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Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

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Pittsburgh Penguins
1
Boston Bruins
▸5
FinalTV ABC, ESPN+·TD Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Pastrnak's goal at 2:26 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.8 to 2.3; shots on goal were PIT 39, BOS 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 18 of 23 (.783), 2.2 goals below expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 38 of 39 (.974), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Linus Ullmark (38 saves, .974), 2. Pavel Zacha (2 G, 1 A), 3. Jake DeBrusk (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark38 saves, .974
  2. ★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    J. DeBrusk1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT014011114139
BOSBOS083926523

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(40)
    J. DeBrusk (18), P. Zacha (26)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-1
    2:26
  2. BOS
    P. Zacha(16)PPG
    M. Geekie (18), M. Lohrei (8)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-2
    12:48
  3. BOS
    B. Marchand(27)
    C. Coyle (31), H. Lindholm (19)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +7 ptsVideo
    0-3
    18:25

3rd period

  1. PIT
    K. Letang(8)
    S. Crosby (32)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +5 ptsVideo
    1-3
    2:51
  2. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(15)
    B. Marchand (31), H. Lindholm (20)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +4 ptsVideo
    1-4
    9:36
  3. BOS
    P. Zacha(17)
    D. Pastrnak (53), D. Heinen (14)
    wristxG 0.21Video
    1-5
    15:33

Penalties

PIT 4 PIM·BOS 2 PIM

1st

  • 18:46BOSBrad Marchand · Trippingdrawn by Kris Letang2 min

2nd

  • 5:46PITJohn Ludvig · Holdingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 11:31PITRickard Rakell · High stickingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Pastrnak, 2nd 2:26 — BOS 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.35P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.21H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.17J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.16B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.14T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.13B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.12J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.11P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.11J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.10C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.09J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.08J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.08M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.08J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.06J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.06J. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.06K. Shattenkirk · Missed · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05J. Lauko · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.03J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.03D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.03M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.03M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.02C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.02K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.00B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.00T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 2.8 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsBOS
2.31 G
All situations
5 G2.8
1.91 G
Even strength
4 G2.1
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT42%58%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.35 – 2.77

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

PITvsBOS
39
Shots on goal
23
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/1
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
30
Hits
34
8
Blocked shots
16
12
Giveaways
15
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28M. PetterssonD000-230.02510—23:29
65E. KarlssonD000-290.22110—22:20
58K. LetangD101040.10200—21:35
8M. BuntingL000-130.26300—19:36
27R. GravesD000-100.00130—19:36
87S. CrosbyC011-100.011005217:58
73P. JosephD000030.10200—17:11
67R. RakellR000-130.22502—16:53
48V. PuustinenR000020.23000—16:41
55N. AcciariC000020.091001716:22
71E. MalkinC000000.080005016:09
19R. SmithR000020.51100—16:00
7J. LudvigD000-100.00622—13:55
44J. GrudenL000040.27100—13:22
77J. CarterC000000.010004413:06
20L. EllerC000-200.080104412:44
52E. BemstromC000-200.04000010:45
18J. PuljujarviR000-240.11100—09:01
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39A. Nedeljkovic(L)23185.7832.78-2.2260:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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