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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
3
New York Rangers
▸4
Final/OTTV NHLN, NESN·Madison Square Garden

Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime, Matthew Robertson scoring at 3:53. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Bruins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matthew Robertson's goal at 3:53 of overtime, which took the Rangers' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals were close — BOS 3.1, NYR 3.1; shots on goal were BOS 24, NYR 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 0.9 goals below expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 21 of 24 (.875). Three stars: 1. Matthew Robertson (1 G), 2. Gabe Perreault (1 A), 3. David Pastrnak (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    M. Robertson1 G
  2. ★★
    NYR
    G. Perreault1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS17290800324
NYRNYR210091811428

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    W. Cuylle(12)
    U. Vaakanainen (4), N. Laba (9)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    9:45
  2. BOS
    E. Lindholm(10)
    D. Pastrnak (44)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    12:09
  3. NYR
    J. Miller(14)
    G. Perreault (5), M. Zibanejad (28)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-2
    12:35

2nd period

  1. BOS
    E. Lindholm(11)
    D. Pastrnak (45), C. McAvoy (30)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-2
    3:18
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(29)
    D. Pastrnak (46), M. Lohrei (16)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +19 ptsVideo
    3-2
    8:52

3rd period

  1. NYR
    W. Borgen(3)
    A. Panarin (38), A. Lafrenière (19)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +37 ptsVideo
    3-3
    13:43

Overtime

  1. NYR
    M. Robertson(4)
    J. Quick (1), V. Trocheck (22)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +49 ptsVideo
    3-4
    3:53

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·NYR 2 PIM

2nd

  • 4:50BOSHenri Jokiharju · Holdingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min
  • 6:13BOSCharlie McAvoy · Holdingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 10:12NYRMatt Rempe · Holdingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 12:48BOSTanner Jeannot · Hookingdrawn by Noah Laba2 min

3rd

  • 7:48BOSCharlie McAvoy · Interferencedrawn by Gabe Perreault2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Matthew Robertson, OT 3:53 — NYR 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.27W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.20M. Rempe · On goal · xG 0.18J. Miller · Goal · xG 0.16N. Laba · Missed · xG 0.16W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.15M. Robertson · Goal · xG 0.13G. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.13M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.13A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.12V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.12A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.12A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.11V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.09V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.09V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.09M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.09M. Rempe · On goal · xG 0.08G. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.07G. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.06T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.06V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.05A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.05N. Laba · Missed · xG 0.05M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.04W. Cuylle · Goal · xG 0.04B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.03M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.03V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.03M. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.03M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.03W. Borgen · Goal · xG 0.03A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.02B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.02A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Robertson · Missed · xG 0.02W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.01N. Laba · On goal · xG 0.01W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.01S. Morrow · On goal · xG 0.01U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.01M. Robertson · Missed · xG 0.00
NYR4 G · 3.1 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
3.13 G
All situations
4 G3.1
2.73 G
Even strength
4 G1.7
0.40 G
Power play
0 G1.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS50%50%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.07 – 3.07

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

BOSvsNYR
24
Shots on goal
28
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/1
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
2
17
Hits
34
13
Blocked shots
12
16
Giveaways
13
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27H. LindholmD000-120.25030—24:49
73C. McAvoyD011020.04004—24:07
88D. PastrnakR033020.27110—22:30
28E. LindholmC202+141.090204420:43
45J. AspirotD000000.00200—20:36
20H. JokiharjuD000000.05012—20:26
39M. GeekieC101+240.54210019:13
26A. PeekeD000-120.04000—17:44
18P. ZachaC000-320.271005517:36
92M. KhusnutdinovC000020.14100016:19
93F. MintenC000000.001004014:49
6M. LohreiD011+110.08020—14:49
11C. MittelstadtC000-110.01000013:45
71V. ArvidssonL000-100.00000—12:45
47M. KastelicC000000.002006711:31
21A. SteevesC000010.19220011:25
52S. KuralyC000000.002106011:07
84T. JeannotL000010.14302—09:49
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(O)28244.8573.13-0.8763:29

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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