Skip to content
Bruins at Sharks
NHL

Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks

NHL scoreboard
Boston Bruins
▸3
San Jose Sharks
1
FinalTV NBCSCA, NESN·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was James van Riemsdyk's goal at 18:27 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 62% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.4 to 1.6; shots on goal were BOS 36, SJS 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 87% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 33 of 36 (.917), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Linus Ullmark (26 saves, .963), 2. David Pastrnak (1 G), 3. Brad Marchand (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark26 saves, .963
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS21717012336
SJSSJS01007110127

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(1)
    J. Beecher (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    18:06
  2. BOS
    J. van Riemsdyk(3)
    T. Frederic (1), C. Coyle (2)
    pokexG 0.46win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    18:27

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(4)
    B. Carlo (2)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-0
    16:46

3rd period

  1. SJS
    A. Duclair(1)
    T. Hertl (4)
    backhandxG 0.03win prob +3 ptsVideo
    3-1
    11:13

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·SJS 2 PIM

2nd

  • 1:25SJSKyle Burroughs · Cross checkingdrawn by James van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 3:01BOSJake DeBrusk · Hookingdrawn by Anthony Duclair2 min

3rd

  • 0:58BOSCharlie Coyle · Trippingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
  • 19:23BOSBrad Marchand · Hookingdrawn by Tomas Hertl2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: James van Riemsdyk, 1st 18:27 — BOS 62% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.17G. Smith · On goal · xG 0.15F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.14N. Sturm · Missed · xG 0.12N. Sturm · Missed · xG 0.07K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.06K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.05A. Duclair · Missed · xG 0.05A. Duclair · Missed · xG 0.05M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.04K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.04A. Duclair · Missed · xG 0.04F. Zadina · Missed · xG 0.04L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.03M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.03F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.03F. Zadina · On goal · xG 0.03A. Duclair · Goal · xG 0.03N. Knyzhov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.02M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.02K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.02J. Rutta · On goal · xG 0.02K. Burroughs · Missed · xG 0.02M. Hoffman · Missed · xG 0.02W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.02G. Smith · On goal · xG 0.02A. Barabanov · On goal · xG 0.02K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.02M. Ferraro · Missed · xG 0.02K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.02A. Barabanov · On goal · xG 0.02F. Zadina · On goal · xG 0.01J. Rutta · Missed · xG 0.01N. Knyzhov · Missed · xG 0.01K. Burroughs · Missed · xG 0.01N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.01F. Zadina · Missed · xG 0.01K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.01M. Benning · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.01M. Benning · Missed · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.01L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.00T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.00M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS1 G · 1.6 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsSJS
4.43 G
All situations
1 G1.6
3.73 G
Even strength
1 G1.0
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.50 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS87%13%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.04 – 1.56

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

BOSvsSJS
36
Shots on goal
27
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/1
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
15
Hits
27
18
Blocked shots
10
8
Giveaways
6
3
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27H. LindholmD000-120.21120—25:16
73C. McAvoyD000030.09010—22:50
25B. CarloD011+120.09230—20:26
74J. DeBruskL000030.48222—19:03
48M. GrzelcykD000+120.34010—18:43
63B. MarchandL101+150.53012—18:24
18P. ZachaC000+140.320005018:15
88D. PastrnakR101+150.57200—18:09
13C. CoyleC011+120.121124016:39
12K. ShattenkirkD000+100.00000—15:59
28D. ForbortD000+200.00130—15:52
39M. GeekieC000000.131105014:03
11T. FredericC011+150.93010013:31
21J. van RiemsdykL101+110.45000—13:25
51M. PoitrasC000-100.000004412:18
17M. LucicL000000.01410—12:12
19J. BeecherC011+120.120106411:22
94J. LaukoC000000.00100008:56
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)27261.9631.57+0.5760:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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