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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Boston Bruins
▸4
Pittsburgh Penguins
3
FinalTV SN1·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 17:34 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 94%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.3 to 3.0; shots on goal were BOS 35, PIT 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 of 24 (.875); Tristan Jarry stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (3 G), 2. Bryan Rust (2 G, 1 A), 3. Pavel Zacha (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak3 G
  2. ★★
    PIT
    B. Rust2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS112112211435
PITPIT1401228324

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(7)PPG
    P. Zacha (33), T. Bertuzzi (16)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:20
  2. PIT
    B. Rust(17)
    S. Crosby (55), M. Friedman (2)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    7:33

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(54)PPG
    D. Orlov (27)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +14 pts
    2-1
    1:41

3rd period

  1. PIT
    B. Rust(18)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.13win prob +27 pts
    2-2
    4:09
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(55)
    P. Zacha (34), M. Grzelcyk (22)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +30 pts
    3-2
    7:07
  3. PIT
    J. Guentzel(35)
    B. Dumoulin (20), B. Rust (26)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +35 pts
    3-3
    12:30
  4. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(56)
    D. Krejci (40), P. Zacha (35)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +46 pts
    4-3
    17:34

Penalties

BOS 12 PIM·PIT 6 PIM

1st

  • 4:21PITChad Ruhwedel · Roughingdrawn by David Krejci2 min
  • 14:35PITPierre-Olivier Joseph · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:15BOSDavid Krejci · Hookingdrawn by Rickard Rakell2 min
  • 19:56PITEvgeni Malkin · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

2nd

  • 15:55BOSJake DeBrusk · High stickingdrawn by Mark Friedman2 min
  • 17:10BOSBrandon Carlo · Interferencedrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

3rd

  • 12:30BOSserved by Jakub Lauko · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 15:12BOSDavid Krejci · Boardingdrawn by Josh Archibald2 min
  • 19:03BOSDavid Pastrnak · High stickingdrawn by Kris Letang2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 3rd 17:34 — BOS 47% → 94%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.36J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.19S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.18B. Rust · Goal · xG 0.16B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.16B. Rust · Goal · xG 0.13S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.13J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.12M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.12J. Guentzel · Goal · xG 0.12J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.11S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.10R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.10E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.10J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.10R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.09E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.09K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.08K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.08B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.07E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.06D. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.06S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.06E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.06K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.05B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.04M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.04M. Friedman · On goal · xG 0.04J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.03D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.03E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.03K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.03C. Ruhwedel · Missed · xG 0.03J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.02D. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.01P. Joseph · Missed · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT3 G · 3.3 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPIT
3.04 G
All situations
3 G3.3
2.12 G
Even strength
3 G2.2
0.72 G
Power play
0 G1.2
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS45%55%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.98 – 3.29

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

BOSvsPIT
35
Shots on goal
24
46%
Faceoffs
54%
2/3
Power play
0/6
12
Penalty minutes
6
29
Hits
38
15
Blocked shots
18
6
Giveaways
15
3
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
81D. OrlovD011-260.10210—24:11
27H. LindholmD000-120.03110—21:40
73C. McAvoyD101-210.26020—21:15
25B. CarloD000020.11022—20:45
13C. CoyleC000-110.140203820:20
88D. PastrnakR303080.711123319:32
63B. MarchandL000020.71000—18:41
46D. KrejciC011-110.130045718:08
74J. DeBruskL000030.30312—15:45
18P. ZachaC033+220.100004315:04
75C. CliftonD000+110.04430—15:02
59T. BertuzziL011-120.22500—14:59
92T. NosekL000000.000006413:53
48M. GrzelcykD011+200.02310—12:43
21G. HathawayR000-100.05400—11:34
11T. FredericC000-100.00400010:38
10A. GreerL000020.09010—07:57
94J. LaukoC000020.00200007:00
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)24213.8753.34+0.3459:56

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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