Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars
Recap
written from the game dataThe Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 2-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Roope Hintz's goal at 7:55 of the second period, which took the Stars' chances from 18% to 35%. Expected goals favored the Stars, 2.0 to 1.5; shots on goal were BOS 20, DAL 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Ben Bishop stopped 18 of 20 (.900). Three stars: 1. Brett Ritchie (1 G), 2. Danton Heinen (1 G), 3. Roope Hintz (1 G).
Three stars
- ★B. Ritchie1 G

- ★★D. Heinen1 G

- ★★★R. Hintz1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
1-01:09
2-05:59
2nd period
2-17:55
Penalties
1st
- 4:23
Alexander Radulov · Holdingdrawn by Par Lindholm2 min
- 17:33
Radek Faksa · High stickingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
2nd
- 9:30
Alexander Radulov · Trippingdrawn by Par Lindholm2 min
- 16:00
Mattias Janmark · Interferencedrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
- 17:12
Charlie McAvoy · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Seguin2 min
3rd
- 0:45
Zdeno Chara · Interferencedrawn by Andrew Cogliano2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Roope Hintz, 2nd 7:55 — 18% → 35%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.52 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.0
- 1.11 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.2
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.8
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.54 – 1.94
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
- 20
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 47%
- Faceoffs
- 53%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 12
- Hits
- 15
- 16
- Blocked shots
- 18
- 10
- Giveaways
- 17
- 5
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
BOS leads 2-0
2@
1this game
3@
4Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
