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Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins

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Toronto Maple Leafs
1
Boston Bruins
▸5
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 5:46 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 3.3 to 3.0; shots on goal were TOR 41, BOS 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Garret Sparks stopped 29 of 34 (.853), 2.0 goals below expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 40 of 41 (.976), 2.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (3 G, 1 A), 2. Jaroslav Halak (40 saves, .976), 3. Patrice Bergeron (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. Halak40 saves, .976
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
TORTOR020110011141
BOSBOS16216212534

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(9)
    D. Pastrnak (6)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    16:12

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(13)
    P. Bergeron (14), M. Grzelcyk (7)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    5:46
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(14)PPG
    B. Marchand (13), P. Bergeron (15)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +7 pts
    0-3
    10:34
  3. TOR
    J. Tavares(10)
    M. Marner (15), M. Rielly (14)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +6 pts
    1-3
    19:30

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(15)PPG
    B. Marchand (14), T. Krug (5)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    14:04
  2. BOS
    J. Nordstrom(3)
    D. Krejci (12)
    wristxG 0.07
    1-5
    14:30

Penalties

TOR 8 PIM·BOS 6 PIM

1st

  • 5:48BOSSteven Kampfer · Interferencedrawn by Josh Leivo2 min

2nd

  • 0:41TORZach Hyman · Cross checkingdrawn by Matt Grzelcyk2 min
  • 9:09TORMartin Marincin · Holdingdrawn by Anders Bjork2 min
  • 17:28BOSBrandon Carlo · Roughingdrawn by Kasperi Kapanen2 min

3rd

  • 11:28TORKasperi Kapanen · High sticking double minordrawn by John Moore4 min
  • 17:29BOSSteven Kampfer · Slashingdrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 2nd 5:46 — BOS 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.17D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.16D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.15J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.15D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.14D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.14P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.14P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.13J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.10J. Nordstrom · Missed · xG 0.10S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.10S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.09J. Nordstrom · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.08J. Nordstrom · Goal · xG 0.07J. Nordstrom · On goal · xG 0.07T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.06T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.06B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.06A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.05D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.05A. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.04P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.04S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.04M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.03J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.03J. Nordstrom · On goal · xG 0.03D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.03T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03S. Kampfer · Missed · xG 0.03T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.02J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.01J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01J. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01A. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 3.0 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

TORvsBOS
3.31 G
All situations
5 G3.0
1.71 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
1.40 G
Power play
2 G1.0
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
TOR55%45%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.26 – 2.94

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

TORvsBOS
41
Shots on goal
34
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/3
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
20
Hits
22
12
Blocked shots
12
8
Giveaways
16
15
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
51J. GardinerD000-140.06110—22:37
44M. RiellyD011-240.28020—21:56
2R. HainseyD000-200.01030—19:32
11Z. HymanL000-140.361025019:15
16M. MarnerR011-130.33000—18:17
22N. ZaitsevD000000.05100—18:09
91J. TavaresC101070.701103518:08
23T. DermottD000+110.02210—17:20
18A. JohnssonL000020.20210—15:44
28C. BrownR000010.002003315:35
43N. KadriC000-130.210007015:15
52M. MarincinD000000.02102—15:08
26P. LindholmC000010.012106415:01
12P. MarleauC000-230.412103314:53
24K. KapanenR000-120.23104—13:16
32J. LeivoL000030.19100—12:24
63T. EnnisR000020.23010—11:31
33F. GauthierC000010.003004510:06
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40G. Sparks(L)34295.8532.95-2.0559:52

Season series

BOS leads 3-1

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