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Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks

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Boston Bruins
▸3
Chicago Blackhawks
0
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matthew Poitras's goal at 4:06 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 74% to 91%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.4 to 1.8; shots on goal were BOS 43, CHI 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 23 of 23 (1.000), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 40 of 43 (.930), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (23 saves, 1.000), 2. Pavel Zacha (1 G), 3. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman23 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    K. Shattenkirk1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS012118213343
CHICHI090707023

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(1)
    K. Shattenkirk (1), J. DeBrusk (2)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:50

3rd period

  1. BOS
    M. Poitras(3)
    M. Geekie (2)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    4:06
  2. BOS
    T. Frederic(2)
    J. van Riemsdyk (2), C. Coyle (4)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +6 ptsVideo
    3-0
    5:02

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·CHI 10 PIM

1st

  • 4:00CHIKevin Korchinski · Holdingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min
  • 12:25BOSJakub Lauko · Trippingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 13:49CHITyler Johnson · Hookingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 19:36BOSTrent Frederic · Hookingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min

2nd

  • 9:51BOSCharlie McAvoy · Holdingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 12:45CHIBoris Katchouk · Trippingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 19:03CHISeth Jones · Hookingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min

3rd

  • 15:20CHICorey Perry · Roughingdrawn by Kevin Shattenkirk2 min
  • 15:20BOSKevin Shattenkirk · Roughingdrawn by Corey Perry2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Matthew Poitras, 3rd 4:06 — BOS 74% → 91%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.20L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.20C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.15T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.14J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.12J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.12J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.12N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.12C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.10T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.07B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.07N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.06B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.06J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.05L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.05N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.02C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.02J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.01C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · Missed · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01R. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.00L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI0 G · 1.8 xG · 32 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsCHI
2.43 G
All situations
0 G1.8
2.13 G
Even strength
0 G1.7
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS60%40%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.36 – 1.84

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

BOSvsCHI
43
Shots on goal
23
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/4
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
10
16
Hits
15
13
Blocked shots
13
5
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27H. LindholmD000+140.10010—22:54
73C. McAvoyD000+160.51122—22:28
25B. CarloD000010.02010—19:52
28D. ForbortD000+120.01130—18:33
74J. DeBruskL011+230.14000—18:11
18P. ZachaC101+110.072006018:01
63B. MarchandL000030.08010—17:32
88D. PastrnakR000030.08100—17:29
48M. GrzelcykD000+120.02110—16:09
51M. PoitrasC101+130.340104416:02
12K. ShattenkirkD011+220.03102—15:53
13C. CoyleC011+120.191106215:12
39M. GeekieC011+230.160104215:04
21J. van RiemsdykL011+110.14000—14:23
11T. FredericC101+110.20002012:18
19J. BeecherC000020.164105511:46
38P. BrownC000020.082003311:11
94J. LaukoC000020.07202009:13
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)232301.0001.85+1.8559:49

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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