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New York Rangers at Boston Bruins

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New York Rangers
3
Boston Bruins
▸6
FinalTV ABC, ESPN+·TD Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 6-3. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Charlie Coyle's goal at 3:39 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 70% to 84%. Expected goals were close — NYR 3.1, BOS 3.2; shots on goal were NYR 25, BOS 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 2.4 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 of 25 (.880). Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (3 G, 1 A), 2. Pavel Zacha (1 G, 1 A), 3. Brad Marchand (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR11102212325
BOSBOS2821027625

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(6)PPG
    P. Zacha (20), D. Pastrnak (38)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    10:21
  2. NYR
    J. Miller(10)
    A. Panarin (32)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    10:55
  3. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(25)
    M. Poitras (7), B. Carlo (7)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    17:09

2nd period

  1. BOS
    C. Coyle(13)
    A. Peeke (12), B. Marchand (22)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    3:39
  2. BOS
    P. Zacha(12)PPG
    E. Lindholm (19), B. Marchand (23)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +5 ptsVideo
    1-4
    17:10

3rd period

  1. NYR
    J. Miller(11)PPG
    M. Zibanejad (21), C. Kreider (3)
    tip-inxG 0.14win prob +6 ptsVideo
    2-4
    0:35
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(26)
    M. Poitras (8)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +6 ptsVideo
    2-5
    1:21
  3. NYR
    J. Brodzinski(4)
    R. Lindgren (11), W. Borgen (4)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +3 ptsVideo
    3-5
    10:47
  4. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(27)EN
    M. Geekie (12)
    wristxG 0.66win prob +1 ptsVideo
    3-6
    16:38

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·BOS 6 PIM

1st

  • 8:19NYRUrho Vaakanainen · Cross checkingdrawn by Justin Brazeau2 min
  • 10:05NYRRyan Lindgren · Cross checkingdrawn by Matthew Poitras2 min
  • 14:33BOSMorgan Geekie · Hookingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min

2nd

  • 16:45NYRWill Borgen · Trippingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min
  • 18:40BOSBrad Marchand · Interferencedrawn by Urho Vaakanainen2 min

3rd

  • 4:17BOSserved by Matthew Poitras · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Charlie Coyle, 2nd 3:39 — BOS 70% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.66D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.24M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.19P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.18B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.18C. McAvoy · Goal · xG 0.15M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.15C. Koepke · Missed · xG 0.14B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.12O. Wahlstrom · On goal · xG 0.12M. Poitras · On goal · xG 0.09O. Wahlstrom · Missed · xG 0.09M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.09T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.07J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.07B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.07C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.04C. Koepke · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.03M. Poitras · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02C. Koepke · On goal · xG 0.02C. Koepke · Missed · xG 0.02M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.02B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.02M. Callahan · Missed · xG 0.02M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.02O. Wahlstrom · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01M. Callahan · Missed · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.01C. Koepke · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Beecher · Missed · xG 0.00D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.00N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.00C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS6 G · 3.2 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsBOS
3.13 G
All situations
5 G3.2
2.22 G
Even strength
3 G2.2
0.91 G
Power play
2 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR58%42%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.02 – 2.55

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

NYRvsBOS
25
Shots on goal
25
60%
Faceoffs
40%
1/3
Power play
2/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
39
Hits
19
18
Blocked shots
13
21
Giveaways
21
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
79K. MillerD000040.30020—23:29
23A. FoxD000-300.20210—22:36
16V. TrocheckC000-230.244108122:04
10A. PanarinL011020.42100—20:26
17W. BorgenD011+110.05312—20:11
93M. ZibanejadC011-140.480106320:10
13A. LafrenièreL000-120.19200—19:09
8J. MillerC202-160.663103618:48
55R. LindgrenD011-100.02012—18:05
91R. SmithR000-100.04110—17:03
4B. SchneiderD000010.01320—15:50
20C. KreiderL011-110.2201010015:01
50W. CuylleL000000.01620—14:40
18U. VaakanainenD000000.00122—14:14
22J. BrodzinskiC101+110.05000013:14
39S. CarrickC000-100.116108311:41
73M. RempeC000000.07610006:24
84A. EdstromC000-100.00100004:22
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(L)24195.7922.57-2.4359:52

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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