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Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers

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Boston Bruins
▸2
Edmonton Oilers
1
Final/OTTV NESN, SN·Rogers Place

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 in overtime, David Pastrnak scoring at 1:14. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 1:14 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.9 to 3.1; shots on goal were BOS 34, EDM 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 2.1 goals saved above expected; Mike Smith stopped 32 of 34 (.941), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Mike Smith (32 saves, .941), 2. Ethan Bear (1 A), 3. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    M. Smith32 saves, .941
  2. ★★
    EDM
    E. Bear1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS1100901411234
EDMEDM020181900129

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(27)
    B. Marchand (52), D. Pastrnak (41)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:28

3rd period

  1. EDM
    S. Gagner(5)PPG
    E. Bear (14), R. Nugent-Hopkins (30)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +23 pts
    1-1
    3:42

Overtime

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(43)
    D. Krejci (27), T. Krug (32)
    backhandxG 0.27win prob +51 pts
    2-1
    1:14

Penalties

BOS 12 PIM·EDM 14 PIM

1st

  • 10:56EDMEthan Bear · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 15:12BOSJoakim Nordstrom · Trippingdrawn by Gaetan Haas2 min
  • 16:07EDMKailer Yamamoto · High sticking double minordrawn by Charlie Coyle4 min

2nd

  • 3:37EDMAdam Larsson · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 6:49BOSTorey Krug · Trippingdrawn by Gaetan Haas2 min
  • 10:56BOSPatrice Bergeron · Hookingdrawn by Ethan Bear2 min
  • 12:15EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins · Holding the stickdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min

3rd

  • 1:59BOSKarson Kuhlman · Trippingdrawn by Caleb Jones2 min
  • 5:25EDMserved by K. Yamamoto · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 9:34BOSJoakim Nordstrom · Roughingdrawn by Alex Chiasson2 min
  • 11:10EDMDarnell Nurse · Slashingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 17:30BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by William Lagesson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, OT 1:14 — BOS 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.61A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.29L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.28K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.25L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.21S. Gagner · On goal · xG 0.19S. Gagner · On goal · xG 0.17K. Yamamoto · Missed · xG 0.14L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.13R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.09L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.09S. Gagner · Goal · xG 0.08T. Benson · Missed · xG 0.08A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.07S. Gagner · On goal · xG 0.06R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.05A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Archibald · Missed · xG 0.03R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.03D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.03G. Haas · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.02D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gagner · Missed · xG 0.02J. Archibald · Missed · xG 0.02S. Gagner · On goal · xG 0.01M. Benning · Missed · xG 0.01M. Benning · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01P. Russell · On goal · xG 0.01M. Benning · On goal · xG 0.01L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.00J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.00K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM1 G · 3.1 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsEDM
3.92 G
All situations
1 G3.1
3.22 G
Even strength
0 G2.6
0.10 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.50 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS68%32%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.84 – 2.73

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

BOSvsEDM
34
Shots on goal
29
38%
Faceoffs
62%
0/7
Power play
1/6
12
Penalty minutes
14
22
Hits
22
12
Blocked shots
19
15
Giveaways
16
7
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000+110.00100—23:04
33Z. CharaD000+130.08030—22:09
46D. KrejciC011+100.030002021:11
63B. MarchandL011+130.22000—20:27
37P. BergeronC101+140.940023819:21
47T. KrugD011+130.07002—18:36
74J. DeBruskL000030.4710010018:27
88D. PastrnakR112+260.87012—18:17
25B. CarloD000020.04130—18:07
13C. CoyleC000040.681005017:35
48M. GrzelcykD000020.11000—16:39
79J. LauzonD000000.00420—14:33
43D. HeinenL000010.06000—12:58
83K. KuhlmanC000010.10312010:52
52S. KuralyC000000.001104310:18
14C. WagnerR000000.066005010:17
10A. BjorkL000010.14210—09:35
20J. NordstromC000000.00204009:33
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40T. Rask(W)29281.9663.15+2.1561:14

Season series

Tied 1-1

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