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Game Recap
BOS1
FinalSat, Feb 28, 2026Every game that night
PHI3

PHI beat BOS 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.84 expected goals to 2.04. BOS outshot PHI 27 to 17. T. Konecny led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). H. Lindholm had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. D. Vladar stopped 26 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS0011
PHI0033
  1. 3rd 3:41PHIT. Konecny0.28 xG
  2. 3rd 11:55PHIJ. Drysdale0.16 xG
  3. 3rd 13:03BOSC. McAvoy0.06 xG
  4. 3rd 19:07PHIS. CouturierEN0.55 xG

Team Stats

BOSPHI
27Shots on goal17
2.04Expected goals2.84
56Shot attempts51
195v5 shots on goal13
0/3Power play0/2
25Hits29
21Blocked shots14
9Penalty minutes11
10Giveaways17
2Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.04 xGPHI 2.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdPHI goal, 3:41PHI goal, 11:55BOS goal, 13:03PHI goal, 19:07

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

BOS27 on goal, 1 scored
PHI17 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. ZachaC0111010018:274:39
D. PastrnakRW000211-2024:295:17
M. GeekieC000511-2023:094:49
E. LindholmC000101-1022:574:46
F. MintenC000033-2015:481:22
V. ArvidssonLW0002000014:501:10
C. MittelstadtC0000100014:331:15
M. KhusnutdinovC0001000010:570:00
M. EyssimontC000320-109:560:00
M. KastelicC000142009:410:00
S. KuralyC000311009:170:00
T. JeannotLW000030059:150:00
C. McAvoyD101310-1026:474:33
H. LindholmD011502+1020:471:27
H. JokiharjuD000032-2018:150:00
J. AspirotD0000240017:340:00
M. LohreiD0000020215:550:42
N. ZadorovD000031-1214:240:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman16142.87558:59Loss
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KonecnyRW112442+2020:042:31
C. DvorakC022110+2019:212:27
S. CouturierC1012000220:200:59
N. CatesLW011000+1017:311:29
T. ZegrasC000100+2017:262:30
O. TippettRW0002320016:201:28
M. MichkovRW0001100016:081:33
B. BrinkRW0002200015:462:31
N. GrebenkinRW000151-1011:370:00
G. HathawayRW000021008:260:00
C. GrundstromRW000020007:370:00
N. DeslauriersLW000040076:380:00
J. DrysdaleD1121000017:282:29
T. SanheimD000001+1025:570:32
R. RistolainenD000122+1023:040:00
C. YorkD0000020219:151:31
N. SeelerD000131+1016:210:00
E. AndraeD000002+1014:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar27261.96359:48Win
S. Ersson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

BOS

Line 1E. Lindholm16:09D. Pastrnak18:07M. Geekie17:07
Pair 1N. Zadorov13:51H. Jokiharju16:45
Pair 2C. McAvoy19:10J. Aspirot15:39
Pair 3H. Lindholm17:09M. Lohrei15:01

PHI

Line 1T. Konecny16:08T. Zegras14:06C. Dvorak12:19
Line 3B. Brink13:15M. Michkov14:35N. Cates12:53
Pair 1T. Sanheim19:50R. Ristolainen18:48
Pair 2N. Seeler15:01E. Andrae14:41
Pair 3C. York14:59J. Drysdale14:40

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBOS 3.2, PHI 3.0BOS 1, PHI 3
Total goals6.34
Shots on goalBOS 24.5, PHI 28.3BOS 27, PHI 17
Win chanceBOS 53%PHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.521.42043%0
PHI O. Tippett2.720.61025%0
PHI T. Konecny2.540.98231%1
BOS V. Arvidsson2.420.62024%0
PHI M. Michkov2.310.61022%0
PHI T. Zegras2.210.78026%0
PHI C. Dvorak2.210.70222%0
BOS M. Geekie2.050.84032%0
PHI S. Couturier1.820.48114%1
PHI B. Brink1.720.56019%0
PHI N. Cates1.600.49117%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.610.68022%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.610.2804%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.530.65111%1
PHI C. Grundstrom1.500.25014%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.550.4218%0
BOS M. Eyssimont1.430.25010%0
PHI C. York1.400.4108%0
BOS F. Minten1.400.54021%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.410.4429%1
BOS P. Zacha1.310.59119%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.300.4009%0
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.200.57018%0
BOS S. Kuraly1.130.27011%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.110.28013%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.100.2908%0
PHI N. Seeler1.110.1903%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.000.3507%0
BOS T. Jeannot1.000.31012%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov1.010.41015%0
BOS H. Jokiharju1.000.2304%0
PHI N. Deslauriers0.800.1106%0
PHI N. Grebenkin0.810.28011%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.700.1809%0
PHI E. Andrae0.600.1702%0
BOS J. Aspirot0.600.2406%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.