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Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes

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Boston Bruins
▸3
Carolina Hurricanes
1
FinalTV NBC, SN·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sean Kuraly's goal at 1:16 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 71% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.7 to 1.9; shots on goal were BOS 39, CAR 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 36 of 38 (.947), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie Coyle (1 G, 1 A), 2. Brad Marchand (1 G, 1 A), 3. David Krejci (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. Coyle1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Krejci2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS07120212339
CARCAR0150817130

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    C. Coyle(2)PPG
    B. Marchand (4), D. Krejci (3)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    0:14

3rd period

  1. BOS
    S. Kuraly(1)SHG
    C. Coyle (1), C. McAvoy (3)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    1:16
  2. CAR
    N. Niederreiter(1)PPG
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +14 pts
    2-1
    6:30
  3. BOS
    B. Marchand(2)EN
    D. Krejci (4)
    wristxG 0.96win prob +5 pts
    3-1
    19:29

Penalties

BOS 10 PIM·CAR 10 PIM

1st

  • 0:12BOSBrad Marchand · Trippingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
  • 4:27CARVincent Trocheck · Slashingdrawn by Connor Clifton2 min
  • 15:28BOSAnders Bjork · Slashingdrawn by Teuvo Teravainen2 min
  • 17:58CARTrevor van Riemsdyk · High sticking double minordrawn by Joakim Nordstrom4 min

2nd

  • 8:27CARDougie Hamilton · Trippingdrawn by Par Lindholm2 min
  • 13:03BOSAnders Bjork · Slashingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
  • 15:49CARHaydn Fleury · Interferencedrawn by Ondrej Kase2 min
  • 19:31BOSPar Lindholm · Cross checkingdrawn by Brock McGinn2 min

3rd

  • 5:00BOSAnders Bjork · Trippingdrawn by Teuvo Teravainen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sean Kuraly, 3rd 1:16 — BOS 71% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.33S. Aho · Missed · xG 0.14J. Staal · On goal · xG 0.12N. Niederreiter · Goal · xG 0.12T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.08J. Williams · On goal · xG 0.07J. Martinook · On goal · xG 0.07B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.07J. Williams · Missed · xG 0.06S. Aho · Missed · xG 0.06A. Svechnikov · On goal · xG 0.06J. Staal · Missed · xG 0.06A. Svechnikov · On goal · xG 0.05T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.05T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.04B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.04D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.04N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.04D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.04S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.04D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.04D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.03D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.03T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.03S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.02J. Slavin · Missed · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.02T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.02H. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.02J. Slavin · On goal · xG 0.02B. Skjei · Missed · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.01H. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01H. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01J. Williams · On goal · xG 0.01B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.00D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.00S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.00H. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.00
CAR1 G · 1.9 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsCAR
3.72 G
All situations
1 G1.9
1.30 G
Even strength
0 G1.0
1.11 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.41 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS64%36%CAR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.68 – 1.90

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

BOSvsCAR
39
Shots on goal
30
57%
Faceoffs
43%
1/5
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
10
33
Hits
35
9
Blocked shots
19
7
Giveaways
13
7
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD011+120.08210—24:36
33Z. CharaD000+120.03110—22:02
37P. BergeronC000+150.591006019:57
63B. MarchandL112+161.22102—19:14
46D. KrejciC022+120.371004418:41
48M. GrzelcykD000010.11230—18:26
25B. CarloD000+110.00300—18:05
47T. KrugD000040.16000—17:19
13C. CoyleC112+120.292108017:08
14C. WagnerR000030.110105016:34
26P. LindholmC000000.001125615:24
74J. DeBruskL000010.1230010015:06
28O. KaseR000030.20110—14:41
20J. NordstromC000010.07600014:16
75C. CliftonD000+100.00500—13:19
52S. KuralyC101+120.103006709:27
68J. StudnickaC000040.26000009:18
10A. BjorkL000000.00106—07:05
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(W)30291.9671.93+0.9359:52

Series

BOS leads 4-1

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