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Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers

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Boston Bruins
5
Florida Panthers
▸7
FinalFLA Live Arena

Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 7-5. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Panthers led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Eetu Luostarinen's goal at 14:22 of the third period, which took the Panthers' chances from 52% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 3.9 to 2.7; shots on goal were BOS 34, FLA 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 26 of 32 (.813), 3.0 goals below expected; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 34 (.853), 2.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Matthew Tkachuk (2 G, 1 A), 2. Eetu Luostarinen (1 G, 1 A), 3. David Pastrnak (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    M. Tkachuk2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    FLA
    E. Luostarinen1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS18111315534
FLAFLA212110411733

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. FLA
    B. Montour(3)PPG
    M. Tkachuk (5), A. Barkov (4)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    2:01
  2. BOS
    T. Bertuzzi(3)PPG
    B. Marchand (3), C. McAvoy (4)
    batxG 0.19win prob +9 pts
    1-1
    6:09
  3. FLA
    M. Tkachuk(4)
    N. Cousins (4)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    13:52

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(3)PPG
    B. Marchand (4), C. McAvoy (5)
    between-legsxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    2-2
    5:42
  2. FLA
    A. Barkov(1)
    A. Duclair (1), C. Verhaeghe (5)
    backhandxG 0.20win prob +18 pts
    2-3
    9:22

3rd period

  1. BOS
    T. Bertuzzi(4)
    B. Carlo (3), B. Marchand (5)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +24 pts
    3-3
    1:31
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(4)PPG
    T. Bertuzzi (5), B. Marchand (6)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +21 pts
    4-3
    3:53
  3. FLA
    Z. Dalpe(1)
    E. Luostarinen (2), A. Lundell (1)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +29 pts
    4-4
    7:21
  4. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(4)SHG
    P. Zacha (5), D. Orlov (6)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +35 pts
    5-4
    10:22
  5. FLA
    M. Tkachuk(5)PPG
    A. Lundell (2), G. Forsling (2)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +31 pts
    5-5
    10:49
  6. FLA
    E. Luostarinen(2)
    B. Montour (3)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +37 pts
    5-6
    14:22
  7. FLA
    S. Reinhart(3)EN
    R. Gudas (1)
    wristxG 0.47win prob +2 pts
    5-7
    19:32

Penalties

BOS 14 PIM·FLA 12 PIM

1st

  • 0:19BOSDmitry Orlov · Roughingdrawn by Sam Bennett2 min
  • 0:19FLASam Bennett · Slashingdrawn by Linus Ullmark2 min
  • 1:09BOSCharlie McAvoy · Trippingdrawn by Matthew Tkachuk2 min
  • 5:41FLARadko Gudas · Holdingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min
  • 9:55BOSConnor Clifton · Chargingdrawn by Zac Dalpe2 min

2nd

  • 4:57FLAAaron Ekblad · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 13:54BOSDerek Forbort · Hookingdrawn by Colin White2 min
  • 18:02FLASam Bennett · Roughing removing opponents helmetdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min

3rd

  • 3:13FLABrandon Montour · Trippingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 9:05BOSHampus Lindholm · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 20:00FLAAaron Ekblad · Roughingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 20:00BOSNick Foligno · Roughingdrawn by Aaron Ekblad2 min
  • 20:00BOSNick Foligno · Roughingdrawn by Aaron Ekblad2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Eetu Luostarinen, 3rd 14:22 — FLA 52% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Reinhart · Goal · xG 0.47S. Bennett · Missed · xG 0.44A. Barkov · Goal · xG 0.20A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.18Z. Dalpe · Goal · xG 0.17M. Tkachuk · Goal · xG 0.17N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.15S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.15M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.14M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.13N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.12M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.11C. White · On goal · xG 0.10C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.10M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.09S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.09A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.09A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.09C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.07G. Forsling · Missed · xG 0.07S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.06M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.06M. Tkachuk · Goal · xG 0.06A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.05B. Montour · Goal · xG 0.05E. Luostarinen · Goal · xG 0.05A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.04B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.04A. Barkov · Missed · xG 0.04S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.03N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.03S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.03E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.02C. Verhaeghe · Missed · xG 0.02M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.02S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.02J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Dalpe · On goal · xG 0.01S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.01M. Staal · On goal · xG 0.01M. Staal · On goal · xG 0.01G. Forsling · Missed · xG 0.01N. Cousins · Missed · xG 0.01G. Forsling · Missed · xG 0.01E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.00
FLA7 G · 3.9 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsFLA
2.75 G
All situations
6 G3.9
1.51 G
Even strength
4 G2.3
1.13 G
Power play
2 G0.7
0.11 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
BOS44%56%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.62 – 2.94

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
34
Shots on goal
33
53%
Faceoffs
47%
3/4
Power play
2/4
14
Penalty minutes
12
24
Hits
27
20
Blocked shots
20
7
Giveaways
10
2
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD022010.03062—25:05
27H. LindholmD000000.00102—20:49
81D. OrlovD011-310.06112—20:49
88D. PastrnakR202-170.75000—20:30
25B. CarloD011+140.17020—20:16
63B. MarchandL044-220.0811010019:17
59T. BertuzziL213-350.7010010017:49
46D. KrejciC000-100.011302017:44
37P. BergeronC000-340.262006817:27
13C. CoyleC000+110.042103815:47
18P. ZachaC011000.003002915:33
28D. ForbortD000010.01012—14:55
75C. CliftonD000-310.03122—13:22
74J. DeBruskL101010.14300—12:44
71T. HallL000000.09210—12:24
92T. NosekL000-130.081005010:33
17N. FolignoL000-120.2022410010:11
21G. HathawayR000-110.07300—07:31
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(L)32266.8132.97-3.0358:38

Series

FLA leads 4-3

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