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Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins

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Anaheim Ducks
▸7
Boston Bruins
5
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Recap

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The Anaheim Ducks beat the Boston Bruins 7-5. The lead changed hands 3 times. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Troy Terry's goal at 15:27 of the third period, which took the Ducks' chances from 48% to 89%. Expected goals were close — ANA 3.7, BOS 3.6; shots on goal were ANA 30, BOS 42. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 37 of 42 (.881), 1.4 goals below expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 23 of 29 (.793), 2.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mikael Granlund (2 G, 3 A), 2. Troy Terry (1 G, 1 A), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    ANA
    M. Granlund2 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    ANA
    T. Terry1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA11226412730
BOSBOS12021329542

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. Mittelstadt(3)
    P. Zacha (7), V. Arvidsson (3)
    wristxG 0.40win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    2:10
  2. ANA
    D. Helleson(2)
    N. Nesterenko (1), M. Granlund (4)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    8:06

2nd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(4)
    D. Pastrnak (7), C. McAvoy (5)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-2
    8:49
  2. ANA
    C. Gauthier(5)
    J. LaCombe (2), L. Carlsson (5)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +19 ptsVideo
    2-2
    11:29
  3. ANA
    J. Trouba(1)
    N. Nesterenko (2), M. Granlund (5)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-2
    15:24
  4. BOS
    M. Lohrei(1)PPG
    H. Jokiharju (3), M. Eyssimont (3)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +21 ptsVideo
    3-3
    17:10

3rd period

  1. ANA
    M. Granlund(1)PPG
    T. Terry (5), F. Vatrano (1)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +21 ptsVideo
    4-3
    2:52
  2. ANA
    S. Colangelo(1)
    R. Poehling (2), J. Trouba (3)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +16 ptsVideo
    5-3
    7:49
  3. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(5)PPG
    C. McAvoy (6), E. Lindholm (4)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +8 ptsVideo
    5-4
    14:32
  4. BOS
    M. Geekie(5)
    N. Zadorov (2)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +39 ptsVideo
    5-5
    14:57
  5. ANA
    T. Terry(2)
    N. Nesterenko (3), M. Granlund (6)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +41 ptsVideo
    6-5
    15:27
  6. ANA
    M. Granlund(2)EN
    N. Nesterenko (4)
    wristxG 0.57win prob +7 ptsVideo
    7-5
    17:52

Penalties

ANA 9 PIM·BOS 11 PIM

1st

  • 14:29BOSElias Lindholm · Interferencedrawn by Olen Zellweger2 min

2nd

  • 12:14BOSTanner Jeannot · Fightingdrawn by Ross Johnston5 min
  • 12:14ANARoss Johnston · Fightingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot5 min
  • 16:56ANAPavel Mintyukov · High stickingdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min

3rd

  • 1:37BOSViktor Arvidsson · Trippingdrawn by Cutter Gauthier2 min
  • 5:18BOSCharlie McAvoy · Interferencedrawn by Mikael Granlund2 min
  • 14:24ANACutter Gauthier · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Troy Terry, 3rd 15:27 — ANA 48% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Mittelstadt · Goal · xG 0.40F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.27V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.21F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.21D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.19J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.17S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.15J. Viel · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.12F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.11S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.11M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.11M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.10J. Viel · On goal · xG 0.10F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.08E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.08P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.07M. Callahan · On goal · xG 0.06A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.05J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.05P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.05M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.05J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.04M. Lohrei · Goal · xG 0.04M. Eyssimont · Missed · xG 0.04M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.03F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.03S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.03M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.03E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.02M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.02J. Viel · On goal · xG 0.02M. Callahan · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.02H. Jokiharju · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.01M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kastelic · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.00M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.00M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.00A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 3.6 xG · 56 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsBOS
3.76 G
All situations
5 G3.6
2.45 G
Even strength
3 G3.6
0.81 G
Power play
2 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 104 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA45%55%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.16 – 3.49

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

ANAvsBOS
30
Shots on goal
42
42%
Faceoffs
58%
1/3
Power play
2/2
9
Penalty minutes
11
17
Hits
18
22
Blocked shots
15
20
Giveaways
18
1
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65J. TroubaD112+320.21350—28:34
2J. LaCombeD011+220.07020—24:05
51O. ZellwegerD000+300.04020—21:26
14D. HellesonD101020.04120—21:18
64M. GranlundC235+451.030104520:46
19T. TerryR112+430.57000—19:46
91L. CarlssonC011+140.470104018:44
17A. KillornL000+120.221103317:31
61C. GauthierL101+130.43102—17:14
98P. MintyukovD000-110.07032—15:54
13N. NesterenkoC044+420.14110015:17
45B. SenneckeR000-200.00220—14:10
12S. ColangeloR101010.31010—13:14
23M. McTavishC000-200.022005312:56
77F. VatranoR011-230.05400—12:39
44R. JohnstonL000000.07105—11:20
25R. PoehlingC011000.000103311:07
7R. GudasD000-100.01100—03:49
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(W)42375.8813.62-1.3859:48

Season series

ANA leads 2-0

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