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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Boston Bruins
▸2
Pittsburgh Penguins
1
FinalTV NBCSN, ATTSN-PT·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Trent Frederic's goal at 7:07 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 48% to 77%. Expected goals were close — BOS 2.4, PIT 2.3; shots on goal were BOS 33, PIT 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Dan Vladar stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Casey DeSmith stopped 31 of 33 (.939). Three stars: 1. Dan Vladar (34 saves, .971), 2. Trent Frederic (1 G), 3. Casey DeSmith (31 saves, .939).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Vladar34 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Frederic1 G
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    C. DeSmith31 saves, .939

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS11501315233
PITPIT11509011135

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(13)PPG
    B. Marchand (21), M. Grzelcyk (7)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    3:20
  2. PIT
    B. Tanev(7)
    E. Rodrigues (3), K. Kapanen (13)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    15:22

3rd period

  1. BOS
    T. Frederic(4)
    J. Zboril (5), P. Bergeron (15)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +29 pts
    2-1
    7:07

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·PIT 21 PIM

1st

  • 0:39BOSDavid Pastrnak · Boardingdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 1:26PITEvgeni Malkin · Holdingdrawn by Jarred Tinordi2 min
  • 13:13BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Brian Dumoulin2 min

2nd

  • 0:34BOSPatrice Bergeron · Illegal check to headdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 1:36PITserved by A. Angello · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 8:13PITMarcus Pettersson · Holdingdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min
  • 12:57PITBrandon Tanev · Boardingdrawn by Jarred Tinordi5 min
  • 12:57PITBrandon Tanev · Game misconductdrawn by Jarred Tinordi10 min

3rd

  • 0:39BOSBrad Marchand · High stickingdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Trent Frederic, 3rd 7:07 — BOS 48% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Jankowski · On goal · xG 0.27B. Tanev · Goal · xG 0.25B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.14J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.11A. Angello · On goal · xG 0.11B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.10C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.09S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.09J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.09S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.09M. Jankowski · On goal · xG 0.09S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.07B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.06J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.06B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.06E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.05S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.05C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.05S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.04S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.03E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.03B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.02B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.02M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.02E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Jankowski · On goal · xG 0.01J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.01S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.01K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.00A. Angello · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT1 G · 2.3 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPIT
2.42 G
All situations
1 G2.3
1.61 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.41 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS45%55%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.99 – 2.26

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

BOSvsPIT
33
Shots on goal
35
58%
Faceoffs
42%
1/4
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
21
46
Hits
40
8
Blocked shots
14
7
Giveaways
10
9
Takeaways
16

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000+100.02310—30:16
48M. GrzelcykD011030.20100—23:42
88D. PastrnakR101040.88004—22:27
37P. BergeronC011010.093226721:54
63B. MarchandL011-130.22302—21:06
75C. CliftonD000-110.01300—18:59
13C. CoyleC000020.086202716:05
46D. KrejciC000020.141007515:45
44S. KampferD000020.05220—15:13
74J. DeBruskL000010.14100—14:59
21N. RitchieL000050.25300—13:51
12C. SmithC000010.0420010013:34
52S. KuralyC000010.124006313:06
67J. ZborilD011010.01100—12:37
84J. TinordiD000020.07400—10:55
62O. SteenC000020.07500009:13
83K. KuhlmanC000000.00100009:12
11T. FredericC101+120.07310009:06
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
80D. Vladar(W)35341.9712.28+1.2860:00

Season series

BOS leads 5-3

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