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Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins

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Dallas Stars
3
Boston Bruins
▸6
FinalTV FOX4, Victory+·TD Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 6-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Elias Lindholm's goal at 0:13 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.7 to 2.2; shots on goal were DAL 16, BOS 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Jake Oettinger stopped 18 of 22 (.818), 1.0 goals below expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 13 of 16 (.813), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (3 A), 2. Viktor Arvidsson (3 G), 3. Elias Lindholm (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak3 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    V. Arvidsson3 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    E. Lindholm1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DALDAL052813316
BOSBOS2905410624

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    M. Khusnutdinov(15)
    H. Jokiharju (12), D. Pastrnak (64)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    9:58
  2. BOS
    V. Arvidsson(22)
    D. Pastrnak (65), P. Zacha (32)
    wristxG 0.49win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-2
    18:51

2nd period

  1. DAL
    J. Benn(15)
    W. Johnston (39), M. Rantanen (51)
    wristxG 0.31win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    4:49
  2. DAL
    M. Duchene(15)
    J. Robertson (48)
    slapxG 0.31win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-2
    16:53

3rd period

  1. BOS
    E. Lindholm(17)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (66), J. Aspirot (10)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +22 ptsVideo
    2-3
    0:13
  2. BOS
    H. Jokiharju(1)
    E. Lindholm (30), M. Geekie (29)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-4
    5:51
  3. BOS
    V. Arvidsson(23)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.50win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-5
    16:23
  4. DAL
    W. Johnston(41)PPG
    J. Robertson (49), M. Heiskanen (52)
    backhandxG 0.13Video
    3-5
    19:02
  5. BOS
    V. Arvidsson(24)EN
    C. McAvoy (47)
    wristxG 0.54Video
    3-6
    19:47

Penalties

DAL 4 PIM·BOS 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:28BOSNikita Zadorov · Interferencedrawn by Jamie Benn2 min
  • 16:49DALJason Robertson · Trippingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min

2nd

  • 18:17DALJamie Benn · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 1:00BOSViktor Arvidsson · Interferencedrawn by Mikko Rantanen2 min
  • 17:41BOSHampus Lindholm · Trippingdrawn by Cameron Hughes2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Elias Lindholm, 3rd 0:13 — BOS 53% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.60V. Arvidsson · Goal · xG 0.54V. Arvidsson · Goal · xG 0.50V. Arvidsson · Goal · xG 0.49M. Khusnutdinov · Missed · xG 0.21M. Khusnutdinov · Goal · xG 0.19D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.19H. Jokiharju · Missed · xG 0.18V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.16E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.14F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.12L. Reichel · Missed · xG 0.12P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.11M. Khusnutdinov · Missed · xG 0.11H. Jokiharju · Goal · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.10M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.09D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.07C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.07E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.06P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.05C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.05E. Lindholm · Goal · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.03L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.03L. Reichel · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01J. Aspirot · Missed · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.01E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.00N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.00
BOS6 G · 4.7 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DALvsBOS
2.23 G
All situations
4 G4.7
1.82 G
Even strength
3 G2.6
0.31 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DAL36%64%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.18 – 2.97

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

DALvsBOS
16
Shots on goal
24
36%
Faceoffs
64%
1/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
24
12
Blocked shots
8
17
Giveaways
20
4
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Dallas Stars skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4M. HeiskanenD011-200.03020—25:03
53W. JohnstonC112-110.212303323:04
96M. RantanenR011-100.12100—22:25
55T. HarleyD000-200.00000—21:39
21J. RobertsonL022-320.21002—21:26
23E. LindellD000-110.02020—20:14
5N. LundkvistD000+110.02000—17:53
14J. BennL101040.640123317:12
95M. DucheneC101-220.431001316:25
6L. BichselD000-120.03300—15:12
22M. BourqueC000000.053005014:15
46I. LyubushkinD000000.00500—13:53
15C. BlackwellC000-120.191006013:22
49J. HryckowianC000-110.24110013:16
10O. BäckC000-100.00010012:29
25A. HyryR000-200.005006412:03
73A. ErneL000000.00120—11:29
34C. HughesC000000.00100006:34
Dallas Stars goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29J. Oettinger(L)22184.8183.01-0.9958:10

Season series

Tied 1-1

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