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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
▸3
New York Rangers
1
FinalTV NESN, MSG·Madison Square Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrice Bergeron's goal at 4:42 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 64% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.1 to 2.7; shots on goal were BOS 27, NYR 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 24 of 27 (.889). Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (31 saves, .969), 2. Brad Marchand (2 A), 3. Patrice Bergeron (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman31 saves, .969
  2. ★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS1131816327
NYRNYR011011110132

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(8)
    D. Krejci (25)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:19

2nd period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(17)
    B. Marchand (27), C. Smith (5)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    4:42

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. Clifton(4)
    B. Marchand (28), D. Krejci (26)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +8 pts
    3-0
    0:28
  2. NYR
    B. Harpur(1)
    A. Lafrenière (14), B. Schneider (6)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +2 pts
    3-1
    15:37

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·NYR 8 PIM

1st

  • 14:08NYRChris Kreider · Holdingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 14:27NYRAdam Fox · Trippingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 19:12BOSCraig Smith · Interferencedrawn by Filip Chytil2 min

2nd

  • 18:17BOSConnor Clifton · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 0:48NYRJacob Trouba · Trippingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 4:19NYRAlexis Lafrenière · Hookingdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 5:10BOSPatrice Bergeron · Interferencedrawn by Chris Kreider2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Patrice Bergeron, 2nd 4:42 — BOS 64% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.25V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.17J. Leschyshyn · On goal · xG 0.16A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.15J. Leschyshyn · On goal · xG 0.14C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.13C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.13A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.12V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.11V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.11B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.11J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.10F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.09B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.09C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.09A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.09V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.09A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.08A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.08R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.07V. Kravtsov · On goal · xG 0.07J. Vesey · Missed · xG 0.07M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.06A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.06M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.06K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.04A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.04V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.04B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.04J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.02F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.02J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.02J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.02J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.02B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.02F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.01C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.01B. Harpur · Goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR1 G · 3.1 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
2.73 G
All situations
1 G3.1
2.23 G
Even strength
1 G2.3
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.7

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS44%56%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.66 – 3.01

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

BOSvsNYR
27
Shots on goal
32
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
21
Hits
22
25
Blocked shots
11
4
Giveaways
11
3
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000040.11030—24:36
27H. LindholmD000+200.03000—24:27
75C. CliftonD101+220.14312—21:05
88D. PastrnakR000+100.09310—20:33
28D. ForbortD000010.02660—20:06
13C. CoyleC000030.531104719:18
63B. MarchandL022+240.501105018:09
48M. GrzelcykD000+100.01000—16:54
18P. ZachaC101+110.130105015:40
37P. BergeronC101+140.420025715:20
46D. KrejciC022+200.071203314:35
11T. FredericC000010.23020013:57
92T. NosekL000-100.00230—13:18
71T. HallL000030.20100—12:58
17N. FolignoL000-110.062007512:53
12C. SmithC011+110.10012012:23
10A. GreerL000-120.05120—09:39
25B. CarloD000000.00010—08:15
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)32311.9693.05+2.0559:54

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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