BOS 2–6 OTT Final · L
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Boston Bruins
BOS · 20-16-1
2–6
FinalL
Ottawa Senators
OTT · 18-13-4
1ST2ND3RDT BOS 151807220 OTT 3113908628 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 4 this season — the Bruins trail the season series 1–3
BOS 20-16-1 · OTT 18-13-4 · Meeting 4 this season — the Bruins trail the season series 1–3

Bruins fell to the Senators

The Bruins were outchanced (3.7 to 2.6 expected goals) and lost 2–6. Joonas Korpisalo allowed 2.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Senators created the better chances: 3.7 expected goals to 2.6, on 28 and 20 shots on goal.

BOS 2.6 xG · 20 shots OTT 3.7 xG · 28 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 0.9 · 1.8
2nd 0.7 · 1.3
3rd 1.0 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Bruins win 33.
BOS 33%OTT 67%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 22 penalties
← Bruins shoot this way Senators shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
01:30 Drake Batherson
Nick Jensen, Dylan Cozens · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
0–1
PEN
06:58 Nikita Zadorov· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:52 Ridly Greig· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
13:44 Claude Giroux
Drake Batherson, Dylan Cozens · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
0–2
PEN
14:49 Elias Lindholm· Slashing
Zetterlund scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
16:47 Fabian Zetterlund PPGWG
Thomas Chabot, David Perron · Power play (Lindholm, slashing) · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
0–3
PEN
18:16 Tim Stützle· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:40 Artem Zub· Tripping
Pastrnak scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
19:07 David Pastrnak PP
Pavel Zacha, Charlie McAvoy · Power play (Zub, tripping) · slap shot, a good chance (18%)
1–3
2nd period
5
06:44 Tim Stützle
Brady Tkachuk, Fabian Zetterlund · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
1–4
6
07:03 Dylan Cozens
Drake Batherson, David Perron · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
1–5
PEN
12:27 Kurtis MacDermid· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
12:27 Tanner Jeannot· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
7
14:36 Charlie McAvoy
Marat Khusnutdinov · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
2–5
PEN
16:47 Alex Steeves· Tripping
Zetterlund scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
8
17:26 Fabian Zetterlund PP
Stephen Halliday, Claude Giroux · Power play (Steeves, tripping) · slap shot, a good chance (12%)
2–6
3rd period
PEN
02:27 Nick Cousins· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:18 Kurtis MacDermid· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
08:18 Mark Kastelic· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
15:20 Tanner Jeannot· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:57 Nikita Zadorov· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:57 Dylan Cozens· Kneeing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:57 Nikita Zadorov· Misconduct
10 min
Misconduct
PEN
18:57 Dylan Cozens· Misconduct
10 min
Misconduct
PEN
18:59 Nick Jensen· Tripping
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:59 David Pastrnak· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:59 Ridly Greig· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:59 Nick Jensen· Misconduct
10 min
Misconduct
PEN
18:59 David Pastrnak· Misconduct
10 min
Misconduct
PEN
18:59 Ridly Greig· Misconduct
10 min
Misconduct
Goaltending
−2.2
vs expected
12/17 saves · 5 GA · 2.8 xGA Allowed 2.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−0.1
vs expected
10/11 saves · 1 GA · 0.9 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team BOSOTT
Shots on goal
20
28
Expected goals
2.6
3.7
Hits
32
22
Blocks
19
11
Faceoffs
49%
51%
Power play
1/4
2/4
Penalty minutes
42
54
The Bruins went 1-for-4 on the power play and allowed 2 on 4 Senators power plays.