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Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins

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Columbus Blue Jackets
0
Boston Bruins
▸4
FinalTV FDSNOH, NESN·TD Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 6:29 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.5 to 1.7; shots on goal were CBJ 18, BOS 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Daniil Tarasov stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.5 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 18 of 18 (1.000), 1.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (18 saves, 1.000), 2. Morgan Geekie (1 G, 1 A), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman18 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    BOS
    M. Geekie1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ070605018
BOSBOS11021117428

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    J. Brazeau(8)
    B. Carlo (4), M. Lohrei (15)
    backhandxG 0.40win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    2:29

2nd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(8)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.08win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    6:29
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(13)
    M. Geekie (8), P. Zacha (9)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +9 ptsVideo
    0-3
    8:18

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. Koepke(6)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.03win prob +1 ptsVideo
    0-4
    6:06

Penalties

CBJ 14 PIM·BOS 16 PIM

1st

  • 2:35BOSMark Kastelic · Fightingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier5 min
  • 2:35CBJMathieu Olivier · Fightingdrawn by Mark Kastelic5 min
  • 12:50CBJDmitri Voronkov · Hookingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

2nd

  • 8:36BOSMark Kastelic · High sticking double minordrawn by Sean Kuraly4 min

3rd

  • 6:43BOSNikita Zadorov · Roughingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier2 min
  • 6:43CBJMathieu Olivier · Fightingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov5 min
  • 6:43BOSNikita Zadorov · Fightingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier5 min
  • 7:48CBJZach Werenski · Holdingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Morgan Geekie, 2nd 6:29 — BOS 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Brazeau · Goal · xG 0.40D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.22B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.18E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.17B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.17D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.16M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.16M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.14B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.11M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.08P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.08M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.08C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.08J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.07E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04C. Koepke · Goal · xG 0.03A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.03C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.03N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.03J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.02C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.01M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.00C. Koepke · On goal · xG 0.00M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.00B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.00B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 2.5 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsBOS
1.70 G
All situations
4 G2.5
1.60 G
Even strength
4 G2.1
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ33%67%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.65 – 2.51

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

CBJvsBOS
18
Shots on goal
28
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/3
Power play
0/2
14
Penalty minutes
16
22
Hits
30
4
Blocked shots
16
19
Giveaways
15
8
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8Z. WerenskiD000-140.22012—24:14
9I. ProvorovD000-110.00000—20:37
15D. FabbroD000-100.01100—20:16
86K. MarchenkoR000040.51100—19:01
4C. SillingerC000020.044006218:38
91K. JohnsonC000020.17100018:02
19A. FantilliC000-210.201107517:55
23S. MonahanC000-200.110003617:47
10D. VoronkovL000-120.19112—17:08
5D. MateychukD000-100.02300—16:42
27Z. Aston-ReeseL000-210.11500—15:44
21J. van RiemsdykL000-100.00000—15:14
7S. KuralyC000-210.09200014:19
82M. PyyhtiaL000-200.01010—13:06
24M. OlivierR000000.002010—12:29
3J. JohnsonD000-200.00000—11:56
78D. SeversonD000-200.01000—11:40
2J. ChristiansenD000000.00100—11:12
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40D. Tarasov(L)28244.8572.53-1.4760:00

Season series

CBJ leads 2-1

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