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Utah Mammoth at Boston Bruins

FinalTV Utah16, NESN·TD Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Utah Mammoth 4-1. The Mammoth scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 0:23 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.5 to 2.1; shots on goal were UTA 21, BOS 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 19 of 23 (.826), 1.5 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Morgan Geekie (2 G), 2. Jeremy Swayman (20 saves, .952), 3. David Pastrnak (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    M. Geekie2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. Swayman20 saves, .952
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
UTAUTA1130305121
BOSBOS171828423

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. UTA
    B. Hayton(4)PPG
    S. Durzi (4), D. But (2)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:34
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(23)PPG
    wristxG 0.11win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    16:01

2nd period

  1. BOS
    wristxG 0.41win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    0:23

3rd period

  1. BOS
    wristxG 0.19win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-3
    10:16
  2. BOS
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-4
    16:02

Penalties

UTA 28 PIM·BOS 16 PIM

1st

  • 6:48BOSPavel Zacha · Trippingdrawn by JJ Peterka2 min
  • 14:49UTAJJ Peterka · Slashingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min

2nd

  • 1:06UTANate Schmidt · Trippingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min
  • 7:10BOSMichael Eyssimont · Holdingdrawn by Nate Schmidt2 min
  • 14:38UTABarrett Hayton · Interferencedrawn by Fraser Minten2 min

3rd

  • 1:49BOSMason Lohrei · Slashingdrawn by Daniil But2 min
  • 19:34UTANick Schmaltz · Slashingdrawn by Alex Steeves2 min
  • 19:34UTALiam O'Brien · Misconduct10 min
  • 19:34UTASean Durzi · Misconduct10 min
  • 19:34BOSAlex Steeves · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Morgan Geekie, 2nd 0:23 — BOS 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.41M. Eyssimont · Goal · xG 0.21C. Mittelstadt · Goal · xG 0.19M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.18P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.15F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.13E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.13M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.11M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.11F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.07E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.07M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.07M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.05M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.05T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.05M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.02E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.01T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.00V. Soderstrom · On goal · xG 0.00C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.00A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 2.5 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

UTAvsBOS
2.11 G
All situations
4 G2.5
1.40 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
0.71 G
Power play
1 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
UTA43%57%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.10 – 2.47

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

UTAvsBOS
21
Shots on goal
23
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/3
Power play
1/4
28
Penalty minutes
16
21
Hits
21
10
Blocked shots
23
12
Giveaways
15
4
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Utah Mammoth skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
98M. SergachevD000-120.01030—25:28
50S. DurziD011-110.000010—23:02
8N. SchmaltzC000000.050026421:11
6J. MarinoD000000.00110—19:55
9C. KellerR000040.32000—18:39
77J. PeterkaR000020.36102—17:42
88N. SchmidtD000000.00102—17:19
28I. ColeD000-200.00010—16:20
11D. GuentherR000-200.09000—15:26
53M. CarconeL000-120.22300—15:14
67L. CrouseL000-200.144003315:04
82K. StenlundC000030.320107114:26
22J. McBainC000-120.224102713:52
27B. HaytonC101-220.140022913:42
19D. ButL011-120.13010—13:10
2O. MaattaD000-200.00120—12:30
56K. YamamotoR000000.00200—11:30
38L. O'BrienC000010.124010009:52
Utah Mammoth goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(L)23194.8262.50-1.5060:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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