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New York Rangers at Boston Bruins

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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 4-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrice Bergeron's goal at 17:34 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 64% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 2.1 to 1.6; shots on goal were NYR 27, BOS 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Keith Kinkaid stopped 13 of 13 (1.000), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 27 of 27 (1.000), 2.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jaroslav Halak (27 saves, 1.000), 2. Brad Marchand (3 A), 3. David Krejci (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Halak27 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand3 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Krejci1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR01403010027
BOSBOS2927011427

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    slapxG 0.03win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    4:14
  2. BOS
    snapxG 0.28win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    17:34

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Krejci(1)PPG
    slapxG 0.04win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    3:31
  2. BOS
    snapxG 0.15win prob +4 pts
    0-4
    4:52

Penalties

NYR 4 PIM·BOS 8 PIM

1st

  • 17:07BOSNick Ritchie · Trippingdrawn by K'Andre Miller2 min

2nd

  • 2:14NYRLibor Hajek · Holdingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 12:12NYRRyan Lindgren · Slashingdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min
  • 18:54BOSBrad Marchand · Hookingdrawn by K'Andre Miller2 min

3rd

  • 10:47BOSDavid Pastrnak · Holdingdrawn by K'Andre Miller2 min
  • 17:15BOSNick Ritchie · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 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: Patrice Bergeron, 1st 17:34 — BOS 64% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.28J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.15J. Studnicka · Missed · xG 0.12C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.10Z. Senyshyn · On goal · xG 0.10Z. Senyshyn · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.07S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.07S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.06S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.06D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04J. Studnicka · Missed · xG 0.03J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.03M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Senyshyn · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.03U. Vaakanainen · Missed · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02J. Tinordi · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.01U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.00U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.00T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 1.6 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsBOS
2.10 G
All situations
4 G1.6
1.60 G
Even strength
2 G1.1
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR60%40%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.08 – 1.58

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
27
Shots on goal
27
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/4
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
20
Hits
17
6
Blocked shots
14
12
Giveaways
6
5
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD000-230.07000—23:20
8J. TroubaD000-110.10120—23:12
93M. ZibanejadC000-150.431004722:19
89P. BuchnevichL000-110.22100—22:06
79K. MillerD000000.05200—21:16
20C. KreiderL000-220.26300—20:00
55R. LindgrenD000-140.22112—18:31
72F. ChytilC000-120.061004014:52
42B. SmithD000-100.09120—14:43
13A. LafrenièreL000-120.11000—14:23
24K. KakkoR000-110.06100—14:19
25L. HajekD000010.02102—14:11
17K. RooneyC000010.110003313:25
16R. StromeC000-220.060006713:20
48B. LemieuxL000000.00300—12:22
21B. HowdenC000000.061101712:04
12J. GauthierR000-120.12100—11:25
43C. BlackwellC000000.052005011:19
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
71K. Kinkaid131301.0000.56+0.5634:44
40A. Georgiev(L)14104.7141.03-2.9724:52

Season series

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