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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Boston Bruins
▸4
Pittsburgh Penguins
1
FinalTV TNT, truTV·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Fabian Lysell's goal at 8:52 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 68% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.4 to 2.1; shots on goal were BOS 32, PIT 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Lindholm (1 G, 1 A), 2. David Pastrnak (2 A), 3. Rickard Rakell (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    E. Lindholm1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    R. Rakell1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS11321316432
PITPIT061909124

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    E. Lindholm(17)
    D. Pastrnak (61), H. Jokiharju (7)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-0
    19:57

2nd period

  1. BOS
    F. Lysell(1)PPG
    P. Zacha (32), M. Khusnutdinov (7)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    8:52
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(32)
    D. Pastrnak (62), E. Lindholm (29)
    slapxG 0.21win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-0
    11:56
  3. PIT
    R. Rakell(35)PPG
    P. Tomasino (12), V. Koivunen (5)
    wristxG 0.36win prob +7 ptsVideo
    3-1
    19:44

3rd period

  1. BOS
    J. Lauko(5)EN
    P. Zacha (33), N. Zadorov (16)
    wristxG 0.54win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-1
    17:30

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·PIT 8 PIM

1st

  • 3:52BOSRiley Duran · Slashingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min
  • 10:17PITKris Letang · Slashingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min
  • 18:47PITEvgeni Malkin · Roughingdrawn by Parker Wotherspoon2 min
  • 18:47BOSParker Wotherspoon · Roughingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min

2nd

  • 7:11PITVille Koivunen · Trippingdrawn by Mason Lohrei2 min
  • 18:02BOSNikita Zadorov · Roughingdrawn by Connor Dewar2 min
  • 18:02BOSNikita Zadorov · Abuse of officials2 min

3rd

  • 8:12PITKris Letang · Boardingdrawn by Fabian Lysell2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Fabian Lysell, 2nd 8:52 — BOS 68% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Rakell · Goal · xG 0.36S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.20R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.14V. Ponomarev · On goal · xG 0.14R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.13S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.13E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.09B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.08S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.07P. Tomasino · On goal · xG 0.06M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.06B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.06E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.05V. Koivunen · On goal · xG 0.05S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.04R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.04B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.04V. Ponomarev · Missed · xG 0.03R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.03R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.03D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.03R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Koppanen · On goal · xG 0.02K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.02B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.02C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01R. Shea · Missed · xG 0.01K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.01V. Ponomarev · Missed · xG 0.01J. Koppanen · On goal · xG 0.01C. Timmins · On goal · xG 0.01C. Timmins · On goal · xG 0.00K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.00D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT1 G · 2.1 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPIT
4.43 G
All situations
1 G2.1
3.12 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
0.71 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS74%26%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.54 – 2.08

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

BOSvsPIT
32
Shots on goal
24
51%
Faceoffs
49%
1/3
Power play
1/3
8
Penalty minutes
8
15
Hits
27
9
Blocked shots
11
21
Giveaways
20
12
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
20H. JokiharjuD011+200.00000—20:59
6M. LohreiD000010.09000—20:01
52A. PeekeD000+100.02120—19:56
29P. WotherspoonD000010.01422—19:45
91N. ZadorovD011+200.02104—19:21
88D. PastrnakR022+230.28000—18:16
18P. ZachaC022+110.150006217:19
11C. MittelstadtC000030.261003316:32
93F. MintenC000+110.171003616:15
28E. LindholmC112+230.660206716:09
39M. GeekieC101+120.45000015:03
14I. MitchellD000+100.00020—15:03
92M. KhusnutdinovC011020.110005014:22
95V. LettieriC000050.52110014:18
94J. LaukoC101+110.54300012:55
45C. KoepkeL000020.75100—12:32
62R. DuranC000030.04202011:51
23F. LysellR101040.29000—11:47
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(W)24231.9582.09+1.0959:54

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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