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San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins

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San Jose Sharks
▸4
Boston Bruins
2
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Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Boston Bruins 4-2. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Toffoli's goal at 14:15 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 72% to 85%. Expected goals were close — SJS 3.4, BOS 3.3; shots on goal were SJS 28, BOS 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 39 of 41 (.951), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Nedeljkovic (39 saves, .951), 2. William Eklund (1 G, 1 A), 3. Tyler Toffoli (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    A. Nedeljkovic39 saves, .951
  2. ★★
    SJS
    W. Eklund1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    T. Toffoli1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS17111210428
BOSBOS014013214241

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    M. Misa(6)
    W. Eklund (28), T. Toffoli (25)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    5:57

2nd period

  1. SJS
    T. Toffoli(17)PPG
    M. Celebrini (58), D. Orlov (25)
    deflectedxG 0.36win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-0
    14:15

3rd period

  1. SJS
    C. Graf(17)SHG
    A. Wennberg (29)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-0
    3:13
  2. SJS
    W. Eklund(12)
    S. Dickinson (10), M. Misa (9)
    batxG 0.14win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-0
    8:20
  3. BOS
    F. Minten(15)
    D. Pastrnak (54), M. Khusnutdinov (15)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-1
    8:30
  4. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(24)
    C. McAvoy (40), C. Mittelstadt (20)
    slapxG 0.03Video
    4-2
    19:07

Penalties

SJS 24 PIM·BOS 14 PIM

1st

  • 7:14SJSJohn Klingberg · Holdingdrawn by Casey Mittelstadt2 min

2nd

  • 13:49BOSMason Lohrei · High stickingdrawn by Will Smith2 min

3rd

  • 3:00SJSBarclay Goodrow · Hookingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 19:50BOSCharlie McAvoy · Elbowingdrawn by Kiefer Sherwood2 min
  • 19:50BOSDavid Pastrnak · Misconduct10 min
  • 19:50SJSKiefer Sherwood · Misconduct10 min
  • 19:50SJSVincent Desharnais · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tyler Toffoli, 2nd 14:15 — SJS 72% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.18D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.18F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.15F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.15C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.14E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.14V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.14D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.14A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.11T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.11E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.10P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.10P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.09A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.08F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.08M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.06C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.05S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.05A. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.05F. Minten · Goal · xG 0.05C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.05E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.05M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.05M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.03M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.03F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.03M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.03J. Aspirot · On goal · xG 0.02M. Kastelic · Missed · xG 0.02S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.02P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kastelic · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Aspirot · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.00N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.00C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.00M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.00
BOS2 G · 3.3 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsBOS
3.44 G
All situations
2 G3.3
2.42 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
0.71 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.31 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 96 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS48%52%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.18 – 3.31

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

SJSvsBOS
28
Shots on goal
41
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/2
Power play
0/2
24
Penalty minutes
14
27
Hits
17
18
Blocked shots
8
18
Giveaways
13
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5V. DesharnaisD000+200.020310—23:08
71M. CelebriniC011050.880103821:11
9D. OrlovD011010.02320—21:04
38M. FerraroD000000.01110—20:32
6S. DickinsonD011010.02100—20:06
21A. WennbergC011000.001104718:32
85S. MukhamadullinD000010.03130—18:25
51C. GrafR101020.50100—17:28
2W. SmithC000030.11100016:49
3J. KlingbergD000000.00002—16:40
44K. SherwoodL000-130.266210—16:27
81A. GaudetteR000-220.152105315:29
72W. EklundL112+230.33010—15:24
23B. GoodrowC000-120.03012011:31
73T. ToffoliC112+120.67100011:29
63Z. OstapchukC000+110.051201811:23
77M. MisaC112+110.150006011:16
75R. ReavesR000+110.14800—09:06
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Nedeljkovic(W)41392.9513.31+1.3160:00

Season series

SJS leads 2-0

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