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Game Recap
BOS2
Final/OTSat, Feb 24, 2024Every game that night
VAN3

VAN beat BOS 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.31 expected goals to 2.64. VAN outshot BOS 39 to 25. J. Miller led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). T. Demko stopped 23 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
BOS02002
VAN00213
  1. 2nd 5:27BOSJ. Boqvist0.13 xG
  2. 2nd 11:15BOSD. Heinen0.70 xG
  3. 3rd 12:49VANB. Boeser0.09 xG
  4. 3rd 18:49VANF. Hronek0.05 xG
  5. OT 1:34VANB. BoeserPP0.15 xG

Team Stats

BOSVAN
25Shots on goal39
2.64Expected goals3.31
49Shot attempts81
205v5 shots on goal33
0/4Power play1/2
24Hits45
18Blocked shots11
2Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways3
2Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.64 xGVAN 3.31 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 5:27BOS goal, 11:15VAN goal, 12:49VAN goal, 18:49VAN goal, 1:34

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

BOS24 on goal, 2 scored
VAN39 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GeekieC011111+1017:533:40
T. FredericC0113300014:080:00
D. HeinenLW101232+1013:180:00
J. BrazeauRW011002+1011:492:10
J. BoqvistC101201+109:480:32
B. MarchandLW000110-1020:415:20
C. CoyleC000220-1019:571:47
D. PastrnakRW000600-1019:126:14
J. DeBruskLW0000120018:363:53
P. ZachaC000200-2017:052:50
J. van RiemsdykLW0002210213:362:42
A. RichardC000130+1011:140:00
C. McAvoyD000041-2024:255:16
B. CarloD000122+1021:070:20
M. GrzelcykD0000030019:390:12
M. LohreiD000101+2017:011:54
D. ForbortD000011-1016:470:00
P. WotherspoonD0001110016:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman39363.92361:34OT loss
L. Ullmark000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC033481+2020:261:20
B. BoeserRW202411+2016:091:14
E. PetterssonC011221+1018:591:13
E. LindholmC0005100018:020:45
P. SuterC0000100016:050:32
C. GarlandRW000520-1015:530:33
T. BluegerC000210-1014:250:27
I. MikheyevRW000100+1014:170:00
N. HoglanderLW0002400013:120:00
A. BainsLW000000-1211:200:05
P. Di GiuseppeLW000041-1010:000:00
S. LaffertyC000050-107:250:00
Q. HughesD0117020027:411:44
F. HronekD1014310026:400:03
N. ZadorovD011240+1017:330:00
T. MyersD000001-1219:130:34
I. ColeD000112-1216:150:00
N. JuulsenD000081+1014:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko25232.92060:52Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamElias Lindholm BOS Faces VAN, his team until May 20245 SOG
  • Old teamJake DeBrusk VAN Faces BOS, his team until May 20240 SOG
  • Old teamNikita Zadorov BOS Faces VAN, his team until May 20241 A, 2 SOG

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