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Ottawa Senators
2
Boston Bruins
▸3
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime, Pavel Zacha scoring at 4:54. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pavel Zacha's goal at 4:54 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.3 to 2.0; shots on goal were OTT 22, BOS 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 22 of 25 (.880); Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 of 22 (.909). Three stars: 1. Pavel Zacha (1 G), 2. Joonas Korpisalo (20 saves, .909), 3. Andrew Peeke (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. Korpisalo20 saves, .909
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    A. Peeke2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
OTTOTT120811002222
BOSBOS09290314325

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. OTT
    M. Amadio(4)
    S. Pinto (5), C. Giroux (7)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    5:42

2nd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(10)
    A. Peeke (3)
    pokexG 0.63win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    1:22
  2. BOS
    S. Kuraly(2)
    T. Jeannot (4), A. Peeke (4)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +21 ptsVideo
    1-2
    16:03

3rd period

  1. OTT
    C. Giroux(3)
    D. Perron (5), T. Chabot (6)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +30 ptsVideo
    2-2
    11:52

Overtime

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(4)
    C. McAvoy (12)
    pokexG 0.42win prob +49 ptsVideo
    2-3
    4:54

Penalties

OTT 8 PIM·BOS 8 PIM

2nd

  • 3:03BOSMark Kastelic · Roughingdrawn by Kurtis MacDermid2 min
  • 3:03OTTKurtis MacDermid · Roughingdrawn by Mark Kastelic2 min
  • 13:13OTTNikolas Matinpalo · Cross checkingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 16:41BOSMark Kastelic · Interferencedrawn by Dylan Cozens2 min

3rd

  • 9:09OTTThomas Chabot · Interferencedrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min
  • 9:51BOSPavel Zacha · Slashingdrawn by Shane Pinto2 min

OT

  • 4:18OTTRidly Greig · Slashingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 4:21BOSMorgan Geekie · Trippingdrawn by Jake Sanderson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Pavel Zacha, OT 4:54 — BOS 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.62P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.42M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.21N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.18D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.17P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.17M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.15N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.11V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.10M. Kastelic · Missed · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.08C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.08H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.07S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.07S. Kuraly · Goal · xG 0.07M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.07F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.04T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.04C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.03A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.03S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.02M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.02M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.02S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.02J. Aspirot · On goal · xG 0.02M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.02V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.02H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.01T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.01H. Jokiharju · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01M. Eyssimont · Missed · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 3.3 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsBOS
2.02 G
All situations
3 G3.3
1.32 G
Even strength
3 G3.1
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.40 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT26%74%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.91 – 3.27

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

OTTvsBOS
22
Shots on goal
25
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/2
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
8
30
Hits
25
18
Blocked shots
13
10
Giveaways
12
7
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
85J. SandersonD000-130.09130—25:41
2A. ZubD000000.01130—24:35
72T. ChabotD011010.21202—22:55
18T. StützleC000-310.042107122:07
12S. PintoC011+140.743003921:09
19D. BathersonR000-220.24100—19:58
71R. GreigC000-120.130125019:33
3N. JensenD000-200.03110—18:18
43T. KlevenD000000.01110—17:35
24D. CozensC000000.003106316:34
22M. AmadioR101+130.1731010015:10
20F. ZetterlundL000000.00010—15:06
28C. GirouxR112+230.151005014:56
33N. MatinpaloD000+120.03022—13:18
57D. PerronL011+110.09200—13:17
21N. CousinsC000-100.04600012:07
89L. EllerC000+100.000302911:35
23K. MacDermidL000000.00302—04:48
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(O)25223.8803.32+0.3264:54

Season series

OTT leads 3-1

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