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Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild

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Boston Bruins
▸3
Minnesota Wild
0
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 3-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Joakim Nordstrom's goal at 8:21 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were BOS 35, MIN 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 of 26 (1.000), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Alex Stalock stopped 32 of 34 (.941), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jaroslav Halak (26 saves, 1.000), 2. Alex Stalock (32 saves, .941), 3. Charlie Coyle.

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Halak26 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    MIN
    A. Stalock32 saves, .941
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    C. Coyle

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS0811829335
MINMIN090908026

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    J. Nordstrom(7)
    N. Acciari (8), M. Grzelcyk (15)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +18 pts
    1-0
    8:21

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(38)
    J. DeBrusk (15), B. Carlo (8)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +7 pts
    2-0
    17:15
  2. BOS
    Z. Senyshyn(1)EN
    M. Johansson (17), S. Kampfer (2)
    wristxG 0.69win prob +1 pts
    3-0
    17:51

Penalties

BOS 4 PIM·MIN 6 PIM

2nd

  • 14:54MINLuke Kunin · Cross checkingdrawn by Connor Clifton2 min

3rd

  • 1:58BOSBrandon Carlo · Roughingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
  • 1:58MINLuke Kunin · Roughingdrawn by Brandon Carlo2 min
  • 5:44BOSConnor Clifton · Interferencedrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
  • 11:30MINBrad Hunt · Interferencedrawn by Noel Acciari2 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: Joakim Nordstrom, 2nd 8:21 — BOS 47% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.24R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.15E. Staal · On goal · xG 0.15K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.12J. Brown · On goal · xG 0.12R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.10L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.10E. Fehr · On goal · xG 0.10J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.08N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.08J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.07J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.07J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.06J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.06L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.06M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.05L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.05N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.04R. Suter · Missed · xG 0.04R. Suter · On goal · xG 0.04A. Bitetto · Missed · xG 0.03R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03G. Pateryn · On goal · xG 0.02K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hunt · Missed · xG 0.02J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.02R. Suter · Missed · xG 0.01G. Pateryn · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.01M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.01B. Hunt · On goal · xG 0.01J. Greenway · Missed · xG 0.01M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.00E. Fehr · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN0 G · 2.0 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsMIN
3.52 G
All situations
0 G2.0
2.22 G
Even strength
0 G1.8
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS64%36%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.79 – 2.00

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
35
Shots on goal
26
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/2
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
6
13
Hits
18
14
Blocked shots
15
3
Giveaways
7
9
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
48M. GrzelcykD011+220.12030—23:02
47T. KrugD000020.10030—22:54
25B. CarloD011+200.01012—21:01
75C. CliftonD000+120.04302—20:38
44S. KampferD011+110.02120—19:51
88D. PastrnakR101+150.43000—18:09
74J. DeBruskL011+100.00000—17:50
13C. CoyleC000+120.181006317:42
37P. BergeronC000+120.361106417:16
55N. AcciariC011+160.383003315:59
90M. JohanssonL011+100.03010—15:31
42D. BackesR000+140.1100010014:13
43D. HeinenL000000.05010—14:04
20J. NordstromC101+130.28010013:20
83K. KuhlmanC000010.08000013:02
19Z. SenyshynR101+141.22100—12:41
86K. MillerD000000.01110—09:44
82T. FredericC000010.072004509:05
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(W)262601.0002.01+2.0159:58

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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