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Boston Bruins at New York Islanders

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Boston Bruins
▸4
New York Islanders
1
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 4-1. The Islanders scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Derek Forbort's goal at 11:00 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 47% to 67%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 2.9 to 2.1; shots on goal were BOS 24, NYI 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Semyon Varlamov stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 1.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie McAvoy (1 G, 1 A), 2. Derek Forbort (1 G), 3. Brad Marchand (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Forbort1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS062929424
NYINYI11001006126

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. NYI
    Z. Parise(13)
    S. Aho (6), J. Pageau (17)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    15:41

2nd period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(3)
    M. Grzelcyk (13), C. Coyle (14)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +18 pts
    1-1
    7:48
  2. BOS
    D. Forbort(3)
    D. Krejci (24), P. Zacha (22)
    pokexG 0.06win prob +20 pts
    2-1
    11:00

3rd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(15)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (28), C. McAvoy (24)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +13 pts
    3-1
    5:03
  2. BOS
    T. Frederic(10)
    C. Coyle (15), C. Smith (4)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +2 pts
    4-1
    15:38

Penalties

BOS 14 PIM·NYI 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:02BOSDavid Pastrnak · Cross checkingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
  • 11:23NYIHudson Fasching · Trippingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 18:16BOSCharlie McAvoy · High stickingdrawn by Brock Nelson2 min

2nd

  • 15:49BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
  • 16:15NYIBrock Nelson · Roughingdrawn by Brandon Carlo2 min

3rd

  • 0:43BOSPatrice Bergeron · High stickingdrawn by Brock Nelson2 min
  • 4:22NYISebastian Aho · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 5:36BOSJoona Koppanen · Trippingdrawn by Anders Lee2 min
  • 12:48NYINoah Dobson · Cross checkingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 18:40BOSHampus Lindholm · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 20:00BOSPavel Zacha · Holdingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Derek Forbort, 2nd 11:00 — BOS 47% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Z. Parise · Missed · xG 0.32S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.19B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.18M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.15Z. Parise · Missed · xG 0.14A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.11J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.10Z. Parise · Missed · xG 0.10Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.09A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.09A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.09J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.08A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.08J. Pageau · Missed · xG 0.08Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.08B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.08J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.07N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.06C. Cizikas · Missed · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.06Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.06C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.05N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.05C. Cizikas · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Parise · Goal · xG 0.05N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.04C. Clutterbuck · Missed · xG 0.04M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.03N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.03N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.02D. Cholowski · Missed · xG 0.02M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.02S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.02N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.02C. Cizikas · On goal · xG 0.02A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.01J. Pageau · Missed · xG 0.00
NYI1 G · 2.9 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYI
2.14 G
All situations
1 G2.9
1.63 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.41 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS36%64%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.08 – 2.84

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

BOSvsNYI
24
Shots on goal
26
63%
Faceoffs
37%
1/4
Power play
0/6
14
Penalty minutes
8
24
Hits
21
25
Blocked shots
10
10
Giveaways
13
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28D. ForbortD101+210.08460—22:10
27H. LindholmD000000.00002—21:21
75C. CliftonD000+210.03520—20:31
73C. McAvoyD112010.09022—19:37
25B. CarloD000020.09210—18:10
13C. CoyleC022+240.191206217:32
63B. MarchandL101060.770006717:06
46D. KrejciC011010.031204516:58
18P. ZachaC011010.15202016:48
71T. HallL000+100.16110—16:45
88D. PastrnakR011020.13014—15:58
11T. FredericC101+210.11210015:53
48M. GrzelcykD011010.04000—14:23
37P. BergeronC000010.031327913:46
17N. FolignoL000010.0322010011:18
45J. KoppanenL000000.000125610:48
12C. SmithC011+110.18110010:05
10A. GreerL000000.00200—09:36
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)26251.9622.91+1.9159:55

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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