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Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins

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Tampa Bay Lightning
2
Boston Bruins
▸3
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Riley Nash's goal at 17:13 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 68% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were TBL 21, BOS 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 of 36 (.917); Tuukka Rask stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. Charlie McAvoy (1 G, 1 A), 2. Brad Marchand (2 A), 3. Tuukka Rask (19 saves, .905).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Rask19 saves, .905

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
TBLTBL051719221
BOSBOS21911304336

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(3)
    D. Pastrnak (9), B. Marchand (8)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    7:27
  2. BOS
    R. Nash(2)
    D. Heinen (8), B. Marchand (9)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    17:13

2nd period

  1. BOS
    T. Krug(4)
    R. Spooner (3), C. McAvoy (10)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    5:59
  2. TBL
    A. Sustr(1)
    B. Coburn (7), C. Kunitz (4)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +8 pts
    1-3
    10:53

3rd period

  1. TBL
    S. Stamkos(11)PPG
    N. Kucherov (19), M. Sergachev (11)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    2-3
    2:10

Penalties

TBL 10 PIM·BOS 10 PIM

1st

  • 4:01TBLChris Kunitz · Trippingdrawn by Kevan Miller2 min
  • 4:24BOSBrad Marchand · Slashingdrawn by Brayden Point2 min

2nd

  • 2:26TBLCedric Paquette · Boardingdrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
  • 2:26TBLCedric Paquette · Roughingdrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
  • 2:26BOSFrank Vatrano · Trippingdrawn by Cedric Paquette2 min
  • 2:26BOSFrank Vatrano · Roughingdrawn by Cedric Paquette2 min
  • 4:22TBLMikhail Sergachev · Interferencedrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 4:22BOSBrad Marchand · Embellishmentdrawn by Mikhail Sergachev2 min
  • 13:25TBLDan Girardi · Trippingdrawn by Tim Schaller2 min

3rd

  • 0:46BOSBrandon Carlo · Interferencedrawn by Nikita Kucherov2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Riley Nash, 1st 17:13 — BOS 68% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.16B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.14Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.14B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.14T. Schaller · On goal · xG 0.13D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.11P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.10Z. Chara · Missed · xG 0.10N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.09T. Krug · Goal · xG 0.09P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.09C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.08T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.08F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.08K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.08D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.08R. Spooner · On goal · xG 0.08D. Backes · Missed · xG 0.07P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.07D. Backes · Missed · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.06D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.06F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.06P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.06R. Nash · Goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.05T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.04T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.04T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.04B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.04P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.04P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.03M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.02D. Backes · Missed · xG 0.01P. Postma · On goal · xG 0.01D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Goal · xG 0.01
BOS3 G · 3.5 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

TBLvsBOS
2.02 G
All situations
3 G3.5
1.71 G
Even strength
3 G3.1
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
TBL26%74%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.99 – 3.43

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

TBLvsBOS
21
Shots on goal
36
43%
Faceoffs
57%
1/2
Power play
0/2
10
Penalty minutes
10
26
Hits
15
11
Blocked shots
15
17
Giveaways
11
9
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
77V. HedmanD000-120.12400—26:49
6A. StralmanD000030.08010—24:13
86N. KucherovR011-210.19000—21:53
21B. PointC000010.200007120:36
5D. GirardiD000-210.01132—20:27
91S. StamkosC101-130.291004320:16
90V. NamestnikovC000-200.052102919:29
18O. PalatL000020.43000—18:13
9T. JohnsonC000030.381203717:52
55B. CoburnD011-100.02110—17:42
98M. SergachevD011000.00202—16:30
17A. KillornL000-100.00400—13:40
62A. SustrD101010.08010—12:35
24R. CallahanR000+130.13200—10:29
14C. KunitzL011+100.00302—10:25
37Y. GourdeC000000.002005010:23
13C. PaquetteC000010.022144008:43
23J. BrownR000-100.00110—04:31
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
88A. Vasilevskiy(L)36333.9173.45+0.4558:37

Season series

BOS leads 3-1

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