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Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins

Final/OTTV BSW, NESN·TD Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime, David Pastrnak scoring at 3:07. The Kings scored first; the Bruins answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 3:07 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.4 to 1.5; shots on goal were LAK 34, BOS 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 of 26 (.923); Jeremy Swayman stopped 33 of 34 (.971), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (33 saves, .971), 2. David Pastrnak (1 G), 3. Darcy Kuemper (24 saves, .923).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman33 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Kuemper24 saves, .923

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
LAKLAK0811301003134
BOSBOS071100613226

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. LAK
    wristxG 0.25win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-0
    5:22
  2. BOS
    wristxG 0.06win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-1
    16:50

Overtime

  1. BOS
    wristxG 0.17win prob +49 ptsVideo
    1-2
    3:07

Penalties

LAK 10 PIM·BOS 10 PIM

1st

  • 3:31LAKAlex Laferriere · Hookingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 7:01LAKBrandt Clarke · High stickingdrawn by Matthew Poitras2 min

2nd

  • 3:19BOSNikita Zadorov · Boardingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot2 min
  • 7:31BOSCharlie McAvoy · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 11:57LAKJordan Spence · Interferencedrawn by Matthew Poitras2 min
  • 16:08LAKBrandt Clarke · Holdingdrawn by Justin Brazeau2 min
  • 16:17BOSPavel Zacha · Interferencedrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min

3rd

  • 3:52BOSBrandon Carlo · Trippingdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min
  • 13:44BOSDavid Pastrnak · Slashingdrawn by Kyle Burroughs2 min
  • 16:57LAKQuinton Byfield · Holding the stickdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, OT 3:07 — BOS 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.20D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.17D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.12C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.10T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.10P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.09T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.06P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.06B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.06E. Lindholm · Goal · xG 0.06H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.03B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03C. Koepke · Missed · xG 0.02J. Beecher · Missed · xG 0.02N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.02B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.02T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.02N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.00H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS2 G · 1.5 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsBOS
3.41 G
All situations
2 G1.5
1.71 G
Even strength
2 G1.3
1.00 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.70 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK81%19%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.30 – 1.50

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

LAKvsBOS
34
Shots on goal
26
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/5
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
10
26
Hits
32
15
Blocked shots
19
13
Giveaways
10
10
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
84V. GavrikovD000030.27230—23:17
44M. AndersonD000-100.00330—22:09
11A. KopitarC000-100.000205621:02
9A. KempeR000-230.25200—20:02
6J. EdmundsonD000010.02330—19:58
12T. MooreL101071.17200—19:07
24P. DanaultC011+120.062003818:11
55Q. ByfieldR011030.290025017:38
22K. FialaL000030.23000—17:13
92B. ClarkeD000000.00024—17:02
14A. LaferriereR000050.61002—16:56
21J. SpenceD000000.00102—16:28
7K. BurroughsD000010.01300—16:26
37W. FoegeleL000050.360105014:39
10T. JeannotL000000.10200—11:41
61T. LewisC000010.042103310:26
15A. TurcotteC000+100.00100009:03
47A. LeeL000000.00300—08:03
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(O)26242.9231.52-0.4863:07

Season series

Tied 1-1

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