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San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins

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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Danton Heinen's goal at 1:39 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.0 to 1.4; shots on goal were SJS 26, BOS 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 34 of 37 (.919); Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 of 26 (1.000), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (26 saves, 1.000), 2. Pavel Zacha (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jake DeBrusk (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman26 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    J. DeBrusk1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS0906011026
BOSBOS01021819337

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    wristxG 0.06win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:39
  2. BOS
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    8:10

3rd period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(8)PPG
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +3 ptsVideo
    0-3
    6:37

Penalties

SJS 20 PIM·BOS 22 PIM

1st

  • 9:48SJSWilliam Eklund · Hookingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 15:21BOSJakub Lauko · Trippingdrawn by Jacob MacDonald2 min

2nd

  • 2:48SJSNikita Okhotiuk · Hookingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 3:39BOSBrad Marchand · Hookingdrawn by Kyle Burroughs2 min
  • 13:57SJSKyle Burroughs · High stickingdrawn by Matthew Poitras2 min
  • 13:57BOSDerek Forbort · Roughingdrawn by Givani Smith2 min
  • 13:57SJSGivani Smith · Boardingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 16:40BOSMatt Grzelcyk · Interferencedrawn by Anthony Duclair2 min
  • 19:06SJSGivani Smith · Fightingdrawn by Trent Frederic5 min
  • 19:06BOSTrent Frederic · Fightingdrawn by Givani Smith5 min
  • 19:34BOSCharlie McAvoy · Boardingdrawn by Ryan Carpenter2 min
  • 19:34BOSBrad Marchand · Roughingdrawn by Fabian Zetterlund2 min
  • 19:34SJSFabian Zetterlund · Fightingdrawn by Brad Marchand5 min
  • 19:34BOSBrad Marchand · Fightingdrawn by Fabian Zetterlund5 min

3rd

  • 5:43SJSMatt Benning · Slashingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Danton Heinen, 2nd 1:39 — BOS 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.35D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.26B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.16J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.14M. Poitras · On goal · xG 0.13B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.13P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.11P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.10J. Lauko · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.10M. Poitras · On goal · xG 0.08T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.08C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.08C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.06D. Heinen · Goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.05J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.05J. Lauko · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.04M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.04K. Shattenkirk · Missed · xG 0.03B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.03M. Poitras · On goal · xG 0.03T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.02K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.02K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01K. Shattenkirk · Missed · xG 0.01P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.01T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00B. Carlo · Missed · xG 0.00M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.00J. Beecher · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 3.0 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsBOS
1.40 G
All situations
3 G3.0
0.90 G
Even strength
2 G2.3
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS23%77%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.43 – 2.93

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

SJSvsBOS
26
Shots on goal
37
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/5
Power play
1/4
20
Penalty minutes
22
33
Hits
22
9
Blocked shots
12
5
Giveaways
7
11
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
38M. FerraroD000-240.06300—22:54
64M. GranlundC000040.162005422:46
48T. HertlC000-210.040104522:08
33C. AddisonD000-130.27310—21:43
20F. ZetterlundL000020.09005—18:55
72W. EklundL000-200.11212—18:20
4K. BurroughsD000000.00412—17:47
6T. EmbersonD000020.13220—17:41
83N. OkhotiukD000-110.02402—17:39
10A. DuclairL000030.14100—16:04
7N. SturmC000020.132105715:31
68M. HoffmanC000-220.16100015:28
5M. BenningD000010.02102—15:27
11L. KuninC000000.102205013:50
22R. CarpenterC000000.003003312:57
9J. MacDonaldD000000.00100—11:30
90J. BaileyR000010.0010010009:27
54G. SmithR000000.00107—02:59
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(L)37343.9192.98-0.0260:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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