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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
2
New York Rangers
▸3
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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 3-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Chris Kreider's goal at 11:54 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 48% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 2.5 to 1.9; shots on goal were BOS 17, NYR 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 1.0 goals below expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 15 of 17 (.882). Three stars: 1. Chris Kreider (1 G), 2. Mika Zibanejad (2 A), 3. Vincent Trocheck (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    C. Kreider1 G
  2. ★★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad2 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    V. Trocheck1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS042607217
NYRNYR081628322

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. NYR
    A. Panarin(23)
    M. Zibanejad (24)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +17 ptsVideo
    0-1
    6:07
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(28)
    P. Zacha (21), C. McAvoy (16)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +20 ptsVideo
    1-1
    15:03
  3. BOS
    E. Lindholm(10)
    B. Marchand (24), N. Zadorov (10)
    snapxG 0.01win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-1
    15:19

3rd period

  1. NYR
    V. Trocheck(16)
    K. Miller (9), J. Brodzinski (4)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +26 ptsVideo
    2-2
    5:27
  2. NYR
    C. Kreider(16)SHG
    M. Zibanejad (25), A. Fox (39)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +37 ptsVideo
    2-3
    11:54

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·NYR 6 PIM

1st

  • 0:41NYRRyan Lindgren · Trippingdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min

2nd

  • 7:36BOSMorgan Geekie · Trippingdrawn by Jonny Brodzinski2 min
  • 11:01BOSAndrew Peeke · High stickingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 19:12NYRVincent Trocheck · Interferencedrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

3rd

  • 3:25BOSBrad Marchand · Roughingdrawn by Igor Shesterkin2 min
  • 10:02NYRMatt Rempe · Holdingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Chris Kreider, 3rd 11:54 — NYR 48% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.48V. Trocheck · Goal · xG 0.17R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.16J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.15M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.15M. Rempe · On goal · xG 0.13V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.12A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.09M. Rempe · On goal · xG 0.07A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.07A. Panarin · Goal · xG 0.07C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.07J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.06C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.06V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.06M. Rempe · On goal · xG 0.06J. Vesey · Missed · xG 0.05R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.05J. Vesey · Missed · xG 0.04A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.04A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.04A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.04M. Rempe · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.02W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.02J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.01A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.01J. Vesey · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Jones · On goal · xG 0.00W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR3 G · 2.5 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
1.92 G
All situations
3 G2.5
1.52 G
Even strength
2 G1.6
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 67 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS47%53%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.83 – 1.97

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

BOSvsNYR
17
Shots on goal
22
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
17
Hits
32
9
Blocked shots
22
23
Giveaways
14
4
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD011-110.11110—23:59
88D. PastrnakR101030.33100—22:46
6M. LohreiD000+110.17000—21:33
39M. GeekieC000030.330023320:24
91N. ZadorovD011+110.10110—20:17
28E. LindholmC101010.013002920:15
18P. ZachaC011+120.443004520:05
63B. MarchandL011-120.12002—19:44
52A. PeekeD000000.03032—17:49
13C. CoyleC000-210.120204217:43
25B. CarloD000-100.00100—17:40
51M. PoitrasC000-100.000006714:22
79M. CallahanD000-110.00110—13:51
11T. FredericC000010.042003311:25
55J. BrazeauR000000.00010—09:55
19J. BeecherC000-100.000004309:29
47M. KastelicC000000.004007507:43
45C. KoepkeL000000.10000—06:59
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(L)22193.8641.98-1.0258:01

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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