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Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings

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Boston Bruins
▸4
Los Angeles Kings
2
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 14:45 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.3 to 1.7; shots on goal were BOS 25, LAK 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 32 of 34 (.941), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Cam Talbot stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 2.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar, 2. Brad Marchand (2 G, 1 A), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar
  2. ★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS11021114425
LAKLAK01411317234

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(5)PPG
    B. Marchand (3), J. van Riemsdyk (1)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-0
    13:10

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Laferriere(1)
    P. Dubois (1), K. Fiala (7)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:28
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(1)
    M. Lucic (2), D. Forbort (1)
    slapxG 0.19win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-1
    14:45
  3. BOS
    B. Marchand(2)
    D. Pastrnak (2), D. Forbort (2)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-1
    15:33

3rd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(3)
    D. Pastrnak (3), P. Zacha (1)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-1
    17:48
  2. LAK
    C. Grundstrom(3)PPG
    M. Roy (2), T. Lewis (2)
    tip-inxG 0.08Video
    4-2
    18:50

Penalties

BOS 17 PIM·LAK 13 PIM

1st

  • 2:01BOSCharlie Coyle · Interferencedrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
  • 3:06BOSJohn Beecher · Holdingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 12:57LAKMikey Anderson · Interferencedrawn by James van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 18:11LAKArthur Kaliyev · High sticking double minordrawn by Charlie McAvoy4 min

2nd

  • 3:16BOSCharlie Coyle · Boardingdrawn by Andreas Englund2 min
  • 10:15BOSCharlie McAvoy · Hookingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min
  • 14:49BOSTrent Frederic · Fightingdrawn by Andreas Englund5 min
  • 14:49LAKAndreas Englund · Fightingdrawn by Trent Frederic5 min

3rd

  • 1:39LAKPierre-Luc Dubois · Hookingdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min
  • 2:41BOSMorgan Geekie · Hookingdrawn by Drew Doughty2 min
  • 18:36BOSTrent Frederic · Cross checkingdrawn by Andreas Englund2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Morgan Geekie, 2nd 14:45 — BOS 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.23A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.18T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.18Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.14A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.14A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.14P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.13P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.12P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.12P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.11A. Laferriere · Goal · xG 0.10Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.09P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.09P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.08C. Grundstrom · Goal · xG 0.08C. Grundstrom · Missed · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.07P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.06M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.06D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.05T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.05M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.04J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.04V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.04Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.04A. Englund · Missed · xG 0.04Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.03J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kaliyev · Missed · xG 0.02P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.02J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.02P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01A. Englund · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.00M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.00M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 3.3 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsLAK
1.74 G
All situations
2 G3.3
1.43 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
0.21 G
Power play
1 G1.6
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS23%77%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.69 – 3.25

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

BOSvsLAK
25
Shots on goal
34
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/4
Power play
1/6
17
Penalty minutes
13
33
Hits
21
21
Blocked shots
14
7
Giveaways
1
3
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000+220.15532—26:39
28D. ForbortD022+200.06540—22:20
63B. MarchandL213+250.40100—20:43
25B. CarloD000020.04030—19:42
18P. ZachaC011+200.112105418:50
27H. LindholmD000010.04130—18:48
88D. PastrnakR123+240.32200—18:18
48M. GrzelcykD000020.05020—17:24
13C. CoyleC000020.041244117:01
11T. FredericC000010.071075014:46
21J. van RiemsdykL011020.11200—14:45
51M. PoitrasC000+100.020104513:25
39M. GeekieC101+110.19202012:54
17M. LucicL011+100.00010—12:15
14I. MitchellD000000.00000—11:23
19J. BeecherC000-110.023025710:51
94J. LaukoC000-110.08410010:39
38P. BrownC000-110.004006009:03
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)34322.9413.32+1.3260:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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