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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
2
New York Rangers
▸6
FinalTV NHLN, NESN·Madison Square Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 6-2. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ryan Strome's goal at 2:32 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 4.1 to 3.0; shots on goal were BOS 33, NYR 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 34 (.824), 1.9 goals below expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Ryan Strome (1 G, 2 A), 2. Adam Fox (2 A), 3. Ryan Lindgren (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    R. Strome1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    A. Fox2 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    R. Lindgren2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS06116111233
NYRNYR19315210634

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    P. Di Giuseppe(1)
    J. Gauthier (1), R. Lindgren (6)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    13:16

2nd period

  1. NYR
    R. Strome(6)
    A. Lafrenière (1), C. Kreider (2)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    2:32
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(8)
    D. Pastrnak (6), B. Marchand (12)
    tip-inxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    4:02
  3. NYR
    C. Blackwell(4)PPG
    A. Fox (8), R. Strome (6)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +12 pts
    1-3
    18:52
  4. NYR
    C. Kreider(9)
    R. Strome (7)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +7 pts
    1-4
    19:04

3rd period

  1. NYR
    P. Buchnevich(5)
    A. Fox (9), R. Lindgren (7)
    tip-inxG 0.15win prob +2 pts
    1-5
    1:45
  2. NYR
    J. Brodzinski(1)
    K. Rooney (2), B. Smith (2)
    tip-inxG 0.12
    1-6
    3:43
  3. BOS
    B. Marchand(10)
    D. Pastrnak (7), J. Zboril (4)
    wristxG 0.39
    2-6
    7:51

Penalties

BOS 10 PIM·NYR 8 PIM

1st

  • 15:27NYRK'Andre Miller · Holdingdrawn by Jack Studnicka2 min

2nd

  • 0:06NYRKevin Rooney · High stickingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
  • 6:54BOSBrad Marchand · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
  • 11:23NYRBrendan Lemieux · Roughingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 14:19BOSBrad Marchand · High stickingdrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
  • 18:42BOSNick Ritchie · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Smith2 min
  • 19:51NYRJack Johnson · Cross checkingdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min
  • 19:51BOSTrent Frederic · Slashingdrawn by Jack Johnson2 min

3rd

  • 15:59BOSJakub Zboril · Holdingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ryan Strome, 2nd 2:32 — NYR 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.47A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.33P. Di Giuseppe · Goal · xG 0.26M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.23B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.17R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.17P. Buchnevich · Goal · xG 0.15P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.15R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.15M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.14R. Strome · Goal · xG 0.13A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.13J. Brodzinski · Goal · xG 0.12R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.12C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.10A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.10C. Blackwell · Goal · xG 0.09A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.08A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.08J. Gauthier · On goal · xG 0.08B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.07M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.06B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.06J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.05L. Hajek · On goal · xG 0.04L. Hajek · Missed · xG 0.04J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.03J. Gauthier · On goal · xG 0.03B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.03L. Hajek · Missed · xG 0.02P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.02A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.02J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.02B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.02P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.01C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.01B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.01J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.01K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.01K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.00B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.00P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.00L. Hajek · On goal · xG 0.00B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR6 G · 4.1 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
3.02 G
All situations
6 G4.1
1.82 G
Even strength
5 G3.3
1.20 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 103 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS35%65%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.01 – 3.97

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
33
Shots on goal
34
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/3
Power play
1/4
10
Penalty minutes
8
28
Hits
32
12
Blocked shots
14
11
Giveaways
4
2
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000-110.08030—21:03
27J. MooreD000-220.03200—19:55
58U. VaakanainenD000-210.04020—19:39
25B. CarloD000-130.08110—18:46
88D. PastrnakR022+140.28100—17:40
13C. CoyleC000-110.292106217:37
67J. ZborilD011000.00402—17:31
75C. CliftonD000000.00220—17:27
74J. DeBruskL000020.07100—17:21
63B. MarchandL112030.63104—15:39
23J. StudnickaC000040.271105015:35
37P. BergeronC101050.611005814:55
52S. KuralyC000-210.063003014:31
21N. RitchieL000-120.16102—14:10
12C. SmithC000-130.19100013:43
11T. FredericC000000.143026713:26
10A. BjorkL000-200.10210—11:52
14C. WagnerR000-210.01210—11:00
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(L)34286.8244.09-1.9160:00

Season series

BOS leads 5-3

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