Tue, Mar 18, 2014·Prudential Center, Newark
Boston Bruins 4, New Jersey Devils 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 55% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 115 | 28 | 18 | 431 |
| NJD | 05 | 16 | 113 | 224 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 14:33BOSPatrice BergeronAssists: Reilly Smith, Andrej Meszaros · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–0
- P2 0:29NJDPatrik EliasPPAssists: Travis Zajac, Michael Ryder · Slap, 0.10 xG1–1
- P2 1:23BOSBrad MarchandSHAssists: Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara · Snap, 0.09 xG2–1
- P2 2:22BOSJarome IginlaGWGAssists: David Krejci, Torey Krug · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–1
- P3 7:11BOSChris KellyAssists: Carl Soderberg, Loui Eriksson · Snap, 0.20 xG4–1
- P3 9:13NJDTravis ZajacAssists: Eric Gelinas, Jaromir Jagr · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–2
Penalties (8)
- P1 14:57NJDRyane Clowe: Fighting5 min
- P1 14:57BOSMilan Lucic: Fighting5 min
- P1 18:35BOSDougie Hamilton: Charging2 min · PPG
- P1 19:56BOSGregory Campbell: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 0:52BOSDougie Hamilton: Hooking2 min
- P3 1:38NJDEric Gelinas: Slashing2 min
- P3 9:45NJDAndy Greene: Hooking2 min
- P3 19:46BOSKevan Miller: Tripping2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Bergeron won the faceoff against Henrique
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Boston Bruins
Forward lines
- bestKelly – Eriksson – Soderberg9:29
xG 0.38–0.11 (77%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0
- Iginla – Krejci – Lucic13:35
xG 0.44–0.26 (63%)attempts 10–13goals 1–1
- Thornton – Campbell – Paille10:10
xG 0.17–0.01 (93%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0
- Bergeron – Marchand – Smith8:04
xG 0.23–0.22 (51%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestPotter – Krug12:52
xG 0.49–0.03 (94%)attempts 17–5goals 0–0
- Meszaros – Miller14:01
xG 0.53–0.32 (62%)attempts 11–13goals 2–0
- Chara – Miller2:18
xG 0.07–0.04 (67%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestJagr – Zubrus – Zajac3:34
xG 0.30–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 1–0
- Ryder – Clowe – Henrique7:31
xG 0.17–0.08 (66%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0
- Ruutu – Sestito – Brunner2:02
xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0
- Bernier – Sestito – Gionta6:17
xG 0.01–0.09 (13%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestZidlicky – Greene3:08
xG 0.12–0.06 (68%)attempts 1–2goals 0–1
- Salvador – Zidlicky14:17
xG 0.29–0.33 (47%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0
- Fayne – Greene14:33
xG 0.14–0.20 (41%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it BOS. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 55% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NJD − BOS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).