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Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

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Boston Bruins
▸7
Washington Capitals
3
FinalTV NBCSWA, NESN·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 7-3. The Bruins came back from two goals down. The Bruins led 6-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Craig Smith's goal at 7:53 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 65% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.1 to 2.4; shots on goal were BOS 31, WSH 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 27 of 30 (.900); Vitek Vanecek stopped 12 of 15 (.800), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (2 G, 1 A), 2. Brad Marchand (2 G, 1 A), 3. Matt Grzelcyk (1 G, 4 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    M. Grzelcyk1 G, 4 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS210411110731
WSHWSH21111108330

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    C. Sheary(9)
    N. Dowd (5), G. Hathaway (6)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    3:02
  2. WSH
    C. Sheary(10)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.04win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    12:32
  3. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(12)PPG
    B. Marchand (20), M. Grzelcyk (8)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    18:34
  4. BOS
    B. Marchand(15)PPG
    M. Grzelcyk (9), D. Pastrnak (14)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +12 pts
    2-2
    19:14

2nd period

  1. BOS
    M. Grzelcyk(2)
    A. Blidh (4)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    2:51
  2. BOS
    C. Smith(4)
    C. Lazar (5), A. Blidh (5)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    7:53
  3. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(13)
    T. Hall (14), U. Vaakanainen (2)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +10 pts
    5-2
    8:54
  4. BOS
    E. Haula(3)
    T. Hall (15), M. Grzelcyk (10)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +4 pts
    6-2
    13:09
  5. WSH
    T. Oshie(5)
    A. Ovechkin (28), E. Kuznetsov (23)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +4 pts
    6-3
    14:06

3rd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(16)
    C. Smith (7), M. Grzelcyk (11)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +1 pts
    7-3
    10:59

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·WSH 8 PIM

1st

  • 8:33BOSMatt Grzelcyk · Interferencedrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min
  • 13:27WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Holdingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 14:42WSHNic Dowd · High sticking double minordrawn by Brad Marchand4 min
  • 15:09BOSPatrice Bergeron · Interferencedrawn by Lars Eller2 min
  • 18:19WSHJohn Carlson · Cross checkingdrawn by Erik Haula2 min

3rd

  • 18:55BOSTaylor Hall · Trippingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Craig Smith, 2nd 7:53 — BOS 65% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.26A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.22A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.16T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.14T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.12T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.12A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.12C. Sheary · Goal · xG 0.11E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.10G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.10C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.10L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.10T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.09T. Oshie · Goal · xG 0.09J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.08G. Hathaway · Missed · xG 0.08M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.08J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07N. Backstrom · Missed · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.06D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.06D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.05C. Sheary · Goal · xG 0.04T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.04T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.03A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.03N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.03T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.03D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.02T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.02D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.02J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.02N. Jensen · Missed · xG 0.02J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Irwin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.01D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.01D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.01C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.01M. Irwin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Irwin · On goal · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.00M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.00
WSH3 G · 3.1 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsWSH
2.47 G
All situations
3 G3.1
1.75 G
Even strength
3 G2.9
0.52 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 96 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS37%63%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.32 – 3.04

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

BOSvsWSH
31
Shots on goal
30
57%
Faceoffs
43%
2/4
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
8
27
Hits
35
11
Blocked shots
12
6
Giveaways
3
8
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
25B. CarloD000-110.03100—22:17
6M. ReillyD000020.05220—21:07
73C. McAvoyD000+110.04200—20:42
71T. HallL022+210.20022—19:19
88D. PastrnakR213050.4900010019:03
63B. MarchandL213-150.4612010018:14
48M. GrzelcykD145+210.04112—17:47
37P. BergeronC000-130.173128217:44
56E. HaulaL101+230.243002817:08
27J. MooreD000010.01000—16:58
58U. VaakanainenD011+210.04110—16:56
12C. SmithC112+230.17200016:03
13C. CoyleC000010.260006315:47
81A. BlidhL022+110.01000—13:44
62O. SteenC000010.12000012:41
20C. LazarC011+110.034104411:51
83K. KuhlmanC000000.00610010:39
11T. FredericC000000.01100006:57
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)30273.9003.07+0.0759:58

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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