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Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils

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Boston Bruins
▸5
New Jersey Devils
1
FinalTV NESN, MSG·Prudential Center

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 12:58 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 67% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.0 to 1.7; shots on goal were BOS 27, NJD 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Cory Schneider stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A), 2. Patrice Bergeron (2 G, 1 A), 3. Tuukka Rask (21 saves, .955).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Rask21 saves, .955

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS1719311527
NJDNJD071807122

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(29)
    D. Pastrnak (36), B. Marchand (57)
    snapxG 0.27win prob +15 pts
    1-0
    18:34

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(32)
    B. Marchand (58), P. Bergeron (41)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    12:58
  2. NJD
    D. Stafford(3)
    P. Zacha (7)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    14:51

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Heinen(10)
    S. Kuraly (13)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    0:29
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(30)EN
    B. Marchand (59), D. Krejci (45)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +1 pts
    4-1
    18:42
  3. BOS
    D. Backes(6)
    N. Acciari (7)
    tip-inxG 0.07
    5-1
    19:38

Penalties

BOS 2 PIM·NJD 6 PIM

2nd

  • 8:58NJDSteven Santini · Cross checkingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

3rd

  • 1:21NJDBlake Coleman · Interferencedrawn by David Krejci2 min
  • 3:01BOSDavid Pastrnak · Interferencedrawn by Blake Pietila2 min
  • 7:11NJDTravis Zajac · Hookingdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NJD goalBOS goalFinal: NJD 0%

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 2nd 12:58 — BOS 67% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Tangradi · On goal · xG 0.17M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.15D. Stafford · Goal · xG 0.14B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.14P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.13B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.13B. Pietila · On goal · xG 0.08K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.08S. Santini · On goal · xG 0.07C. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.07D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.07K. Agostino · Missed · xG 0.05A. Greene · Missed · xG 0.04S. Santini · On goal · xG 0.04B. Pietila · On goal · xG 0.03A. Greene · Missed · xG 0.03K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.03M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.03E. Tangradi · On goal · xG 0.03S. Santini · On goal · xG 0.02M. McLeod · Missed · xG 0.02B. Pietila · On goal · xG 0.02P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.02J. Jacobs · On goal · xG 0.02J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Jacobs · Missed · xG 0.01C. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.01M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.01E. Tangradi · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD1 G · 1.7 xG · 29 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNJD
3.04 G
All situations
1 G1.7
2.54 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS70%30%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.74 – 1.67

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

BOSvsNJD
27
Shots on goal
22
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/3
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
6
14
Hits
26
7
Blocked shots
15
1
Giveaways
9
6
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
25B. CarloD000+300.0010010022:19
73C. McAvoyD000+200.00010—20:42
33Z. CharaD000+230.25110—19:56
75C. CliftonD000+320.03400—18:50
74J. DeBruskL000-120.28220—18:24
13C. CoyleC000-100.000005017:56
27J. MooreD000-120.15010—17:24
43D. HeinenL101+120.11000—17:11
37P. BergeronC213+440.720004717:10
46D. KrejciC011000.030006016:48
63B. MarchandL033+310.23000—15:54
88D. PastrnakR112+230.21202—15:51
44S. KampferD000-120.15110—15:50
14C. WagnerR000+100.0110010014:36
42D. BackesR101+150.50000—14:07
55N. AcciariC011+100.210004312:03
20J. NordstromC000+110.08000011:33
52S. KuralyC011000.052105711:26
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)22211.9551.68+0.6860:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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