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Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins

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Detroit Red Wings
5
Boston Bruins
▸6
Final/OTTV NBCSN, NESN·TD Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-5 in overtime, Brad Marchand scoring at 0:34. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 5-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brad Marchand's goal at 0:34 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.5 to 3.2; shots on goal were DET 35, BOS 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Jimmy Howard stopped 19 of 21 (.905); Anton Khudobin stopped 30 of 35 (.857), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (3 G, 2 A), 2. Anthony Mantha (2 G, 2 A), 3. Torey Krug (2 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand3 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    DET
    A. Mantha2 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Krug2 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
DETDET2921411200535
BOSBOS31421001112637

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    T. Krug(12)
    N. Holden (12), B. Marchand (37)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:37
  2. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(14)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.21win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    0:52
  3. DET
    F. Nielsen(14)PPG
    H. Zetterberg (35)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +10 pts
    1-2
    2:16
  4. DET
    M. Green(7)
    A. Athanasiou (17), A. Mantha (17)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    2-2
    7:53
  5. BOS
    T. Krug(13)PPG
    B. Marchand (38), D. Pastrnak (36)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +10 pts
    2-3
    13:48

2nd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(26)PPG
    T. Krug (33), D. Pastrnak (37)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +13 pts
    2-4
    3:27
  2. DET
    A. Mantha(22)
    M. Green (24), T. Bertuzzi (12)
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    3-4
    12:05
  3. BOS
    B. Marchand(27)
    D. Pastrnak (38), R. Nash (21)
    backhandxG 0.25win prob +15 pts
    3-5
    13:18
  4. DET
    A. Mantha(23)
    J. Abdelkader (18), D. Larkin (40)
    backhandxG 0.10win prob +15 pts
    4-5
    15:50

3rd period

  1. DET
    M. Frk(11)
    T. Bertuzzi (13), A. Mantha (18)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +28 pts
    5-5
    9:46

Overtime

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(28)
    T. Krug (34), R. Nash (22)
    backhandxG 0.30win prob +49 pts
    5-6
    0:34

Penalties

DET 15 PIM·BOS 17 PIM

1st

  • 2:10BOSTommy Wingels · Slashingdrawn by Luke Glendening2 min
  • 13:08DETNick Jensen · Holdingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min
  • 19:48BOSDavid Backes · Roughingdrawn by Frans Nielsen2 min

2nd

  • 2:12DETLuke Witkowski · Cross checkingdrawn by Torey Krug2 min
  • 4:45DETJonathan Ericsson · Fightingdrawn by David Backes5 min
  • 4:45BOSDavid Backes · Fightingdrawn by Jonathan Ericsson5 min
  • 6:15DETMike Green · Cross checkingdrawn by Riley Nash2 min
  • 10:03BOSBrandon Carlo · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 17:35DETJustin Abdelkader · Roughingdrawn by Riley Nash2 min
  • 17:35BOSRiley Nash · Roughingdrawn by Justin Abdelkader2 min

3rd

  • 0:05BOSBrad Marchand · Slashingdrawn by Gustav Nyquist2 min
  • 4:38DETLuke Witkowski · Roughingdrawn by Nick Holden2 min
  • 7:41BOSSean Kuraly · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brad Marchand, OT 0:34 — BOS 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.30B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.25J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.21D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.20T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.15B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.15D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.14B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.14D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.14D. Backes · Missed · xG 0.13D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.12T. Krug · Goal · xG 0.11B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.09R. Nash · Missed · xG 0.08N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07D. Backes · Missed · xG 0.07T. Schaller · On goal · xG 0.07M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.07D. Backes · Missed · xG 0.07R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.06D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.06B. Gionta · On goal · xG 0.05D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.05N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.04T. Wingels · On goal · xG 0.04T. Krug · Missed · xG 0.03Z. Chara · Missed · xG 0.03Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02T. Krug · Goal · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.02D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.01T. Schaller · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.01R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.00D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.00D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS6 G · 3.5 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DETvsBOS
3.25 G
All situations
6 G3.5
1.94 G
Even strength
4 G2.7
0.81 G
Power play
2 G0.8
0.50 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 96 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DET48%52%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.18 – 3.34

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

DETvsBOS
35
Shots on goal
37
67%
Faceoffs
33%
1/5
Power play
2/4
15
Penalty minutes
17
30
Hits
23
12
Blocked shots
15
10
Giveaways
6
8
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Detroit Red Wings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
25M. GreenD112+230.10202—23:14
40H. ZetterbergC011-250.333006722:08
71D. LarkinC011+181.070006921:53
65D. DeKeyserD000000.05100—20:59
8J. AbdelkaderL011-120.133025020:52
55N. KronwallD000000.00110—20:08
14G. NyquistR000-250.17500—19:19
83T. DaleyD000000.00020—19:09
39A. ManthaR224+240.60200—18:51
59T. BertuzziL022+110.13310—16:50
52J. EricssonD000-200.07135—16:37
43D. HelmC000000.0622010015:16
41L. GlendeningC000000.001206313:58
72A. AthanasiouC011+120.1400010013:19
3N. JensenD000010.01202—13:18
42M. FrkR101+120.18010—08:52
51F. NielsenC101+110.140006705:22
28L. WitkowskiD000010.03404—03:42
Detroit Red Wings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35J. Howard(O)21192.9051.67-0.3337:07
31J. Coreau16124.7501.82-2.1823:27

Season series

BOS leads 4-0

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