Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 3:07 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 46% to 58%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.3 to 1.8; shots on goal were BOS 27, TBL 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 23 of 23 (1.000), 1.8 goals saved above expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 27 (.889), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Tuukka Rask (23 saves, 1.000), 2. Torey Krug (3 A), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G).
Three stars
- ★T. Rask23 saves, 1.000

- ★★T. Krug3 A

- ★★★D. Pastrnak1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
1-03:07
2-010:54
2nd period
3-012:33
Penalties
1st
- 10:41
Steven Stamkos · Interferencedrawn by Tim Schaller2 min
2nd
- 6:41
Brandon Carlo · Trippingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
- 12:23
Mikhail Sergachev · High stickingdrawn by Brian Gionta2 min
- 13:23
Noel Acciari · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Andrei Vasilevskiy2 min
- 13:23
Tim Schaller · Roughingdrawn by Jake Dotchin2 min
- 13:23
Jake Dotchin · Roughingdrawn by Tim Schaller2 min
- 15:50
Brandon Carlo · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min
3rd
- 13:16
Victor Hedman · High stickingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: David Pastrnak, 1st 3:07 — 46% → 58%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.33 G
- All situations
- 0 G1.8
- 1.51 G
- Even strength
- 0 G1.3
- 0.72 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.5
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.23 – 1.83
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
- 27
- Shots on goal
- 23
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 2/3
- Power play
- 0/3
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 22
- Hits
- 35
- 16
- Blocked shots
- 9
- 8
- Giveaways
- 10
- 8
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
