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Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks

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Boston Bruins
▸5
Vancouver Canucks
1
FinalTV NESN, SN·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 8:08 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 59% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.8 to 1.6; shots on goal were BOS 28, VAN 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 19 of 20 (.950), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 23 of 28 (.821), 2.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (1 G, 3 A), 2. Pavel Zacha (1 G, 2 A), 3. Morgan Geekie (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    M. Geekie1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS2162814528
VANVAN0401214120

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(13)PPG
    E. Lindholm (11), D. Pastrnak (19)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-0
    5:12
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(5)
    D. Pastrnak (20), P. Zacha (7)
    snapxG 0.26win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    8:08

2nd period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(8)
    D. Pastrnak (21), M. Geekie (6)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    1:12
  2. BOS
    M. McLaughlin(1)
    A. Peeke (5)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +4 ptsVideo
    4-0
    11:49

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(11)
    C. McAvoy (7), P. Zacha (8)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.11win prob +1 ptsVideo
    5-0
    0:26
  2. VAN
    M. Sasson(1)
    J. Miller (13)
    wristxG 0.09Video
    5-1
    10:13

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·VAN 10 PIM

1st

  • 4:12VANTyler Myers · Cross checkingdrawn by Mark Kastelic2 min
  • 12:43VANCarson Soucy · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

2nd

  • 2:54BOSJohn Beecher · Trippingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 19:38BOSBrad Marchand · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
  • 19:38VANJ.T. Miller · Roughingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

3rd

  • 6:02VANTeddy Blueger · Interferencedrawn by Marc McLaughlin2 min
  • 6:38BOSPavel Zacha · High stickingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 17:11VANQuinn Hughes · Cross checkingdrawn by Jordan Oesterle2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Morgan Geekie, 1st 8:08 — BOS 59% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.14T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.13K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.13M. Sasson · Goal · xG 0.09B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.09J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.08N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.08C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.07J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.07P. Suter · Missed · xG 0.06E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.05C. Soucy · Missed · xG 0.05Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.04T. Blueger · Missed · xG 0.04M. Friedman · Missed · xG 0.03P. Suter · On goal · xG 0.03B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.03C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.02T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.02C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.01C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.01N. Juulsen · On goal · xG 0.00E. Brannstrom · Missed · xG 0.00K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN1 G · 1.6 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsVAN
2.85 G
All situations
1 G1.6
2.24 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.41 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 69 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS72%28%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.69 – 1.54

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

BOSvsVAN
28
Shots on goal
20
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/4
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
10
18
Hits
30
21
Blocked shots
15
16
Giveaways
10
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD011+120.05230—23:56
91N. ZadorovD000+100.03110—23:39
18P. ZachaC123+320.150025019:12
88D. PastrnakR134+310.11010—19:11
25B. CarloD000000.00020—18:01
13C. CoyleC000000.002006717:25
6M. LohreiD000+210.06000—17:14
63B. MarchandL101-170.65002—17:04
39M. GeekieC112+220.312005016:48
11T. FredericC000000.111203316:33
82J. OesterleD000000.00130—16:25
52A. PeekeD011+210.02120—16:00
28E. LindholmC011-110.120006114:25
55J. BrazeauR000-100.00010—13:01
47M. KastelicC000060.422303812:31
19J. BeecherC000+100.111124311:27
26M. McLaughlinC101+130.13110010:51
45C. KoepkeL000+120.49410—10:17
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)20191.9501.57+0.5760:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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