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Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks

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Boston Bruins
▸3
San Jose Sharks
1
FinalTV NBCSCA, NESN·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brad Marchand's goal at 3:18 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 48% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.6 to 1.4; shots on goal were BOS 37, SJS 16. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 15 of 16 (.938); James Reimer stopped 34 of 37 (.919). Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (2 G, 1 A), 2. James Reimer (34 saves, .919), 3. Charlie McAvoy.

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    J. Reimer34 saves, .919
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS19015213337
SJSSJS051407116

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(22)
    J. DeBrusk (9), E. Haula (14)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    14:24

2nd period

  1. SJS
    T. Meier(24)PPG
    B. Burns (31), L. Couture (21)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    12:50

3rd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(23)
    T. Hall (26), C. Smith (12)
    slapxG 0.24win prob +26 pts
    2-1
    3:18
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(14)
    D. Pastrnak (23), B. Marchand (29)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +3 pts
    3-1
    19:20

Penalties

BOS 10 PIM·SJS 8 PIM

1st

  • 1:44BOSErik Haula · High sticking double minordrawn by Tomas Hertl4 min
  • 15:28BOSserved by C. Smith · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 3:34SJSMario Ferraro · Holdingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 12:03BOSTaylor Hall · Interferencedrawn by Mario Ferraro2 min
  • 14:56SJSserved by R. Dzingel · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 1:12SJSNoah Gregor · High stickingdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 15:38BOSConnor Clifton · Roughingdrawn by Jeffrey Viel2 min
  • 15:38SJSJeffrey Viel · Roughingdrawn by Connor Clifton2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brad Marchand, 3rd 3:18 — BOS 48% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.26T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.15T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.13J. Weatherby · Missed · xG 0.11T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.11L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.07L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.06T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.05J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.04J. Weatherby · Missed · xG 0.04T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.04L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.03B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.03R. Merkley · On goal · xG 0.03N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.03R. Merkley · On goal · xG 0.03R. Merkley · On goal · xG 0.03M. Nieto · Missed · xG 0.03R. Dzingel · On goal · xG 0.02T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.02N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.02J. Gadjovich · On goal · xG 0.01N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.01N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS1 G · 1.4 xG · 25 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsSJS
2.63 G
All situations
1 G1.4
1.93 G
Even strength
0 G1.1
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS73%27%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.51 – 1.36

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

BOSvsSJS
37
Shots on goal
16
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/3
Power play
1/4
10
Penalty minutes
8
20
Hits
24
17
Blocked shots
15
8
Giveaways
12
9
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000+240.08400—26:27
25B. CarloD000030.04240—20:44
63B. MarchandL213+381.09100—20:27
6M. ReillyD000020.01330—19:28
88D. PastrnakR011+220.12100—18:30
37P. BergeronC101+140.351006717:48
28D. ForbortD000+230.04110—16:53
71T. HallL011+110.22112—16:44
48M. GrzelcykD000010.04010—16:15
13C. CoyleC000000.011006215:16
75C. CliftonD000+110.01012—14:32
56E. HaulaL011+110.092043814:19
92T. NosekL000000.010003614:08
74J. DeBruskL011+120.08010—13:32
12C. SmithC011+110.12000012:46
11T. FredericC000000.00110011:29
17N. FolignoL000020.08230—11:21
38J. FrodenR000020.21010—10:34
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)16151.9381.37+0.3760:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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