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Game Recap
BOS4
FinalFri, Dec 23, 2022Every game that night
NJD3

BOS beat NJD 4-3 despite fewer good chances: 1.98 expected goals to 2.61. NJD outshot BOS 40 to 23. D. Pastrnak led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). L. Ullmark stopped 37 of 40.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS0404
NJD1023
  1. 1st 16:36NJDJ. HughesPP0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 3:12BOSP. Bergeron0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 4:34BOSD. Pastrnak0.48 xG
  4. 2nd 9:52BOSD. Pastrnak0.14 xG
  5. 2nd 17:27BOSJ. DeBrusk0.07 xG
  6. 3rd 11:01NJDT. Tatar0.17 xG
  7. 3rd 13:47NJDY. Sharangovich0.19 xG

Team Stats

BOSNJD
23Shots on goal40
1.98Expected goals2.61
43Shot attempts78
235v5 shots on goal35
0/1Power play1/2
13Hits13
30Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes2
13Giveaways17
9Takeaways11

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 1.98 xGNJD 2.61 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNJD goal, 16:36BOS goal, 3:12BOS goal, 4:34BOS goal, 9:52BOS goal, 17:27NJD goal, 11:01NJD goal, 13:47

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

BOS23 on goal, 4 scored
NJD39 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. KrejciC022115+1020:230:49
D. PastrnakRW202600+1019:571:18
J. DeBruskLW112300+2014:081:09
P. ZachaC011101+1017:590:44
B. MarchandLW011100+2016:421:16
P. BergeronC101404+2014:051:10
C. CoyleC000221-1016:530:00
T. HallLW000001-1014:330:51
N. FolignoLW000110-1012:590:42
T. FredericC0000110011:420:00
A. GreerLW0000000010:360:00
T. NosekLW0000000010:000:00
C. CliftonD0113230017:230:00
H. LindholmD000011+2022:571:11
B. CarloD0000320020:500:00
C. McAvoyD000016+2220:310:50
M. GrzelcykD0001020219:110:00
D. ForbortD0000130017:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark40373.92560:00Win
J. Swayman000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. HischierC0224000019:261:50
T. TatarLW112300+1018:491:53
J. HughesC1015000019:171:48
Y. SharangovichC101400+1010:560:00
J. BrattLW000610-1018:161:48
D. MercerC000021-2016:170:00
M. McLeodC000101-2016:030:00
M. WoodLW000400-1015:140:17
E. HaulaLW000001-2214:330:19
J. BoqvistC000000+1013:170:00
F. ZetterlundLW000320-1012:010:14
A. HoltzRW000200007:340:18
D. HamiltonD022100-1025:111:49
B. SmithD0112240021:190:00
D. SeversonD000012-1026:020:19
J. SiegenthalerD000233-2022:500:00
N. OkhotiukD000212+1014:030:00
K. BahlD000111-108:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood18144.77840:00Loss
V. Vanecek5501.00018:38

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamJesper Boqvist NJD Faces BOS, his team until May 20240 SOG
  • Old teamPavel Zacha BOS Faces NJD, his team until Apr 20221 A, 1 SOG
  • HometownCharlie McAvoy BOS Plays near home (born in Long Beach)0 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.