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Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins

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Minnesota Wild
0
Boston Bruins
▸3
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 3-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Charlie McAvoy's goal at 5:46 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.1 to 2.7; shots on goal were MIN 36, BOS 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 of 34 (.941), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 36 of 36 (1.000), 2.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (36 saves, 1.000), 2. Matthew Poitras (2 A), 3. Charlie McAvoy (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman36 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    BOS
    M. Poitras2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MINMIN08014014036
BOSBOS01421417335

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(7)
    D. Pastrnak (39), M. Poitras (9)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +17 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:46
  2. BOS
    T. Frederic(8)
    M. Poitras (10), B. Carlo (8)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    14:14

3rd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(16)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.57Video
    0-3
    19:14

Penalties

MIN 6 PIM·BOS 8 PIM

1st

  • 5:00BOSOliver Wahlstrom · Trippingdrawn by Yakov Trenin2 min
  • 13:27MINZach Bogosian · Trippingdrawn by Justin Brazeau2 min

2nd

  • 8:17MINJonas Brodin · Interferencedrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

3rd

  • 1:36MINMarco Rossi · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 2:55BOSMorgan Geekie · Interferencedrawn by Jon Merrill2 min
  • 6:48BOSNikita Zadorov · Cross checkingdrawn by Jake Middleton2 min
  • 11:12BOSOliver Wahlstrom · Trippingdrawn by Jakub Lauko2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Charlie McAvoy, 2nd 5:46 — BOS 53% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.57D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.18C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.16D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.14O. Wahlstrom · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.10C. McAvoy · Goal · xG 0.10C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.10M. Poitras · On goal · xG 0.10C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.10E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.10T. Frederic · Goal · xG 0.09P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.08O. Wahlstrom · On goal · xG 0.08T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.08B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.08P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.07M. Poitras · On goal · xG 0.06B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.06M. Poitras · On goal · xG 0.05M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.05O. Wahlstrom · Missed · xG 0.05E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.05M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.04J. Beecher · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.04N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.04M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.03T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.03A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.02J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.02E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02J. Beecher · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.01B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.01T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.00B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.00B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 3.1 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MINvsBOS
2.70 G
All situations
2 G3.1
2.20 G
Even strength
2 G1.9
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 101 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MIN53%47%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.66 – 2.52

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

MINvsBOS
36
Shots on goal
35
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
15
Hits
14
15
Blocked shots
14
16
Giveaways
12
2
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Minnesota Wild skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7B. FaberD000-220.03020—25:05
36M. ZuccarelloR000-120.25000—23:33
14J. Eriksson EkC000-150.240205022:21
12M. BoldyL000-160.3800010021:10
46J. SpurgeonD000020.09120—19:58
5J. MiddletonD000-110.19000—19:42
23M. RossiC000-240.260023019:06
25J. BrodinD000000.00022—18:22
89F. GaudreauC000-110.030205417:02
90M. JohanssonL000-100.03000—16:18
4J. MerrillD000-100.00130—14:13
17M. FolignoL000030.63600—14:04
24Z. BogosianD000-140.09102—13:24
13Y. TreninC000-210.0021010013:04
28L. OhgrenL000-240.46200—11:30
22M. KhusnutdinovC000000.000007311:10
94J. LaukoC000000.02100008:50
19D. ShoreC000010.00110007:17
Minnesota Wild goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(L)34322.9412.52+0.5257:51

Season series

Tied 1-1

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