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Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

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Montréal Canadiens
4
Boston Bruins
▸6
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Montréal Canadiens 6-4. The Canadiens scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 15:56 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.1 to 2.3; shots on goal were MTL 24, BOS 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Cayden Primeau stopped 23 of 29 (.793), 2.9 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 1.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Lindholm (1 G, 2 A), 2. Mark Kastelic (2 G), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    E. Lindholm1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    M. Kastelic2 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL2605213424
BOSBOS31321016629

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(1)PPG
    J. Armia (1), L. Hutson (1)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:26
  2. BOS
    C. McAvoy(2)PPG
    B. Marchand (1), E. Lindholm (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-1
    11:04
  3. MTL
    C. Caufield(2)
    K. Guhle (1), L. Hutson (2)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    12:18
  4. BOS
    M. Kastelic(1)
    N. Zadorov (1), C. Koepke (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-2
    13:24
  5. BOS
    E. Lindholm(1)
    N. Zadorov (2), D. Pastrnak (1)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-3
    18:23

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(2)
    P. Zacha (1), E. Lindholm (3)
    slapxG 0.14win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    15:56
  2. BOS
    C. Koepke(1)
    J. Beecher (2), B. Carlo (1)
    pokexG 0.11win prob +7 ptsVideo
    2-5
    16:51

3rd period

  1. MTL
    J. Anderson(1)
    K. Guhle (2), O. Kapanen (1)
    tip-inxG 0.15win prob +3 ptsVideo
    3-5
    9:05
  2. MTL
    B. Gallagher(2)
    J. Evans (1), J. Armia (2)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +8 ptsVideo
    4-5
    15:43
  3. BOS
    M. Kastelic(2)
    C. Koepke (2), B. Carlo (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +8 ptsVideo
    4-6
    16:00

Penalties

MTL 10 PIM·BOS 12 PIM

1st

  • 0:24MTLCayden Primeau · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 6:36BOSNikita Zadorov · Holdingdrawn by Kirby Dach2 min
  • 10:58MTLJoel Armia · Trippingdrawn by John Beecher2 min
  • 14:26BOSTrent Frederic · Hookingdrawn by Juraj Slafkovský2 min

2nd

  • 3:56MTLLane Hutson · Holdingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 9:38BOSCharlie Coyle · High stickingdrawn by Joel Armia2 min
  • 11:07MTLMike Matheson · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 18:01BOSCharlie McAvoy · Trippingdrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min

3rd

  • 4:06MTLCole Caufield · Hookingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 6:35BOSCharlie McAvoy · Delaying game2 min
  • 17:05BOSBrad Marchand · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 2nd 15:56 — BOS 73% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.22D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.21C. Koepke · On goal · xG 0.18C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.16B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.15P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.15D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.14D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.14D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.14P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.14M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.12C. Koepke · Goal · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.09J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.09B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.08M. Kastelic · Missed · xG 0.08B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.07C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.06B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.05C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.05H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.05M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.05E. Lindholm · Goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · Goal · xG 0.04M. Kastelic · Goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.04M. Kastelic · Goal · xG 0.04P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03J. Beecher · Missed · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.02J. Beecher · On goal · xG 0.02A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS6 G · 3.1 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsBOS
2.34 G
All situations
6 G3.1
1.63 G
Even strength
5 G2.1
0.61 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.10 G
Shorthanded
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
MTL37%63%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.30 – 3.06

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

MTLvsBOS
24
Shots on goal
29
50%
Faceoffs
50%
1/6
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
12
23
Hits
25
16
Blocked shots
15
17
Giveaways
17
7
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8M. MathesonD000-210.11132—26:08
48L. HutsonD022+210.16022—22:48
21K. GuhleD022+300.03230—21:23
20J. SlafkovskýL000+110.03410—20:37
13C. CaufieldR101030.45002—20:02
14N. SuzukiC000-120.060006119:50
77K. DachC000-220.202103317:23
52J. BarronD000-210.06310—15:58
11B. GallagherR202040.51100—15:23
17J. AndersonR101+120.29500—15:18
15A. NewhookC000-200.110103314:49
40J. ArmiaR022-220.08102—14:41
58D. SavardD000-210.01000—13:19
28C. DvorakC000020.130204613:09
71J. EvansC011+100.011104612:44
72A. XhekajD000-310.03110—10:51
91O. KapanenC011010.060006010:22
27A. Barré-BouletC000-200.00200009:58
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30C. Primeau(L)29236.7933.15-2.8557:11

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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