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Boston Bruins at New York Islanders

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▸5
New York Islanders
1
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 5-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrice Bergeron's goal at 8:28 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 48% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.3 to 2.9; shots on goal were BOS 38, NYI 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 of 37 (.892), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (1 G, 1 A), 2. Danton Heinen (1 G, 1 A), 3. David Backes.

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Heinen1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Backes

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS19117312538
NYINYI1120806126

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Heinen(10)
    R. Nash (13)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:17
  2. NYI
    J. Eberle(14)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.12win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    9:30

2nd period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(12)
    B. Marchand (18), D. Heinen (18)
    deflectedxG 0.05win prob +18 pts
    2-1
    8:28

3rd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(16)
    D. Pastrnak (20)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    3-1
    9:04
  2. BOS
    T. Schaller(5)
    S. Kuraly (5), C. McAvoy (16)
    wristxG 0.24win prob +2 pts
    4-1
    15:02
  3. BOS
    N. Acciari(5)EN
    T. Schaller (6), K. Miller (6)
    wristxG 0.56
    5-1
    17:47

Penalties

BOS 10 PIM·NYI 8 PIM

1st

  • 14:03NYIBrock Nelson · Slashingdrawn by Riley Nash2 min
  • 18:09BOSBrandon Carlo · Trippingdrawn by Shane Prince2 min

2nd

  • 0:38BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Nick Leddy2 min
  • 6:23NYICasey Cizikas · Hookingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min

3rd

  • 5:54NYIJosh Bailey · Holdingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
  • 6:36BOSBrad Marchand · Slashingdrawn by Casey Cizikas2 min
  • 15:41NYIAndrew Ladd · Roughingdrawn by Torey Krug2 min
  • 15:41BOSTorey Krug · Slashingdrawn by Andrew Ladd2 min
  • 15:41BOSTorey Krug · Roughingdrawn by Andrew Ladd2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Patrice Bergeron, 2nd 8:28 — BOS 48% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.25A. Ladd · On goal · xG 0.23B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.19J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.14J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.13J. Eberle · Goal · xG 0.12A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.12J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.11J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.11N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.10A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.10J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.10R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.09B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.09C. Cizikas · On goal · xG 0.09J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.08A. Ladd · Missed · xG 0.07N. Leddy · Missed · xG 0.06J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.06C. Clutterbuck · Missed · xG 0.06S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.05J. Chimera · On goal · xG 0.04N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.04B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.04J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.04M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.04S. Mayfield · Missed · xG 0.03T. Hickey · On goal · xG 0.03C. Clutterbuck · Missed · xG 0.03S. Prince · Missed · xG 0.03A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.03N. Leddy · Missed · xG 0.02R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.02S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.02N. Leddy · Missed · xG 0.02J. Chimera · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01
NYI1 G · 2.9 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYI
3.34 G
All situations
1 G2.9
2.24 G
Even strength
1 G2.1
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS47%53%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.72 – 2.88

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

BOSvsNYI
38
Shots on goal
26
60%
Faceoffs
40%
0/3
Power play
0/4
10
Penalty minutes
8
18
Hits
25
18
Blocked shots
18
12
Giveaways
14
8
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
33Z. CharaD000+140.11210—24:18
86K. MillerD011+210.05310—21:58
25B. CarloD000010.04212—19:20
73C. McAvoyD011+110.03030—18:48
20R. NashC011+120.191204418:05
46D. KrejciC000000.090305716:44
43D. HeinenL112+210.02210—16:35
47T. KrugD000+220.10004—16:29
51R. SpoonerC000030.16000015:46
42D. BackesR000+110.28010—15:34
63B. MarchandL112+150.48002—15:24
74J. DeBruskL000020.08100—15:20
48M. GrzelcykD000+100.01000—14:28
37P. BergeronC101+120.062107114:22
88D. PastrnakR011+250.39112—12:40
55N. AcciariC101+220.7411010012:16
52S. KuralyC011+120.142106311:59
59T. SchallerL112+240.30110—11:54
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)26251.9622.91+1.9160:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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