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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
▸1
New York Rangers
0
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 1-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nick Ritchie's goal at 9:27 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.8 to 2.2; shots on goal were BOS 30, NYR 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 21 of 21 (1.000), 2.2 goals saved above expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jaroslav Halak (21 saves, 1.000), 2. David Krejci (1 A), 3. Igor Shesterkin (29 saves, .967).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Halak21 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Krejci1 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    I. Shesterkin29 saves, .967

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS0611806130
NYRNYR0100605021

Scoring

1 goal

2nd period

  1. BOS
    N. Ritchie(5)
    D. Krejci (10), J. Lauzon (3)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +19 pts
    1-0
    9:27

Penalties

BOS 36 PIM·NYR 22 PIM

1st

  • 0:56BOSConnor Clifton · Delaying game2 min
  • 6:02NYRKaapo Kakko · Trippingdrawn by Craig Smith2 min
  • 17:01BOSBrandon Carlo · Interferencedrawn by Brett Howden2 min

2nd

  • 2:12BOSCharlie Coyle · Slashingdrawn by Julien Gauthier2 min
  • 4:23NYRBrendan Lemieux · Boardingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
  • 6:33NYRJacob Trouba · Roughingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 6:33BOSCharlie McAvoy · Roughingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
  • 6:33NYRJacob Trouba · Roughingdrawn by Jakub Zboril2 min
  • 9:28NYRBrendan Lemieux · Fightingdrawn by Trent Frederic5 min
  • 9:28BOSTrent Frederic · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux5 min
  • 10:41NYRBrett Howden · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 10:41BOSSean Kuraly · Boardingdrawn by Libor Hajek2 min
  • 10:41BOSBrad Marchand · Cross checkingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min
  • 15:14NYRPavel Buchnevich · Fightingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon5 min
  • 15:14BOSJeremy Lauzon · Fightingdrawn by Pavel Buchnevich5 min
  • 15:14BOSJeremy Lauzon · Misconduct10 min

3rd

  • 1:38NYRJacob Trouba · Holdingdrawn by Anders Bjork2 min
  • 4:31BOSCharlie McAvoy · Trippingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min
  • 18:58BOSCharlie McAvoy · Delaying game puck over glass2 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: Nick Ritchie, 2nd 9:27 — BOS 47% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Gauthier · On goal · xG 0.26R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.24K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.15K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.14K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.13A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.11C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.10B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.10B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.09A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.08C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.07C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.07P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.06J. Gauthier · Missed · xG 0.06K. Kakko · Missed · xG 0.04A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.03B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.03A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.03J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.03K. Rooney · Missed · xG 0.03J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.03A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.03B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.02P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.01K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.00L. Hajek · On goal · xG 0.00C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR0 G · 2.2 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
2.81 G
All situations
0 G2.2
1.21 G
Even strength
0 G1.8
0.90 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS52%48%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.33 – 2.23

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
30
Shots on goal
21
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/4
Power play
0/6
36
Penalty minutes
22
23
Hits
31
18
Blocked shots
12
5
Giveaways
9
6
Takeaways
16

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
63B. MarchandL000020.54202—21:34
37P. BergeronC000060.660105421:17
73C. McAvoyD000000.04256—21:10
25B. CarloD000010.01102—20:33
86K. MillerD000+120.04310—20:05
88D. PastrnakR000000.23000—18:39
46D. KrejciC011+120.191205017:32
67J. ZborilD000+120.03120—17:19
21N. RitchieL101+160.36100—17:10
75C. CliftonD000000.01222—16:37
13C. CoyleC000020.040227516:28
55J. LauzonD011010.013115—13:57
12C. SmithC000+110.12410013:26
52S. KuralyC000010.032026012:47
74J. DeBruskL000010.04000—12:29
14C. WagnerR000010.200005012:17
10A. BjorkL000010.11010—10:41
11T. FredericC000010.14105007:29
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(W)212101.0002.23+2.2360:00

Season series

BOS leads 5-3

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