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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

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Boston Bruins
2
Detroit Red Wings
▸4
FinalTV NHLN, FS-D·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 4-2. The Bruins scored first; the Red Wings answered. The Red Wings led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrice Bergeron's goal at 17:52 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 12% to 25%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 2.7 to 1.9; shots on goal were BOS 28, DET 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 0.8 goals below expected; Jonathan Bernier stopped 26 of 28 (.929). Three stars: 1. Robby Fabbri (2 G), 2. David Krejci (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jonathan Bernier (26 saves, .929).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    R. Fabbri2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Krejci1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    DET
    J. Bernier26 saves, .929

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS11211204228
DETDET212110110432

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Krejci(2)
    P. Cehlarik (1)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    1:09
  2. DET
    D. Larkin(5)
    M. Bowey (3), J. Bernier (1)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    2:41
  3. DET
    R. Fabbri(2)PPG
    T. Bertuzzi (9), A. Mantha (7)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +9 pts
    1-2
    11:49

2nd period

  1. DET
    R. Fabbri(3)PPG
    T. Bertuzzi (10), D. Cholowski (4)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +12 pts
    1-3
    1:30
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(8)PPG
    T. Krug (11), D. Krejci (5)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +14 pts
    2-3
    17:52

3rd period

  1. DET
    A. Mantha(10)EN
    J. Bernier (2)
    wristxG 0.56win prob +5 pts
    2-4
    18:32

Penalties

BOS 15 PIM·DET 13 PIM

1st

  • 3:40BOSDavid Pastrnak · Hookingdrawn by Dennis Cholowski2 min
  • 11:12BOSBrad Marchand · Interferencedrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
  • 12:24DETMadison Bowey · Holdingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min

2nd

  • 0:28BOSDavid Pastrnak · Hookingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min
  • 3:30BOSTorey Krug · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 3:50DETDylan Larkin · Trippingdrawn by Zdeno Chara2 min
  • 11:16DETFilip Hronek · Fightingdrawn by Brad Marchand5 min
  • 11:16BOSBrad Marchand · Fightingdrawn by Filip Hronek5 min
  • 13:35BOSDavid Krejci · Roughingdrawn by Valtteri Filppula2 min
  • 15:56DETValtteri Filppula · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

3rd

  • 4:34DETMadison Bowey · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 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: Patrice Bergeron, 2nd 17:52 — BOS 12% → 25%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Mantha · Goal · xG 0.56V. Filppula · On goal · xG 0.27T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.27B. Perlini · On goal · xG 0.23T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.18R. Fabbri · Goal · xG 0.15B. Perlini · On goal · xG 0.14A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.12R. Fabbri · Goal · xG 0.10B. Perlini · On goal · xG 0.08A. Erne · On goal · xG 0.07D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.06D. Helm · Missed · xG 0.06D. Larkin · Goal · xG 0.04D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.03M. Green · On goal · xG 0.03D. Cholowski · On goal · xG 0.03T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.03F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.03P. Nemeth · On goal · xG 0.03C. Ehn · On goal · xG 0.02A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ehn · On goal · xG 0.02M. Green · On goal · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.02F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.02D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.01P. Nemeth · On goal · xG 0.01J. Abdelkader · On goal · xG 0.01A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.01P. Nemeth · Missed · xG 0.01D. Cholowski · On goal · xG 0.01M. Green · On goal · xG 0.01A. Erne · On goal · xG 0.01D. McIlrath · Missed · xG 0.01D. Helm · Missed · xG 0.01A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.00
DET4 G · 2.7 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsDET
1.92 G
All situations
3 G2.7
1.01 G
Even strength
1 G1.2
0.91 G
Power play
2 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS45%55%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.89 – 2.12

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
28
Shots on goal
32
51%
Faceoffs
49%
1/4
Power play
2/5
15
Penalty minutes
13
21
Hits
27
11
Blocked shots
15
7
Giveaways
17
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88D. PastrnakR000-250.44104—23:38
73C. McAvoyD000020.05310—23:31
48M. GrzelcykD000040.18000—21:21
37P. BergeronC101-270.493006521:15
63B. MarchandL000-200.00107—20:23
33Z. CharaD000010.00200—19:18
47T. KrugD011-120.02022—18:33
46D. KrejciC112030.251125318:22
13C. CoyleC000000.062004817:32
43D. HeinenL000020.34010—16:42
25B. CarloD000010.02120—16:25
75C. CliftonD000010.01320—15:54
10A. BjorkL000000.00110—14:59
14C. WagnerR000000.021005013:40
22P. CehlarikL011+100.00000—12:07
52S. KuralyC000000.001105511:10
19Z. SenyshynR000000.00100—07:58
44S. KampferD000000.00000—00:00
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(L)31283.9032.19-0.8159:33

Season series

DET leads 2-1

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