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Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins

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Columbus Blue Jackets
2
Boston Bruins
▸5
FinalTV BSOH, NESN·TD Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Erik Haula's goal at 16:06 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 52% to 91%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 5.4 to 2.3; shots on goal were CBJ 24, BOS 42. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 37 of 40 (.925), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 of 24 (.917). Three stars: 1. Erik Haula (2 G), 2. Charlie McAvoy (2 A), 3. Brad Marchand (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    E. Haula2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ1511504224
BOSBOS115112315542

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    E. Haula(11)
    T. Hall (36), C. McAvoy (38)
    snapxG 0.27win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    15:09
  2. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(17)
    C. Sillinger (11), A. Boqvist (10)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    19:32

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    J. Danforth(7)
    E. Chinakhov (7), S. Kuraly (14)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    0:42
  2. BOS
    B. Marchand(31)
    P. Bergeron (33), J. DeBrusk (13)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +23 pts
    2-2
    18:13

3rd period

  1. BOS
    E. Haula(12)PPG
    B. Carlo (9), H. Lindholm (20)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +39 pts
    2-3
    16:06
  2. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(19)EN
    B. Marchand (39), C. McAvoy (39)
    wristxG 0.60win prob +8 pts
    2-4
    18:00
  3. BOS
    C. Coyle(15)EN
    P. Bergeron (34), B. Marchand (40)
    wristxG 0.66
    2-5
    19:54

Penalties

CBJ 2 PIM·BOS 2 PIM

2nd

  • 3:27BOSTaylor Hall · Slashingdrawn by Gavin Bayreuther2 min

3rd

  • 14:06CBJAndrew Peeke · Hookingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Erik Haula, 3rd 16:06 — BOS 52% → 91%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.66J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.60B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.56B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.29E. Haula · Goal · xG 0.27J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.20J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.19C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.17C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.15D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.13P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.13B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.12C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.10T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.10E. Haula · Goal · xG 0.09D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.08C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.08T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.07C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07C. Lazar · On goal · xG 0.07T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.06T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.06C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.06J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.04T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.04C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04C. Lazar · On goal · xG 0.03M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.03N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.02N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.02N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.02E. Haula · Missed · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.00T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 5.4 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsBOS
2.32 G
All situations
3 G5.4
2.02 G
Even strength
2 G3.4
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ30%70%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.28 – 3.50

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

CBJvsBOS
24
Shots on goal
42
39%
Faceoffs
61%
0/1
Power play
1/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
33
Hits
24
12
Blocked shots
18
16
Giveaways
14
14
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22J. BeanD000-110.09020—22:32
44V. GavrikovD000010.00230—22:05
46D. KukanD000-220.09400—21:48
2A. PeekeD000+100.01412—20:09
93J. VoracekR000-310.03100—19:16
29P. LaineL000-400.03000—18:43
7S. KuralyC011000.002104217:44
28O. BjorkstrandR000-130.18010—17:32
14G. NyquistR101-120.41110—17:12
96J. RoslovicC000-200.001001016:50
27A. BoqvistD011000.00220—15:43
34C. SillingerC011010.093003815:16
59E. ChinakhovR011+130.19200—14:58
5G. BayreutherD000000.02410—14:24
17J. DanforthR101+140.561005014:13
50E. RobinsonL000010.1420010011:22
52E. BemstromC000-120.19200010:04
23B. GaunceC000030.262006709:54
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90E. Merzlikins(L)40373.9253.56+0.5657:25

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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