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Game Recap
BOS5
VGK2
BOS beat VGK 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.21 expected goals to 2.19. C. Smith scored three for BOS. J. Swayman stopped 34 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 13:18BOSC. Smith0.04 xG
- 2nd 11:03BOSC. Smith0.13 xG
- 2nd 17:34VGKJ. Eichel0.23 xG
- 3rd 8:14BOSD. Pastrnak0.07 xG
- 3rd 14:39BOSC. Smith0.02 xG
- 3rd 16:38VGKJ. Marchessault0.01 xG
- 3rd 18:20BOSD. PastrnakEN0.94 xG
Team Stats
BOSVGK
36Shots on goal36
4.21Expected goals2.19
61Shot attempts65
335v5 shots on goal28
0/1Power play0/2
28Hits25
20Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes2
5Giveaways7
10Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BOS 4.21 xGVGK 2.19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Smith | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 15:19 | 0:48 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 |
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:28 | 2:00 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:05 | 0:00 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:48 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:00 | 1:12 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 1:12 |
| T. Hall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:53 | 1:12 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 14:57 | 0:00 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:48 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:13 | 0:00 |
| J. Froden | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 0:00 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:15 | 0:00 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 20:27 | 0:00 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:01 | 0:55 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:29 | 1:05 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 17:00 | 0:00 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:43 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eichel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:56 | 2:01 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:15 | 2:08 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:47 | 1:43 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:53 | 1:54 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 16:54 | 1:52 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | 1:59 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | 2:01 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:19 | 1:59 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:07 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:05 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:02 |
| J. Rondbjerg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:43 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:19 | 1:51 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 22:20 | 0:09 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 | 2:09 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:07 | 0:00 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:56 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lehner | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 57:37 | Loss |
| L. Brossoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |