Game Recap: BOS 1, WPG 5, December 22, 2023

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Game Recap

BOS1

FinalFri, Dec 22, 2023Every game that night

WPG5

WPG beat BOS 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.53 expected goals to 2.35. WPG outshot BOS 33 to 25. N. Niederreiter led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 25.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BOS	0	0	1	1
WPG	1	2	2	5

1st 19:52WPGJ. Morrissey0.35 xG
2nd 11:17WPGG. Vilardi0.03 xG
2nd 17:41WPGN. NiederreiterPP0.20 xG
3rd 1:25WPGA. Lowry0.15 xG
3rd 14:22BOSB. Carlo0.01 xG
3rd 19:41WPGN. NiederreiterPP0.14 xG

Team Stats

BOSWPG

25Shots on goal33

2.35Expected goals3.53

59Shot attempts67

235v5 shots on goal25

0/2Power play2/3

27Hits25

17Blocked shots15

4Penalty minutes4

6Giveaways13

2Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.35 xGWPG 3.53 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

BOS25 on goal, 1 scored

WPG33 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

Player	Pos	G	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
B. Marchand	LW	0	0	0	3	0	-2	0	18:09	2:37
D. Pastrnak	RW	0	0	1	0	0	-2	0	17:44	2:38
C. Coyle	C	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	17:01	1:53
P. Zacha	C	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	16:25	2:05
M. Geekie	C	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	16:04	2:07
J. DeBrusk	LW	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	15:04	1:48
D. Heinen	LW	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	13:35	0:05
T. Frederic	C	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	13:23	0:05
J. Beecher	C	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	13:23	0:00
J. van Riemsdyk	LW	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	13:10	1:19
O. Steen	C	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	11:51	0:00
J. Lauko	C	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	11:36	0:00
B. Carlo	D	1	1	2	2	3	0	0	18:16	0:05
C. McAvoy	D	0	0	1	0	3	-2	0	23:09	2:00
H. Lindholm	D	0	0	2	0	3	-2	0	22:06	1:55
M. Lohrei	D	0	0	3	0	0	+1	0	19:35	0:00
K. Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	0	2	-1	0	17:40	1:18
P. Wotherspoon	D	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	16:48	0:05

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Swayman	33	28	5	.848	60:00	Loss
L. Ullmark	0	0	0	–	0:00

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Niederreiter	RW	2	1	3	3	4	0	+1	0	15:47	2:30
G. Vilardi	C	1	1	2	4	0	1	+2	0	19:19	2:35
M. Scheifele	C	0	2	2	3	1	0	+2	0	19:09	2:50
N. Ehlers	LW	0	1	1	4	0	0	+2	0	17:39	2:33
A. Lowry	C	1	0	1	1	3	2	+1	0	15:59	0:00
M. Appleton	C	0	1	1	2	2	1	+1	0	15:11	0:00
C. Perfetti	C	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	14:05	2:26
A. Iafallo	LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	15:32	2:31
V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15:25	2:28
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	1	2	2	-1	0	11:31	0:00
D. Gustafsson	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	10:19	0:00
A. Jonsson-Fjallby	LW	0	0	0	1	3	0	-1	0	8:39	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	1	0	1	3	0	2	+2	0	24:40	2:31
N. Pionk	D	0	1	1	3	3	0	-1	2	20:57	2:11
N. Schmidt	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	+1	0	16:33	2:30
D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	2	22:39	0:00
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	-1	0	18:21	0:00
D. Samberg	D	0	0	0	3	0	2	+1	0	14:15	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Hellebuyck	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win
L. Brossoit	0	0	0	–	0:00