BOS
3–4
VGK
Final · L
Boston Bruins
BOS · 27-24-6
3–4
FinalL
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 33-17-6
1ST2ND3RDT
BOS
2121606324
VGK
111116211438
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Bruins trail the season series 0–1
BOS 27-24-6 · VGK 33-17-6 · First meeting this season — the Bruins trail the season series 0–1
Bruins fell to the Golden Knights
The Bruins let a 2–0 lead get away: the Golden Knights came back with four unanswered goals — Dorofeyev's equalizer — and won 3–4. The Golden Knights scored 2 power-play goals.
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 Golden Knights created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 2.4, on 38 and 24 shots on goal.
BOS 2.4 xG · 24 shots
VGK 3.5 xG · 38 shots
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1
2
3
4
1st
1.3 · 0.9
2nd
0.6 · 1.3
3rd · the swing
0.5 · 1.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Brad Marchand · 1st 03:17 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a great chance (30%)
2
Nikita Zadorov · 1st 13:49 · 2–0 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3
Mark Stone · 1st 15:09 · 2–1 · tip in shot, a good chance (15%)
4
Morgan Geekie · 2nd 15:07 · 3–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
5
Zach Whitecloud · 2nd 19:26 · 3–2 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
6
Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 04:54 · 3–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
7
Tomas Hertl · 3rd 18:50 · 3–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Bruins win 32.
BOS 32%VGK 68%
Goals and penalties
7 goals · 0 penalties← Bruins shoot this way
Golden Knights shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Brad Marchand · 1st 03:17 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a great chance (30%)
2
Nikita Zadorov · 1st 13:49 · 2–0
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3
Mark Stone · 1st 15:09 · PP · 2–1
Tip in shot, a good chance (15%)
4
Morgan Geekie · 2nd 15:07 · 3–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
5
Zach Whitecloud · 2nd 19:26 · 3–2
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
6
Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 04:54 · 3–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
7
Tomas Hertl · 3rd 18:50 · PP · GWG · 3–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
34/38 saves · 4 GA · 3.5 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
21/24 saves · 3 GA · 2.4 xGA
Allowed 0.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
