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Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins

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Florida Panthers
▸4
Boston Bruins
3
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Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime, Carter Verhaeghe scoring at 8:35. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Panthers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Carter Verhaeghe's goal at 8:35 of overtime, which took the Panthers' chances from 48% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.0 to 2.2; shots on goal were FLA 31, BOS 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 33 of 36 (.917); Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 31 (.871), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Carter Verhaeghe (1 G, 1 A), 2. Brandon Montour (2 G), 3. David Krejci (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    C. Verhaeghe1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    FLA
    B. Montour2 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Krejci1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
FLAFLA1111511015431
BOSBOS091132905336

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. FLA
    B. Montour(4)PPG
    A. Lundell (3), S. Bobrovsky (1)
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    12:23

2nd period

  1. FLA
    S. Reinhart(4)
    E. Luostarinen (3), A. Lundell (4)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    1:14
  2. BOS
    D. Krejci(1)PPG
    D. Orlov (7), P. Zacha (6)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    7:52

3rd period

  1. BOS
    T. Bertuzzi(5)PPG
    D. Orlov (8), D. Krejci (2)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +20 pts
    2-2
    0:55
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(5)
    B. Carlo (4), D. Krejci (3)
    slapxG 0.33win prob +26 pts
    2-3
    4:11
  3. FLA
    B. Montour(5)
    A. Barkov (5), C. Verhaeghe (6)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +43 pts
    3-3
    19:00

Overtime

  1. FLA
    C. Verhaeghe(2)
    S. Bennett (2), M. Tkachuk (6)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +52 pts
    4-3
    8:35

Penalties

FLA 10 PIM·BOS 8 PIM

1st

  • 5:24FLANick Cousins · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 7:18BOSBrad Marchand · Trippingdrawn by Eetu Luostarinen2 min
  • 10:30BOSTaylor Hall · Trippingdrawn by Anthony Duclair2 min
  • 11:33BOSBrandon Carlo · Roughingdrawn by Sam Bennett2 min
  • 11:33FLASam Bennett · Roughingdrawn by Brandon Carlo2 min

2nd

  • 6:03FLAMarc Staal · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 15:34FLABrandon Montour · Cross checkingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 19:14FLABrandon Montour · Roughingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

3rd

  • 10:48BOSCharlie McAvoy · High stickingdrawn by Nick Cousins2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Carter Verhaeghe, OT 8:35 — FLA 48% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.33B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.30G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.18P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.17D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.15P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.14T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.12T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.10T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.10J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.09D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.07C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.06T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.06D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.05D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.05D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.04C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.03D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.02C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.02G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.00C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.00P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 3.0 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

FLAvsBOS
2.24 G
All situations
3 G3.0
1.83 G
Even strength
1 G2.0
0.41 G
Power play
2 G1.0
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
FLA36%64%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.20 – 2.97

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

FLAvsBOS
31
Shots on goal
36
43%
Faceoffs
57%
1/3
Power play
2/4
10
Penalty minutes
8
35
Hits
34
12
Blocked shots
15
9
Giveaways
18
17
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Florida Panthers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
42G. ForslingD000+200.00110—29:26
62B. MontourD202060.35214—28:48
5A. EkbladD000+230.11110—26:48
13S. ReinhartC101+240.543105025:35
19M. TkachukL011+210.12200—24:26
16A. BarkovC011040.140005524:19
9S. BennettC011+210.282022120:22
15A. LundellC022+120.171005719:52
18M. StaalD000-100.00212—19:27
7R. GudasD000020.03700—17:42
27E. LuostarinenC011+100.16310017:40
23C. VerhaegheC112+140.2111010017:25
21N. CousinsC000000.002125017:22
10A. DuclairL000-100.00000—12:42
12E. StaalC000000.012102010:48
28J. MahuraD000010.01310—10:04
6C. WhiteC000010.040202006:53
22Z. DalpeC000020.04300006:42
Florida Panthers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(W)36333.9173.01+0.0167:39

Series

FLA leads 4-3

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