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Game Recap
CAR2
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
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BOS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
- 1st 14:06CARB. Pesce0.21 xG
- 1st 16:09BOSP. Bergeron0.02 xG
- 2nd 0:33CARJ. Staal0.15 xG
- 2nd 18:44BOSJ. DeBruskPP0.36 xG
- 3rd 0:43BOSB. MarchandPP0.08 xG
- 3rd 5:41BOSD. Pastrnak0.16 xG
- 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
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
CAR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Staal | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:51 | 0:48 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:32 | 2:51 |
| M. Domi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:14 | 0:07 |
| S. Aho | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:47 | 2:32 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:53 | 2:17 |
| V. Trocheck | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:46 | 2:25 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:26 | 3:23 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:25 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:59 | 1:48 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:34 | 2:43 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:53 | 2:13 |
| D. Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:56 | 0:03 |
| B. Pesce | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:40 | 0:29 |
| T. DeAngelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | 3:19 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:00 | 1:53 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:40 | 0:30 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:53 | 0:03 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:11 | 0:16 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Raanta | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 56:47 | Loss |
| P. Kochetkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Marchand | LW | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 22:45 | 9:30 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 19:09 | 7:18 |
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:51 | 9:51 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:47 | 4:27 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 16:49 | 3:50 |
| T. Hall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:38 | 6:58 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:00 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:46 | 0:26 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 | 2:18 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 | 3:37 |
| C. Wagner | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 0:00 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:54 | 0:29 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 19:32 | 0:21 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:16 | 0:22 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:12 | 7:30 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:07 | 0:00 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:18 | 4:02 |
| J. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.