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Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils

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New Jersey Devils
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-1. The Bruins scored first; the Devils answered. The Devils led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dawson Mercer's goal at 1:24 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 37% to 53%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.2 to 1.9; shots on goal were BOS 23, NJD 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.2 goals below expected; Jake Allen stopped 16 of 16 (1.000), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Dawson Mercer (2 G), 2. Nico Hischier (1 G, 2 A), 3. Dougie Hamilton (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    D. Mercer2 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    N. Hischier1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    D. Hamilton1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS1501008123
NJDNJD01141716534

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(12)
    D. Pastrnak (32), P. Zacha (17)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    5:50

2nd period

  1. NJD
    D. Mercer(11)
    T. Meier (18)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    1:24
  2. NJD
    D. Hamilton(7)PPG
    J. Bratt (38), N. Hischier (18)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    4:12
  3. NJD
    S. Noesen(18)PPG
    N. Hischier (19), J. Hughes (38)
    backhandxG 0.04win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-3
    16:01
  4. NJD
    D. Mercer(12)
    J. Dowling (2), T. Meier (19)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +7 ptsVideo
    1-4
    16:13

3rd period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(23)PPG
    D. Hamilton (24)
    tip-inxG 0.08Video
    1-5
    13:32

Penalties

BOS 14 PIM·NJD 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:20NJDBrenden Dillon · Interferencedrawn by Matthew Poitras2 min
  • 15:45BOSJordan Oesterle · Interferencedrawn by Dawson Mercer2 min

2nd

  • 3:09BOSJustin Brazeau · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Jacob Markstrom2 min
  • 7:01NJDKurtis MacDermid · Hookingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov2 min
  • 15:48BOSCharlie Coyle · Hookingdrawn by Johnathan Kovacevic2 min

3rd

  • 3:13BOSMorgan Geekie · High stickingdrawn by Curtis Lazar2 min
  • 7:48BOSBrad Marchand · Roughingdrawn by Jonas Siegenthaler2 min
  • 9:00NJDDougie Hamilton · Trippingdrawn by John Beecher2 min
  • 12:12BOSVinni Lettieri · High stickingdrawn by Luke Hughes2 min
  • 19:13BOSAndrew Peeke · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Dawson Mercer, 2nd 1:24 — NJD 37% → 53%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.31S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.22J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.20J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.17D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.17T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.16C. Lazar · Missed · xG 0.16D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.14N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.14J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.14J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.11D. Mercer · Missed · xG 0.10S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.09S. Noesen · Missed · xG 0.09D. Hamilton · Goal · xG 0.08N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.08N. Hischier · Goal · xG 0.08S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.07S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.06S. Noesen · Missed · xG 0.06T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.06D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.05J. Dowling · On goal · xG 0.05N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.05J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.05J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.04S. Noesen · Goal · xG 0.04D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dowling · On goal · xG 0.02J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.02B. Pesce · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.02J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.01N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.01D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.01J. Siegenthaler · Missed · xG 0.01
NJD5 G · 3.2 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNJD
1.91 G
All situations
5 G3.2
1.21 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.50 G
Power play
3 G0.7
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS28%72%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.86 – 3.14

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

BOSvsNJD
23
Shots on goal
34
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/3
Power play
3/7
14
Penalty minutes
6
11
Hits
11
19
Blocked shots
17
19
Giveaways
12
3
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
91N. ZadorovD000010.06050—23:31
52A. PeekeD000010.00132—21:36
6M. LohreiD000000.00010—19:38
18P. ZachaC011+110.050005019:15
88D. PastrnakR011050.60100—19:13
29P. WotherspoonD000010.01020—18:14
25B. CarloD000-120.01100—18:13
63B. MarchandL000-120.18102—17:41
13C. CoyleC000-110.150226716:22
28E. LindholmC000010.100204716:12
39M. GeekieC101020.220026015:14
51M. PoitrasC000-210.130104014:08
82J. OesterleD000-100.00102—13:33
95V. LettieriC000010.0201210012:56
19J. BeecherC000020.080002212:54
49M. JonesL000000.00200—12:33
55J. BrazeauR000010.13212—10:08
71O. WahlstromR000010.16210—09:36
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(L)28244.8572.80-1.2039:40
70J. Korpisalo651.8330.44-0.5620:00

Season series

NJD leads 2-1

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