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Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins

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Ottawa Senators
3
Boston Bruins
▸6
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Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ryan Dzingel's goal at 12:13 of the second period, which took the Senators' chances from 13% to 28%. Expected goals were close — OTT 2.7, BOS 2.9; shots on goal were OTT 31, BOS 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Senators win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Mike Condon stopped 24 of 29 (.828), 2.6 goals below expected; Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 31 (.903). Three stars: 1. Patrice Bergeron (3 G, 1 A), 2. David Pastrnak (2 G, 2 A), 3. Ryan Dzingel (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    OTT
    R. Dzingel2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
OTTOTT09212110331
BOSBOS2151639630

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(2)
    D. Pastrnak (1), C. McAvoy (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:30
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(3)PPG
    B. Marchand (5), D. Pastrnak (2)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    17:12

2nd period

  1. OTT
    R. Dzingel(1)
    M. Stone (1), Z. Smith (3)
    wristxG 0.28win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    2:21
  2. BOS
    C. Wagner(1)
    C. McAvoy (3), S. Kuraly (1)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    7:08
  3. OTT
    R. Dzingel(2)
    D. DeMelo (1), T. Chabot (3)
    snapxG 0.01win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    12:13

3rd period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(4)
    B. Marchand (6), C. McAvoy (4)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    2-4
    4:38
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(2)
    P. Bergeron (2), Z. Chara (1)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +1 pts
    2-5
    16:31
  3. OTT
    B. Ryan(1)
    D. DeMelo (2), C. Tierney (2)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +1 pts
    3-5
    17:03
  4. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(3)EN
    B. Marchand (7)
    wristxG 0.51win prob +1 pts
    3-6
    18:22

Penalties

OTT 6 PIM·BOS 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:21BOSDanton Heinen · Interferencedrawn by Mikkel Boedker2 min
  • 11:21OTTMark Borowiecki · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Carlo2 min
  • 15:31OTTColin White · Hookingdrawn by Noel Acciari2 min

2nd

  • 8:18BOSMatt Grzelcyk · Roughingdrawn by Chris Wideman2 min
  • 8:18OTTChris Wideman · Roughingdrawn by Matt Grzelcyk2 min

3rd

  • 6:42BOSJohn Moore · Roughingdrawn by Alex Formenton2 min
  • 7:26BOSPatrice Bergeron · Delaying game puck over glass2 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: Ryan Dzingel, 2nd 12:13 — OTT 13% → 28%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.51N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.22P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.19R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.18D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.13D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.13D. Backes · Missed · xG 0.13B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.11D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.11P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.10P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.09J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.09N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.09B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.07N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.07J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.06N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.04P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.04C. Wagner · Goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.03B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.02A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.02N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.01K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.01D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS6 G · 2.9 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsBOS
2.73 G
All situations
5 G2.9
2.03 G
Even strength
4 G1.6
0.40 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT56%44%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.67 – 2.34

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

OTTvsBOS
31
Shots on goal
30
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/3
Power play
1/2
6
Penalty minutes
8
17
Hits
18
14
Blocked shots
8
8
Giveaways
6
9
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5C. CeciD000-220.07210—23:41
72T. ChabotD011-120.12010—22:54
61M. StoneR011-330.22000—19:19
58M. LajoieD000030.08020—18:33
2D. DeMeloD022+200.23210—18:19
74M. BorowieckiD000-100.00022—17:54
6C. WidemanD000-200.10112—17:37
71C. TierneyC011+100.000004017:25
15Z. SmithC011-230.214106516:57
9B. RyanR101030.1130010015:56
18R. DzingelC202070.6810010015:42
7B. TkachukL000-120.20300—14:33
95M. DucheneC000-110.040004714:22
59A. FormentonL000010.12110—13:54
36C. WhiteC000010.1700210013:03
10T. PyattL000010.150302511:57
56M. PaajarviL000010.02010—11:31
89M. BoedkerL000-110.19000—10:57
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1M. Condon(L)29245.8282.38-2.6259:45

Season series

BOS leads 4-0

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