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Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers

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Boston Bruins
▸5
Philadelphia Flyers
3
FinalTV SN1, TVAS·Wells Fargo Center

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 0:39 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 71% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 3.2 to 2.6; shots on goal were BOS 34, PHI 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 34 of 37 (.919); Felix Sandstrom stopped 29 of 34 (.853), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (3 G, 1 A), 2. Tyler Bertuzzi (3 A), 3. Owen Tippett (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Bertuzzi3 A
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    O. Tippett1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS113211210534
PHIPHI110114113337

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. Coyle(15)
    C. Carrick (1)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    0:47
  2. PHI
    W. Allison(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.29win prob +11 pts
    1-1
    1:04

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(58)
    C. Clifton (17), J. Zboril (3)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    2:04
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(59)
    T. Bertuzzi (19), P. Zacha (36)
    slapxG 0.21win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    7:31
  3. PHI
    J. Farabee(14)
    O. Tippett (21)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    13:58

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(60)
    T. Bertuzzi (20), H. Lindholm (43)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +18 pts
    4-2
    0:39
  2. PHI
    O. Tippett(24)
    J. Farabee (24), N. Cates (24)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +6 pts
    4-3
    9:06
  3. BOS
    P. Zacha(21)
    D. Pastrnak (49), T. Bertuzzi (21)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +9 pts
    5-3
    16:56

Penalties

BOS 13 PIM·PHI 7 PIM

2nd

  • 4:40BOSserved by Jakub Lauko · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 10:29BOSJakub Zboril · Hookingdrawn by Joel Farabee2 min
  • 15:51BOSTyler Bertuzzi · Roughingdrawn by Rasmus Ristolainen2 min
  • 17:12PHITravis Konecny · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Connor Clifton2 min

3rd

  • 5:10BOSCharlie Coyle · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 8:23PHINicolas Deslauriers · Fightingdrawn by A.J. Greer5 min
  • 8:23BOSA.J. Greer · Fightingdrawn by Nicolas Deslauriers5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 3rd 0:39 — BOS 71% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Allison · Goal · xG 0.29S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.28J. Farabee · Goal · xG 0.24N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.20M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.19J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.16M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.13J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.12T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.11J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.11J. Farabee · Missed · xG 0.09O. Tippett · Goal · xG 0.09N. Cates · Missed · xG 0.09N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.08J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.07J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.07O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.07M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.06J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.06T. Laczynski · On goal · xG 0.06I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.06J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.06C. York · Missed · xG 0.05T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.04J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.03O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.03J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.03O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.03I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.03J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.03W. Allison · On goal · xG 0.02N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.02O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.02C. York · Missed · xG 0.02N. Deslauriers · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · Missed · xG 0.01R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.01K. Bellows · On goal · xG 0.01J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.01O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.01R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.01R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.01R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.01R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.01O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.00
PHI3 G · 3.2 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPHI
2.65 G
All situations
3 G3.2
2.05 G
Even strength
3 G2.3
0.30 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.30 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
BOS41%59%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.63 – 3.18

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

BOSvsPHI
34
Shots on goal
37
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/1
Power play
0/4
13
Penalty minutes
7
25
Hits
20
8
Blocked shots
11
7
Giveaways
7
5
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27H. LindholmD011+210.03200—24:26
25B. CarloD000+130.05220—21:53
75C. CliftonD011-220.05030—20:39
48M. GrzelcykD000+110.01100—19:29
13C. CoyleC101+120.380024719:27
63B. MarchandL000+100.00000—18:46
74J. DeBruskL000+110.25010—17:45
59T. BertuzziL033+330.17202—17:10
58C. CarrickD011+320.04400—16:54
18P. ZachaC112+330.400005016:49
67J. ZborilD011-100.01112—16:09
88D. PastrnakR314+3100.95100—15:04
92T. NosekL000-130.042009414:59
11T. FredericC000000.042003313:30
21G. HathawayR000-100.00000—11:32
95V. LettieriC000-110.02300009:50
10A. GreerL000-220.19005—09:34
94J. LaukoC000-100.00510008:04
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)37343.9193.22+0.2260:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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