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Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

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Philadelphia Flyers
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Boston Bruins
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tomas Nosek's goal at 11:25 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 72%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.7 to 1.7; shots on goal were PHI 23, BOS 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 80% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 28 of 32 (.875); Linus Ullmark stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Linus Ullmark (22 saves, .957), 2. David Krejci (2 G), 3. Pavel Zacha (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark22 saves, .957
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Krejci2 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI0805110123
BOSBOS012110310432

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    T. Nosek(2)
    N. Foligno (5), P. Zacha (7)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +19 pts
    0-1
    11:25

3rd period

  1. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(6)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (17), C. McAvoy (2)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +11 pts
    0-2
    7:32
  2. PHI
    O. Tippett(4)PPG
    K. Hayes (13), T. DeAngelo (7)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +10 pts
    1-2
    9:48
  3. BOS
    D. Krejci(3)
    P. Zacha (8), H. Lindholm (14)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    1-3
    10:04
  4. BOS
    D. Krejci(4)PPG
    N. Foligno (6), T. Hall (6)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    16:21

Penalties

PHI 8 PIM·BOS 8 PIM

1st

  • 5:39PHITravis Sanheim · Trippingdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min
  • 17:19BOSJake DeBrusk · Trippingdrawn by Morgan Frost2 min
  • 19:18PHIserved by Z. MacEwen · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 19:27BOSTaylor Hall · Slashingdrawn by Travis Sanheim2 min

3rd

  • 2:28BOSLinus Ullmark · Interferencedrawn by Morgan Frost2 min
  • 6:32PHIMax Willman · High stickingdrawn by Connor Clifton2 min
  • 9:41BOSCharlie McAvoy · Interferencedrawn by Zack MacEwen2 min
  • 14:45PHIIvan Provorov · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tomas Nosek, 2nd 11:25 — BOS 53% → 72%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.23T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.19C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.19J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.19D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.17D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.16T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.16D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.14P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.14T. Nosek · Goal · xG 0.13C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.13P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.12A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.12D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.11B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.08P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.07C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.07M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.06J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.05C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.04B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.03C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.03P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.02B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.00A. Stralman · Missed · xG 0.00N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 3.7 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsBOS
1.71 G
All situations
4 G3.7
1.50 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.11 G
Power play
2 G1.5
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI20%80%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.71 – 3.61

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

PHIvsBOS
23
Shots on goal
32
50%
Faceoffs
50%
1/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
26
Hits
22
20
Blocked shots
9
7
Giveaways
15
2
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
77T. DeAngeloD011-120.20020—26:44
9I. ProvorovD000-200.04022—23:25
21S. LaughtonC000-130.153005019:38
6T. SanheimD000000.00112—19:34
86J. FarabeeL000-110.03040—19:13
49N. CatesL000010.141005518:46
74O. TippettR101-120.21100—18:43
13K. HayesR011-140.311004718:19
61J. BraunD000-110.00200—17:32
48M. FrostC000-140.262106716:02
17Z. MacEwenR000010.163106715:19
24N. SeelerD000000.00010—15:13
55R. RistolainenD000010.05230—13:12
38P. BrownC000000.004104311:51
11T. KonecnyR000-110.03010—11:13
71M. WillmanC000010.08222011:11
23L. SedlakC000010.00410009:12
44N. DeslauriersL000000.07000—08:17
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(L)32284.8753.65-0.3560:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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