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Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers

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Boston Bruins
▸6
Florida Panthers
2
FinalFLA Live Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 6-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Bertuzzi's goal at 2:26 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 73% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 5.0 to 2.8; shots on goal were BOS 31, FLA 44. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 41 of 43 (.953), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 30 (.833), 1.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Linus Ullmark (41 saves, .953), 2. Jake DeBrusk (2 G), 3. Taylor Hall (2 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark41 saves, .953
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. DeBrusk2 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Hall2 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS11218411631
FLAFLA015112117244

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(3)PPG
    P. Zacha (3), T. Bertuzzi (4)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +9 pts
    1-0
    9:45

2nd period

  1. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(2)PPG
    D. Orlov (5), T. Hall (2)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    1:52
  2. FLA
    M. Tkachuk(2)
    C. Verhaeghe (1), B. Montour (1)
    between-legsxG 0.18win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    16:00

3rd period

  1. BOS
    T. Bertuzzi(2)
    B. Carlo (1), N. Foligno (2)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +18 pts
    3-1
    2:26
  2. FLA
    S. Bennett(2)PPG
    B. Montour (2), M. Tkachuk (3)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    3-2
    6:11
  3. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(3)
    P. Zacha (4), T. Hall (3)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +16 pts
    4-2
    8:05
  4. BOS
    T. Hall(3)
    T. Nosek (2), L. Ullmark (1)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    16:24
  5. BOS
    T. Hall(4)EN
    J. Lauko (1), G. Hathaway (1)
    wristxG 0.86
    6-2
    19:31

Penalties

BOS 35 PIM·FLA 35 PIM

1st

  • 9:11FLAColin White · Cross checkingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min
  • 10:37FLARyan Lomberg · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 15:33BOSPavel Zacha · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Lomberg2 min
  • 20:00FLAMatthew Tkachuk · Cross checkingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min

2nd

  • 4:07BOSCharlie Coyle · Hookingdrawn by Sam Bennett2 min

3rd

  • 4:45BOSNick Foligno · Trippingdrawn by Anton Lundell2 min
  • 11:02FLAMatthew Tkachuk · Slashingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 11:02BOSCharlie McAvoy · Slashingdrawn by Matthew Tkachuk2 min
  • 12:02FLABrandon Montour · Interferencedrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 16:49BOSDavid Pastrnak · Roughingdrawn by Matthew Tkachuk2 min
  • 16:49BOSDerek Forbort · Fightingdrawn by Brandon Montour5 min
  • 16:49FLABrandon Montour · Fightingdrawn by Derek Forbort5 min
  • 16:49BOSLinus Ullmark · Misconduct10 min
  • 16:49BOSJake DeBrusk · Misconduct10 min
  • 16:49FLASam Bennett · Misconduct10 min
  • 16:49FLAMatthew Tkachuk · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tyler Bertuzzi, 3rd 2:26 — BOS 73% → 90%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.21M. Tkachuk · Goal · xG 0.18B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.18A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.17M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.15S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.12S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.12A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.11Z. Dalpe · On goal · xG 0.10M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.10C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.10B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.10M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.09S. Bennett · Goal · xG 0.08S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.08S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.08S. Bennett · Missed · xG 0.06A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.06S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Dalpe · On goal · xG 0.05S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.04M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.04A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.04A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.04M. Staal · On goal · xG 0.04C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.03R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.03M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.03G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.02C. Verhaeghe · Missed · xG 0.02G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.02A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.02G. Forsling · Missed · xG 0.01B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.01B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.01G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.01M. Staal · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.01E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.01A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.01A. Barkov · Missed · xG 0.01E. Staal · Missed · xG 0.01J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.01G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.01N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fitzgerald · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Dalpe · On goal · xG 0.00
FLA2 G · 2.8 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsFLA
5.05 G
All situations
2 G2.8
1.83 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
1.52 G
Power play
1 G1.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS58%42%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.11 – 2.66

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

BOSvsFLA
31
Shots on goal
44
63%
Faceoffs
37%
2/4
Power play
1/4
35
Penalty minutes
35
36
Hits
30
25
Blocked shots
16
8
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000+110.02522—23:48
81D. OrlovD011+110.10120—22:13
25B. CarloD011+110.03260—22:02
27H. LindholmD000+210.01120—21:08
63B. MarchandL101-130.64200—20:01
88D. PastrnakR000030.18102—19:44
18P. ZachaC022+140.650025018:01
13C. CoyleC000-110.072127916:39
59T. BertuzziL112+150.76520—16:03
28D. ForbortD000-100.00205—15:45
71T. HallL224+341.35010—15:06
74J. DeBruskL202020.221110—14:40
17N. FolignoL011+100.274224513:38
92T. NosekL011+110.050307812:51
48M. GrzelcykD000+220.03000—11:25
11T. FredericC000+120.1411010011:07
21G. HathawayR011+200.42820—09:44
94J. LaukoC011+100.00100006:39
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)43412.9532.73+0.7356:49
1J. Swayman1101.0000.06+0.0603:11

Series

FLA leads 4-3

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