BOS
6–3
MIN
Final · W
Boston Bruins
BOS · 41-24-8
6–3
FinalW
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 41-21-12
1ST2ND3RDT
BOS
29112310631
MIN
01211329334
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
BOS 41-24-8 · MIN 41-21-12 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Bruins beat the Wild
The Bruins were outchanced (5.2 to 3.1 expected goals) but won 6–3 anyway. Filip Gustavsson allowed 2.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
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 Wild created the better chances: 5.2 expected goals to 3.1, on 34 and 31 shots on goal.
BOS 3.1 xG · 31 shots
MIN 5.2 xG · 34 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st
0.8 · 0.3
2nd
1.0 · 1.4
3rd · the swing
1.3 · 3.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Andrew Peeke · 1st 01:01 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
2
Pavel Zacha · 1st 14:00 · 2–0 · snap shot, a good chance (24%)
3
Viktor Arvidsson · 2nd 10:27 · 3–0 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
4
Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 14:46 · 3–1 · wrist shot, a great chance (57%)
5
Elias Lindholm · 3rd 03:48 · 4–1 · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (25%)
6
Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 07:57 · 4–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
7
Ryan Hartman · 3rd 13:44 · 4–3 · bat shot on a rebound, a great chance (40%)
8
Pavel Zacha · 3rd 16:50 · 5–3 · tip in shot, a good chance (17%)
9
Elias Lindholm · 3rd 19:26 · 6–3 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Bruins win 24.
BOS 24%MIN 76%
Goals and penalties
9 goals · 9 penalties← Bruins shoot this way
Wild shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Andrew Peeke · 1st 01:01 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
2
Pavel Zacha · 1st 14:00 · 2–0
Snap shot, a good chance (24%)
3
Viktor Arvidsson · 2nd 10:27 · 3–0
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
4
Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 14:46 · 3–1
Wrist shot, a great chance (57%)
5
Elias Lindholm · 3rd 03:48 · GWG · 4–1
Wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (25%)
6
Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 07:57 · PP · 4–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
7
Ryan Hartman · 3rd 13:44 · 4–3
Bat shot on a rebound, a great chance (40%)
8
Pavel Zacha · 3rd 16:50 · 5–3
Tip in shot, a good chance (17%)
9
Elias Lindholm · 3rd 19:26 · EN · 6–3
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
PEN
2 min
Minor
06:22
Nick Foligno· Roughing
Nick Foligno· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
06:22
Tanner Jeannot· Roughing
Tanner Jeannot· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
5 min
Major
13:50
Mark Kastelic· Fighting
Mark Kastelic· Fighting
Offsetting
Major
PEN
5 min
Major
13:50
Michael McCarron· Fighting
Michael McCarron· Fighting
Offsetting
Major
PEN
2 min
Minor
17:04
Mats Zuccarello· Interference
Mats Zuccarello· Interference
Killed
Minor
2nd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
15:09
Fraser Minten· Hooking
Fraser Minten· Hooking
Killed
Minor
3rd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
06:09
Nikita Zadorov· Holding
Nikita Zadorov· Holding
Zuccarello scored on this power play
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
06:09
Marat Khusnutdinov· Tripping
Marat Khusnutdinov· Tripping
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
10:00
Jonas Brodin· Tripping
Jonas Brodin· Tripping
Killed
Minor
Goaltending
31/34 saves · 3 GA · 3.6 xGA
Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
25/30 saves · 5 GA · 2.7 xGA
Allowed 2.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
The Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Wild power plays.