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Game Recap
CAR2
FinalSun, May 8, 2022PlayoffsEvery game that night
BOS5

BOS beat CAR 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.91 expected goals to 2.98. B. Marchand led the way with 5 points (2 G, 3 A). J. Swayman stopped 24 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR1102
BOS1135
  1. 1st 14:06CARB. Pesce0.21 xG
  2. 1st 16:09BOSP. Bergeron0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 0:33CARJ. Staal0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 18:44BOSJ. DeBruskPP0.36 xG
  5. 3rd 0:43BOSB. MarchandPP0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 5:41BOSD. Pastrnak0.16 xG
  7. 3rd 19:25BOSB. MarchandEN0.72 xG

Team Stats

CARBOS
26Shots on goal28
2.98Expected goals3.91
54Shot attempts47
195v5 shots on goal13
0/5Power play2/9
29Hits37
6Blocked shots15
16Penalty minutes10
6Giveaways6
6Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 2.98 xGBOS 3.91 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCAR goal, 14:06BOS goal, 16:09CAR goal, 0:33BOS goal, 18:44BOS goal, 0:43BOS goal, 5:41BOS goal, 19:25

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

CAR25 on goal, 2 scored
BOS28 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. StaalC112131+1220:510:48
N. NiederreiterRW011020+1213:322:51
M. DomiC011310008:140:07
S. AhoC000120-1418:472:32
A. SvechnikovRW000440-1216:532:17
V. TrocheckC0000100216:462:25
M. NecasC000011-1015:263:23
J. FastRW000020+2015:210:25
S. JarvisRW000331-2014:591:48
T. TeravainenC0002000214:342:43
J. KotkaniemiC000000-209:532:13
D. StepanC000130-106:560:03
B. PesceD101411-1023:400:29
T. DeAngeloD0112200218:293:19
J. SlavinD000110+1023:001:53
B. SkjeiD0003110021:400:30
I. ColeD000110-1016:530:03
B. SmithD000011-1010:110:16
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Raanta27234.85256:47Loss
P. Kochetkov000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. MarchandLW235510+3022:459:30
P. BergeronC123520+3019:097:18
D. PastrnakRW112640+1021:519:51
C. CoyleC022020-1019:474:27
J. DeBruskLW112501-2016:493:50
T. HallLW0000000216:386:58
T. NosekLW000132-1013:450:00
C. LazarC0000420211:460:26
E. HaulaLW0001010011:132:18
C. SmithC0000100010:433:37
C. WagnerRW0000100010:190:00
N. FolignoLW000011028:540:29
B. CarloD011245+1019:320:21
C. CliftonD000062+2020:160:22
M. GrzelcykD000310-1219:127:30
D. ForbortD000051+2019:070:00
M. ReillyD0000100217:184:02
J. BrownD000010-2012:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman26242.92360:00Win
L. Ullmark000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamTaylor Hall CAR Faces BOS, his team until Apr 20230 SOG

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