Game Recap: BOS 3, NJD 1, December 28, 2022

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Game Recap

BOS3

FinalWed, Dec 28, 2022Every game that night

NJD1

BOS beat NJD 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.37 expected goals to 3.59. H. Lindholm led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). L. Ullmark stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BOS	0	1	2	3
NJD	0	0	1	1

2nd 8:57BOST. Frederic0.24 xG
3rd 6:11NJDN. Hischier0.13 xG
3rd 15:51BOSP. Bergeron0.08 xG
3rd 18:11BOSP. ZachaEN0.94 xG

Team Stats

BOSNJD

27Shots on goal31

4.37Expected goals3.59

51Shot attempts72

215v5 shots on goal27

0/3Power play0/2

18Hits15

20Blocked shots8

9Penalty minutes11

16Giveaways17

3Takeaways18

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 4.37 xGNJD 3.59 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

BOS26 on goal, 3 scored

NJD31 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
D. Pastrnak	RW	0	1	1	1	1	1	+1	0	18:35	3:26
B. Marchand	LW	0	1	1	3	0	0	+1	0	18:20	2:43
P. Zacha	C	1	0	1	1	1	1	+2	0	17:28	1:34
C. Coyle	C	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	16:01	0:06
P. Bergeron	C	1	0	1	4	2	1	+1	2	15:52	2:55
T. Frederic	C	1	0	1	3	0	1	+1	5	10:30	0:06
D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	19:28	3:02
T. Hall	LW	0	0	0	2	0	2	-1	0	17:31	2:17
J. DeBrusk	LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	+1	0	16:07	2:02
N. Foligno	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0	12:39	1:02
C. Smith	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	-1	0	11:17	0:00
A. Greer	LW	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	8:27	0:06
H. Lindholm	D	0	2	2	2	1	3	+1	0	22:24	1:08
B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	+1	0	19:44	0:00
C. McAvoy	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	19:14	1:22
C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	18:41	0:00
D. Forbort	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	+2	0	17:06	0:00
M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16:47	0:06

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Ullmark	31	30	1	.968	59:49	Win
J. Swayman	0	0	0	–	0:00

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Tatar	LW	0	1	1	1	1	0	-1	0	16:33	2:16
N. Hischier	C	1	0	1	3	0	0	-1	0	15:46	2:02
F. Zetterlund	LW	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	10:59	0:00
J. Hughes	C	0	0	0	6	0	0	-1	0	21:12	2:20
J. Bratt	LW	0	0	0	4	0	0	-1	0	20:57	2:19
E. Haula	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	17:51	0:00
Y. Sharangovich	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	15:08	0:00
J. Boqvist	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14:22	0:00
D. Mercer	C	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	13:31	0:00
M. Wood	LW	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	11:35	0:01
M. McLeod	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1	0	11:10	0:02
T. Thompson	RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	9:53	0:00
D. Severson	D	0	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0	25:18	0:30
B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1	0	22:56	0:00
D. Hamilton	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	21:54	2:22
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	2	19:13	0:00
N. Okhotiuk	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	-1	0	16:01	0:00
K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	9	12:06	0:03

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
V. Vanecek	26	24	2	.923	57:35	Loss
M. Blackwood	0	0	0	–	0:00

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 G, 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.