BOS beat COL 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.97 expected goals to 2.79. M. Rantanen led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Koepke had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 0.8. J. Korpisalo stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 13:46BOSC. Koepke0.06 xG
- 1st 15:07COLR. ColtonPP0.12 xG
- 1st 17:09BOSC. CoylePP0.23 xG
- 2nd 9:09BOSD. PastrnakPP0.17 xG
- 2nd 9:22BOSH. Lindholm0.01 xG
- 2nd 11:15COLC. MakarPP0.11 xG
- 3rd 4:52COLM. RantanenPP0.12 xG
- 3rd 17:59BOSJ. BeecherEN0.56 xG
Team Stats
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BOS 3.97 xGCOL 2.79 xGGoal
Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.
Shot Map
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:00 | 4:06 |
| C. Coyle | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:34 | 2:30 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 | 2:42 |
| C. Koepke | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:12 |
| J. Beecher | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:00 |
| E. Lindholm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:55 | 3:58 |
| P. Zacha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:28 | 3:47 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 2:22 |
| M. Kastelic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 16:21 | 0:55 |
| M. Jones | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:22 | 0:00 |
| M. Poitras | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:23 | 1:52 |
| R. Tufte | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6:54 | 0:00 |
| H. Lindholm | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:04 | 2:28 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 | 18:20 | 0:00 |
| M. Lohrei | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 1:59 |
| A. Peeke | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:59 | 3:39 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 0 | 20:03 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Korpisalo | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Swayman | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 21:45 | 1:41 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 23:48 | 1:41 |
| R. Colton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:36 | 1:41 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:33 | 1:41 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | 0:00 |
| C. Ritchie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:00 |
| N. Kovalenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:03 | 0:00 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 0:00 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:43 | 0:00 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 | 0:00 |
| I. Ivan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:29 | 0:00 |
| M. Stienburg | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 4:36 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 27:28 | 1:41 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:00 |
| O. Kylington | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:35 | 0:00 |
| C. de Haan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 |
| S. Malinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 57:43 | Loss |
| J. Annunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | BOS 3.0, COL 3.3 | BOS 5, COL 3 |
| Total goals | 6.3 | 8 |
| Shots on goal | BOS 26.7, COL 33.9 | BOS 26, COL 25 |
| Win chance | COL 57% | BOS won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL N. MacKinnon | 4.9 | 1 | 1.49 | 2 | 41% | 0 |
| BOS D. Pastrnak | 3.8 | 5 | 1.15 | 1 | 41% | 1 |
| COL M. Rantanen | 3.4 | 4 | 1.21 | 3 | 39% | 1 |
| COL C. Makar | 2.7 | 2 | 1.03 | 3 | 22% | 1 |
| COL M. Wood | 2.2 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| BOS B. Marchand | 2.2 | 1 | 0.83 | 1 | 27% | 0 |
| COL R. Colton | 2.1 | 4 | 0.52 | 1 | 21% | 1 |
| COL C. Mittelstadt | 2.0 | 3 | 0.74 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| BOS E. Lindholm | 2.0 | 1 | 0.71 | 0 | 25% | 0 |
| BOS P. Zacha | 1.8 | 3 | 0.72 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| COL J. Manson | 1.7 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| BOS C. McAvoy | 1.6 | 1 | 0.63 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| BOS C. Coyle | 1.5 | 3 | 0.58 | 1 | 20% | 1 |
| COL L. O'Connor | 1.5 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| COL O. Kylington | 1.5 | 0 | 0.31 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| BOS T. Frederic | 1.4 | 3 | 0.42 | 0 | 18% | 0 |
| BOS M. Jones | 1.3 | 1 | 0.29 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| BOS H. Lindholm | 1.3 | 1 | 0.39 | 2 | 6% | 1 |
| COL P. Kelly | 1.3 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| BOS N. Zadorov | 1.3 | 0 | 0.34 | 1 | 10% | 0 |
| COL S. Malinski | 1.2 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| COL S. Girard | 1.2 | 0 | 0.36 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| COL N. Kovalenko | 1.2 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| BOS M. Kastelic | 1.1 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| BOS M. Poitras | 1.0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| BOS B. Carlo | 1.0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| BOS J. Beecher | 0.9 | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 13% | 1 |
| BOS M. Lohrei | 0.9 | 1 | 0.34 | 1 | 7% | 0 |
| COL C. Haan | 0.9 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| COL J. Kiviranta | 0.9 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| BOS R. Tufte | 0.8 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| BOS C. Koepke | 0.8 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 8% | 1 |
| BOS A. Peeke | 0.8 | 0 | 0.17 | 1 | 4% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 17 of 33 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer than projected on average.
Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.