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Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins

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Carolina Hurricanes
▸7
Boston Bruins
1
FinalTV BSSO, NESN·TD Garden

Recap

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The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 7-1. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jesperi Kotkaniemi's goal at 11:26 of the first period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 2.9 to 2.4; shots on goal were CAR 34, BOS 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Frederik Andersen stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 20 of 22 (.909). Three stars: 1. Jaccob Slavin (1 G, 2 A), 2. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2 G), 3. Teuvo Teravainen (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CAR
    J. Slavin1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    CAR
    J. Kotkaniemi2 G
  3. ★★★
    CAR
    T. Teravainen1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CARCAR51208214734
BOSBOS11001309132

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. CAR
    T. Teravainen(11)
    J. Slavin (18), T. DeAngelo (20)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    3:44
  2. CAR
    J. Kotkaniemi(8)
    A. Svechnikov (17), N. Niederreiter (8)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    6:03
  3. BOS
    P. Bergeron(12)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (16), C. McAvoy (19)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    2-1
    11:13
  4. CAR
    J. Kotkaniemi(9)
    J. Slavin (19), D. Stepan (5)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +16 pts
    3-1
    11:26
  5. CAR
    S. Jarvis(7)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.28win prob +11 pts
    4-1
    16:01
  6. CAR
    D. Stepan(5)
    J. Martinook (6)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +7 pts
    5-1
    16:57

3rd period

  1. CAR
    J. Slavin(2)PPG
    T. DeAngelo (21), T. Teravainen (19)
    wristxG 0.05
    6-1
    3:05
  2. CAR
    A. Svechnikov(13)PPG
    S. Aho (23), T. DeAngelo (22)
    snapxG 0.14
    7-1
    7:48

Penalties

CAR 10 PIM·BOS 6 PIM

1st

  • 9:48CARAndrei Svechnikov · Interferencedrawn by Curtis Lazar2 min
  • 12:11BOSConnor Clifton · Cross checkingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min

2nd

  • 6:55CARBrendan Smith · High stickingdrawn by Craig Smith2 min
  • 10:38CARSebastian Aho · High stickingdrawn by Connor Clifton2 min
  • 11:30CARIan Cole · Trippingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min

3rd

  • 0:33CARVincent Trocheck · Cross checkingdrawn by Erik Haula2 min
  • 1:13BOSCharlie McAvoy · Interferencedrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
  • 6:04BOSErik Haula · High stickingdrawn by Jaccob Slavin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, 1st 11:26 — CAR 60% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.32D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.20E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.15E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.14P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.13C. Lazar · On goal · xG 0.12C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.11P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.09T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.09D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.08E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.08J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.05B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.04B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.03C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02C. Clifton · Missed · xG 0.02C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.02C. Clifton · Missed · xG 0.01B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.01E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.01U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01U. Vaakanainen · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.00
BOS1 G · 2.4 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CARvsBOS
2.97 G
All situations
1 G2.4
2.45 G
Even strength
0 G1.7
0.52 G
Power play
1 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CAR59%41%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.83 – 2.35

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

CARvsBOS
34
Shots on goal
32
45%
Faceoffs
55%
2/3
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
6
26
Hits
26
16
Blocked shots
9
5
Giveaways
8
17
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. SlavinD123+420.16030—22:30
76B. SkjeiD000+100.00120—20:58
77T. DeAngeloD033+410.11120—19:36
22B. PesceD000+110.01000—18:55
28I. ColeD000010.00302—18:52
20S. AhoC011+230.591022017:30
16V. TrocheckC000000.015125716:16
7B. SmithD000020.03022—16:07
11J. StaalC000010.031204115:54
37A. SvechnikovR112+130.22312—15:30
24S. JarvisR101+210.28110—15:19
86T. TeravainenC112+250.62100014:12
82J. KotkaniemiC202+350.410006714:00
71J. FastR000020.07210—13:17
21N. NiederreiterR011+110.0440010013:13
78S. LorentzC000010.12000012:55
48J. MartinookL011+210.01210—12:53
18D. StepanC112+240.141005012:38
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31F. Andersen(W)32311.9692.35+1.3560:00

Season series

CAR leads 3-0

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