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Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins

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Vegas Golden Knights
4
Boston Bruins
▸5
FinalTV NESN, SCRIPPS·TD Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mason Lohrei's goal at 15:23 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 54% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.0 to 2.6; shots on goal were VGK 36, BOS 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 27 of 32 (.844), 2.4 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 32 of 36 (.889), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Morgan Geekie (3 G), 2. Mason Lohrei (1 G), 3. Chandler Stephenson (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    M. Geekie3 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    M. Lohrei1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    C. Stephenson1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK08315113436
BOSBOS3161719532

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(11)
    T. Frederic (19)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    14:34
  2. BOS
    J. Boqvist(4)
    J. Lauko (6), K. Shattenkirk (11)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    15:04
  3. BOS
    M. Geekie(12)
    D. Pastrnak (48), D. Heinen (11)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +9 ptsVideo
    0-3
    16:54

2nd period

  1. VGK
    P. Cotter(7)
    N. Roy (22), S. Theodore (23)
    batxG 0.07win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-3
    1:48
  2. VGK
    A. Pietrangelo(4)
    J. Marchessault (20), B. Brisson (4)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-3
    6:57
  3. BOS
    M. Geekie(13)
    D. Pastrnak (49), M. Grzelcyk (6)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    16:32
  4. VGK
    M. Amadio(11)
    C. Stephenson (23), B. McNabb (17)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-4
    17:46

3rd period

  1. VGK
    C. Stephenson(13)SHG
    Z. Whitecloud (6)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +26 ptsVideo
    4-4
    5:01
  2. BOS
    M. Lohrei(4)PPG
    K. Shattenkirk (12), C. Coyle (29)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +36 ptsVideo
    4-5
    15:23

Penalties

VGK 4 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

2nd

  • 13:47BOSBrandon Carlo · Roughing removing opponents helmetdrawn by Paul Cotter2 min

3rd

  • 3:08VGKKeegan Kolesar · Cross checkingdrawn by Parker Wotherspoon2 min
  • 13:35VGKSheldon Rempal · Trippingdrawn by Jesper Boqvist2 min
  • 17:01BOSMatt Grzelcyk · Holding the stickdrawn by Michael Amadio2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
BOS goalVGK goalFinal: BOS 100%

Biggest swing: Mason Lohrei, 3rd 15:23 — BOS 54% → 90%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.25B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.21D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.17M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.15J. Boqvist · Goal · xG 0.14C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.13J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.12M. Lohrei · Goal · xG 0.11D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.10C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.09C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.08M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.08J. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.07C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.06J. Lauko · On goal · xG 0.05P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.05P. Wotherspoon · Missed · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.04B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.04M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.04P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.03B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.01J. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.01J. Lauko · On goal · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · Missed · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · Missed · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 2.6 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsBOS
3.04 G
All situations
5 G2.6
2.23 G
Even strength
4 G1.7
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 96 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK57%43%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.92 – 2.56

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

VGKvsBOS
36
Shots on goal
32
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/2
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
31
Hits
34
21
Blocked shots
14
10
Giveaways
10
14
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD011+100.00010—22:47
7A. PietrangeloD101-150.49040—22:00
3B. McNabbD011+140.05320—20:53
20C. StephensonC112+130.530005020:52
23A. MartinezD000030.05040—20:21
22M. AmadioR101060.83220—19:27
71W. KarlssonC000-130.433007019:18
81J. MarchessaultR011-130.14100—18:43
10N. RoyC011+210.042105017:15
19B. BrissonC011-110.0810010015:36
49I. BarbashevL000000.02420—15:33
14N. HagueD000-100.00100—15:22
2Z. WhitecloudD011000.01120—14:01
55K. KolesarR000+140.08602—12:23
43P. CotterL101+120.114005012:03
51B. FroeseC000-110.143103811:41
11M. MorelliL000-100.000102510:18
56S. RempalR000-100.00012—09:30
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(L)32275.8442.57-2.4358:09

Season series

Tied 1-1

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