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Boston Bruins at New York Islanders

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▸3
New York Islanders
1
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 3-1. The Islanders scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Steeves's goal at 10:21 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 76% to 94%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 4.4 to 1.2; shots on goal were BOS 14, NYI 44. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 93% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 43 of 44 (.977), 3.5 goals saved above expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 11 of 14 (.786), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Steeves (2 G), 2. Jeremy Swayman (43 saves, .977), 3. Fraser Minten (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    A. Steeves2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. Swayman43 saves, .977
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    F. Minten2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS141713314
NYINYI110011023144

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. NYI
    M. Barzal(7)
    T. DeAngelo (8), M. Schaefer (9)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    4:41
  2. BOS
    A. Steeves(2)
    S. Kuraly (4), M. Eyssimont (7)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:23

2nd period

  1. BOS
    T. Jeannot(3)
    F. Minten (4)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    0:43

3rd period

  1. BOS
    A. Steeves(3)SHG
    F. Minten (5)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-1
    10:21

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·NYI 2 PIM

1st

  • 13:34BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Matthew Schaefer2 min
  • 18:01NYIEmil Heineman · Trippingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min

2nd

  • 1:33BOSHenri Jokiharju · Interferencedrawn by Anders Lee2 min
  • 12:00BOSMark Kastelic · Trippingdrawn by Matthew Schaefer2 min

3rd

  • 9:18BOSMorgan Geekie · Trippingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Steeves, 3rd 10:21 — BOS 76% → 94%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.33K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.29M. Barzal · Goal · xG 0.22A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.21C. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.19B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.17K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.17B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.17K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.15M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.15K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.14K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.14B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.14M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.13B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.12C. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.12A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.09B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.08E. Heineman · On goal · xG 0.08M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.08K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.08E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.07M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.06B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.06M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.06J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.05J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.05S. Holmstrom · On goal · xG 0.05A. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.05A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.04M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.04M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.04T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.04R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.03A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.03M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.03S. Holmstrom · On goal · xG 0.02K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.02C. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.02S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.02K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.02M. Shabanov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.01B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.01A. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.01R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.01M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.01S. Mayfield · Missed · xG 0.01J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.00M. Shabanov · Missed · xG 0.00S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI1 G · 4.4 xG · 63 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYI
1.23 G
All situations
1 G4.4
1.02 G
Even strength
1 G2.2
0.00 G
Power play
0 G2.3
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS7%93%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.20 – 4.34

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

BOSvsNYI
14
Shots on goal
44
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/1
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
2
24
Hits
17
12
Blocked shots
17
10
Giveaways
12
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
91N. ZadorovD000+210.06320—27:38
27H. LindholmD000-110.02020—23:33
45J. AspirotD000+300.02000—20:45
88D. PastrnakR000-110.07002—18:35
26A. PeekeD000+110.04310—18:21
39M. GeekieC000010.002025017:31
18P. ZachaC000-100.070005016:35
84T. JeannotL101+110.20410—16:10
20H. JokiharjuD000-110.02002—15:52
47M. KastelicC000+100.032027015:32
93F. MintenC022+210.073103315:29
28E. LindholmC000010.010105715:25
92M. KhusnutdinovC000000.00000015:15
52S. KuralyC011+100.002302914:31
81M. EyssimontC011+110.05100014:14
6M. LohreiD000000.00000—12:51
21A. SteevesC202+240.55410011:41
13M. BlümelR000-100.00000—02:02
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)44431.9774.45+3.4560:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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