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Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks

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Boston Bruins
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
2
FinalTV TNT, MAX·United Center

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. The Blackhawks scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jason Dickinson's goal at 18:23 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 12% to 30%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.1 to 1.5; shots on goal were BOS 27, CHI 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 of 22 (.909), 0.5 goals below expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 23 of 27 (.852), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (2 G), 2. Morgan Geekie (2 G), 3. Connor Murphy (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    M. Geekie2 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    C. Murphy2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS1729111427
CHICHI161709222

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    A. Vlasic(1)
    N. Foligno (4), C. Murphy (9)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:23
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(3)
    J. Brazeau (6), J. Oesterle (2)
    wristxG 0.34win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    12:17

2nd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(9)
    D. Pastrnak (16), M. Lohrei (9)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    2:58
  2. BOS
    B. Marchand(10)
    D. Pastrnak (17), J. Oesterle (3)
    backhandxG 0.10win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    5:03
  3. CHI
    J. Dickinson(5)
    I. Mikheyev (3), C. Murphy (10)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    18:23

3rd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(4)
    J. Brazeau (7), M. Lohrei (10)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +17 ptsVideo
    4-2
    5:02

Penalties

BOS 4 PIM·CHI 10 PIM

1st

  • 4:50CHIConnor Murphy · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 13:28BOSJohn Beecher · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Donato2 min
  • 19:46CHIWyatt Kaiser · Delaying game2 min

2nd

  • 15:08BOSNikita Zadorov · Holdingdrawn by Patrick Maroon2 min

3rd

  • 9:00CHIIlya Mikheyev · Trippingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 14:16CHIConnor Bedard · High stickingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 18:05CHIserved by R. Donato · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jason Dickinson, 2nd 18:23 — CHI 12% → 30%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.17N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.17T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.12L. Reichel · Missed · xG 0.10P. Maroon · Missed · xG 0.09A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.08C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.08T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.06A. Vlasic · Goal · xG 0.06R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.05R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.05J. Dickinson · Goal · xG 0.04A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.03T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.03T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.03W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.02T. Brodie · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.02R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.00C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.00J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI2 G · 1.5 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsCHI
3.14 G
All situations
2 G1.5
1.84 G
Even strength
2 G1.2
1.30 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 63 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS77%23%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.93 – 1.45

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

BOSvsCHI
27
Shots on goal
22
63%
Faceoffs
38%
0/5
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
10
22
Hits
12
14
Blocked shots
16
20
Giveaways
6
5
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000+320.20200—23:56
91N. ZadorovD000-100.00222—21:12
25B. CarloD000-120.02220—20:36
88D. PastrnakR022030.23000—20:20
13C. CoyleC000010.07100018:49
28E. LindholmC000+120.401105518:32
63B. MarchandL202+230.38010—18:12
11T. FredericC000030.323108017:18
6M. LohreiD022+100.00040—17:05
18P. ZachaC000+110.231104016:41
82J. OesterleD022+220.09020—16:05
52A. PeekeD000000.00000—13:40
55J. BrazeauR022+220.31300—13:13
45C. KoepkeL000000.05100—12:37
39M. GeekieC202040.660005012:27
47M. KastelicC000020.163006712:05
26M. McLaughlinC000000.002005011:37
19J. BeecherC000000.0010210011:35
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)22202.9091.46-0.5460:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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