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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Boston Bruins
1
Pittsburgh Penguins
▸4
FinalTV ATTSN-PT, NESN·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 4-1. The Bruins scored first; the Penguins answered. The Penguins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sidney Crosby's goal at 18:34 of the first period, which took the Penguins' chances from 53% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 2.6 to 2.3; shots on goal were BOS 43, PIT 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 of 25 (.880), 1.3 goals below expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 42 of 43 (.977), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Evgeni Malkin (1 G, 1 A), 2. Tristan Jarry (42 saves, .977), 3. Sidney Crosby (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    E. Malkin1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    T. Jarry42 saves, .977
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    S. Crosby1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS120013010143
PITPIT2101818426

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    M. Grzelcyk(1)PPG
    B. Marchand (20), D. Pastrnak (11)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +9 pts
    1-0
    6:47
  2. PIT
    E. Rodrigues(2)
    K. Kapanen (12), E. Malkin (16)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    16:51
  3. PIT
    S. Crosby(11)
    J. Guentzel (15), B. Dumoulin (4)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    18:34

2nd period

  1. PIT
    E. Malkin(8)PPG
    S. Crosby (17), K. Letang (15)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +13 pts
    1-3
    11:40

3rd period

  1. PIT
    J. Guentzel(11)EN
    B. Rust (11), S. Crosby (18)
    wristxG 0.90
    1-4
    19:44

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·PIT 8 PIM

1st

  • 6:17PITBryan Rust · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

2nd

  • 0:28BOSDavid Pastrnak · Interferencedrawn by Bryan Rust2 min
  • 6:59PITMarcus Pettersson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 10:31BOSConnor Clifton · Trippingdrawn by Evan Rodrigues2 min
  • 12:13BOSConnor Clifton · Roughingdrawn by Colton Sceviour2 min

3rd

  • 2:40PITSidney Crosby · Trippingdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 13:12PITTeddy Blueger · Hookingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 16:24BOSJakub Zboril · Trippingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sidney Crosby, 1st 18:34 — PIT 53% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Guentzel · Goal · xG 0.90E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.20C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.19E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.13S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.12S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.12K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.11E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.09K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.09K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.09E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.09B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.06E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.04E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.04S. Crosby · Goal · xG 0.04A. Angello · On goal · xG 0.04E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.04C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.03K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.03B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.03M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.03M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · Missed · xG 0.01B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Angello · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.01M. Jankowski · On goal · xG 0.01E. Rodrigues · Goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Angello · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT4 G · 2.6 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPIT
2.31 G
All situations
3 G2.6
1.50 G
Even strength
2 G1.3
0.51 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS61%39%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.32 – 1.75

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

BOSvsPIT
43
Shots on goal
26
57%
Faceoffs
43%
1/4
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
38
Hits
26
15
Blocked shots
11
7
Giveaways
7
6
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000-220.10320—25:03
67J. ZborilD000020.10222—21:34
48M. GrzelcykD101-180.28210—21:20
63B. MarchandL011-260.462005020:13
88D. PastrnakR011-250.32302—19:45
37P. BergeronC000-220.020106019:16
44S. KampferD000-100.00200—17:21
21N. RitchieL000-220.30210—16:56
74J. DeBruskL000020.29010—15:48
46D. KrejciC000010.010106414:54
13C. CoyleC000-100.032104314:27
84J. TinordiD000-220.03820—14:20
75C. CliftonD000020.03404—14:17
52S. KuralyC000000.001008013:25
12C. SmithC000040.19500013:11
10A. BjorkL000-110.01010—11:24
83K. KuhlmanC000020.06200010:30
11T. FredericC000020.0902010009:48
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(L)25223.8801.75-1.2559:19

Season series

BOS leads 5-3

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