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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
▸4
New York Rangers
1
FinalTV NBC, SN1·Madison Square Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 4-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Trent Frederic's goal at 18:14 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 62% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.6 to 2.2; shots on goal were BOS 36, NYR 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 of 33 (.939). Three stars: 1. Charlie Coyle (2 G), 2. David Pastrnak (2 A), 3. Tuukka Rask (20 saves, .952).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. Coyle2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Rask20 saves, .952

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS27112117436
NYRNYR090616121

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. Coyle(4)
    D. Pastrnak (8), C. McAvoy (12)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:41
  2. BOS
    T. Frederic(2)
    C. Clifton (3), J. Studnicka (2)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    18:14

2nd period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(3)
    D. Pastrnak (9), B. Marchand (13)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    10:20

3rd period

  1. NYR
    C. Blackwell(5)
    A. Lafrenière (2), K. Miller (4)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +3 pts
    3-1
    10:47
  2. BOS
    C. Coyle(5)EN
    S. Kuraly (2)
    wristxG 0.46
    4-1
    18:05

Penalties

BOS 15 PIM·NYR 21 PIM

1st

  • 5:35NYRRyan Strome · Cross checkingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
  • 5:48BOSNick Ritchie · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
  • 5:48NYRRyan Lindgren · Roughingdrawn by Nick Ritchie2 min
  • 5:48BOSNick Ritchie · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
  • 6:47BOSDavid Pastrnak · High stickingdrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min

3rd

  • 10:47NYRColin Blackwell · Roughingdrawn by Greg McKegg2 min
  • 10:47BOSGreg McKegg · Slashingdrawn by Colin Blackwell2 min
  • 16:09BOSCraig Smith · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Kevin Rooney2 min
  • 20:00NYRBrendan Lemieux · Fightingdrawn by Nick Ritchie5 min
  • 20:00NYRBrendan Lemieux · Misconduct10 min
  • 20:00BOSNick Ritchie · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux5 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: Trent Frederic, 1st 18:14 — BOS 62% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.60P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.23M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.18B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.13C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.12C. Blackwell · Goal · xG 0.11C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.10C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.08J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.06P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.06C. Blackwell · Missed · xG 0.06C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.05J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.05A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.05B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.04M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.04C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.04C. Blackwell · Missed · xG 0.03A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.03C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.02C. Blackwell · Missed · xG 0.02L. Hajek · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.01M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.01J. Gauthier · On goal · xG 0.01P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.01K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.00K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.00C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR1 G · 2.2 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
2.63 G
All situations
1 G2.2
1.93 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS47%53%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.08 – 2.20

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
36
Shots on goal
21
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/1
Power play
0/3
15
Penalty minutes
21
43
Hits
37
16
Blocked shots
12
4
Giveaways
9
4
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD112+130.11100—22:21
58U. VaakanainenD000+210.01060—21:21
25B. CarloD000+130.05310—20:58
75C. CliftonD011020.04300—20:56
67J. ZborilD000+110.01210—18:39
37P. BergeronC000+100.214207716:10
74J. DeBruskL000+100.00200—16:06
63B. MarchandL011+110.10510—15:55
13C. CoyleC202+250.603006715:52
23J. StudnickaC011+120.190002715:52
44S. KampferD000+100.05210—15:27
88D. PastrnakR022+240.27022—15:12
11T. FredericC101+130.243005014:30
52S. KuralyC011030.146206013:41
21N. RitchieL000000.00109—13:29
12C. SmithC000030.12302013:25
18G. McKeggC000-130.173027511:22
83K. KuhlmanC000-120.26200010:59
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)21201.9522.21+1.2160:00

Season series

BOS leads 5-3

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