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Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Boston Bruins
2
Columbus Blue Jackets
▸6
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Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 6-2. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adam Fantilli's goal at 7:00 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.7 to 2.0; shots on goal were BOS 26, CBJ 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 27 of 33 (.818), 2.3 goals below expected; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 of 26 (.923). Three stars: 1. Zach Werenski (4 A), 2. Dmitri Voronkov (2 G, 1 A), 3. Sean Monahan (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    Z. Werenski4 A
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    D. Voronkov2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    S. Monahan2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS15010111226
CBJCBJ11241417633

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    S. Monahan(12)PPG
    Z. Werenski (25), K. Marchenko (25)
    snapxG 0.32win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    11:29
  2. BOS
    P. Zacha(9)
    D. Pastrnak (24)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    15:13

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    A. Fantilli(7)
    D. Voronkov (10), I. Provorov (11)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-2
    7:00
  2. CBJ
    S. Monahan(13)
    Z. Werenski (26), D. Fabbro (5)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    8:13
  3. CBJ
    D. Voronkov(11)PPG
    K. Johnson (11), Z. Werenski (27)
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +6 ptsVideo
    1-4
    9:47
  4. CBJ
    D. Voronkov(12)PPG
    K. Marchenko (26), Z. Werenski (28)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-5
    19:14

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    K. Marchenko(14)
    M. Pyyhtia (2), J. Johnson (2)
    snapxG 0.40Video
    1-6
    3:04
  2. BOS
    C. Coyle(10)
    E. Lindholm (13), B. Marchand (16)
    wristxG 0.23Video
    2-6
    4:08

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·CBJ 4 PIM

1st

  • 10:13BOSMorgan Geekie · Hookingdrawn by Dante Fabbro2 min

2nd

  • 4:12CBJKirill Marchenko · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 8:52BOSCharlie McAvoy · Slashingdrawn by Zach Werenski2 min
  • 18:26BOSCharlie McAvoy · Hookingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier2 min

3rd

  • 11:33CBJSean Kuraly · High stickingdrawn by Oliver Wahlstrom2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Adam Fantilli, 2nd 7:00 — CBJ 53% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Marchenko · Goal · xG 0.40S. Monahan · Goal · xG 0.32D. Voronkov · Goal · xG 0.17K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.16S. Monahan · Goal · xG 0.16Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.16S. Monahan · Missed · xG 0.14A. Fantilli · Goal · xG 0.14Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.12M. Pyyhtia · On goal · xG 0.12M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.12M. Pyyhtia · On goal · xG 0.12D. Voronkov · Goal · xG 0.12D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.11D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.11S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.11M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.10J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.09Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.07M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.06K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.05Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.05Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.05Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.05Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.04A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.04S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.03K. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.03A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.03D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.03M. Pyyhtia · On goal · xG 0.03S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.02D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pyyhtia · On goal · xG 0.01S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.01K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.01D. Fabbro · Missed · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.01J. Christiansen · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.01J. Christiansen · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.00K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ6 G · 3.7 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsCBJ
2.02 G
All situations
6 G3.7
1.32 G
Even strength
3 G2.8
0.70 G
Power play
3 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS23%77%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.93 – 3.55

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

BOSvsCBJ
26
Shots on goal
33
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/2
Power play
3/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
18
Hits
15
17
Blocked shots
17
10
Giveaways
21
6
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
91N. ZadorovD000+110.01230—21:59
6M. LohreiD000-200.00000—20:32
73C. McAvoyD000+110.09234—20:02
25B. CarloD000020.04030—19:10
88D. PastrnakR011+160.42100—18:11
28E. LindholmC011+100.000205818:01
82J. OesterleD000010.02000—17:44
18P. ZachaC101+110.090006716:46
52A. PeekeD000-210.01210—16:45
63B. MarchandL011+120.06100—16:31
13C. CoyleC101+170.71000015:59
39M. GeekieC000+110.162025015:11
71O. WahlstromR000-210.12220—14:20
55J. BrazeauR000-100.00100—13:45
47M. KastelicC000-200.051006713:16
11T. FredericC000-110.141104313:11
45C. KoepkeL000-210.05210—12:58
19J. BeecherC000-100.001102512:40
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(L)33276.8183.67-2.3360:00

Season series

CBJ leads 2-1

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