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Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

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Pittsburgh Penguins
1
Boston Bruins
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrice Bergeron's goal at 8:13 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 71% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 1.3 to 1.0; shots on goal were PIT 17, BOS 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 16 of 20 (.800), 2.7 goals below expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 16 of 17 (.941). Three stars: 1. Patrice Bergeron (2 G), 2. Charlie McAvoy (1 A), 3. Anders Bjork (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    A. Bjork1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT160506117
BOSBOS291714420

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. Wagner(1)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.12win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    6:10
  2. PIT
    C. Ceci(1)
    B. Rust (4), T. Blueger (3)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    15:03
  3. BOS
    S. Kuraly(1)
    A. Bjork (1)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    18:53

2nd period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(4)
    M. Grzelcyk (3), C. Coyle (2)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    8:13

3rd period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(5)PPG
    B. Marchand (6), C. McAvoy (5)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +4 pts
    1-4
    1:40

Penalties

PIT 4 PIM·BOS 6 PIM

1st

  • 0:52PITTristan Jarry · Trippingdrawn by Patrice Bergeron2 min
  • 7:02BOSCharlie Coyle · Holdingdrawn by John Marino2 min

2nd

  • 13:40BOSJeremy Lauzon · Interferencedrawn by Drew O'Connor2 min
  • 18:35BOSMatt Grzelcyk · Holdingdrawn by Bryan Rust2 min

3rd

  • 0:55PITJohn Marino · Interferencedrawn by Craig Smith2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Patrice Bergeron, 2nd 8:13 — BOS 71% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Kuraly · Goal · xG 0.15C. Wagner · Goal · xG 0.12A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.11D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.10C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.10P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.09C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.09P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.09C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.06C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.05P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.05S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.04D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.04J. Lauzon · On goal · xG 0.02C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.01C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01J. Zboril · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01J. Lauzon · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 1.3 xG · 25 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsBOS
1.01 G
All situations
4 G1.3
0.81 G
Even strength
3 G1.0
0.20 G
Power play
1 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 58 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT42%58%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 0.98 – 1.31

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

PITvsBOS
17
Shots on goal
20
37%
Faceoffs
63%
0/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
26
Hits
20
9
Blocked shots
9
14
Giveaways
10
8
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4C. CeciD101+120.10120—23:45
6J. MarinoD000+100.00002—23:08
58K. LetangD000-120.06110—23:03
71E. MalkinC000020.060106319:47
87S. CrosbyC000-230.311102919:21
17B. RustR011-100.0010010019:07
59J. GuentzelC000-200.08000018:58
42K. KapanenR000010.01110—17:06
16J. ZuckerL000-100.0430010017:02
73P. JosephD000-110.11100—17:02
53T. BluegerC011000.043202914:17
2C. RuhwedelD000-200.01600—13:46
27K. CzuczmanD000-210.02110—12:41
19J. McCannL000+100.05200—12:31
13B. TanevL000-110.00100—12:26
10D. O'ConnorL000010.03000—11:20
14M. JankowskiL000020.043002911:02
7C. SceviourC000010.00100010:53
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(L)20164.8001.31-2.6960:00

Season series

BOS leads 5-3

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