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Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins

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Columbus Blue Jackets
2
Boston Bruins
▸4
FinalTV BSOH, NESN·TD Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Boone Jenner's goal at 14:00 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 29% to 48%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.3 to 3.2; shots on goal were CBJ 33, BOS 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Daniil Tarasov stopped 35 of 39 (.897), 1.1 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Patrice Bergeron, 2. David Pastrnak (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jeremy Swayman (31 saves, .939).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    J. Swayman31 saves, .939

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ011111111233
BOSBOS111111217439

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(20)PPG
    H. Lindholm (17), B. Marchand (14)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +10 pts
    0-1
    7:17

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    B. Jenner(11)PPG
    J. Gaudreau (22), P. Laine (6)
    backhandxG 0.15win prob +19 pts
    1-1
    14:00
  2. BOS
    D. Krejci(9)PPG
    C. McAvoy (15), T. Hall (12)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +18 pts
    1-2
    17:50

3rd period

  1. BOS
    T. Hall(13)
    D. Pastrnak (22), D. Krejci (14)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +12 pts
    1-3
    12:41
  2. BOS
    T. Nosek(3)
    D. Forbort (5), C. Smith (3)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +2 pts
    1-4
    13:00
  3. CBJ
    P. Laine(9)PPG
    M. Bjork (5), J. Gaudreau (23)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +1 pts
    2-4
    14:29

Penalties

CBJ 8 PIM·BOS 12 PIM

1st

  • 6:14CBJVladislav Gavrikov · Holdingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 9:33BOSNick Foligno · High stickingdrawn by Jake Christiansen2 min
  • 13:15BOSCharlie Coyle · Trippingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 min
  • 16:13CBJVladislav Gavrikov · Hookingdrawn by David Krejci2 min
  • 19:42BOSCharlie Coyle · Hookingdrawn by Johnny Gaudreau2 min

2nd

  • 11:45BOSBrad Marchand · Cross checkingdrawn by Johnny Gaudreau2 min
  • 11:45CBJJohnny Gaudreau · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 12:22BOSDavid Krejci · High stickingdrawn by Vladislav Gavrikov2 min
  • 16:27CBJAndrew Peeke · Interferencedrawn by Tomas Nosek2 min

3rd

  • 14:10BOSPavel Zacha · Holding the stickdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Boone Jenner, 2nd 14:00 — CBJ 29% → 48%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Swayman · Missed · xG 0.55D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.50P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.28D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.25T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.22D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.18T. Nosek · Goal · xG 0.15T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.14T. Hall · Goal · xG 0.13J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.12H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.11T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.10T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.10T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.10P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.10T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.10P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.10P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.10C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.07D. Krejci · Goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.06J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.05T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.05T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.03C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.03N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.02D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 4.3 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsBOS
3.22 G
All situations
4 G4.3
1.30 G
Even strength
2 G2.3
1.82 G
Power play
2 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ54%46%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.12 – 2.87

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

CBJvsBOS
33
Shots on goal
39
30%
Faceoffs
70%
2/5
Power play
2/3
8
Penalty minutes
12
26
Hits
19
22
Blocked shots
12
12
Giveaways
7
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
47M. BjorkD011010.04110—23:32
4V. GavrikovD000-120.16004—22:45
38B. JennerC101040.516103121:32
96J. RoslovicC000-130.191001220:45
44E. GudbransonD000-110.17140—20:41
29P. LaineL112050.65010—20:37
13J. GaudreauL022-120.23002—20:20
2A. PeekeD000010.05222—17:45
14G. NyquistR000-100.00020—17:03
91K. JohnsonC000040.2111010015:30
75T. BerniD000-200.00220—15:27
59E. ChinakhovR000020.26130—15:08
7S. KuralyC000-140.385103813:37
50E. RobinsonL000-120.13000—12:43
86K. MarchenkoR000000.09010—10:56
24M. OlivierR000-120.08410—10:10
23J. ChristiansenD000000.02210—09:35
34C. SillingerC000000.000105008:23
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40D. Tarasov(L)39354.8972.95-1.0557:05

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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