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New York Rangers at Boston Bruins

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New York Rangers
2
Boston Bruins
▸10
FinalTV ABC, SN·TD Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 10-2. The Rangers scored first; the Bruins answered. The Bruins led 7-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pavel Zacha's goal at 19:27 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 72% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.6 to 2.6; shots on goal were NYR 29, BOS 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 14 of 20 (.700), 3.6 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Marat Khusnutdinov (4 G, 1 A), 2. David Pastrnak (6 A), 3. Pavel Zacha (3 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    M. Khusnutdinov4 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak6 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha3 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR1618015229
BOSBOS313493121034

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(17)
    A. Panarin (33), M. Robertson (6)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:24
  2. BOS
    M. Khusnutdinov(6)
    D. Pastrnak (31), H. Jokiharju (7)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    2:31
  3. BOS
    P. Zacha(11)
    C. McAvoy (23)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-2
    7:16
  4. BOS
    P. Zacha(12)PPG
    E. Lindholm (21), D. Pastrnak (32)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:27

2nd period

  1. BOS
    F. Minten(9)
    V. Arvidsson (13), A. Steeves (6)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-4
    2:12
  2. BOS
    M. Khusnutdinov(7)
    D. Pastrnak (33), E. Lindholm (22)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +4 ptsVideo
    1-5
    6:41
  3. BOS
    P. Zacha(13)
    C. Mittelstadt (9)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-6
    11:26
  4. NYR
    J. Miller(11)PPG
    M. Zibanejad (23), V. Trocheck (16)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-6
    14:04
  5. BOS
    C. McAvoy(2)
    D. Pastrnak (34), J. Aspirot (1)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-7
    15:47

3rd period

  1. BOS
    M. Khusnutdinov(8)
    D. Pastrnak (35), N. Zadorov (14)
    tip-inxG 0.07Video
    2-8
    3:51
  2. BOS
    F. Minten(10)
    D. Pastrnak (36), M. Khusnutdinov (11)
    snapxG 0.11Video
    2-9
    11:26
  3. BOS
    M. Khusnutdinov(9)
    H. Jokiharju (8), F. Minten (10)
    tip-inxG 0.07Video
    2-10
    18:31

Penalties

NYR 18 PIM·BOS 26 PIM

1st

  • 18:03NYRMika Zibanejad · Trippingdrawn by Casey Mittelstadt2 min
  • 18:48NYRJ.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min

2nd

  • 4:54BOSCharlie McAvoy · Ps slash on breakawaydrawn by Vincent Trocheck0 min
  • 11:29BOSMark Kastelic · Fightingdrawn by Sam Carrick5 min
  • 11:29NYRSam Carrick · Fightingdrawn by Mark Kastelic5 min
  • 11:29BOSMark Kastelic · Misconduct10 min
  • 13:05BOSMason Lohrei · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 7:34BOSAndrew Peeke · Roughingdrawn by Sam Carrick2 min
  • 7:34BOSAndrew Peeke · Roughingdrawn by Sam Carrick2 min
  • 7:34NYRSam Carrick · Roughingdrawn by Andrew Peeke2 min
  • 15:45NYRWill Cuylle · Boardingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
  • 18:24NYRWill Cuylle · Fightingdrawn by Sean Kuraly5 min
  • 18:24BOSSean Kuraly · Fightingdrawn by Will Cuylle5 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: Pavel Zacha, 1st 19:27 — BOS 72% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Khusnutdinov · Goal · xG 0.23C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.16P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.16M. Khusnutdinov · Goal · xG 0.14V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.13V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.13P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.13C. McAvoy · Goal · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.12A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.12F. Minten · Goal · xG 0.11P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09A. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.09M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.09F. Minten · Goal · xG 0.08T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.08C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.08V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.08M. Khusnutdinov · Goal · xG 0.07M. Khusnutdinov · Goal · xG 0.07M. Khusnutdinov · Missed · xG 0.07M. Khusnutdinov · Missed · xG 0.06S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.06A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.06T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.06T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.06P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.06C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.05F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.05M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.05A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.04M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.04H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.03A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.03V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.02H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.02E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.01F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01H. Jokiharju · Missed · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.01V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.00N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.00
BOS10 G · 3.6 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsBOS
2.62 G
All situations
10 G3.6
1.71 G
Even strength
9 G2.9
1.01 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR35%65%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.63 – 3.57

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
29
Shots on goal
34
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/2
Power play
1/3
18
Penalty minutes
26
27
Hits
29
9
Blocked shots
14
20
Giveaways
11
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44V. GavrikovD000-220.07010—25:32
4B. SchneiderD000-230.04300—24:19
16V. TrocheckC011-320.265206220:37
29M. RobertsonD011-240.17300—20:16
93M. ZibanejadC112-220.142024019:07
10A. PanarinL011-220.28000—18:35
17W. BorgenD000-220.01000—18:04
50W. CuylleL000-100.135075017:12
60S. MorrowD000-400.00030—17:05
8J. MillerC101-340.673029016:53
14T. RaddyshR000-140.22000—15:56
94G. PerreaultR000-110.05100—15:26
42N. LabaC000-110.191004514:48
13A. LafrenièreL000-420.26000—14:15
24C. SoucyD000-400.00000—11:39
22J. BrodzinskiC000-200.000105008:34
39S. CarrickC000-200.14217008:10
73M. RempeC000-200.00210008:08
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(L)20146.7002.41-3.5931:26
41S. Martin14104.7141.21-2.7928:34

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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