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Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins

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Edmonton Oilers
▸3
Boston Bruins
1
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Recap

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The Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinn Hutson's goal at 14:38 of the second period, which took the Oilers' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 2.8 to 2.1; shots on goal were EDM 25, BOS 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 12 of 13 (.923); Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 of 25 (.880). Three stars: 1. Connor McDavid (1 G, 1 A), 2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1 G, 1 A), 3. Pavel Zacha (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    C. McDavid1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    EDM
    R. Nugent-Hopkins1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
EDMEDM15110110325
BOSBOS1709010126

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    R. Nugent-Hopkins(8)PPG
    C. McDavid (37), L. Draisaitl (31)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-0
    13:38
  2. BOS
    P. Zacha(9)PPG
    E. Lindholm (17), C. McAvoy (16)
    backhandxG 0.20win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-1
    16:27

2nd period

  1. EDM
    Q. Hutson(1)
    M. Jones (1)
    backhandxG 0.34win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-1
    14:38

3rd period

  1. EDM
    C. McDavid(21)SHG
    R. Nugent-Hopkins (19), D. Nurse (7)
    backhandxG 0.46win prob +21 ptsVideo
    3-1
    1:41

Penalties

EDM 6 PIM·BOS 20 PIM

1st

  • 13:08BOSMark Kastelic · Trippingdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min
  • 15:55EDMDarnell Nurse · Trippingdrawn by Marat Khusnutdinov2 min

2nd

  • 0:58BOSAndrew Peeke · High stickingdrawn by Connor McDavid2 min

3rd

  • 0:30EDMEvan Bouchard · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 6:19BOSMason Lohrei · Cross checkingdrawn by Zach Hyman2 min
  • 9:29BOSMarat Khusnutdinov · Trippingdrawn by Mattias Ekholm2 min
  • 14:29EDMVasily Podkolzin · Slashingdrawn by Fraser Minten2 min
  • 19:22BOSElias Lindholm · Hookingdrawn by Connor McDavid2 min
  • 19:22BOSElias Lindholm · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Quinn Hutson, 2nd 14:38 — EDM 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.20P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.20C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.18C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.17C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.14M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.10F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.09E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.08M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.07E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.07C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.06M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.06M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.06M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.06P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.06A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.06F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.05E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.05N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.05H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.05H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.04A. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01V. Soderstrom · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01V. Soderstrom · On goal · xG 0.01C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.01V. Soderstrom · Missed · xG 0.01M. Kastelic · Missed · xG 0.01V. Soderstrom · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.00M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.00D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS1 G · 2.1 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

EDMvsBOS
2.83 G
All situations
1 G2.1
1.61 G
Even strength
0 G1.4
0.81 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.51 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
EDM63%37%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.78 – 2.12

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

EDMvsBOS
25
Shots on goal
26
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/5
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
20
21
Hits
22
19
Blocked shots
11
13
Giveaways
17
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Edmonton Oilers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2E. BouchardD000020.06012—25:09
97C. McDavidC112+130.610005622:56
29L. DraisaitlC011+140.500003322:50
14M. EkholmD000+110.01210—22:33
93R. Nugent-HopkinsC112+130.122005022:05
25D. NurseD011+110.01142—21:23
18Z. HymanL000040.62210—20:14
24S. StastneyD000+100.00120—19:09
92V. PodkolzinR000000.0330210016:04
19A. HenriqueC000030.112404515:07
49T. EmbersonD000+100.03220—14:31
13M. JanmarkC000000.00100013:17
22M. SavoieC000000.000006713:13
88A. MangiapaneL000000.00000—11:41
10T. FredericC000000.002106011:40
61R. StillmanD000000.08110—11:22
23Q. HutsonR101+110.42010—06:26
46M. JonesL011+130.24210—05:48
Edmonton Oilers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(W)13121.9230.98-0.0236:08
30C. Pickard131301.0001.16+1.1623:52

Season series

Tied 1-1

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