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New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins

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New Jersey Devils
3
Boston Bruins
▸5
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 14:11 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 52% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.1 to 2.2; shots on goal were NJD 26, BOS 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 of 34 (.853), 1.9 goals below expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (1 G), 2. Curtis Lazar (1 G, 1 A), 3. Oskar Steen (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    C. Lazar1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    O. Steen1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD0621119326
BOSBOS11021529534

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. Lazar(3)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.02win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    2:53

2nd period

  1. NJD
    N. Bastian(5)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.20win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    0:57
  2. BOS
    O. Steen(1)
    N. Foligno (5), D. Forbort (2)
    backhandxG 0.49win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    1:17
  3. NJD
    T. Tatar(7)
    J. Hughes (9), J. Bratt (21)
    snapxG 0.37win prob +16 pts
    2-2
    3:05
  4. BOS
    T. Frederic(2)
    C. Lazar (4)
    backhandxG 0.02win prob +18 pts
    2-3
    9:42

3rd period

  1. NJD
    D. Severson(5)
    M. McLeod (7)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +29 pts
    3-3
    7:36
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(9)
    T. Hall (11), E. Haula (5)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +36 pts
    3-4
    14:11
  3. BOS
    B. Carlo(3)
    T. Nosek (4)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +5 pts
    3-5
    19:37

Penalties

NJD 2 PIM·BOS 2 PIM

2nd

  • 13:45BOSTaylor Hall · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Graves2 min

3rd

  • 5:28NJDDamon Severson · Holding the stickdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 3rd 14:11 — BOS 52% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
O. Steen · Goal · xG 0.49B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.20C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.18P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.15N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.15E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.14D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.12N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.11C. Lazar · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.09T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.08T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.08M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.07C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.07P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.07C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.06T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.06N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05C. Lazar · On goal · xG 0.05T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.05C. Lazar · Missed · xG 0.04C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.04T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.03C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03C. Lazar · Missed · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.02C. Lazar · Goal · xG 0.02D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02T. Frederic · Goal · xG 0.02T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.02C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.02D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.01D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 3.1 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsBOS
2.23 G
All situations
5 G3.1
2.13 G
Even strength
5 G2.7
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD33%67%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.10 – 3.06

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

NJDvsBOS
26
Shots on goal
34
36%
Faceoffs
64%
0/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
25
Hits
29
13
Blocked shots
9
15
Giveaways
10
11
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
76P. SubbanD000+110.01200—26:07
33R. GravesD000050.12120—25:41
28D. SeversonD101-120.23012—25:08
71J. SiegenthalerD000+110.02220—24:57
86J. HughesC011040.231104020:10
63J. BrattL011020.07000—19:52
11A. JohnssonL000-210.06100—19:45
18D. MercerC000-210.240203317:16
59J. KuokkanenC000-150.27010016:56
14N. BastianR101-110.276105016:08
20M. McLeodC011010.243002915:47
90T. TatarL101+120.40000—14:58
67M. StudenicR000000.000105014:26
10A. HoltzR000-100.00100—09:50
70J. BoqvistC000-100.001005008:53
24T. SmithD000-100.00110—07:51
83C. JarosD000-200.00200—07:48
55M. GeertsenL000-100.00410—07:38
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(L)34295.8533.12-1.8858:49

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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