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Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes

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Recap

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The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 3-0. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tony DeAngelo's goal at 15:16 of the first period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 54% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 3.8 to 3.4; shots on goal were BOS 33, CAR 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 of 23 (.913), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Frederik Andersen stopped 33 of 33 (1.000), 3.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Frederik Andersen (33 saves, 1.000), 2. Tony DeAngelo (1 G), 3. Nino Niederreiter (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CAR
    F. Andersen33 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    CAR
    T. DeAngelo1 G
  3. ★★★
    CAR
    N. Niederreiter1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS01101309033
CARCAR1111914324

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. CAR
    slapxG 0.02win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    15:16

2nd period

  1. CAR
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    0-2
    13:35

3rd period

  1. CAR
    slapxG 0.81
    0-3
    19:35

Penalties

BOS 12 PIM·CAR 12 PIM

2nd

  • 0:42BOSBrad Marchand · Cross checkingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
  • 0:42CARNino Niederreiter · Roughingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 5:36BOSMike Reilly · Roughingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
  • 13:17BOSTomas Nosek · Trippingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
  • 14:35CARJordan Staal · Interferencedrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 16:16CARJordan Martinook · Cross checkingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 16:49BOSPatrice Bergeron · Trippingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min

3rd

  • 1:59BOSCharlie McAvoy · Trippingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min
  • 5:59CARIan Cole · Interferencedrawn by Karson Kuhlman2 min
  • 6:58CARSebastian Aho · Trippingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min
  • 10:35CARJordan Staal · Boardingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 12:29BOSserved by T. Hall · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tony DeAngelo, 1st 15:16 — CAR 54% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Svechnikov · Goal · xG 0.81N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.50B. Pesce · On goal · xG 0.17N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.16A. Svechnikov · Missed · xG 0.16S. Lorentz · On goal · xG 0.13J. Staal · On goal · xG 0.13T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.13S. Aho · Missed · xG 0.13J. Fast · On goal · xG 0.12N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.12V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.11S. Lorentz · Missed · xG 0.10D. Stepan · On goal · xG 0.10S. Aho · Missed · xG 0.09N. Niederreiter · Goal · xG 0.08J. Fast · On goal · xG 0.08J. Staal · On goal · xG 0.07I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.06B. Pesce · Missed · xG 0.06B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.06J. Staal · On goal · xG 0.05M. Necas · Missed · xG 0.05J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.05A. Svechnikov · On goal · xG 0.04J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.04S. Lorentz · Missed · xG 0.02A. Svechnikov · Missed · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · Goal · xG 0.02I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.02E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.02B. Skjei · Missed · xG 0.01J. Fast · On goal · xG 0.01V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.01J. Martinook · On goal · xG 0.01V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.01N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.01I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.00J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.00J. Martinook · Missed · xG 0.00
CAR3 G · 3.8 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsCAR
3.40 G
All situations
2 G3.8
2.40 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
1.00 G
Power play
1 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS64%36%CAR

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.30 – 2.50

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

BOSvsCAR
33
Shots on goal
24
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/5
Power play
1/5
12
Penalty minutes
12
46
Hits
29
9
Blocked shots
11
13
Giveaways
15
6
Takeaways
0

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000010.11112—23:33
88D. PastrnakR000-130.16200—22:16
63B. MarchandL000-110.21302—21:39
37P. BergeronC000030.336025521:27
48M. GrzelcykD000-140.11010—20:32
25B. CarloD000-110.00320—20:10
6M. ReillyD000-120.02002—18:59
56E. HaulaL000-220.182103318:36
28D. ForbortD000010.02410—16:29
74J. DeBruskL000-250.70100—15:34
67J. ZborilD000-110.03400—15:03
13C. CoyleC000030.594006714:43
71T. HallL000020.640005014:41
20C. LazarC000-120.224207511:58
23J. StudnickaC000010.073003310:33
92T. NosekL000000.001023010:28
11T. FredericC000000.00300007:33
83K. KuhlmanC000010.01510007:32
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(L)23212.9132.51+0.5158:02

Season series

CAR leads 3-0

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