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Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Boston Bruins
1
Toronto Maple Leafs
▸3
FinalTV NBCSN, NESN·Air Canada Centre

Recap

written from the game data

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-1. The Bruins scored first; the Maple Leafs answered. The Maple Leafs led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mitch Marner's goal at 13:25 of the second period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 3.1 to 2.4; shots on goal were BOS 33, TOR 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 27 of 29 (.931); Frederik Andersen stopped 32 of 33 (.970), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Frederik Andersen (32 saves, .970), 2. Mitch Marner (1 G, 1 A), 3. William Nylander (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TOR
    F. Andersen32 saves, .970
  2. ★★
    TOR
    M. Marner1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    TOR
    W. Nylander1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS0171907133
TORTOR01021218330

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(3)
    D. Krejci (3)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +16 pts
    1-0
    1:02
  2. TOR
    W. Nylander(1)
    N. Kadri (2), N. Zaitsev (1)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    1:37
  3. TOR
    M. Marner(2)
    T. Plekanec (2), R. Hainsey (1)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +20 pts
    1-2
    13:25

3rd period

  1. TOR
    T. Plekanec(2)EN
    M. Marner (6), N. Zaitsev (2)
    wristxG 0.76win prob +6 pts
    1-3
    18:46

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·TOR 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:10BOSJake DeBrusk · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

2nd

  • 14:19BOSKevan Miller · Roughingdrawn by Kasperi Kapanen2 min
  • 19:50TORNazem Kadri · Slashingdrawn by Riley Nash2 min

3rd

  • 1:53BOSDavid Backes · Roughingdrawn by Roman Polak2 min
  • 1:53TORRoman Polak · Roughingdrawn by David Backes2 min
  • 3:16BOSCharlie McAvoy · Trippingdrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min
  • 14:17TORMitch Marner · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mitch Marner, 2nd 13:25 — TOR 53% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Plekanec · Goal · xG 0.76K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.23W. Nylander · Goal · xG 0.22A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.19A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.18J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.15J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.14W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.11M. Marner · Goal · xG 0.09M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.09A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.08J. Gardiner · On goal · xG 0.08A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.07M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Hyman · On goal · xG 0.07T. Plekanec · Missed · xG 0.06P. Marleau · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bozak · Missed · xG 0.05P. Marleau · Missed · xG 0.05P. Marleau · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bozak · On goal · xG 0.04J. Gardiner · On goal · xG 0.04N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.04K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.03M. Rielly · Missed · xG 0.03N. Zaitsev · On goal · xG 0.02A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.02M. Marner · Missed · xG 0.01J. Gardiner · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zaitsev · On goal · xG 0.01T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.01C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.01J. Gardiner · On goal · xG 0.01N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zaitsev · On goal · xG 0.00A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.00T. Bozak · On goal · xG 0.00
TOR3 G · 3.1 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsTOR
2.41 G
All situations
2 G3.1
2.11 G
Even strength
2 G1.8
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS52%48%TOR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.40 – 2.32

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

BOSvsTOR
33
Shots on goal
30
63%
Faceoffs
37%
0/2
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
6
23
Hits
23
6
Blocked shots
23
11
Giveaways
11
2
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000010.11312—24:35
47T. KrugD000-210.01200—24:28
33Z. CharaD000040.10110—23:56
63B. MarchandL000-260.66100—22:58
37P. BergeronC000-150.201007922:01
86K. MillerD000-120.03312—20:28
88D. PastrnakR000-110.10000—19:44
46D. KrejciC011010.320105617:55
42D. BackesR000-220.201025014:37
61R. NashL000-240.23110—14:11
74J. DeBruskL101+110.02302—13:53
20R. NashC000-100.002106413:01
54A. McQuaidD000000.00000—11:53
48M. GrzelcykD000-110.00000—11:19
59T. SchallerL000010.07000—10:18
57T. WingelsC000+110.19300009:52
52S. KuralyC000020.180005009:07
55N. AcciariC000000.00200008:55
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(L)29272.9312.33+0.3358:49

Series

BOS leads 4-3

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