Chicago Blackhawks
CHI · 19-22-7
2–5
FinalL
Boston Bruins
BOS · 28-19-2
1ST2ND3RDT
CHI
2608010224
BOS
083926523
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Blackhawks trail the season series 0–2
CHI 19-22-7 · BOS 28-19-2 · Meeting 2 this season — the Blackhawks trail the season series 0–2
Blackhawks fell to the Bruins
The Blackhawks let a 2–0 lead get away: the Bruins came back with five unanswered goals — Lohrei's equalizer — and won 2–5. Arvid Soderblom allowed 2.4 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 Bruins created the better chances: 2.6 expected goals to 1.7, on 23 and 24 shots on goal.
CHI 1.7 xG · 24 shots
BOS 2.6 xG · 23 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
0.5 · 1.1
2nd
0.3 · 0.9
3rd
0.9 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Ryan Greene · 1st 16:14 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
2
Wyatt Kaiser · 1st 18:14 · 2–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3
Charlie McAvoy · 2nd 01:55 · 2–1 · snap shot, a good chance (20%)
4
Mason Lohrei · 2nd 14:51 · 2–2 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
5
Viktor Arvidsson · 2nd 19:14 · 2–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
6
Mason Lohrei · 3rd 09:01 · 2–4 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
7
Marat Khusnutdinov · 3rd 11:02 · 2–5 · snap shot, a great chance (27%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Blackhawks win 33.
CHI 33%BOS 67%
Goals and penalties
7 goals · 2 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Ryan Greene · 1st 16:14 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
2
Wyatt Kaiser · 1st 18:14 · 2–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3
Charlie McAvoy · 2nd 01:55 · 2–1
Snap shot, a good chance (20%)
4
Mason Lohrei · 2nd 14:51 · 2–2
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
5
Viktor Arvidsson · 2nd 19:14 · GWG · 2–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
6
Mason Lohrei · 3rd 09:01 · PP · 2–4
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
7
Marat Khusnutdinov · 3rd 11:02 · 2–5
Snap shot, a great chance (27%)
1st period
PEN
2 min
Minor
14:11
Nikita Zadorov· Roughing
Killed
Minor
2nd period
3rd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
07:35
Artyom Levshunov· Charging
Lohrei scored on this power play
Minor
6
Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt · Power play (Levshunov, charging) · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2–4
Goaltending
18/23 saves · 5 GA · 2.6 xGA
Allowed 2.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
22/24 saves · 2 GA · 1.7 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
The Blackhawks went 0-for-1 on the power play and allowed 1 on 1 Bruins power play.