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Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

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Montréal Canadiens
2
Boston Bruins
▸4
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jake DeBrusk's goal at 13:38 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 66% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.8 to 2.4; shots on goal were MTL 31, BOS 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 17 of 21 (.810), 1.6 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 29 of 31 (.935), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Tyler Bertuzzi (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jeremy Swayman (29 saves, .935), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    T. Bertuzzi1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. Swayman29 saves, .935
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL11111406231
BOSBOS281617421

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    T. Bertuzzi(5)
    C. Coyle (28), J. Zboril (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    4:34
  2. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(24)
    C. Clifton (15), P. Bergeron (30)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    13:38
  3. MTL
    N. Suzuki(22)PPG
    D. Gurianov (10), K. Dach (24)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +9 pts
    1-2
    19:41

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(49)
    T. Bertuzzi (15)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    2:36
  2. MTL
    K. Dach(14)PPG
    M. Matheson (17), N. Suzuki (35)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    2-3
    16:13

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Krejci(16)
    C. Clifton (16), D. Pastrnak (46)
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    2-4
    12:16

Penalties

MTL 14 PIM·BOS 25 PIM

1st

  • 7:50BOSBrad Marchand · Roughingdrawn by Rem Pitlick2 min
  • 7:50MTLRem Pitlick · Interferencedrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 7:50BOSBrad Marchand · Roughingdrawn by Rem Pitlick2 min
  • 8:26MTLMike Matheson · Holding the stickdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 11:28BOSConnor Clifton · Interferencedrawn by Michael Pezzetta2 min
  • 14:00BOSCharlie McAvoy · Roughingdrawn by Jake Evans2 min
  • 14:00MTLJake Evans · Roughingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 14:00MTLJake Evans · Slashingdrawn by Jeremy Swayman2 min
  • 17:08BOSA.J. Greer · Cross checkingdrawn by Mike Hoffman5 min
  • 17:08BOSA.J. Greer · Game misconduct10 min

2nd

  • 4:10MTLJustin Barron · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 6:41MTLMike Matheson · Trippingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 15:07BOSGarnet Hathaway · Holdingdrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min

3rd

  • 3:58MTLJustin Barron · High stickingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jake DeBrusk, 1st 13:38 — BOS 66% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.19D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.17J. Zboril · On goal · xG 0.17J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.17D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.15P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.13A. Greer · On goal · xG 0.13P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.12P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.12P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.11B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.09D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.08D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.08T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.07T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.04J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.03J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.03T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.02T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 2.4 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsBOS
2.82 G
All situations
4 G2.4
1.90 G
Even strength
4 G2.0
0.92 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL56%44%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.75 – 2.42

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

MTLvsBOS
31
Shots on goal
21
48%
Faceoffs
52%
2/5
Power play
0/5
14
Penalty minutes
25
28
Hits
26
10
Blocked shots
10
12
Giveaways
11
13
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8M. MathesonD011-150.15124—28:55
77K. DachC112030.223002524:00
14N. SuzukiC112040.532204822:27
58D. SavardD000-310.11410—20:14
49R. Harvey-PinardL000030.52300—20:05
44J. EdmundsonD000-300.01310—19:57
26J. KovacevicD000010.02010—17:30
25D. GurianovR011-110.22010—17:27
27J. DrouinL000-210.222003817:21
52J. BarronD000020.13004—16:13
11B. GallagherR000-130.17200—14:46
32R. PitlickC000-200.00202013:20
68M. HoffmanC000010.05200012:49
71J. EvansC000-220.210247111:58
67C. TierneyC000-200.000005010:20
60A. BelzileR000-110.092005010:14
6C. WidemanD000-100.00100—08:16
55M. PezzettaL000-130.16100—06:12
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(L)21174.8102.42-1.5857:56

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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