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New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins

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New Jersey Devils
1
Boston Bruins
▸4
FinalTV NESN, MSG·TD Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 1:12 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.7 to 2.4; shots on goal were NJD 30, BOS 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 0.8 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (29 saves, .967), 2. Morgan Geekie (1 G), 3. Nikita Zadorov.

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman29 saves, .967
  2. ★★
    BOS
    M. Geekie1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    N. Zadorov

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD1120909130
BOSBOS1514213422

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    F. Minten(4)
    M. Kastelic (5), T. Jeannot (9)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    17:42
  2. NJD
    T. Meier(11)
    N. Hischier (16), L. Hughes (14)
    snapxG 0.36win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-1
    18:39

2nd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(22)
    E. Lindholm (13)
    snapxG 0.27win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-2
    1:12

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. Mittelstadt(6)
    P. Zacha (14), V. Arvidsson (6)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +8 ptsVideo
    1-3
    16:25
  2. BOS
    A. Peeke(1)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.47Video
    1-4
    17:46

Penalties

NJD 2 PIM·BOS 2 PIM

2nd

  • 13:47BOSNikita Zadorov · Cross checkingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min

3rd

  • 9:08NJDDennis Cholowski · Interferencedrawn by Marat Khusnutdinov2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Morgan Geekie, 2nd 1:12 — BOS 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Peeke · Goal · xG 0.47M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.27F. Minten · Goal · xG 0.17C. Mittelstadt · Goal · xG 0.16N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.15T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.14N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.14V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.12T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.12C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.10A. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.10E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.09M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.09N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.08M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.07V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.05M. Khusnutdinov · Missed · xG 0.04T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.04N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.04J. Aspirot · Missed · xG 0.03C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.03V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.02M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.02V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.02F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.02T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.02M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.01V. Soderstrom · On goal · xG 0.00V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.00S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.00E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 2.7 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsBOS
2.41 G
All situations
3 G2.7
2.21 G
Even strength
3 G2.1
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD54%46%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.39 – 2.19

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

NJDvsBOS
30
Shots on goal
22
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
15
Hits
24
16
Blocked shots
18
17
Giveaways
22
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7D. HamiltonD000-230.19020—23:25
43L. HughesD011030.08100—23:05
71J. SiegenthalerD000-140.05020—22:15
17S. NemecD000020.05110—20:45
63J. BrattL000-120.12110—20:01
28T. MeierR101-230.70320—19:43
16C. BrownR000-140.46000—19:23
13N. HischierC011-210.141204218:52
5B. DillonD000-110.00200—16:35
12C. GlassC000-110.320005516:25
91D. MercerC000-100.090004316:23
81A. GritsyukR000-220.03110—14:43
44D. CholowskiD000-110.05122—13:29
18O. PalatL000000.03100—12:59
47P. CotterL000010.001005011:13
11S. NoesenR000-120.12000—10:49
36A. CrookshankC000000.00020009:39
14L. GlendeningC000000.002104008:44
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(L)21183.8572.22-0.7859:32

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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