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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
▸3
New York Rangers
1
FinalTV NBC·Madison Square Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Charlie Coyle's goal at 18:42 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 67% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.8 to 2.6; shots on goal were BOS 34, NYR 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie Coyle (1 G), 2. Jaroslav Halak (25 saves, .962), 3. Patrice Bergeron (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. Coyle1 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. Halak25 saves, .962
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS111113110334
NYRNYR090819126

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(3)
    Unassisted
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +16 pts
    1-0
    19:18

2nd period

  1. BOS
    C. Coyle(14)SHG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.14win prob +20 pts
    2-0
    18:42

3rd period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(25)PPG
    A. Panarin (49), R. Strome (36)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +11 pts
    2-1
    9:52
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(26)EN
    B. Marchand (51)
    wristxG 0.72win prob +6 pts
    3-1
    19:47

Penalties

BOS 10 PIM·NYR 4 PIM

1st

  • 11:31NYRRyan Lindgren · Roughingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

2nd

  • 5:06BOSDavid Krejci · High sticking double minordrawn by Ryan Lindgren4 min
  • 17:14BOSBrad Marchand · Cross checkingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
  • 19:33NYRMika Zibanejad · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

3rd

  • 4:23BOSKarson Kuhlman · Interferencedrawn by Marc Staal2 min
  • 9:05BOSTorey Krug · Trippingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Charlie Coyle, 2nd 18:42 — BOS 67% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.15F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.15C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.14A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.14G. McKegg · Missed · xG 0.12A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.12R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.11R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.11P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.11P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.11J. Fast · Missed · xG 0.10C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.10B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.10A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.07C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.07B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.07R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.06P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.06J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.06B. Smith · Missed · xG 0.06A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.05B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.05A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.04M. Zibanejad · Goal · xG 0.03B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.03B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.03J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.02B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.02R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.02B. Smith · Missed · xG 0.02P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.02B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.02B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.02P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.01B. Smith · Missed · xG 0.01P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.01C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.01B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.01C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.01C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.01C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.01
NYR1 G · 2.6 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
3.82 G
All situations
1 G2.6
2.21 G
Even strength
0 G2.0
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS51%49%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.68 – 2.62

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

BOSvsNYR
34
Shots on goal
26
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/2
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
25
Hits
29
12
Blocked shots
16
12
Giveaways
20
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD101+120.08230—24:52
33Z. CharaD000+210.04010—22:34
25B. CarloD000+210.02510—22:02
63B. MarchandL011+120.42102—21:32
37P. BergeronC101+151.001006719:34
47T. KrugD000050.12022—18:47
88D. PastrnakR000030.43000—17:11
13C. CoyleC101+230.311004415:57
48M. GrzelcykD000000.03020—14:35
46D. KrejciC000020.250045914:22
52S. KuralyC000+100.002005514:07
79J. LauzonD000+120.04300—13:54
74J. DeBruskL000040.54300—13:38
20J. NordstromC000+100.00100013:30
43D. HeinenL000020.29210—11:42
14C. WagnerR000+200.05200—11:36
83K. KuhlmanC000020.14202011:00
10A. BjorkL000000.00020—10:20
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(W)26251.9622.63+1.6360:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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