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New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins

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New Jersey Devils
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Boston Bruins
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pavel Zacha's goal at 4:44 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 66% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.3 to 2.3; shots on goal were NJD 30, BOS 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 of 40 (.950), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Pavel Zacha (2 G), 2. Linus Ullmark (29 saves, .967), 3. Mackenzie Blackwood (38 saves, .950).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    P. Zacha2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark29 saves, .967
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    M. Blackwood38 saves, .950

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD11001109130
BOSBOS22201008240

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(19)PPG
    H. Lindholm (42), T. Bertuzzi (17)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +8 pts
    0-1
    2:00
  2. BOS
    P. Zacha(20)
    D. Pastrnak (48), T. Bertuzzi (18)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    4:44
  3. NJD
    J. Bratt(32)
    J. Hughes (54), O. Palat (15)
    wristxG 0.31win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    6:21

Penalties

NJD 4 PIM·BOS 10 PIM

1st

  • 1:04NJDRyan Graves · Interferencedrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

2nd

  • 2:27BOSDmitry Orlov · Roughingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 2:27NJDTimo Meier · Slashingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min
  • 7:33BOSCharlie McAvoy · Cross checkingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 19:44BOSCharlie McAvoy · High sticking double minordrawn by Yegor Sharangovich4 min

3rd

  • 20:00BOSDavid Pastrnak · Roughingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Pavel Zacha, 1st 4:44 — BOS 66% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.22D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.17T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.16P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.16P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.15P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.15T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.13B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.11G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.11B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.11P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.09A. Greer · On goal · xG 0.09B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.08T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.06H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.05C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.05M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.05B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.04D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.04T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.04T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.03J. Zboril · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.02J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.02T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.02J. Zboril · Missed · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02J. Zboril · Missed · xG 0.02T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.02J. Zboril · Missed · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.01T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.01P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.01J. Zboril · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.00T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS2 G · 3.3 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsBOS
2.31 G
All situations
2 G3.3
1.81 G
Even strength
1 G3.0
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD32%68%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.22 – 3.26

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

NJDvsBOS
30
Shots on goal
40
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/3
Power play
1/1
4
Penalty minutes
10
32
Hits
31
16
Blocked shots
8
17
Giveaways
9
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7D. HamiltonD000040.12320—23:56
86J. HughesC011010.420001422:56
63J. BrattL101+150.56210—20:34
13N. HischierC000010.151205420:14
28D. SeversonD000010.05210—20:13
91D. MercerC000010.06100020:04
71J. SiegenthalerD000+100.00210—19:08
6J. MarinoD000020.10130—19:01
96T. MeierR000050.21202—18:45
18O. PalatL011010.20000—16:31
33R. GravesD000010.02202—16:12
90T. TatarL000030.1040010014:18
88K. BahlD000-110.02220—13:46
17Y. SharangovichC000-110.142004012:38
20M. McLeodC000020.121207311:59
70J. BoqvistC000000.00110010:19
44M. WoodL000010.01400—10:16
14N. BastianR000000.00210—08:10
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(L)40382.9503.33+1.3358:04

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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