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Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils

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Boston Bruins
3
New Jersey Devils
▸4
Final/OTTV ESPN, TVAS·Prudential Center

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime, Paul Cotter scoring at 4:53. The Devils came back from two goals down. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Paul Cotter's goal at 4:53 of overtime, which took the Devils' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 2.9 to 2.1; shots on goal were BOS 22, NJD 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 1.1 goals below expected; Jacob Markstrom stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Paul Cotter (2 G), 2. David Pastrnak (2 G), 3. Connor Brown (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    P. Cotter2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    C. Brown1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS28081501322
NJDNJD062171615434

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(25)
    H. Jokiharju (10), M. Khusnutdinov (16)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:02
  2. BOS
    P. Zacha(20)
    V. Arvidsson (20), C. McAvoy (41)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    14:29

2nd period

  1. NJD
    C. Brown(12)
    J. Hughes (32)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    0:32
  2. NJD
    J. Bratt(15)
    C. Brown (19), J. Hughes (33)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-2
    8:08

3rd period

  1. NJD
    P. Cotter(7)
    M. Tsyplakov (2), B. Dillon (10)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +25 ptsVideo
    2-3
    2:50
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(26)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +26 ptsVideo
    3-3
    4:32

Overtime

  1. NJD
    P. Cotter(8)
    J. Hughes (34), D. Hamilton (21)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +49 ptsVideo
    3-4
    4:53

Penalties

BOS 18 PIM·NJD 20 PIM

1st

  • 8:30BOSMark Kastelic · Fightingdrawn by Brenden Dillon5 min
  • 8:30NJDBrenden Dillon · Fightingdrawn by Mark Kastelic5 min

2nd

  • 17:30BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min

3rd

  • 9:18BOSMark Kastelic · Interferencedrawn by Paul Cotter2 min
  • 9:18NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Mark Kastelic2 min
  • 9:18BOSMark Kastelic · Fightingdrawn by Johnathan Kovacevic5 min
  • 9:18NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · Fightingdrawn by Mark Kastelic5 min
  • 10:45NJDNico Hischier · Trippingdrawn by Marat Khusnutdinov2 min
  • 11:21NJDConnor Brown · Embellishment2 min
  • 11:21BOSCharlie McAvoy · Interferencedrawn by Connor Brown2 min
  • 12:22NJDNick Bjugstad · Trippingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
  • 15:29BOSJonathan Aspirot · Trippingdrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min
  • 16:42NJDDawson Mercer · Interferencedrawn by Fraser Minten2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Paul Cotter, OT 4:53 — NJD 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.24P. Cotter · Goal · xG 0.22C. Brown · Goal · xG 0.21L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.19C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.17J. Bratt · Goal · xG 0.15L. Hameenaho · On goal · xG 0.14C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.14P. Cotter · Goal · xG 0.12J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.11J. Kovacevic · Missed · xG 0.10T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.08J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.07N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.07J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.07C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.07L. Hameenaho · On goal · xG 0.05D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.05N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.05J. Siegenthaler · Missed · xG 0.04C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.04T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.04A. Gritsyuk · On goal · xG 0.03N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.03J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.03L. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.03D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.03C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kovacevic · Missed · xG 0.02L. Hameenaho · Missed · xG 0.02T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.02J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02J. Siegenthaler · Missed · xG 0.02S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.02S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.02T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.02T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.01C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.01S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.01S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.01J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01A. Gritsyuk · On goal · xG 0.01S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01J. Siegenthaler · Missed · xG 0.00D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.00J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD4 G · 2.9 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNJD
2.13 G
All situations
4 G2.9
1.73 G
Even strength
4 G2.9
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS36%64%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.13 – 2.93

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

BOSvsNJD
22
Shots on goal
34
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/3
Power play
0/2
18
Penalty minutes
20
22
Hits
20
19
Blocked shots
9
18
Giveaways
19
6
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88D. PastrnakR202+140.61212—24:03
6M. LohreiD000000.03030—22:07
27H. LindholmD000010.02000—22:00
73C. McAvoyD011-220.19032—20:55
28E. LindholmC000000.101107120:38
91N. ZadorovD000+120.04320—20:07
92M. KhusnutdinovC011+200.00010019:56
20H. JokiharjuD011+100.01130—19:14
18P. ZachaC101-110.252104618:54
93F. MintenC000+230.231104418:13
39M. GeekieC000020.281005016:23
45J. AspirotD000-110.05022—16:15
11C. MittelstadtC000-200.00100015:24
71V. ArvidssonL011-100.05000—15:16
21A. SteevesC000010.20610011:34
52S. KuralyC000-140.060006010:50
84T. JeannotL000-100.00300—10:39
47M. KastelicC000-110.0310126008:50
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(O)34304.8822.94-1.0664:14

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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