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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

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Boston Bruins
▸3
Detroit Red Wings
2
Final/OTTV NBCSN·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in overtime, Brad Marchand scoring at 0:35. The Red Wings scored first; the Bruins answered. The Red Wings led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brad Marchand's goal at 0:35 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.3 to 1.6; shots on goal were BOS 32, DET 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 31 of 33 (.939); Jimmy Howard stopped 29 of 32 (.906), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (1 G, 1 A), 2. Tuukka Rask (31 saves, .939), 3. Dylan Larkin (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Rask31 saves, .939
  3. ★★★
    DET
    D. Larkin1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS0201421511332
DETDET0911411000233

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. DET
    T. Tatar(9)PPG
    N. Kronwall (7), H. Zetterberg (13)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    9:15

3rd period

  1. BOS
    N. Acciari(2)
    T. Schaller (4)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +25 pts
    1-1
    3:02
  2. DET
    D. Larkin(5)SHG
    D. Helm (7), T. Daley (3)
    backhandxG 0.28win prob +35 pts
    1-2
    11:34
  3. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(15)
    B. Marchand (13), T. Krug (13)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +42 pts
    2-2
    18:34

Overtime

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(12)
    T. Krug (14)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +51 pts
    3-2
    0:35

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·DET 6 PIM

1st

  • 1:39DETserved by A. Mantha · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 17:59BOSMatt Grzelcyk · Holdingdrawn by Luke Glendening2 min

2nd

  • 4:04DETDarren Helm · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 9:02BOSPatrice Bergeron · Trippingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min
  • 12:58BOSTorey Krug · Holdingdrawn by Tomas Tatar2 min

3rd

  • 10:13DETMike Green · Holdingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 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: Brad Marchand, OT 0:35 — BOS 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Larkin · Goal · xG 0.28A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.19A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.12A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.11A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.08M. Green · On goal · xG 0.08H. Zetterberg · On goal · xG 0.08A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.07G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.06D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.06T. Tatar · Goal · xG 0.05D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.05G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.03M. Frk · On goal · xG 0.03M. Green · On goal · xG 0.03D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.03M. Green · On goal · xG 0.02A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.02M. Green · Missed · xG 0.02D. Helm · Missed · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.02M. Frk · Missed · xG 0.02D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.02D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.02M. Green · On goal · xG 0.01L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.01J. Ericsson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Helm · Missed · xG 0.01D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.01D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.01D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.01D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.01T. Daley · On goal · xG 0.01D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.01F. Nielsen · On goal · xG 0.01D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.00A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.00
DET2 G · 1.6 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsDET
2.33 G
All situations
2 G1.6
1.83 G
Even strength
0 G1.0
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS64%36%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.28 – 1.61

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
32
Shots on goal
33
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/3
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
25
8
Blocked shots
20
7
Giveaways
15
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000020.15310—26:30
47T. KrugD022+130.29002—23:39
33Z. CharaD000020.04330—22:02
37P. BergeronC000+130.034025221:53
63B. MarchandL112+120.13000—21:27
25B. CarloD000010.01000—20:04
88D. PastrnakR101020.41000—19:30
46D. KrejciC000+120.180105618:53
74J. DeBruskL000020.3610010017:08
48M. GrzelcykD000+120.05012—16:02
42D. BackesR000+110.09300—13:46
43D. HeinenL000-120.04000—13:24
20R. NashC000020.161005412:44
10A. BjorkL000000.01110—12:16
55N. AcciariC101+110.15200010:50
52S. KuralyC000+120.072003810:48
59T. SchallerL011+110.12310—08:55
14P. PostmaD000+120.03200—08:47
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)33312.9391.62-0.3859:29

Season series

BOS leads 4-0

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