Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins
Recap
written from the game dataThe Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Blackhawks scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 13:09 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 72%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.0 to 1.9; shots on goal were CHI 21, BOS 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Arvid Soderblom stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Linus Ullmark (20 saves, .952), 2. David Pastrnak (2 G), 3. Trent Frederic (1 G).
Three stars
- ★L. Ullmark20 saves, .952

- ★★D. Pastrnak2 G

- ★★★T. Frederic1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
1-05:37
1-111:22
2nd period
1-213:09
3rd period
1-319:04
Penalties
1st
- 2:50
Wyatt Kaiser · Cross checkingdrawn by Matthew Poitras2 min
- 14:58
Hampus Lindholm · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd
- 3:22
Wyatt Kaiser · Hookingdrawn by Jakub Lauko2 min
- 7:48
Connor Bedard · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
- 10:01
Jake DeBrusk · Trippingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min
3rd
- 0:20
Milan Lucic · Holding the stickdrawn by Alex Vlasic2 min
- 3:12
John Beecher · Boardingdrawn by Cole Guttman2 min
- 3:12
Jason Dickinson · Instigatordrawn by John Beecher2 min
- 3:12
Jason Dickinson · Fightingdrawn by John Beecher5 min
- 3:12
John Beecher · Fightingdrawn by Jason Dickinson5 min
- 3:12
Jason Dickinson · Instigator misconduct10 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: David Pastrnak, 2nd 13:09 — 53% → 72%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.91 G
- All situations
- 2 G4.0
- 1.81 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.1
- 0.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G1.0
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.92 – 3.02
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
- 21
- Shots on goal
- 33
- 37%
- Faceoffs
- 63%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/3
- 23
- Penalty minutes
- 13
- 24
- Hits
- 25
- 24
- Blocked shots
- 9
- 6
- Giveaways
- 6
- 3
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
BOS leads 2-0
1@
3this game
3@
0Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















