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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Boston Bruins
▸6
Pittsburgh Penguins
4
FinalTV ABC, ESPN+·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jake DeBrusk's goal at 8:08 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 6.5 to 3.1; shots on goal were BOS 31, PIT 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 0.9 goals below expected; Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 13 of 16 (.813). Three stars: 1. Pavel Zacha (1 G, 1 A), 2. Michael Bunting (1 G, 1 A), 3. Brad Marchand (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    M. Bunting1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS07412212631
PITPIT01328211432

Scoring

10 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(19)
    A. Peeke (9), C. Coyle (34)
    wristxG 0.31win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:08
  2. BOS
    P. Zacha(20)
    M. Grzelcyk (9), C. McAvoy (35)
    wristxG 0.28win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    8:22
  3. PIT
    B. Rust(28)
    D. O'Connor (17), S. Crosby (49)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    10:27
  4. BOS
    K. Shattenkirk(6)
    D. Pastrnak (61), P. Zacha (38)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-1
    11:35
  5. BOS
    B. Marchand(29)SHG
    C. Coyle (35)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +11 ptsVideo
    4-1
    14:54
  6. PIT
    M. Bunting(19)PPG
    E. Malkin (39), E. Karlsson (43)
    tip-inxG 0.29win prob +7 ptsVideo
    4-2
    15:52

3rd period

  1. PIT
    D. O'Connor(16)SHG
    L. Eller (15)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +15 ptsVideo
    4-3
    4:32
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(17)
    J. Lauko (8), T. Frederic (22)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +12 ptsVideo
    5-3
    14:10
  3. BOS
    D. Heinen(17)EN
    D. Pastrnak (62)
    wristxG 0.66win prob +1 ptsVideo
    6-3
    17:13
  4. PIT
    E. Malkin(26)
    M. Bunting (33), R. Rakell (22)
    snapxG 0.18Video
    6-4
    18:39

Penalties

BOS 4 PIM·PIT 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:52BOSMorgan Geekie · Cross checkingdrawn by Rickard Rakell2 min
  • 15:51PITEvgeni Malkin · Slashingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

2nd

  • 14:37BOSJesper Boqvist · Trippingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min

3rd

  • 3:44PITMarcus Pettersson · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 7:08PITErik Karlsson · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jake DeBrusk, 2nd 8:08 — BOS 47% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.40B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.33M. Bunting · Goal · xG 0.30R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.25D. O'Connor · Goal · xG 0.20E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.18B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.18V. Puustinen · On goal · xG 0.14J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · Goal · xG 0.08R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.07M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.06D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.06B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.06M. Bunting · On goal · xG 0.05R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.05V. Puustinen · Missed · xG 0.05E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.04B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.04E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.04M. Bunting · Missed · xG 0.03R. Zohorna · Missed · xG 0.03S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.02P. Joseph · Missed · xG 0.02B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.02P. Joseph · On goal · xG 0.02J. St. Ivany · On goal · xG 0.01E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01J. St. Ivany · On goal · xG 0.01K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01R. Shea · On goal · xG 0.01J. St. Ivany · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.00V. Puustinen · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT4 G · 3.1 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPIT
6.55 G
All situations
4 G3.1
3.34 G
Even strength
2 G1.9
1.10 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.31 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS73%27%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.60 – 3.01

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

BOSvsPIT
31
Shots on goal
32
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
29
Hits
17
21
Blocked shots
15
8
Giveaways
6
11
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27H. LindholmD000+210.02010—22:46
73C. McAvoyD011010.17350—21:57
25B. CarloD000+210.01140—21:02
88D. PastrnakR022+140.8600010018:59
63B. MarchandL101+140.93010—18:36
18P. ZachaC112+140.701004218:21
74J. DeBruskL101041.43200—17:57
48M. GrzelcykD011+110.01030—17:27
52A. PeekeD011+100.01320—17:03
13C. CoyleC022+210.041307516:21
43D. HeinenL101+220.70010—15:15
12K. ShattenkirkD101+110.04010—14:18
39M. GeekieC101020.414024414:11
70J. BoqvistC000020.112022913:42
61P. MaroonL000010.11500—13:16
11T. FredericC011000.0040010012:32
19J. BeecherC000-100.222003312:03
94J. LaukoC011+120.6810010010:59
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)32284.8753.14-0.8660:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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