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Game Recap
BOS1
FinalSat, Mar 2, 2024Every game that night
NYI5

NYI beat BOS 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.78 expected goals to 1.66. K. Palmieri scored three for NYI. I. Sorokin stopped 22 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS0101
NYI3205
  1. 1st 3:32NYIK. Palmieri0.06 xG
  2. 1st 5:27NYIK. PalmieriPP0.26 xG
  3. 1st 12:19NYIK. Palmieri0.17 xG
  4. 2nd 0:46NYIA. Lee0.21 xG
  5. 2nd 10:24NYIB. Nelson0.22 xG
  6. 2nd 14:30BOSM. McLaughlin0.19 xG

Team Stats

BOSNYI
23Shots on goal26
1.66Expected goals2.78
44Shot attempts44
195v5 shots on goal21
0/2Power play1/3
37Hits12
11Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes6
9Giveaways8
0Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 1.66 xGNYI 2.78 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNYI goal, 3:32NYI goal, 5:27NYI goal, 12:19NYI goal, 0:46NYI goal, 10:24BOS goal, 14:30

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, 1 scored
NYI25 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. van RiemsdykLW011022+1216:032:17
M. McLaughlinC101241+1012:390:00
D. PastrnakRW000210-3018:542:39
C. CoyleC000120-2016:542:23
B. MarchandLW000140-2016:212:41
T. FredericC0000300016:210:43
J. DeBruskLW000330-1016:201:42
M. GeekieC000130-1216:191:38
J. BoqvistC000110-1014:570:00
J. LaukoC000121+1213:240:00
D. HeinenLW000210-1013:220:00
P. ZachaC000010-104:400:36
C. McAvoyD011232-1022:292:37
P. WotherspoonD0001120020:210:00
D. ForbortD0002210019:270:00
B. CarloD000230-2018:510:00
M. LohreiD000001-3018:181:23
K. ShattenkirkD0002110018:041:21
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark26215.80860:00Loss
J. Swayman000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. PalmieriC314300+3015:272:56
B. HorvatC0221000018:032:51
A. LeeLW112310+3015:421:22
J. PageauC022110+3015:211:22
M. BarzalC0110000020:252:56
B. NelsonC1014010018:222:50
P. EngvallLW0001010016:241:24
C. CizikasC0001010215:250:04
S. HolmstromRW0001000012:120:00
K. MacLeanC0002100011:270:00
C. ClutterbuckRW0000400010:590:00
M. MartinLW000000006:370:00
R. PulockD011220+2024:191:20
N. DobsonD011202+2222:012:58
M. ReillyD011100+1015:181:14
A. RomanovD0002130020:080:00
A. PelechD000202+1019:330:03
S. AhoD0000220216:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin23221.95760:00Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownCharlie McAvoy BOS Plays near home (born in Long Beach)1 A, 2 SOG

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