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Seattle Kraken at Boston Bruins

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Seattle Kraken
▸4
Boston Bruins
1
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Recap

written from the game data

The Seattle Kraken beat the Boston Bruins 4-1. The Bruins scored first; the Kraken answered. The Kraken led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Eeli Tolvanen's goal at 17:35 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.9 to 2.0; shots on goal were SEA 26, BOS 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 85% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 36 of 37 (.973), 2.9 goals saved above expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 of 25 (.880), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Joey Daccord (36 saves, .973), 2. Matty Beniers (1 G, 2 A), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    J. Daccord36 saves, .973
  2. ★★
    SEA
    M. Beniers1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA1811028426
BOSBOS11701109137

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(34)
    P. Zacha (22), C. McAvoy (27)
    snapxG 0.30win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    4:54
  2. SEA
    J. Eberle(10)PPG
    O. Bjorkstrand (28), M. Beniers (14)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:11

2nd period

  1. SEA
    E. Tolvanen(14)
    M. Beniers (15)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +23 ptsVideo
    2-1
    17:35

3rd period

  1. SEA
    M. Beniers(8)
    A. Wennberg (14)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-1
    8:36
  2. SEA
    J. McCann(22)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.49Video
    4-1
    19:41

Penalties

SEA 4 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

1st

  • 5:04SEAJared McCann · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Carlo2 min
  • 8:02BOSBrandon Carlo · High stickingdrawn by Jordan Eberle2 min

2nd

  • 10:47SEAAdam Larsson · Hookingdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min

3rd

  • 16:17BOSDavid Pastrnak · Hookingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Eeli Tolvanen, 2nd 17:35 — SEA 47% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.30D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.25A. Richard · On goal · xG 0.22J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.20M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.19T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.19M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.18C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.16B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.16H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.14D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.14J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.11C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.09C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.09D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.09P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.08B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.07M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05O. Steen · On goal · xG 0.05C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.04J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.04P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03J. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.02M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.02D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.02P. Wotherspoon · Missed · xG 0.02J. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.00
BOS1 G · 3.9 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsBOS
2.03 G
All situations
1 G3.9
1.22 G
Even strength
1 G2.9
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA15%85%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.54 – 3.80

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

SEAvsBOS
26
Shots on goal
37
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
36
Hits
30
17
Blocked shots
10
4
Giveaways
5
13
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
29V. DunnD000+120.18100—24:28
6A. LarssonD000+310.05332—23:26
24J. OleksiakD000030.04210—21:16
3W. BorgenD000000.00230—19:26
21A. WennbergC011030.053207318:02
37Y. GourdeC000020.201103617:36
10M. BeniersC123+310.111005717:20
7J. EberleR101+140.32100—16:47
8B. DumoulinD000000.00120—15:39
19J. McCannL101+120.68202—15:30
95A. BurakovskyL000-110.00110—14:59
4J. SchultzD000020.05010—14:58
20E. TolvanenR101+230.16410—14:52
22O. BjorkstrandR011+100.00110—14:44
17J. SchwartzL000-110.02110—13:48
13B. TanevL000000.00600—12:41
90T. TatarL000000.08000—11:12
52T. KartyeL000010.106007509:33
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35J. Daccord(W)37361.9733.86+2.8659:43

Season series

SEA leads 2-0

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