Nashville Predators
NSH · 1-5-0
4–0
FinalW
Boston Bruins
BOS · 3-3-1
1ST2ND3RDT
NSH
114117211442
BOS
09014010033
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Predators lead the season series 1–0
NSH 1-5-0 · BOS 3-3-1 · First meeting this season — the Predators lead the season series 1–0
Predators beat the Bruins
The Predators earned it: 3.6 expected goals to 2.8, and a 4–0 win to show for it. Juuse Saros stopped 2.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
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 Predators created the better chances: 3.6 expected goals to 2.8, on 42 and 33 shots on goal.
NSH 3.6 xG · 42 shots
BOS 2.8 xG · 33 shots
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1st
1.5 · 0.7
2nd · the swing
1.7 · 0.7
3rd
0.4 · 1.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 17:16 · 1–0 · tip in shot, a good chance (14%)
2
Tommy Novak · 2nd 16:55 · 2–0 · wrist shot off the rush, a good chance (14%)
3
Gustav Nyquist · 3rd 12:47 · 3–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
4
Luke Evangelista · 3rd 13:56 · 4–0 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Predators win 63.
NSH 63%BOS 37%
Goals and penalties
4 goals · 0 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 17:16 · PP · GWG · 1–0
Tip in shot, a good chance (14%)
2
Tommy Novak · 2nd 16:55 · 2–0
Wrist shot off the rush, a good chance (14%)
3
Gustav Nyquist · 3rd 12:47 · 3–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
4
Luke Evangelista · 3rd 13:56 · EN · 4–0
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
33/33 saves · 0 GA · 2.8 xGA
Stopped 2.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
38/41 saves · 3 GA · 3.6 xGA
Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.