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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
▸7
New York Rangers
4
FinalTV NHLN, NESN·Madison Square Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 7-4. The Rangers scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Charlie Coyle's goal at 9:27 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 66% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.7 to 3.5; shots on goal were BOS 43, NYR 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 25 of 29 (.862), 0.5 goals below expected; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 of 31 (.871), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (2 G, 3 A), 2. David Pastrnak (5 A), 3. Patrice Bergeron (3 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak5 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron3 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS010421312743
NYRNYR1705317429

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    M. Haley(1)
    B. Smith (3), L. Andersson (1)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    10:19

2nd period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(3)
    D. Pastrnak (8), B. Marchand (11)
    backhandxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    0:11
  2. BOS
    B. Marchand(6)
    D. Pastrnak (9), B. Carlo (2)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    1:08
  3. BOS
    C. Coyle(1)
    C. McAvoy (3), Z. Chara (1)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    9:27
  4. BOS
    B. Marchand(7)
    C. Coyle (3), J. DeBrusk (3)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +10 pts
    4-1
    12:09

3rd period

  1. BOS
    Z. Chara(2)
    D. Pastrnak (10), B. Carlo (3)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +3 pts
    5-1
    0:43
  2. NYR
    P. Buchnevich(2)
    T. DeAngelo (3), A. Panarin (3)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    8:15
  3. BOS
    P. Bergeron(4)
    B. Marchand (12), D. Pastrnak (11)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +1 pts
    6-2
    11:39
  4. NYR
    C. Kreider(2)PPG
    R. Strome (5), T. DeAngelo (4)
    wristxG 0.35
    6-3
    18:01
  5. NYR
    B. Skjei(1)
    A. Panarin (4), R. Strome (6)
    wristxG 0.18
    6-4
    18:22
  6. BOS
    P. Bergeron(5)EN
    B. Marchand (13), D. Pastrnak (12)
    wristxG 0.82
    7-4
    19:15

Penalties

BOS 12 PIM·NYR 6 PIM

1st

  • 0:35NYRBrady Skjei · Trippingdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 2:55BOSPeter Cehlarik · Hookingdrawn by Libor Hajek2 min
  • 12:17BOSBrad Marchand · High stickingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min

2nd

  • 1:36NYRKaapo Kakko · High stickingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 10:01BOSBrad Marchand · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Strome2 min
  • 10:01NYRHenrik Lundqvist · Roughingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 12:36BOSZdeno Chara · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min

3rd

  • 4:18BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Pavel Buchnevich2 min
  • 17:52BOSZdeno Chara · Closing hand on puck2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Charlie Coyle, 2nd 9:27 — BOS 66% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.40C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.35P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.26C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.21M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.21P. Buchnevich · Goal · xG 0.21B. Skjei · Goal · xG 0.18B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.16C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.16M. Haley · Goal · xG 0.14R. Strome · Missed · xG 0.13A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.13M. Haley · On goal · xG 0.12B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.11B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.11B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.09P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.06K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.05A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04R. Strome · Missed · xG 0.04B. Skjei · Missed · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.03A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.03B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.03M. Haley · On goal · xG 0.02B. Skjei · Missed · xG 0.02J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.02B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.02C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.01B. Skjei · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.01T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.01B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01M. Staal · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR4 G · 3.5 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
4.76 G
All situations
4 G3.5
2.66 G
Even strength
3 G1.9
0.60 G
Power play
1 G1.6
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS50%50%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.38 – 3.38

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

BOSvsNYR
43
Shots on goal
29
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/2
Power play
1/5
12
Penalty minutes
6
15
Hits
21
12
Blocked shots
16
13
Giveaways
25
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD011+300.11330—21:18
25B. CarloD022+230.05020—20:50
13C. CoyleC112+160.630003820:39
48M. GrzelcykD000-220.17000—20:05
33Z. CharaD112+660.13024—20:01
47T. KrugD000020.02000—19:32
37P. BergeronC303+351.352007518:08
74J. DeBruskL011+210.05000—17:21
63B. MarchandL235+551.11104—17:05
52S. KuralyC000040.093003216:39
75C. CliftonD000-110.12100—16:08
88D. PastrnakR055+420.30112—16:02
18B. RitchieR000030.39100—13:42
22P. CehlarikL000-200.0110210012:05
42D. BackesR000-100.001205011:23
43D. HeinenL000000.0000010011:13
10A. BjorkL000020.14010—10:36
26P. LindholmC000010.081108007:04
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(W)29254.8623.50-0.5060:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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