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Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins

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Colorado Avalanche
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Boston Bruins
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Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1. The Avalanche scored first; the Bruins answered. The Avalanche led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 5:44 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 52% to 79%. Expected goals were close — COL 2.1, BOS 2.1; shots on goal were COL 28, BOS 15. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Scott Wedgewood stopped 12 of 14 (.857), 1.0 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Morgan Geekie (2 G), 2. David Pastrnak (1 G, 2 A), 3. Jeremy Swayman (27 saves, .964).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    M. Geekie2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    J. Swayman27 saves, .964

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
COLCOL0121709128
BOSBOS050337315

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. COL
    A. Lehkonen(19)
    J. Parssinen (5), C. Mittelstadt (21)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:30

3rd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(14)
    D. Pastrnak (34), A. Peeke (11)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +24 ptsVideo
    1-1
    0:25
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(15)
    D. Pastrnak (35), P. Zacha (18)
    snapxG 0.35win prob +27 ptsVideo
    1-2
    5:44
  3. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(24)EN
    B. Marchand (21), C. Coyle (7)
    wristxG 0.71win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:57

Penalties

COL 0 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

2nd

  • 18:09BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Logan O'Connor2 min

3rd

  • 1:47BOSVinni Lettieri · High stickingdrawn by Logan O'Connor2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Morgan Geekie, 3rd 5:44 — BOS 52% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.71D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.47M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.35E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.09V. Lettieri · On goal · xG 0.08M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.07E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.05V. Lettieri · Missed · xG 0.05J. Beecher · Missed · xG 0.04M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.03M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.01J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.01T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.00E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.00P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.00P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 2.1 xG · 25 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

COLvsBOS
2.11 G
All situations
2 G2.1
1.81 G
Even strength
2 G1.0
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
COL74%26%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.10 – 0.97

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

COLvsBOS
28
Shots on goal
15
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/2
Power play
0/0
0
Penalty minutes
4
22
Hits
25
11
Blocked shots
22
16
Giveaways
21
5
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Colorado Avalanche skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8C. MakarD000-120.16010—26:16
7D. ToewsD000-360.19020—25:44
88M. NecasC000-320.48120025:08
27J. DrouinL000-210.08100—24:22
29N. MacKinnonC000-180.690005423:48
49S. GirardD000-210.01000—19:30
62A. LehkonenL101010.06000—18:17
42J. MansonD000+100.00110—17:41
37C. MittelstadtC011+110.190004015:53
20R. ColtonC000-110.003206715:44
18J. DruryC000-100.000103615:04
25L. O'ConnorR000010.05010—14:50
70S. MalinskiD000+120.07110—14:19
16J. ParssinenC011000.06300012:25
67K. MiddletonD000010.03500—11:10
94J. KivirantaL000000.00000—07:58
17P. KellyC000000.003003307:22
14C. WagnerR000010.02400—06:51
Colorado Avalanche goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41S. Wedgewood(L)14122.8570.97-1.0357:38

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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