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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Boston Bruins
▸3
Pittsburgh Penguins
1
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Krejci's goal at 18:10 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.3 to 1.9; shots on goal were BOS 31, PIT 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Krejci (1 G, 1 A), 2. Tuukka Rask (25 saves, .962), 3. Brad Marchand (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Krejci1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Rask25 saves, .962
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS0141829331
PITPIT0110619126

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Krejci(7)
    C. McAvoy (22), T. Rask (2)
    backhandxG 0.02win prob +23 pts
    1-0
    18:10

3rd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(26)
    D. Pastrnak (24), C. Lazar (6)
    wristxG 0.31win prob +11 pts
    2-0
    9:11
  2. BOS
    T. Hall(6)
    D. Krejci (25), M. Reilly (24)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +3 pts
    3-0
    12:18
  3. PIT
    J. Carter(11)
    K. Letang (33), K. Kapanen (16)
    slapxG 0.07
    3-1
    17:39

Penalties

BOS 11 PIM·PIT 7 PIM

1st

  • 1:32BOSMike Reilly · Holding the stickdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
  • 10:18BOSserved by T. Hall · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 5:13BOSKevan Miller · Slashingdrawn by Jason Zucker2 min
  • 15:41PITEvan Rodrigues · Roughingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon2 min

3rd

  • 6:38PITTeddy Blueger · Fightingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon5 min
  • 6:38BOSJeremy Lauzon · Fightingdrawn by Teddy Blueger5 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PIT goalBOS goalFinal: PIT 0%

Biggest swing: David Krejci, 2nd 18:10 — BOS 47% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.22J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.16Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.16B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.14J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.13B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.13B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.10J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.08J. Carter · Goal · xG 0.07B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.06B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.05B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.05M. Jankowski · On goal · xG 0.04J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.04K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.04J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.03J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.03E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.03K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.02J. Marino · Missed · xG 0.02C. Ceci · Missed · xG 0.02M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT1 G · 1.9 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPIT
2.33 G
All situations
1 G1.9
2.13 G
Even strength
1 G1.2
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS55%45%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.12 – 1.86

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
31
Shots on goal
26
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/1
Power play
0/3
11
Penalty minutes
7
50
Hits
25
21
Blocked shots
7
3
Giveaways
5
6
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD011+100.00420—27:52
48M. GrzelcykD000-110.04020—22:18
63B. MarchandL101050.69200—20:26
55J. LauzonD000000.00645—18:45
37P. BergeronC000+130.362106317:57
86K. MillerD000+110.00342—17:52
46D. KrejciC112+240.192006916:49
88D. PastrnakR011060.59200—16:47
6M. ReillyD011+310.01112—16:44
12C. SmithC000+200.00200015:29
71T. HallL101+240.15200—15:11
13C. CoyleC000010.03110015:02
52S. KuralyC000-120.136005515:00
75C. CliftonD000000.00130—14:57
21N. RitchieL000020.09200—11:07
11T. FredericC000000.00510010:47
14C. WagnerR000010.02500—10:35
20C. LazarC011000.00420010:28
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)26251.9621.87+0.8760:00

Season series

BOS leads 5-3

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