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San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins

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San Jose Sharks
1
Boston Bruins
▸2
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Danton Heinen's goal at 13:27 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.4 to 3.0; shots on goal were SJS 37, BOS 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Anton Khudobin stopped 36 of 37 (.973), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Danton Heinen (2 G), 2. Anton Khudobin (36 saves, .973), 3. Zdeno Chara.

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Heinen2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    A. Khudobin36 saves, .973
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    Z. Chara

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS010112015137
BOSBOS111111011233

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Heinen(1)SHG
    D. Backes (1), K. Miller (1)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    9:41

2nd period

  1. SJS
    J. Thornton(2)PPG
    T. Heed (3), B. Burns (6)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    10:40
  2. BOS
    D. Heinen(2)
    B. Carlo (3), T. Schaller (2)
    wristxG 0.45win prob +20 pts
    1-2
    13:27

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·BOS 12 PIM

1st

  • 8:01BOSSean Kuraly · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:23SJSJoe Pavelski · High stickingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

2nd

  • 3:02BOSSean Kuraly · Holdingdrawn by Mikkel Boedker2 min
  • 4:24BOSRiley Nash · Holdingdrawn by Logan Couture2 min
  • 10:33BOSSean Kuraly · Closing hand on puck2 min

3rd

  • 3:15SJSBrent Burns · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 13:36BOSDavid Pastrnak · Hookingdrawn by Joe Pavelski2 min
  • 17:28BOSBrandon Carlo · Slashingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Danton Heinen, 2nd 13:27 — BOS 53% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Heinen · Goal · xG 0.45J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.19D. Heinen · Goal · xG 0.17K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.16F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.16A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.15F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.15P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.13R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.12R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.07T. Schaller · On goal · xG 0.06T. Schaller · On goal · xG 0.05K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.05F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.05J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.05P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.05K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.05S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.04A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.04D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.04T. Schaller · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.03F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.03P. Postma · Missed · xG 0.03T. Krug · Missed · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.02A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.02P. Postma · Missed · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS2 G · 3.0 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsBOS
3.41 G
All situations
2 G3.0
2.00 G
Even strength
1 G2.3
1.31 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS57%43%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.36 – 2.95

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

SJSvsBOS
37
Shots on goal
33
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/6
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
12
24
Hits
22
14
Blocked shots
16
16
Giveaways
16
10
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD011070.55132—25:13
8J. PavelskiC000-120.283125420:37
72T. HeedD011050.15020—20:16
19J. ThorntonC101-140.310004020:12
44M. VlasicD000-210.04010—19:42
48T. HertlC000-120.461104419:04
47J. RyanD000020.06100—18:20
39L. CoutureC000010.141108017:30
62K. LabancR000-110.27210—16:37
4B. DillonD000000.20310—16:30
61J. BraunD000-100.00210—16:06
27J. DonskoiR000-230.37210—14:58
89M. BoedkerL000-120.18300—14:49
50C. TierneyC000020.080007313:22
68M. KarlssonC000020.12110012:25
28T. MeierR000020.06100—11:46
40R. CarpenterC000010.082006011:14
42J. WardR000000.02100—09:40
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31M. Jones(L)33312.9392.97+0.9757:46

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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