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Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins

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Ottawa Senators
2
Boston Bruins
▸5
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2. The Senators scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tommy Wingels's goal at 8:59 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.6 to 2.1; shots on goal were OTT 28, BOS 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Daniel Taylor stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 1.0 goals below expected; Anton Khudobin stopped 26 of 28 (.929). Three stars: 1. Anton Khudobin (26 saves, .929), 2. Noel Acciari (1 G), 3. Ryan Dzingel (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    A. Khudobin26 saves, .929
  2. ★★
    BOS
    N. Acciari1 G
  3. ★★★
    OTT
    R. Dzingel2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
OTTOTT1100919228
BOSBOS0931729535

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. OTT
    R. Dzingel(22)
    M. Duchene (32), C. White (3)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    12:31

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(34)PPG
    P. Bergeron (32), T. Krug (45)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    8:08
  2. BOS
    T. Wingels(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.14win prob +18 pts
    1-2
    8:59
  3. BOS
    D. Heinen(16)
    B. Gionta (5), A. McQuaid (3)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    17:01

3rd period

  1. OTT
    R. Dzingel(23)
    C. White (4), C. Wolanin (2)
    wristxG 0.28win prob +14 pts
    2-3
    7:07
  2. BOS
    N. Acciari(10)
    T. Schaller (10), Z. Chara (17)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +6 pts
    2-4
    18:09
  3. BOS
    D. Backes(13)EN
    D. Heinen (31)
    wristxG 0.58
    2-5
    19:17

Penalties

OTT 18 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

1st

  • 8:17OTTZack Smith · Hookingdrawn by David Krejci2 min

2nd

  • 2:50BOSAdam McQuaid · Interferencedrawn by Colin White2 min
  • 8:03OTTMark Borowiecki · Interferencedrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min

3rd

  • 4:18OTTColin White · Trippingdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 7:40OTTMike Hoffman · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 12:38BOSDavid Backes · Trippingdrawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau2 min
  • 16:39OTTAlexandre Burrows · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tommy Wingels, 2nd 8:59 — BOS 53% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Backes · Goal · xG 0.58N. Acciari · Goal · xG 0.19D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.17D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.16D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.16D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.14T. Wingels · Goal · xG 0.14D. Heinen · Goal · xG 0.12D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.12B. Gionta · On goal · xG 0.10P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.09D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.09D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.08J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.08J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.08T. Schaller · On goal · xG 0.07N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.07C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.07P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.07B. Gionta · On goal · xG 0.07D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.06P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.06T. Wingels · On goal · xG 0.06J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.06J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.06D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.06D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.05B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.05T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.04P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.04D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Chara · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02T. Schaller · On goal · xG 0.02N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.02A. McQuaid · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.02T. Wingels · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01A. McQuaid · On goal · xG 0.01D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gionta · On goal · xG 0.00D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.00C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 3.6 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsBOS
2.12 G
All situations
4 G3.6
1.62 G
Even strength
3 G2.6
0.40 G
Power play
1 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT33%67%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.05 – 3.01

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

OTTvsBOS
28
Shots on goal
35
40%
Faceoffs
60%
0/2
Power play
1/4
18
Penalty minutes
4
25
Hits
14
14
Blocked shots
4
10
Giveaways
8
11
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5C. CeciD000+110.04210—25:46
33F. ClaessonD000000.00410—23:25
72T. ChabotD000-330.31120—22:15
74M. BorowieckiD000-200.00402—19:57
9B. RyanR000050.27210—19:33
68M. HoffmanC000-120.13002019:05
44J. PageauC000-130.072005618:57
95M. DucheneC011-110.161104617:53
18R. DzingelC202030.49000016:48
15Z. SmithC000-100.002024616:09
86C. WolaninD011-130.21020—15:25
14A. BurrowsR000010.050110—13:06
10T. PyattL000-110.01110—12:22
36C. WhiteC022+210.11012012:01
56M. PaajarviL000-130.10200—11:59
78F. ChlapikC000-210.100101711:57
39A. EnglundD000+100.00320—11:21
89M. McCormickL000-100.00100—07:27
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70D. Taylor(L)34304.8823.04-0.9658:29

Season series

BOS leads 4-0

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