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Boston Bruins at New York Islanders

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Boston Bruins
▸4
New York Islanders
0
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 4-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matt Grzelcyk's goal at 13:10 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 60% to 76%. Expected goals were close — BOS 2.5, NYI 2.6; shots on goal were BOS 30, NYI 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 25 of 25 (1.000), 2.5 goals saved above expected; Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie McAvoy (1 G, 2 A), 2. Tuukka Rask (25 saves, 1.000), 3. Brad Marchand (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Rask25 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS21101227430
NYINYI0804013025

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(47)
    T. Krug (36), B. Carlo (15)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    4:30
  2. BOS
    M. Grzelcyk(3)
    B. Marchand (56), C. McAvoy (25)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    13:10

3rd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(27)
    P. Bergeron (25), C. McAvoy (26)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.08win prob +3 pts
    3-0
    11:06
  2. BOS
    C. McAvoy(4)PPG
    T. Krug (37), D. Krejci (28)
    slapxG 0.03
    4-0
    16:26

Penalties

BOS 12 PIM·NYI 6 PIM

1st

  • 14:31BOSNick Ritchie · Interferencedrawn by Anthony Beauvillier2 min
  • 18:57BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Nick Leddy2 min

2nd

  • 8:20NYILeo Komarov · Trippingdrawn by Par Lindholm2 min
  • 9:48NYICal Clutterbuck · High stickingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 14:32BOSZdeno Chara · Slashingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min
  • 18:02BOSNick Ritchie · Cross checkingdrawn by Johnny Boychuk2 min

3rd

  • 13:47BOSDavid Pastrnak · Roughingdrawn by Leo Komarov2 min
  • 14:54NYIMathew Barzal · Hookingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 18:47BOSJeremy Lauzon · Holdingdrawn by Leo Komarov2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Matt Grzelcyk, 1st 13:10 — BOS 60% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.20B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.13J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.13B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.12D. Brassard · On goal · xG 0.12N. Leddy · Missed · xG 0.11A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.11M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.10L. Komarov · On goal · xG 0.10D. Brassard · On goal · xG 0.10B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.10J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.09D. Brassard · Missed · xG 0.09L. Komarov · Missed · xG 0.09J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.09J. Pageau · Missed · xG 0.08M. Dal Colle · On goal · xG 0.08D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.08R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.08J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.07J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.07J. Pageau · Missed · xG 0.07M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.06R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.05A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.04R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.04D. Toews · Missed · xG 0.04M. Martin · Missed · xG 0.03J. Boychuk · Missed · xG 0.02R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.02N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.02B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.01D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.00R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.00M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI0 G · 2.6 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYI
2.54 G
All situations
0 G2.6
1.73 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.81 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS49%51%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.49 – 2.55

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

BOSvsNYI
30
Shots on goal
25
51%
Faceoffs
49%
1/3
Power play
0/6
12
Penalty minutes
6
14
Hits
26
23
Blocked shots
17
13
Giveaways
21
6
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
25B. CarloD011+120.01020—22:59
33Z. CharaD000+110.03022—21:49
73C. McAvoyD123+220.03130—21:30
13C. CoyleC000020.290305020:09
47T. KrugD022+140.24010—18:21
48M. GrzelcykD101+130.11010—17:49
63B. MarchandL112+340.47010—17:21
37P. BergeronC011+310.101405316:35
88D. PastrnakR101+320.160045015:55
46D. KrejciC011000.020007114:39
79J. LauzonD000020.16112—14:14
20J. NordstromC000010.13330013:56
52S. KuralyC000000.092003313:30
74J. DeBruskL000030.31200—13:08
28O. KaseR000010.12100—12:39
83K. KuhlmanC000010.07100011:52
26P. LindholmC000010.171104411:20
21N. RitchieL000000.00114—11:01
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)252501.0002.55+2.5560:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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