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Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins

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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 17:06 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.9 to 1.4; shots on goal were OTT 31, BOS 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Kevin Mandolese stopped 29 of 32 (.906); Linus Ullmark stopped 30 of 31 (.968). Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (2 G), 2. Charlie McAvoy (3 A), 3. Linus Ullmark (30 saves, .968).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy3 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark30 saves, .968

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
OTTOTT11301008131
BOSBOS11011418332

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    snapxG 0.16win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    15:09
  2. OTT
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    19:30

2nd period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy (34), D. Krejci (32)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +22 pts
    1-2
    17:06

3rd period

  1. BOS
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +12 pts
    1-3
    12:10

Penalties

OTT 10 PIM·BOS 8 PIM

1st

  • 1:52OTTJacob Larsson · Interferencedrawn by Taylor Hall2 min
  • 9:16BOSCraig Smith · Trippingdrawn by Artem Zub2 min
  • 9:27BOSPatrice Bergeron · Hookingdrawn by Tim Stützle2 min
  • 10:15BOSHampus Lindholm · Slashingdrawn by Claude Giroux2 min
  • 10:15OTTClaude Giroux · Slashingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 11:54OTTThomas Chabot · Interferencedrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 16:27BOSDavid Krejci · Trippingdrawn by Mathieu Joseph2 min

2nd

  • 0:33OTTTim Stützle · Holdingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min

3rd

  • 7:30OTTThomas Chabot · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 2nd 17:06 — BOS 53% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.23M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.18J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.16N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.15D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.14D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.14J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.14J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.13P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.11D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.11B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.10H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.09B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.09D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.06T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.05J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.04C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.04P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.04D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.02T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.02B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.01T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.00B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 2.9 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsBOS
1.41 G
All situations
3 G2.9
1.01 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT24%76%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.41 – 2.83

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

OTTvsBOS
31
Shots on goal
32
41%
Faceoffs
59%
0/3
Power play
0/4
10
Penalty minutes
8
34
Hits
30
18
Blocked shots
14
6
Giveaways
8
12
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72T. ChabotD000030.05454—29:10
28C. GirouxR101050.351024720:57
23T. HamonicD000010.00540—20:36
18T. StützleC000-130.120022920:34
12A. DeBrincatR000-120.08310—20:20
2A. ZubD000-110.01210—20:10
19D. BathersonR000-120.11110—18:32
7B. TkachukL000040.362005718:05
22N. ZaitsevD000-200.00100—15:47
26E. BrannstromD000-100.00120—15:19
57S. PintoC000-130.090104515:09
21M. JosephR000010.02200—12:45
45P. KellyC000-110.00400012:22
17R. GreigC000-100.002002011:55
27D. GambrellC011+110.051102911:28
32J. LarssonD000010.01102—11:27
16A. WatsonL000010.07220—10:15
77J. GauthierR000-120.09200—09:57
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70K. Mandolese(L)32293.9062.85-0.1557:12

Season series

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