Boston Bruins
BOS · 9-0-1
3–2
Final / SOW
Toronto Maple Leafs
TOR · 5-3-2
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT
BOS
114111010051340
TOR
01221508000235
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Bruins lead the season series 1–0
BOS 9-0-1 · TOR 5-3-2 · First meeting this season — the Bruins lead the season series 1–0
Bruins beat the Maple Leafs
The Bruins earned it: 3.7 expected goals to 2.9, and they won it in a shootout. Ilya Samsonov stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Bruins created the better chances: 3.7 expected goals to 2.9, on 40 and 35 shots on goal.
BOS 3.7 xG · 40 shots
TOR 2.9 xG · 35 shots
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1
2
3
4
1st
1.1 · 0.6
2nd
1.4 · 2.0
3rd
0.6 · 0.2
OT
0.6 · 0.1
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Pavel Zacha · 1st 18:51 · 1–0 · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Jake DeBrusk · 2nd 01:36 · 2–0 · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (31%)
3
Mitch Marner · 2nd 06:31 · 2–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
4
Auston Matthews · 2nd 07:34 · 2–2 · snap shot, a good chance (15%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Bruins win 62.
BOS 62%TOR 38%
Goals and penalties
4 goals · 0 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Pavel Zacha · 1st 18:51 · 1–0
Tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Jake DeBrusk · 2nd 01:36 · 2–0
Wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (31%)
3
Mitch Marner · 2nd 06:31 · 2–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
4
Auston Matthews · 2nd 07:34 · 2–2
Snap shot, a good chance (15%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No goals or penalties.
No penalties
Shootout
Decided in a shootout — Bruins
Goaltending
33/35 saves · 2 GA · 2.9 xGA
Stopped 0.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
38/40 saves · 2 GA · 3.7 xGA
Stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.