Boston Bruins

BOS · 1-0-0

3–0

FinalW

New York Rangers

NYR · 0-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT BOS 070838323 NYR 0509010024 goals · shots on goal

Season opener for both teams ·First meeting this season — the Bruins lead the season series 1–0

BOS 1-0-0 · NYR 0-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Bruins lead the season series 1–0

Bruins beat the Rangers

Chances were even (2.6 to 2.4 expected goals); the Bruins won 3–0. Jeremy Swayman stopped 2.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starJeremy Swayman

BOS · G · #1 SV% 1.000 · 24 saves

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 2.6 expected goals to 2.4, on 23 and 24 shots on goal.

BOS 2.6 xG · 23 shots NYR 2.4 xG · 24 shots

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1

2

3

1st 0.6 · 0.4

2nd 0.9 · 0.5

3rd 1.1 · 1.6

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Bruins win 53.

BOS 53%NYR 47%

Goals and penalties

3 goals · 2 penalties

← Bruins shoot this way Rangers shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

10:27

Tanner Jeannot· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

16:56

Noah Laba· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

No goals or penalties.

3rd period

1

16:14

Fraser Minten GWG

Mason Lohrei · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2

17:06

JJ Peterka

Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm · snap shot, a great chance (26%)

2–0 ▶ Watch ↗

3

17:29

Mark Kastelic EN

Fraser Minten, Marat Khusnutdinov · snap shot, into an empty net

3–0 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

★ 1st star

Jeremy Swayman

BOS · G · #1 SV% 1.000 · 24 savesSV% 1.000 ★ 2nd star

Fraser Minten

BOS · C · #93 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 3rd star

JJ Peterka

BOS · RW · #10 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Jeremy Swayman

BOS

+2.5

vs expected

24/24 saves · 0 GA · 2.5 xGA Stopped 2.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Igor Shesterkin

NYR

+0.6

vs expected

20/22 saves · 2 GA · 2.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Team BOSNYR

Shots on goal

23

24

Expected goals

2.6

2.4

Hits

0

Blocks

0

Faceoffs

50%

Power play

0/1

Penalty minutes

2

The Bruins went 0-for-1 on the power play and killed all 1 Rangers power play.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	TOI	Shifts	FO%	GV	TK	xG
88David PastrnakD. PastrnakRW	0	0	0	+1	0	4	17:32	21	—	1	0	0.4
10JJ PeterkaJ. PeterkaRW	1	0	1	+1	0	1	17:09	21	—	1	0	0.4
39Morgan GeekieM. GeekieC	0	0	0	0	0	1	16:18	17	25%	0	1	0.0
28Elias LindholmE. LindholmC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	15:59	21	50%	1	0	0.1
18Pavel ZachaP. ZachaC	0	0	0	0	0	3	15:24	18	62%	0	0	0.6
52Sean KuralyS. KuralyC	0	0	0	0	0	2	15:01	16	62%	0	0	0.0
93Fraser MintenF. MintenC	1	1	2	+2	0	3	14:48	20	20%	1	1	0.3
11Casey MittelstadtC. MittelstadtC	0	0	0	0	0	3	14:28	18	—	0	0	0.4
44James HagensJ. HagensC	0	0	0	0	0	1	13:27	17	—	1	1	0.0
92Marat KhusnutdinovM. KhusnutdinovC	0	1	1	+2	0	0	13:23	19	—	0	0	0.0
84Tanner JeannotT. JeannotLW	0	0	0	0	2	0	13:13	16	—	0	0	0.0
47Mark KastelicM. KastelicC	1	0	1	+2	0	1	13:07	16	67%	0	1	0.0

Defense	A	P	+/−	S	TOI	Shifts	FO%	GV	xG
75Connor CliftonC. CliftonD	0	0	0	2	23:23	27	—	1	0.1
91Nikita ZadorovN. ZadorovD	0	0	0	1	21:54	27	—	0	0.1
6Mason LohreiM. LohreiD	1	1	+1	0	19:21	23	—	0	0.1
27Hampus LindholmH. LindholmD	1	1	+2	0	18:37	23	—	0	0.0
17Will BorgenW. BorgenD	0	0	+2	1	17:43	23	—	1	0.0
45Jonathan AspirotJ. AspirotD	0	0	+1	0	17:13	21	—	2	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
1Jeremy SwaymanJ. SwaymanG	24	24	0	1.000	22/22	1/1	1/1	60:00	✓	+2.5

Forwards	+/−	PIM	S	TOI	Shifts	FO%	GV	TK	xG
93Mika ZibanejadM. ZibanejadC	−1	0	2	18:31	23	56%	1	2	0.1
13Alexis LafrenièreA. LafrenièreLW	−1	0	0	18:17	22	100%	3	0	0.0
94Gabe PerreaultG. PerreaultRW	−1	0	0	16:20	21	—	1	0	0.0
10J.T. MillerJ. MillerC	−1	0	2	16:12	24	53%	3	0	0.2
90Joseph VelenoJ. VelenoC	0	0	0	15:57	19	36%	1	0	0.0
16Pavel DorofeyevP. DorofeyevRW	−1	0	5	15:49	22	—	1	1	1.2
50Will CuylleW. CuylleLW	−2	0	3	15:03	22	—	1	0	0.0
28Oliver BjorkstrandO. BjorkstrandRW	0	0	4	14:33	20	—	0	0	0.2
17Eeli TolvanenE. TolvanenRW	−1	0	2	13:56	22	—	0	0	0.3
24Tye KartyeT. KartyeLW	−1	0	0	13:20	17	—	0	0	0.0
42Noah LabaN. LabaC	−2	2	0	12:56	21	57%	0	0	0.0
73Matt RempeM. RempeC	0	0	1	9:49	12	—	0	0	0.1

Defense	+/−	S	TOI	Shifts	FO%	GV	TK	xG
5Sean DurziS. DurziD	0	1	23:15	25	—	0	0	0.3
26Marcus PetterssonM. PetterssonD	0	1	23:08	26	—	3	1	0.0
44Vladislav GavrikovV. GavrikovD	−1	1	19:58	27	—	2	0	0.0
23Adam FoxA. FoxD	−2	0	18:25	27	—	1	0	0.0
12Alberts SmitsA. SmitsD	−1	0	16:54	23	—	2	0	0.0
4Braden SchneiderB. SchneiderD	−1	2	16:14	22	—	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
31Igor ShesterkinI. ShesterkinG	20	22	2	.909	19/21	1/1	0/0	59:23	✓	+0.6

EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.

Last night's Cap Challenge

7 squads played

RO

GoalsRyan Otto

0 goals · $29.9M

RO

AssistsRyan Otto

2 assists · $29.9M

RO

PointsRyan Otto

2 pts · $32.5M

RO

ShotsRyan Otto

6 shots · $28.4M

RO

HitsRyan Otto

13 hits · $17.2M

RO

BlocksRyan Otto

8 blocks · $27.5M

RO

GoaliesRyan Otto

0 saves · $9.4M

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