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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Boston Bruins
▸6
Pittsburgh Penguins
5
Final/OTTV ESPN, ESPN+·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 in overtime, Hampus Lindholm scoring at 3:37. The Bruins came back from three goals down. The Penguins led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Hampus Lindholm's goal at 3:37 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 5.0 to 3.5; shots on goal were BOS 40, PIT 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 29 of 34 (.853); Tristan Jarry stopped 34 of 40 (.850), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Hampus Lindholm (1 G, 3 A), 2. Taylor Hall (1 G), 3. Evgeni Malkin (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    H. Lindholm1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Hall1 G
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    E. Malkin1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS21411321112640
PITPIT1124150803538

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby(5)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.29win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:30
  2. BOS
    C. Coyle(4)
    T. Frederic (2), A. Greer (3)
    tip-inxG 0.28win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    5:19
  3. BOS
    J. Lauko(1)
    N. Foligno (2)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +14 pts
    2-1
    13:20

2nd period

  1. PIT
    E. Malkin(5)
    P. Joseph (4), B. McGinn (1)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +16 pts
    2-2
    1:47
  2. PIT
    J. Archibald(2)
    B. McGinn (2), J. Rutta (2)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +18 pts
    2-3
    8:42
  3. PIT
    B. Rust(4)
    B. Dumoulin (3), J. Guentzel (3)
    wristxG 0.62win prob +16 pts
    2-4
    11:16
  4. PIT
    R. Rakell(5)
    J. Zucker (6), E. Malkin (5)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +8 pts
    2-5
    11:36
  5. BOS
    B. Marchand(3)PPG
    H. Lindholm (6), J. DeBrusk (5)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +6 pts
    3-5
    12:57

3rd period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(2)
    H. Lindholm (7), B. Carlo (1)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +11 pts
    4-5
    11:59
  2. BOS
    T. Hall(5)
    D. Pastrnak (11), H. Lindholm (8)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +44 pts
    5-5
    18:43

Overtime

  1. BOS
    H. Lindholm(3)
    P. Bergeron (6)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +51 pts
    6-5
    3:37

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·PIT 6 PIM

1st

  • 14:29BOSBrandon Carlo · Interferencedrawn by Josh Archibald2 min
  • 16:32PITMarcus Pettersson · High stickingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 17:56BOSDavid Pastrnak · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Tristan Jarry2 min

2nd

  • 12:42PITJeff Petry · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 18:17PITSidney Crosby · Hookingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min

3rd

  • 4:43BOSTaylor Hall · Interferencedrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min

OT

  • 1:04BOSHampus Lindholm · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Hampus Lindholm, OT 3:37 — BOS 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Rust · Goal · xG 0.62S. Crosby · Goal · xG 0.29B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.22D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.21R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.20E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.19E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.19J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.19J. Archibald · Goal · xG 0.19J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.17E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.14J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.13J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.13J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.13J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.13E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.11B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.10D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.10B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.09E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.09J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.09J. Archibald · Missed · xG 0.09S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.08J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.08E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.08J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.08D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.08D. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.07B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.06D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.06E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.05R. Rakell · Goal · xG 0.05E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.05D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.05S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.04D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.04J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.03D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.03J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.03M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.02R. Poehling · Missed · xG 0.02R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.02D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.02R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.02M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.02E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ruhwedel · Missed · xG 0.01C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.01R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.01S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.00J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.00K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT5 G · 5.0 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPIT
3.56 G
All situations
5 G5.0
2.55 G
Even strength
5 G3.7
0.61 G
Power play
0 G1.3
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 106 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS26%74%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.27 – 4.99

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

BOSvsPIT
40
Shots on goal
38
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
38
Hits
48
21
Blocked shots
12
4
Giveaways
8
6
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27H. LindholmD134030.43132—29:47
25B. CarloD011040.08622—24:36
75C. CliftonD000-110.02620—22:14
48M. GrzelcykD000030.06200—21:09
88D. PastrnakR011070.50102—20:13
63B. MarchandL101060.50310—20:02
74J. DeBruskL011-100.00110—19:57
86A. StralmanD000-100.00210—19:06
13C. CoyleC101+120.600206218:49
37P. BergeronC011040.132105218:10
71T. HallL101010.18102—17:06
18P. ZachaC101-140.392004316:55
92T. NosekL000000.142206915:38
17N. FolignoL011000.0022010011:34
10A. GreerL011+100.12020—09:38
94J. LaukoC101020.11000009:02
11T. FredericC011+120.19200006:51
28D. ForbortD000010.03520—05:03
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)34295.8534.66-0.3448:55
1J. Swayman4401.0000.34+0.3414:06

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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