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Boston Bruins at Seattle Kraken

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Boston Bruins
1
Seattle Kraken
▸5
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Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Boston Bruins 5-1. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brad Marchand's goal at 10:28 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 13% to 29%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.9 to 3.4; shots on goal were BOS 34, SEA 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 16 of 20 (.800), 1.1 goals below expected; Philipp Grubauer stopped 33 of 34 (.971), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Philipp Grubauer (33 saves, .971), 2. Oliver Bjorkstrand (2 G), 3. Shane Wright (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    P. Grubauer33 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand2 G
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    S. Wright2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS01411109134
SEASEA270737521

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand(10)PPG
    M. Beniers (13), C. Stephenson (18)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +4 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:24
  2. SEA
    J. Schwartz(8)
    S. Wright (5)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-2
    5:14

2nd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(12)Penalty shot
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.27win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    10:28

3rd period

  1. SEA
    V. Dunn(4)
    J. McCann (15), A. Burakovsky (10)
    batxG 0.15win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    3:07
  2. SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand(11)
    S. Wright (6), E. Tolvanen (6)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +4 ptsVideo
    1-4
    9:16
  3. SEA
    J. McCann(11)EN
    B. Tanev (7)
    wristxG 0.93Video
    1-5
    18:06

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·SEA 2 PIM

1st

  • 0:16BOSDavid Pastrnak · High sticking double minordrawn by Jamie Oleksiak4 min
  • 3:10BOSTyler Johnson · Trippingdrawn by Will Borgen2 min
  • 8:45SEAJaden Schwartz · Trippingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov2 min

2nd

  • 10:28SEABrandon Montour · Ps covering puck in crease0 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brad Marchand, 2nd 10:28 — BOS 13% → 29%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. McCann · Goal · xG 0.93O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.36E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.18V. Dunn · Goal · xG 0.15B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.15A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.14V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.13B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.12A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.12O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.12A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.11J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.11S. Wright · Missed · xG 0.10M. Stephens · On goal · xG 0.08C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.08B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.08J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.07O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.07E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.07J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.06M. Stephens · Missed · xG 0.05J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.05B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.05J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.04C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.04V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.04D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.03A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.03V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.02D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.01
SEA5 G · 3.9 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsSEA
3.41 G
All situations
4 G3.9
2.21 G
Even strength
3 G2.1
1.10 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 103 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS57%43%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.33 – 2.93

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

BOSvsSEA
34
Shots on goal
21
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/1
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
23
Hits
26
19
Blocked shots
20
14
Giveaways
19
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000-220.16230—23:07
91N. ZadorovD000010.04740—21:59
82J. OesterleD000-240.11120—21:25
88D. PastrnakR000-260.52014—21:12
39M. GeekieC000020.450204319:20
63B. MarchandL101+130.56200—18:48
29P. WotherspoonD000-210.01310—17:46
13C. CoyleC000-200.12000017:27
52A. PeekeD000-220.05130—17:11
25B. CarloD000010.00010—16:58
18P. ZachaC000-120.360007116:26
11T. FredericC000-310.150202015:47
55J. BrazeauR000-110.30000—14:31
19J. BeecherC000020.160005013:41
90T. JohnsonC000-410.0610210012:47
47M. KastelicC000030.240008811:20
45C. KoepkeL000020.07000—11:17
28E. LindholmC000000.006005606:56
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(L)20164.8002.94-1.0657:54

Season series

Tied 1-1

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