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Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins

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Vegas Golden Knights
2
Boston Bruins
▸3
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. The Golden Knights scored first; the Bruins answered. The Golden Knights led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Krejci's goal at 12:18 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 52% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.3 to 1.4; shots on goal were VGK 29, BOS 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 of 37 (.919), 0.7 goals below expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Krejci (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jake DeBrusk (1 G), 3. Jeremy Lauzon (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Krejci1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. DeBrusk1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    J. Lauzon1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK1818013229
BOSBOS11409214337

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(18)
    N. Schmidt (16)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:24
  2. BOS
    J. Lauzon(1)
    D. Krejci (22), K. Kuhlman (3)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    11:40

2nd period

  1. VGK
    N. Hague(1)PPG
    N. Schmidt (17), J. Marchessault (17)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    10:59

3rd period

  1. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(15)
    C. Coyle (18), J. Halak (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +27 pts
    2-2
    4:26
  2. BOS
    D. Krejci(12)
    B. Carlo (12), D. Heinen (14)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +34 pts
    2-3
    12:18

Penalties

VGK 10 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

1st

  • 1:39VGKNicolas Hague · Interferencedrawn by Danton Heinen2 min
  • 7:15VGKMark Stone · Trippingdrawn by Karson Kuhlman2 min
  • 15:55BOSZdeno Chara · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Reaves2 min

2nd

  • 1:42VGKWilliam Carrier · Interferencedrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 4:07VGKserved by J. Marchessault · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 9:15BOSBrandon Carlo · High stickingdrawn by Reilly Smith2 min
  • 15:04VGKChandler Stephenson · Boardingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Krejci, 3rd 12:18 — BOS 52% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.17K. Kuhlman · On goal · xG 0.16B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.14J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.12B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.12A. Blidh · On goal · xG 0.12C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.10M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.08J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.08C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.06A. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.05B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.05J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.04T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.04P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.04P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.03B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.02J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02J. Lauzon · Goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kuhlman · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kuhlman · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01J. Lauzon · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 2.3 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsBOS
1.42 G
All situations
3 G2.3
1.11 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK33%67%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.42 – 2.24

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

VGKvsBOS
29
Shots on goal
37
45%
Faceoffs
55%
1/2
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
27
Hits
27
9
Blocked shots
5
8
Giveaways
11
12
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88N. SchmidtD022-110.02100—24:03
27S. TheodoreD000-130.13000—21:11
22N. HoldenD000-110.01220—21:03
26P. StastnyC000+100.001004520:55
3B. McNabbD000-120.02530—20:11
61M. StoneR101+120.12002—19:22
67M. PaciorettyL000+170.42100—16:53
19R. SmithR000-110.13000—16:42
5D. EngellandD000010.01120—16:01
89A. TuchR000-220.02300—15:43
21C. EakinC000-200.034005514:29
81J. MarchessaultR011-120.0900010014:26
14N. HagueD101040.11012—14:10
20C. StephensonC000-100.000024013:52
28W. CarrierL000-210.12302—12:47
92T. NosekL000010.11010—10:31
10N. RoyC000010.102002910:09
75R. ReavesR000000.00400—08:56
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(L)37343.9192.28-0.7258:18

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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