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New York Rangers at Boston Bruins

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New York Rangers
2
Boston Bruins
▸4
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 4-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tomas Nosek's goal at 0:30 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 65% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.5 to 1.4; shots on goal were NYR 26, BOS 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 71% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 1.5 goals below expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 24 of 26 (.923), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie Coyle (1 G, 1 A), 2. Tomas Nosek (1 G), 3. Linus Ullmark (24 saves, .923).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. Coyle1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Nosek1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark24 saves, .923

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR01011313226
BOSBOS161929424

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. Coyle(12)
    T. Bertuzzi (11), T. Frederic (10)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +15 pts
    0-1
    18:07

2nd period

  1. BOS
    T. Nosek(5)SHG
    C. Coyle (23)
    backhandxG 0.29win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    0:30
  2. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(12)PPG
    J. Trouba (15), V. Tarasenko (24)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    7:03

3rd period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(23)
    B. Marchand (35), D. Orlov (22)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +12 pts
    1-3
    12:56
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(44)
    C. McAvoy (38), D. Krejci (37)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    16:40
  3. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(13)
    N. Mikkola (5), K. Kakko (20)
    wristxG 0.02
    2-4
    18:34

Penalties

NYR 11 PIM·BOS 11 PIM

1st

  • 11:32BOSDerek Forbort · Fightingdrawn by Jimmy Vesey5 min
  • 11:32NYRJimmy Vesey · Fightingdrawn by Derek Forbort5 min
  • 11:32NYRFilip Chytil · Interferencedrawn by Connor Clifton2 min
  • 19:52BOSTyler Bertuzzi · Slashingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min

2nd

  • 5:11BOSBrad Marchand · Interferencedrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min

3rd

  • 0:18BOSTomas Nosek · Trippingdrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
  • 4:12NYRAdam Fox · Trippingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 7:01NYRJacob Trouba · Interferencedrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tomas Nosek, 2nd 0:30 — BOS 65% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Nosek · Goal · xG 0.29C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.20P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.16J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.14D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.13P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.11T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.09D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.09J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.07C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.07P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.06P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.06B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.05B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.05P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.05D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.04B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.04B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.03D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.03D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.03T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.02T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.02D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.01T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 2.5 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsBOS
1.42 G
All situations
4 G2.5
0.81 G
Even strength
3 G1.6
0.61 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR29%71%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.41 – 2.50

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

NYRvsBOS
26
Shots on goal
24
43%
Faceoffs
57%
1/3
Power play
0/3
11
Penalty minutes
11
24
Hits
25
16
Blocked shots
9
11
Giveaways
8
13
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD000-210.04122—24:09
4B. SchneiderD000030.14320—22:58
8J. TroubaD011-120.04262—22:50
77N. MikkolaD011-140.13210—22:40
16V. TrocheckC000-120.121103822:14
5B. HarpurD000-110.00230—21:53
88P. KaneR000-220.12000—21:44
10A. PanarinL000-300.06100—21:15
93M. ZibanejadC000-200.001105020:57
20C. KreiderL000-120.103003320:22
91V. TarasenkoR011-100.21100—15:36
13A. LafrenièreL202040.40100—13:28
72F. ChytilC000010.010026011:52
21B. GoodrowC000-110.005003311:41
24K. KakkoR011+110.01000—11:21
26J. VeseyL000020.05105—10:19
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(L)24204.8332.50-1.5058:41

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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