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Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins

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Chicago Blackhawks
▸5
Boston Bruins
2
FinalTV CHSN, NESN·TD Garden

Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 5-2. The Bruins scored first; the Blackhawks answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ryan Donato's goal at 3:14 of the third period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 48% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.9 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 21, BOS 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Arvid Soderblom stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 16 of 20 (.800), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Arvid Soderblom (31 saves, .939), 2. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A), 3. Morgan Geekie (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    A. Soderblom31 saves, .939
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    M. Geekie1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI0111644521
BOSBOS110012111233

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(42)
    E. Lindholm (28), M. Geekie (24)
    deflectedxG 0.21win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    10:39

2nd period

  1. CHI
    N. Foligno(13)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.05win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-1
    7:55

3rd period

  1. CHI
    R. Donato(30)
    P. Kurashev (7), S. Rinzel (2)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +26 ptsVideo
    2-1
    3:14
  2. CHI
    T. Bertuzzi(22)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.07win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    4:23
  3. CHI
    K. Korchinski(1)
    C. Bedard (41), O. Moore (3)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-1
    4:47
  4. BOS
    M. Geekie(31)
    D. Pastrnak (60)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +3 ptsVideo
    4-2
    11:08
  5. CHI
    N. Foligno(14)EN
    A. Vlasic (25)
    wristxG 0.57Video
    5-2
    19:33

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

1st

  • 2:57BOSFraser Minten · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
  • 16:38CHIArtyom Levshunov · Hookingdrawn by Riley Duran2 min

2nd

  • 11:19BOSCasey Mittelstadt · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 12:01CHIConnor Bedard · Holdingdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min

3rd

  • 19:20CHIConnor Bedard · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
BOS goalCHI goalFinal: BOS 0%

Biggest swing: Ryan Donato, 3rd 3:14 — CHI 48% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.24D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.21E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.17M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.17M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.16F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.16R. Duran · On goal · xG 0.13F. Lysell · On goal · xG 0.12E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.11N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.10F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.08E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.08F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.08F. Lysell · On goal · xG 0.07C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.07H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.06J. Lauko · Missed · xG 0.06C. Koepke · Missed · xG 0.06C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.06M. Khusnutdinov · Missed · xG 0.05F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05J. Beecher · Missed · xG 0.04M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.04N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.04F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.03C. Koepke · On goal · xG 0.03M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.03P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.03M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.03E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03J. Beecher · On goal · xG 0.02R. Duran · On goal · xG 0.02M. Callahan · On goal · xG 0.02F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.02F. Lysell · On goal · xG 0.02A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.02P. Wotherspoon · Missed · xG 0.02H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.01M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.01H. Jokiharju · Missed · xG 0.01J. Lauko · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01H. Jokiharju · Missed · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS2 G · 2.9 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsBOS
2.04 G
All situations
2 G2.9
1.34 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI24%76%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.46 – 2.87

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

CHIvsBOS
21
Shots on goal
33
40%
Faceoffs
60%
0/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
21
Hits
32
11
Blocked shots
7
14
Giveaways
16
6
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. RinzelD011+110.01100—24:54
72A. VlasicD011+100.00230—22:07
38E. Del MastroD000+110.05120—20:38
55A. LevshunovD000+140.10212—20:22
91F. NazarC000010.342202718:02
98C. BedardC011+120.060146017:51
8R. DonatoC101+130.291005017:28
86T. TeravainenC000010.18100017:14
95I. MikheyevR000+320.14000—16:48
14K. KorchinskiD101+110.10000—15:49
11O. MooreC011+100.01200015:23
46L. CrevierD000+100.03500—14:53
17N. FolignoL202+230.632005014:05
59T. BertuzziL101020.08000—13:45
90J. VelenoC000000.002104412:25
23P. KurashevC011000.00000011:41
77P. MaroonL000000.05000—11:17
84L. SlaggertL000000.00010—10:38
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Soderblom(W)33312.9392.89+0.8960:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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