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Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights

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Boston Bruins
1
Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
FinalTV NESN, SCRIPPS·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Boston Bruins 5-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pavel Dorofeyev's goal at 19:10 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 75% to 91%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.0 to 1.4; shots on goal were BOS 19, VGK 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 32 (.844), 2.0 goals below expected; Adin Hill stopped 18 of 19 (.947). Three stars: 1. Pavel Dorofeyev (3 G), 2. Brandon Saad (2 A), 3. Ivan Barbashev (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    P. Dorofeyev3 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    B. Saad2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    I. Barbashev1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS070418119
VGKVGK011210311532

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(28)PPG
    J. Eichel (60), N. Hanifin (24)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    9:19
  2. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(29)
    A. Pietrangelo (25), B. Saad (13)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    19:10

3rd period

  1. VGK
    B. Howden(19)
    W. Karlsson (12)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +5 ptsVideo
    0-3
    5:47
  2. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(30)
    B. Saad (14), N. Hanifin (25)
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +1 ptsVideo
    0-4
    10:21
  3. VGK
    I. Barbashev(20)
    J. Eichel (61)
    snapxG 0.20Video
    0-5
    14:24
  4. BOS
    M. Geekie(24)
    P. Zacha (28), D. Pastrnak (50)
    wristxG 0.13Video
    1-5
    17:49

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

1st

  • 6:49VGKMark Stone · Trippingdrawn by John Beecher2 min

2nd

  • 8:15BOSNikita Zadorov · Slashingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min
  • 11:51BOSJohn Beecher · Hookingdrawn by Brandon Saad2 min

3rd

  • 18:38BOSPatrick Brown · High stickingdrawn by Nicolas Roy2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Pavel Dorofeyev, 2nd 19:10 — VGK 75% → 91%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.21I. Barbashev · Goal · xG 0.20P. Dorofeyev · Goal · xG 0.18P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.17B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.15R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.14N. Roy · Missed · xG 0.13P. Dorofeyev · Goal · xG 0.10P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.10T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.10I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.09I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.09P. Dorofeyev · Goal · xG 0.09B. Howden · Goal · xG 0.08T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.08N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.08B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.08W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.07B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.07T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.07W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.06K. Korczak · On goal · xG 0.06T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.05R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.05A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.05T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.05M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.05T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.04N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.03P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.03M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.03J. Eichel · Missed · xG 0.03B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.02I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.02T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.02M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.01M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.00W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.00
VGK5 G · 3.0 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsVGK
1.41 G
All situations
5 G3.0
1.31 G
Even strength
4 G2.4
0.10 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS22%78%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.39 – 2.96

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

BOSvsVGK
19
Shots on goal
32
59%
Faceoffs
41%
0/1
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
29
Hits
16
12
Blocked shots
15
12
Giveaways
17
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
20H. JokiharjuD000020.06020—23:03
91N. ZadorovD000010.02302—21:55
52A. PeekeD000-220.01310—20:18
6M. LohreiD000-210.08010—20:16
88D. PastrnakR011020.18000—19:34
39M. GeekieC101-150.582003818:47
18P. ZachaC011000.003109218:08
29P. WotherspoonD000-100.00100—17:22
11C. MittelstadtC000-100.060005016:55
14I. MitchellD000-100.01020—15:48
28E. LindholmC000-110.040006015:28
45C. KoepkeL000010.05700—13:44
92M. KhusnutdinovC000-220.10110013:22
95V. LettieriC000-110.06000013:21
94J. LaukoC000-110.10410012:34
38P. BrownC000000.0250210012:17
19J. BeecherC000-100.030122511:55
47M. KastelicC000-100.000204510:47
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(L)32275.8442.97-2.0360:00

Season series

VGK leads 2-0

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