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Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche

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Boston Bruins
▸4
Colorado Avalanche
0
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Taylor Hall's goal at 9:50 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 66% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.6 to 1.0; shots on goal were BOS 37, COL 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 23 of 23 (1.000), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 33 of 37 (.892), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie Coyle (2 A), 2. Linus Ullmark (23 saves, 1.000), 3. Taylor Hall (2 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. Coyle2 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark23 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Hall2 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS01521329437
COLCOL0110705023

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(18)
    D. Krejci (12), M. Grzelcyk (6)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    3:49
  2. BOS
    T. Hall(10)
    C. Coyle (5), T. Frederic (5)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    9:50

3rd period

  1. BOS
    T. Frederic(6)
    T. Hall (9), C. Coyle (6)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +6 pts
    3-0
    6:24
  2. BOS
    T. Hall(11)
    J. DeBrusk (10)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +1 pts
    4-0
    9:42

Penalties

BOS 13 PIM·COL 11 PIM

1st

  • 13:20COLCharles Hudon · Hookingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 18:27COLAndrew Cogliano · Hookingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min
  • 18:57BOSCharlie McAvoy · Interferencedrawn by J.T. Compher2 min

2nd

  • 1:31BOSTomas Nosek · Slashingdrawn by Dryden Hunt2 min
  • 1:31BOSTomas Nosek · Fightingdrawn by Dryden Hunt5 min
  • 1:31COLDryden Hunt · Fightingdrawn by Tomas Nosek5 min
  • 15:49BOSNick Foligno · High stickingdrawn by Charles Hudon2 min

3rd

  • 1:05COLSamuel Girard · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 7:29BOSMatt Grzelcyk · Hookingdrawn by Andrew Cogliano2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Taylor Hall, 2nd 9:50 — BOS 66% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.16B. Meyers · Missed · xG 0.14C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.07M. Kaut · Missed · xG 0.07J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.07M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.06C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.06J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.05J. Foudy · Missed · xG 0.03E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.03S. Ranta · On goal · xG 0.03S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.03C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.02C. Hudon · Missed · xG 0.02C. Burke · On goal · xG 0.02S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.02M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.02E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.01E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01L. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.01D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.01S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.01L. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.01J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.01C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.01C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.00
COL0 G · 1.0 xG · 29 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsCOL
2.64 G
All situations
0 G1.0
2.44 G
Even strength
0 G1.0
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS81%19%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.60 – 0.99

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

BOSvsCOL
37
Shots on goal
23
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/3
Power play
0/4
13
Penalty minutes
11
15
Hits
23
9
Blocked shots
14
2
Giveaways
7
5
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27H. LindholmD000+140.17100—24:01
73C. McAvoyD000+210.02122—20:36
28D. ForbortD000+210.02300—19:46
25B. CarloD000040.03020—18:28
88D. PastrnakR101+140.37000—17:39
75C. CliftonD000+240.07210—17:22
18P. ZachaC000+120.302002516:46
46D. KrejciC011+120.421104616:42
13C. CoyleC022+200.000005016:16
63B. MarchandL000020.18100—15:41
48M. GrzelcykD011+110.07012—15:28
37P. BergeronC000030.360005014:44
74J. DeBruskL011+100.00100—14:44
17N. FolignoL000000.0011210014:19
71T. HallL213+450.3800010014:11
92T. NosekL000010.101174012:29
12C. SmithC000010.02000012:03
11T. FredericC112+220.14100011:03
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)232301.0000.99+0.9959:41

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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