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Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks

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Boston Bruins
3
Chicago Blackhawks
▸6
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Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 6-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Boris Katchouk's goal at 6:59 of the third period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 52% to 80%. Expected goals were close — BOS 3.6, CHI 3.5; shots on goal were BOS 42, CHI 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 23 of 28 (.821), 2.3 goals below expected; Alex Stalock stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Taylor Raddysh (3 G), 2. Boris Katchouk (1 G, 2 A), 3. Joey Anderson (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    T. Raddysh3 G
  2. ★★
    CHI
    B. Katchouk1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    J. Anderson1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS07216119342
CHICHI11011049629

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    M. Entwistle(3)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    14:29

2nd period

  1. BOS
    H. Lindholm(9)
    D. Orlov (24), B. Marchand (36)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +20 pts
    1-1
    14:58
  2. CHI
    J. Anderson(4)
    B. Katchouk (5), C. Jones (10)
    wristxG 0.44win prob +21 pts
    1-2
    16:32
  3. BOS
    T. Frederic(14)
    T. Bertuzzi (12), H. Lindholm (35)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +23 pts
    2-2
    19:48

3rd period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(17)
    D. Krejci (39), D. Pastrnak (43)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +26 pts
    3-2
    3:02
  2. CHI
    T. Raddysh(18)
    J. Khaira (7), B. Katchouk (6)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +26 pts
    3-3
    3:55
  3. CHI
    B. Katchouk(4)
    J. Anderson (3), I. Mitchell (5)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +28 pts
    3-4
    6:59
  4. CHI
    T. Raddysh(19)PPG
    T. Johnson (17), I. Mitchell (6)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +8 pts
    3-5
    16:08
  5. CHI
    T. Raddysh(20)EN
    J. Khaira (8)
    wristxG 0.72
    3-6
    19:15

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·CHI 4 PIM

1st

  • 3:52CHIJason Dickinson · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 8:05BOSGarnet Hathaway · Trippingdrawn by Ian Mitchell2 min

3rd

  • 9:42CHITaylor Raddysh · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 14:15BOSHampus Lindholm · Interferencedrawn by Joey Anderson2 min
  • 16:08BOSBrad Marchand · Hookingdrawn by Ian Mitchell2 min
  • 18:36CHIJarred Tinordi · Ps hooking on breakawaydrawn by David Pastrnak0 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Boris Katchouk, 3rd 6:59 — CHI 52% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Raddysh · Goal · xG 0.72J. Anderson · Goal · xG 0.44T. Raddysh · Goal · xG 0.22T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.21T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.18M. Entwistle · Goal · xG 0.18B. Katchouk · Goal · xG 0.13J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.11T. Raddysh · Goal · xG 0.09P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.09T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.09J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.09J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.08L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.08B. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.07J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.07M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.07J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.06M. Hardman · Missed · xG 0.06P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.06T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.05P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.05B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03I. Mitchell · Missed · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02N. Zaitsev · Missed · xG 0.01M. Hardman · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.00
CHI6 G · 3.5 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsCHI
3.63 G
All situations
5 G3.5
2.83 G
Even strength
4 G2.5
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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
BOS64%36%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.54 – 2.70

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

BOSvsCHI
42
Shots on goal
29
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
20
Hits
36
9
Blocked shots
10
9
Giveaways
19
2
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27H. LindholmD112+110.02122—24:27
73C. McAvoyD000-130.09240—23:51
81D. OrlovD011+310.05010—22:43
88D. PastrnakR011-130.32100—18:47
48M. GrzelcykD000030.05000—18:19
59T. BertuzziL011020.26200—17:45
37P. BergeronC000-150.491007716:58
46D. KrejciC011-110.020003316:56
18P. ZachaC101030.420103316:38
13C. CoyleC000030.210005016:26
63B. MarchandL011-160.570022016:13
74J. DeBruskL000-130.27200—16:10
28D. ForbortD000-300.00310—14:26
75C. CliftonD000-310.03100—13:44
11T. FredericC101050.44100012:18
92T. NosekL000-100.001006710:41
21G. HathawayR000-100.12402—09:30
10A. GreerL000-120.21100—08:54
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(L)28235.8212.74-2.2659:21

Season series

Tied 1-1

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