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Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins

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Vancouver Canucks
0
Boston Bruins
▸4
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Danton Heinen's goal at 15:37 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 64% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.5 to 1.5; shots on goal were VAN 17, BOS 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 1.5 goals below expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 17 of 17 (1.000), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Linus Ullmark (17 saves, 1.000), 2. Charlie Coyle (2 A), 3. Pavel Zacha (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark17 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    BOS
    C. Coyle2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN040904017
BOSBOS2112904424

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(25)SHG
    C. Coyle (26)
    wristxG 0.35win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:32
  2. BOS
    D. Heinen(10)SHG
    C. Coyle (27)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    15:37

2nd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(9)
    D. Pastrnak (41), P. Zacha (21)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +9 ptsVideo
    0-3
    0:34
  2. BOS
    P. Zacha(12)
    J. van Riemsdyk (25), D. Pastrnak (42)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +5 ptsVideo
    0-4
    0:49

Penalties

VAN 10 PIM·BOS 10 PIM

1st

  • 0:17BOSJakub Lauko · Holdingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
  • 4:37VANJ.T. Miller · Roughingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 4:37BOSBrad Marchand · Roughingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 9:48VANJ.T. Miller · Interferencedrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 14:45BOSDavid Pastrnak · Trippingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

2nd

  • 2:39BOSJakub Lauko · Trippingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
  • 10:41VANConor Garland · Roughingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 10:41BOSCharlie McAvoy · Roughingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min

3rd

  • 6:15VANNikita Zadorov · Trippingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 18:50VANNikita Zadorov · Cross checkingdrawn by Oskar Steen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Danton Heinen, 1st 15:37 — BOS 64% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.35D. Heinen · Goal · xG 0.27P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.18D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.17D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.14D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.13J. Lauko · On goal · xG 0.12O. Steen · Missed · xG 0.12B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.10C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.09M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.08M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.05C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.05J. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.04J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.04M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.02P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.02D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.02D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.00J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 2.5 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsBOS
1.50 G
All situations
4 G2.5
1.50 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
2 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 62 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN31%69%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.52 – 2.49

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

VANvsBOS
17
Shots on goal
24
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/3
Power play
0/3
10
Penalty minutes
10
31
Hits
28
7
Blocked shots
16
6
Giveaways
5
8
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD000-230.12000—23:33
17F. HronekD000010.02410—22:25
82I. ColeD000-210.01030—18:52
91N. ZadorovD000000.15404—18:02
8C. GarlandR000020.03202—17:45
24P. SuterC000010.100005016:52
53T. BluegerC000000.072106916:46
47N. JuulsenD000000.00310—16:04
57T. MyersD000-200.11000—16:03
6B. BoeserR000-200.05100—15:31
40E. PetterssonC000-400.060005014:17
23E. LindholmC000-400.001004514:11
81D. JoshuaC000040.39500014:06
9J. MillerC000-210.102045013:54
65I. MikheyevR000-230.25000—13:40
88N. AmanC000000.000107113:14
21N. HoglanderL000010.10300—12:51
18S. LaffertyC000000.004007112:44
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(L)24204.8332.53-1.4760:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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