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Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights

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▸4
Vegas Golden Knights
3
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3. The Bruins came back from two goals down. The Bruins led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Torey Krug's goal at 2:27 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 63% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.5 to 2.9; shots on goal were BOS 35, VGK 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 31 of 34 (.912); Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (2 G, 1 A), 2. David Pastrnak (1 G, 2 A), 3. Reilly Smith (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    R. Smith1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS211213011435
VGKVGK21201517334

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(2)PPG
    M. Pacioretty (2), C. Glass (1)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +10 pts
    0-1
    6:36
  2. VGK
    R. Smith(3)
    J. Marchessault (1), W. Karlsson (4)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    8:20
  3. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(1)
    B. Marchand (1), P. Bergeron (2)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    11:21
  4. BOS
    B. Marchand(2)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (1), T. Krug (1)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    2-2
    18:58

2nd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(3)
    D. Pastrnak (2)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    3-2
    0:33
  2. BOS
    T. Krug(1)
    B. Carlo (1), S. Kuraly (1)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    2:27

3rd period

  1. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(1)PPG
    S. Theodore (2), M. Stone (4)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +8 pts
    4-3
    14:42

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·VGK 6 PIM

1st

  • 5:15BOSBrett Ritchie · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Marc-Andre Fleury2 min
  • 17:38VGKBrandon Pirri · Slashingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min

2nd

  • 3:18BOSDavid Backes · Interferencedrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min

3rd

  • 2:00VGKNicolas Hague · Hookingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min
  • 9:34VGKBrayden McNabb · Holdingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 14:22BOSBrad Marchand · Cross checkingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Torey Krug, 2nd 2:27 — BOS 63% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.37W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.23M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.18C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.16R. Smith · Goal · xG 0.15R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.13T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.11J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.10W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.10M. Stone · Goal · xG 0.09R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.08P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.07P. Stastny · Missed · xG 0.07N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.06W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · Goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.05C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.05C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.05N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.04P. Stastny · Missed · xG 0.04T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.04S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.04T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.04J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.04W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.03B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.03M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.03V. Zykov · On goal · xG 0.02W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.02C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.02N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.02M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.01J. Merrill · Missed · xG 0.01N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.01D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.01D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.01D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.01D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.00S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK3 G · 2.9 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsVGK
3.54 G
All situations
3 G2.9
2.43 G
Even strength
1 G2.2
0.71 G
Power play
2 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS53%47%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.01 – 2.86

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

BOSvsVGK
35
Shots on goal
34
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/3
Power play
2/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
33
12
Blocked shots
14
8
Giveaways
12
12
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
33Z. CharaD000+110.01110—25:33
25B. CarloD011010.00200—22:35
73C. McAvoyD000+210.09320—21:47
47T. KrugD112030.10120—21:45
88D. PastrnakR123+160.8500010019:26
37P. BergeronC011030.840107218:33
63B. MarchandL213+130.4901210017:55
52S. KuralyC011+100.042004616:53
46D. KrejciC000+100.052003616:39
74J. DeBruskL000030.28100—16:05
14C. WagnerR000+100.002003315:40
43D. HeinenL000010.18110—13:13
13C. CoyleC000060.190106312:55
75C. CliftonD000+110.02100—12:52
42D. BackesR000+130.14102—12:08
83K. KuhlmanC000020.13500011:58
48M. GrzelcykD000000.00020—11:44
18B. RitchieR000010.09212—08:38
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)34313.9122.92-0.0860:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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