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New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins

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New Jersey Devils
1
Boston Bruins
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 8-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 8-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Erik Haula's goal at 2:22 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.5 to 2.1; shots on goal were NJD 26, BOS 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 71% of the time. Jon Gillies stopped 17 of 20 (.850), 1.4 goals below expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (2 G), 2. Patrice Bergeron (1 G, 2 A), 3. Marc McLaughlin (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    M. McLaughlin1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD1701009126
BOSBOS212616012840

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    M. Grzelcyk(4)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.01win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:57
  2. NJD
    J. Hughes(25)
    N. Hischier (30), D. Severson (28)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    11:02
  3. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(18)
    P. Bergeron (31), H. Lindholm (19)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    16:09

2nd period

  1. BOS
    E. Haula(10)
    D. Pastrnak (31)
    snapxG 0.29win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    2:22
  2. BOS
    B. Marchand(29)
    J. DeBrusk (12), M. Grzelcyk (18)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +9 pts
    1-4
    6:33
  3. BOS
    P. Bergeron(18)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (32), C. McAvoy (37)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +3 pts
    1-5
    9:01
  4. BOS
    B. Marchand(30)
    M. Reilly (11), P. Bergeron (32)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +1 pts
    1-6
    10:34
  5. BOS
    M. McLaughlin(1)
    T. Frederic (10)
    snapxG 0.13
    1-7
    12:04
  6. BOS
    T. Hall(16)
    D. Pastrnak (33)
    tip-inxG 0.08
    1-8
    16:12

Penalties

NJD 23 PIM·BOS 23 PIM

1st

  • 2:56BOSJoshua Brown · Fightingdrawn by Mason Geertsen5 min
  • 2:56NJDMason Geertsen · Fightingdrawn by Joshua Brown5 min
  • 4:16NJDMiles Wood · Roughingdrawn by Mike Reilly2 min
  • 4:16BOSMike Reilly · Roughingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 4:16BOSMike Reilly · Roughingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 8:49BOSHampus Lindholm · Holdingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min

2nd

  • 2:44NJDP.K. Subban · Holdingdrawn by Anton Blidh2 min
  • 8:30NJDJesper Boqvist · Delaying game face off violation2 min

3rd

  • 1:10BOSErik Haula · Hookingdrawn by Jack Hughes2 min
  • 7:26NJDJonas Siegenthaler · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:03BOSCharlie Coyle · Misconductdrawn by Mason Geertsen10 min
  • 17:03NJDMason Geertsen · Misconductdrawn by Charlie Coyle10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Erik Haula, 2nd 2:22 — BOS 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Haula · Goal · xG 0.29J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.26P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.20M. McLaughlin · On goal · xG 0.18D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.18J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.17T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.16M. McLaughlin · On goal · xG 0.16E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.14C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.14M. McLaughlin · Goal · xG 0.13A. Blidh · On goal · xG 0.09B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.09T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.09P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.08B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.08T. Hall · Goal · xG 0.08T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.08J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.07P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.06T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.06P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.06B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.06B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.05E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03M. McLaughlin · Missed · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.02C. Lazar · On goal · xG 0.02A. Blidh · On goal · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Goal · xG 0.00H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.00B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS8 G · 3.5 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsBOS
2.11 G
All situations
8 G3.5
1.81 G
Even strength
7 G2.9
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD29%71%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.13 – 3.40

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

NJDvsBOS
26
Shots on goal
40
39%
Faceoffs
61%
0/3
Power play
1/3
23
Penalty minutes
23
20
Hits
23
13
Blocked shots
6
15
Giveaways
10
6
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28D. SeversonD011-120.06020—23:06
33R. GravesD000-200.00230—21:09
13N. HischierC011-100.102104020:37
7D. HamiltonD000-230.14210—19:08
18D. MercerC000-420.17000018:56
71J. SiegenthalerD000-330.04302—18:34
76P. SubbanD000-410.00142—18:20
17Y. SharangovichC000-210.34000018:08
86J. HughesC101-110.110003317:40
63J. BrattL000010.16000—17:14
44M. WoodL000-110.10102—16:18
90T. TatarL000-240.2810010016:14
70J. BoqvistC000-110.061023814:07
16J. VeseyL000010.02310—13:57
24T. SmithD000-120.15110—13:34
20M. McLeodC000-210.161005011:37
14N. BastianR000-110.1710010011:28
55M. GeertsenL000-210.071015—05:16
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Gillies20173.8501.57-1.4330:59
50N. Daws(L)20155.7501.90-3.1029:01

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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