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New York Rangers at Boston Bruins

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New York Rangers
2
Boston Bruins
▸3
Final/OTTV NBC·TD Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime, David Krejci scoring at 1:40. The Bruins came back from two goals down. The Rangers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Krejci's goal at 1:40 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 2.3 to 1.8; shots on goal were NYR 28, BOS 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 of 27 (.889), 1.2 goals below expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 of 28 (.929). Three stars: 1. David Krejci (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jake DeBrusk (2 A), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Krejci1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. DeBrusk2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
NYRNYR1111110600228
BOSBOS071811111327

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    P. Buchnevich(5)
    T. DeAngelo (12), J. Trouba (8)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    14:14

2nd period

  1. NYR
    F. Chytil(8)
    R. Strome (17), A. Panarin (21)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    6:21
  2. BOS
    S. Kuraly(2)
    J. DeBrusk (5), B. Carlo (7)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    18:28

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(24)
    D. Krejci (14), J. DeBrusk (6)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +27 pts
    2-2
    4:27

Overtime

  1. BOS
    D. Krejci(5)
    D. Pastrnak (17), J. Halak (1)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +49 pts
    2-3
    1:40

Penalties

NYR 7 PIM·BOS 17 PIM

1st

  • 12:09BOSSean Kuraly · Trippingdrawn by Libor Hajek2 min

2nd

  • 2:30BOSConnor Clifton · Trippingdrawn by Jesper Fast2 min
  • 10:51NYRBrendan Smith · Fightingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy5 min
  • 10:51BOSCharlie McAvoy · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Smith5 min
  • 12:52BOSMatt Grzelcyk · High stickingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min
  • 13:51BOSSean Kuraly · Cross checkingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min

3rd

  • 10:35NYRBrendan Smith · Hookingdrawn by David Krejci2 min
  • 12:58BOSPar Lindholm · High sticking double minordrawn by Brendan Smith4 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
BOS goalNYR goalFinal: BOS 100%

Biggest swing: David Krejci, OT 1:40 — BOS 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.23D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.13J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.11J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.10C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.10C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.10A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.09D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.09S. Kuraly · Goal · xG 0.08C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.07J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.06J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.06M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.05B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.05S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.05P. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.04D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.03J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.03C. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.03B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02C. Clifton · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01A. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.00M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 1.8 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsBOS
2.32 G
All situations
3 G1.8
1.82 G
Even strength
3 G1.6
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR58%42%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.26 – 1.84

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

NYRvsBOS
28
Shots on goal
27
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/6
Power play
0/1
7
Penalty minutes
17
17
Hits
26
10
Blocked shots
7
11
Giveaways
9
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD000-140.17000—24:29
93M. ZibanejadC000-120.332204424:08
8J. TroubaD011040.07000—22:13
10A. PanarinL011+120.40000—20:59
16R. StromeC011010.180107120:38
20C. KreiderL000-110.02200—20:08
76B. SkjeiD000-120.06010—19:26
77T. DeAngeloD011+110.04000—18:36
89P. BuchnevichL101-130.36100—17:16
55R. LindgrenD000000.00200—16:17
72F. ChytilC101+140.350004215:45
48B. LemieuxL000000.034105014:05
25L. HajekD000010.01120—13:40
24K. KakkoR000010.02000—13:06
21B. HowdenC000-100.000103311:58
17J. FastR000000.06210—11:43
42B. SmithD000010.11117—10:01
15B. NievesC000010.062008308:32
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30H. Lundqvist(O)27243.8891.84-1.1661:40

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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