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Game Recap
BOS6
PIT4
BOS beat PIT 6-4, and the chances backed it up: 5.70 expected goals to 2.56. P. Zacha led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Ullmark stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
- 2nd 8:08BOSJ. DeBrusk0.35 xG
- 2nd 8:22BOSP. Zacha0.41 xG
- 2nd 10:27PITB. Rust0.09 xG
- 2nd 11:35BOSK. Shattenkirk0.03 xG
- 2nd 14:54BOSB. MarchandSH0.09 xG
- 2nd 15:52PITM. BuntingPP0.42 xG
- 3rd 4:32PITD. O'ConnorSH0.08 xG
- 3rd 14:10BOSM. Geekie0.17 xG
- 3rd 17:13BOSD. HeinenEN0.81 xG
- 3rd 18:39PITE. Malkin0.19 xG
Team Stats
BOSPIT
31Shots on goal32
5.70Expected goals2.56
66Shot attempts68
225v5 shots on goal24
0/3Power play1/2
29Hits17
21Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes6
8Giveaways4
11Takeaways15
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BOS 5.70 xGPIT 2.56 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:59 | 3:42 |
| P. Zacha | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:21 | 3:42 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 16:21 | 2:00 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:36 | 3:42 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:57 | 3:40 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:15 | 1:54 |
| M. Geekie | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:11 | 2:18 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauko | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Boqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:42 | 0:16 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | 2:20 |
| J. Beecher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21:57 | 2:54 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:27 | 0:00 |
| A. Peeke | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:00 |
| K. Shattenkirk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:18 | 3:01 |
| H. Lindholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:46 | 0:26 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 21:02 | 0:05 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Ullmark | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Swayman | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. O'Connor | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:27 | 0:00 |
| E. Malkin | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 18:04 | 1:43 |
| M. Bunting | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:55 | 1:42 |
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:40 | 1:44 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:48 | 1:44 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:08 | 1:32 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:39 | 1:31 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 16:41 | 1:31 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:46 | 1:33 |
| V. Puustinen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 | 0:00 |
| E. Bemstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:35 | 0:00 |
| R. Zohorna | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:26 | 0:00 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 23:52 | 1:41 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 25:10 | 1:34 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22:51 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:21 | 0:00 |
| R. Shea | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 | 0:00 |
| J. St. Ivany | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nedeljkovic | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 31:35 | |
| T. Jarry | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 26:27 | Loss |