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Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings

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Boston Bruins
▸2
Los Angeles Kings
1
Final/OTTV FDSNW, NESN·Crypto.com Arena

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime, Morgan Geekie scoring at 2:27. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 2:27 of overtime, which took the Bruins' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.9 to 2.3; shots on goal were BOS 26, LAK 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 of 26 (.923). Three stars: 1. Morgan Geekie (2 G), 2. Joel Armia (1 G), 3. Jeremy Swayman (31 saves, .969).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    M. Geekie2 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    J. Armia1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    J. Swayman31 saves, .969

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS09071713226
LAKLAK080911500132

Scoring

3 goals

3rd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(15)
    A. Steeves (1), N. Zadorov (6)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +30 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:01
  2. LAK
    J. Armia(5)SHG
    T. Moore (4), B. Dumoulin (3)
    backhandxG 0.31win prob +35 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:03

Overtime

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(16)
    D. Pastrnak (17), N. Zadorov (7)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +51 ptsVideo
    2-1
    2:27

Penalties

BOS 20 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

1st

  • 6:25LAKCorey Perry · Interferencedrawn by Nikita Zadorov2 min
  • 9:29BOSSean Kuraly · Holdingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 10:19BOSAndrew Peeke · High stickingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min

2nd

  • 6:52BOSSean Kuraly · Trippingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 6:52BOSSean Kuraly · Misconduct10 min

3rd

  • 3:59BOSAlex Steeves · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min
  • 9:46BOSJonathan Aspirot · Trippingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 12:07LAKKevin Fiala · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
LAK goalBOS goalFinal: LAK 0%

Biggest swing: Morgan Geekie, OT 2:27 — BOS 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Perry · Missed · xG 0.36J. Armia · Goal · xG 0.31P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.23A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.21A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.17B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.14A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.12A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.09A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.09A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.08P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.06T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.06T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.06K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.06Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.05C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.05J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.05P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.05B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.05K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.04Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.04C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.03A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.03B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.02A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.02M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ceci · Missed · xG 0.01B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.01A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.01W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.00J. Moverare · On goal · xG 0.00J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.00A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.00B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.00Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.00B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.00J. Moverare · On goal · xG 0.00C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK1 G · 2.9 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsLAK
2.32 G
All situations
1 G2.9
1.82 G
Even strength
0 G1.8
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.20 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS41%59%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.34 – 2.80

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

BOSvsLAK
26
Shots on goal
32
38%
Faceoffs
62%
0/2
Power play
0/5
20
Penalty minutes
4
28
Hits
12
23
Blocked shots
12
13
Giveaways
13
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
91N. ZadorovD022+220.13010—26:19
27H. LindholmD000-120.11140—23:24
18P. ZachaC000-120.200004820:03
88D. PastrnakR011020.38110—20:01
26A. PeekeD000+110.03212—18:53
45J. AspirotD000000.02232—18:07
20H. JokiharjuD000010.05000—17:36
6M. LohreiD000000.00020—16:10
93F. MintenC000010.11210015:47
13M. BlümelR000-110.18110—15:19
39M. GeekieC202+130.32300014:51
84T. JeannotL000030.24100—14:01
92M. KhusnutdinovC000+100.152104313:55
81M. EyssimontC000030.13310013:12
47M. KastelicC000020.123305013:03
21A. SteevesC011+110.04122012:37
52S. KuralyC000010.0112142912:04
10R. TufteL000010.12500—11:59
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)32311.9692.89+1.8962:27

Season series

BOS leads 2-0

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