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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

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Boston Bruins
▸2
Detroit Red Wings
1
FinalTV FDSNDETX, NESN·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brad Marchand's goal at 11:30 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 48% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.1 to 1.6; shots on goal were BOS 29, DET 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 19 of 20 (.950), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Cam Talbot stopped 27 of 29 (.931). Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (1 G), 2. Lucas Raymond (1 G), 3. Justin Brazeau (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    L. Raymond1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    J. Brazeau1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS15011113229
DETDET180705120

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    J. Brazeau(5)PPG
    T. Johnson (1), M. Lohrei (7)
    deflectedxG 0.13win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:33
  2. DET
    L. Raymond(4)
    V. Tarasenko (6), D. Larkin (6)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-1
    19:02

3rd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(6)
    A. Peeke (3), D. Pastrnak (11)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +35 ptsVideo
    2-1
    11:30

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·DET 4 PIM

1st

  • 6:40DETMarco Kasper · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 8:56BOSTyler Johnson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

2nd

  • 1:35BOSTyler Johnson · Trippingdrawn by Jonatan Berggren2 min
  • 10:39DETLucas Raymond · Hookingdrawn by Mason Lohrei2 min
  • 15:15BOSParker Wotherspoon · Interferencedrawn by Christian Fischer2 min

3rd

  • 18:38BOSBrad Marchand · Hookingdrawn by Lucas Raymond2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brad Marchand, 3rd 11:30 — BOS 48% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.21A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.17A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.14L. Raymond · Goal · xG 0.12A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.10A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.09V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.06M. Seider · Missed · xG 0.06M. Kasper · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.05P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.05M. Kasper · On goal · xG 0.05V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.04M. Kasper · On goal · xG 0.04V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.04V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.03A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.03V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.02L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.02S. Edvinsson · Missed · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.02C. Fischer · Missed · xG 0.01D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.01S. Edvinsson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.00V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.00
DET1 G · 1.6 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsDET
2.12 G
All situations
1 G1.6
1.61 G
Even strength
1 G0.9
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS61%39%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.07 – 1.56

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

BOSvsDET
29
Shots on goal
20
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/2
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
23
Hits
9
16
Blocked shots
7
16
Giveaways
26
6
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000040.05240—26:16
91N. ZadorovD000+110.02220—22:39
18P. ZachaC000040.270004621:34
6M. LohreiD011020.03010—20:18
52A. PeekeD011+100.01020—19:07
88D. PastrnakR011+120.26000—18:19
28E. LindholmC000010.163106518:13
63B. MarchandL101010.14002—16:30
25B. CarloD000-120.02010—16:10
39M. GeekieC000020.452004015:56
13C. CoyleC000000.144008915:12
11T. FredericC000050.120005013:25
19J. BeecherC000020.142104312:54
55J. BrazeauR101-110.16000—12:53
29P. WotherspoonD000-100.00332—11:51
90T. JohnsonC011000.00104011:18
45C. KoepkeL000010.02210—10:11
47M. KastelicC000010.08200009:52
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)20191.9501.57+0.5760:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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