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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

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Boston Bruins
▸4
Detroit Red Wings
2
FinalTV ABC·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2. The Red Wings scored first; the Bruins answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nikita Zadorov's goal at 9:42 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.6 to 3.9; shots on goal were BOS 27, DET 44. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 42 of 44 (.955), 1.9 goals saved above expected; John Gibson stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (42 saves, .955), 2. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A), 3. Morgan Geekie (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman42 saves, .955
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    M. Geekie3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS01011037427
DETDET010111123244

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. DET
    L. Raymond(22)PPG
    A. Copp (30), P. Kane (30)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:35
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(28)PPG
    C. McAvoy (43), M. Geekie (25)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    5:07

3rd period

  1. DET
    A. DeBrincat(35)
    M. Seider (39)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +26 ptsVideo
    1-2
    4:06
  2. BOS
    E. Lindholm(13)
    M. Geekie (26), M. Lohrei (18)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +27 ptsVideo
    2-2
    6:22
  3. BOS
    N. Zadorov(2)
    M. Geekie (27), C. McAvoy (44)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +33 ptsVideo
    3-2
    9:42
  4. BOS
    M. Khusnutdinov(14)EN
    D. Pastrnak (58), E. Lindholm (29)
    wristxG 0.55win prob +5 ptsVideo
    4-2
    18:08

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·DET 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:05DETMason Appleton · High stickingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov2 min
  • 15:41BOSMark Kastelic · Trippingdrawn by Sheldon Dries2 min
  • 18:57BOSCasey Mittelstadt · Hookingdrawn by Simon Edvinsson2 min

2nd

  • 3:04BOSHampus Lindholm · High stickingdrawn by Emmitt Finnie2 min
  • 4:35DETDavid Perron · Interferencedrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 4:43DETMoritz Seider · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 7:11BOSJonathan Aspirot · Trippingdrawn by Marco Kasper2 min
  • 13:52DETPatrick Kane · Ps hooking on breakawaydrawn by Lukas Reichel0 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nikita Zadorov, 3rd 9:42 — BOS 47% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Finnie · On goal · xG 0.30D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.22L. Raymond · Goal · xG 0.20A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.19P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.18A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.18A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.16A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.15A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.14J. Compher · On goal · xG 0.14J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.13P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.12E. Finnie · On goal · xG 0.11E. Finnie · On goal · xG 0.10A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.10E. Finnie · On goal · xG 0.10J. Compher · On goal · xG 0.09A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.09S. Edvinsson · On goal · xG 0.08A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.08M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.08J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.07A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.07L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.06E. Finnie · Missed · xG 0.06P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.06D. Shine · On goal · xG 0.05P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.05M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.04M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.04L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.03J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.03M. Kasper · On goal · xG 0.03D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.03M. Seider · Missed · xG 0.03J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.03L. Raymond · Missed · xG 0.03P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.02A. Johansson · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.02M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.02M. Kasper · On goal · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · Goal · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.01L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.01P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.01A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.01M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.01J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.01S. Edvinsson · Missed · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.00
DET2 G · 3.9 xG · 56 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsDET
4.63 G
All situations
2 G3.9
1.32 G
Even strength
1 G2.0
2.11 G
Power play
1 G1.9
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS38%62%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.10 – 3.85

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

BOSvsDET
27
Shots on goal
44
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/3
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
21
Hits
22
12
Blocked shots
13
16
Giveaways
9
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD022+210.03610—27:05
91N. ZadorovD101+210.03240—21:52
88D. PastrnakR112+220.43000—21:27
93F. MintenC000020.200005321:09
26A. PeekeD000010.00210—18:11
27H. LindholmD000000.00002—18:06
45J. AspirotD000010.02012—17:24
11C. MittelstadtC000000.590025017:09
92M. KhusnutdinovC101+220.64000016:33
18P. ZachaC000030.551002316:29
71V. ArvidssonL000040.23120—16:03
28E. LindholmC112+240.950104015:40
39M. GeekieC033+210.14000014:07
6M. LohreiD011000.00000—13:51
75L. ReichelL000+110.27100—10:53
52S. KuralyC000-110.101005010:14
84T. JeannotL000-100.00520—08:48
47M. KastelicC000-130.452024008:28
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)44422.9553.90+1.9060:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-1

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