New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
Recap
written from the game dataThe Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 10-2. The Rangers scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 7-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pavel Zacha's goal at 19:27 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 72% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.6 to 2.6; shots on goal were NYR 29, BOS 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 14 of 20 (.700), 3.6 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Marat Khusnutdinov (4 G, 1 A), 2. David Pastrnak (6 A), 3. Pavel Zacha (3 G).
Three stars
- ★M. Khusnutdinov4 G, 1 A

- ★★D. Pastrnak6 A

- ★★★P. Zacha3 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
12 goals1st period
1-01:24
1-12:31
1-27:16
1-319:27
2nd period
1-42:12
1-56:41
1-611:26
2-614:04
2-715:47
3rd period
2-83:51
2-911:26
2-1018:31
Penalties
1st
- 18:03
Mika Zibanejad · Trippingdrawn by Casey Mittelstadt2 min
- 18:48
J.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
2nd
- 4:54
Charlie McAvoy · Ps slash on breakawaydrawn by Vincent Trocheck0 min
- 11:29
Mark Kastelic · Fightingdrawn by Sam Carrick5 min
- 11:29
Sam Carrick · Fightingdrawn by Mark Kastelic5 min
- 11:29
Mark Kastelic · Misconduct10 min
- 13:05
Mason Lohrei · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd
- 7:34
Andrew Peeke · Roughingdrawn by Sam Carrick2 min
- 7:34
Andrew Peeke · Roughingdrawn by Sam Carrick2 min
- 7:34
Sam Carrick · Roughingdrawn by Andrew Peeke2 min
- 15:45
Will Cuylle · Boardingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
- 18:24
Will Cuylle · Fightingdrawn by Sean Kuraly5 min
- 18:24
Sean Kuraly · Fightingdrawn by Will Cuylle5 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Pavel Zacha, 1st 19:27 — 72% → 85%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.62 G
- All situations
- 10 G3.6
- 1.71 G
- Even strength
- 9 G2.9
- 1.01 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.7
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.63 – 3.57
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 34
- 52%
- Faceoffs
- 48%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 1/3
- 18
- Penalty minutes
- 26
- 27
- Hits
- 29
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 20
- Giveaways
- 11
- 5
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
NYR leads 2-1
6@
2Final
2@
10this game
3@
4OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















