D. PastrnakR000-320.31010—17:33
13C. CoyleC000030.201103117:26
48M. GrzelcykD000+110.06032—17:24
74J. DeBruskL101020.42002—17:08
90M. JohanssonL000020.1210010016:23
46D. KrejciC022+110.140004616:14
86K. MillerD011+100.00230—15:20
20J. NordstromC000010.17200013:47
42D. BackesR101+120.16100—12:51
43D. HeinenL000010.06100—11:13
55N. AcciariC000010.2311173311:05
83K. KuhlmanC000020.01000009:57
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(L)27225.8152.14-2.8657:01

Season series

DET leads 3-1

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