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Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins

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Toronto Maple Leafs
3
Boston Bruins
▸5
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oliver Ekman-Larsson's goal at 3:32 of the third period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 7% to 22%. Expected goals were close — TOR 3.9, BOS 4.1; shots on goal were TOR 33, BOS 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Dennis Hildeby stopped 19 of 21 (.905); Jeremy Swayman stopped 30 of 33 (.909), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (2 G, 1 A), 2. Hampus Lindholm (1 G, 1 A), 3. Charlie McAvoy (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    H. Lindholm1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
TORTOR16115112333
BOSBOS311111110532

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(5)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (12), C. McAvoy (13)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-1
    4:27
  2. TOR
    S. Lorentz(1)SHG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:41
  3. BOS
    H. Lindholm(1)PPG
    M. Lohrei (8), M. Eyssimont (5)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-2
    9:32
  4. BOS
    A. Steeves(1)
    H. Lindholm (4)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    17:23

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(9)
    M. Geekie (5), C. McAvoy (14)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-4
    0:49
  2. TOR
    B. McMann(4)PPG
    M. Domi (3), M. Rielly (12)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +7 ptsVideo
    2-4
    18:58

3rd period

  1. TOR
    O. Ekman-Larsson(2)
    N. Robertson (6), W. Nylander (16)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-4
    3:32
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(10)PPG
    M. Kastelic (3), T. Jeannot (5)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-5
    9:48

Penalties

TOR 16 PIM·BOS 14 PIM

1st

  • 4:13TORPhilippe Myers · Hookingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
  • 6:09TORJake McCabe · Slashingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot2 min
  • 7:58TORSimon Benoit · High stickingdrawn by Alex Steeves2 min
  • 18:26BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Steven Lorentz2 min

2nd

  • 10:26TORDakota Joshua · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 12:04BOSserved by V. Arvidsson · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 16:47BOSJeffrey Viel · Cross checkingdrawn by Oliver Ekman-Larsson2 min
  • 17:59BOSMark Kastelic · High stickingdrawn by Matias Maccelli2 min

3rd

  • 1:07BOSMarat Khusnutdinov · Roughingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
  • 1:07TORMax Domi · Roughingdrawn by Marat Khusnutdinov2 min
  • 1:07TORBobby McMann · Interferencedrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 8:01TORMax Domi · Roughingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov2 min
  • 12:14BOSNikita Zadorov · Roughingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min
  • 12:14TORSammy Blais · Kneeingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 14:51BOSMark Kastelic · Cross checkingdrawn by Simon Benoit2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, 3rd 3:32 — TOR 7% → 22%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.23P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.22P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.22D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.20V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.18P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.17P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.16V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.16V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.15D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.14M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.13S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.12M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.10M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.10M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.09M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.08P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.07T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.06H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.05V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04A. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.04M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.04F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.04N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.03T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · Goal · xG 0.03V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.03A. Steeves · Goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.02N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.02H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.02A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.01M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.00V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 4.1 xG · 56 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

TORvsBOS
3.93 G
All situations
5 G4.1
2.11 G
Even strength
2 G1.8
1.71 G
Power play
3 G1.9
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 107 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
TOR50%50%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.75 – 3.72

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

TORvsBOS
33
Shots on goal
32
60%
Faceoffs
40%
1/5
Power play
3/6
16
Penalty minutes
14
30
Hits
20
15
Blocked shots
11
12
Giveaways
7
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44M. RiellyD011000.00200—22:29
23M. KniesL000071.05300—22:11
88W. NylanderR011080.40000—21:32
95O. Ekman-LarssonD101+130.40130—21:22
22J. McCabeD000-200.03142—21:19
25B. CarloD000000.00230—20:48
91J. TavaresC000-120.292007420:41
55N. RoyC000020.340004816:35
11M. DomiC011+110.240147116:19
2S. BenoitD000+110.00402—15:48
74B. McMannC101-120.36322013:48
89N. RobertsonL011010.16010—12:40
63M. MaccelliL000010.08100—12:22
18S. LorentzC101+120.19300011:49
81D. JoshuaC000-100.00202011:26
34A. MatthewsC000000.171004010:51
51P. MyersD000010.04012—10:31
79S. BlaisL000020.10502—08:34
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Hildeby(L)21192.9052.40+0.4037:20
41A. Stolarz1183.7271.43-1.5720:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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