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Game Recap
NSH3
Final/OTSat, Jan 15, 2022Every game that night
BOS4

BOS beat NSH 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.73 expected goals to 2.34. BOS outshot NSH 44 to 29. T. Hall led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Ullmark stopped 26 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NSH11103
BOS20114
  1. 1st 3:20BOSC. Smith0.04 xG
  2. 1st 7:37BOSM. Reilly0.05 xG
  3. 1st 14:30NSHC. Sissons0.10 xG
  4. 2nd 7:32NSHL. Kunin0.08 xG
  5. 3rd 3:50BOSB. MarchandPP0.13 xG
  6. 3rd 6:26NSHR. Josi0.03 xG
  7. OT 1:41BOST. Hall0.16 xG

Team Stats

NSHBOS
29Shots on goal44
2.34Expected goals3.73
53Shot attempts60
245v5 shots on goal35
0/2Power play1/1
46Hits45
8Blocked shots12
7Penalty minutes9
9Giveaways8
7Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 2.34 xGBOS 3.73 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 3:20BOS goal, 7:37NSH goal, 14:30NSH goal, 7:32BOS goal, 3:50NSH goal, 6:26BOS goal, 1:41

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

NSH28 on goal, 3 scored
BOS43 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. KuninC1011500017:080:00
N. CousinsC0111200016:050:00
C. SissonsC101250-1015:490:05
P. TomasinoRW011030+106:430:00
M. GranlundC0001200022:583:55
E. TolvanenRW000060-1021:223:55
M. DucheneC0003200020:573:55
R. JohansenC000320-1020:253:55
T. JeannotLW000160-1215:540:05
Y. TreninC000221+1015:400:05
M. McCarronC000010+156:310:00
M. LuffRW000000+206:150:00
R. JosiD101923+1029:323:55
D. FabbroD011041+1018:210:00
M. BorowieckiD011112+1017:170:00
A. CarrierD000120-2019:360:05
M. BenningD000210-1017:530:05
P. MyersD000201+1014:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros44404.90961:41OT loss
D. Rittich000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. MarchandLW1122400021:481:43
P. BergeronC022611+1020:051:43
T. HallLW112521+1015:301:43
C. SmithC101620+1016:580:00
D. PastrnakRW0113000016:011:43
E. HaulaLW011020-1013:170:00
C. CoyleC0002310014:560:00
J. DeBruskLW0005000013:470:00
T. NosekLW000010-1013:060:00
O. SteenC0001600012:330:00
C. LazarC000050-1012:100:00
A. BlidhLW000161-1010:240:00
C. McAvoyD0113620027:441:43
M. ReillyD1014200021:100:00
U. VaakanainenD011302+2221:090:00
B. CarloD000132-1221:020:00
D. ForbortD000111-1516:590:00
T. LewingtonD000111-1012:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark29263.89761:35Win
T. Rask000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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