Tue, Nov 8, 2016·Centre Bell, Montreal
Boston Bruins 2, Montréal Canadiens 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 70% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 014 | 114 | 115 | 243 |
| MTL | 05 | 27 | 111 | 323 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 3:58MTLShea WeberPPAssists: Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
- P2 4:48BOSColin MillerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
- P2 5:08MTLAlex GalchenyukAssists: Alexander Radulov, Paul Byron · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–2
- P3 6:38BOSDavid PastrnakPPAssists: John-Michael Liles, Brad Marchand · Slap, 0.05 xG2–2
- P3 18:58MTLPaul ByronGWGAssists: Alex Galchenyuk, Alexander Radulov · Backhand, 0.24 xG2–3
Penalties (4)
- P1 11:42MTLTorrey Mitchell: Interference2 min
- P2 3:13BOSZdeno Chara: High sticking2 min · PPG
- P2 5:16BOSMatt Beleskey: Roughing2 min
- P3 4:39MTLAlexei Emelin: Interference2 min · PPG
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 20:00Plekanec won the faceoff against Bergeron
- 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
- bestBergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak13:30
xG 0.72–0.26 (74%)attempts 22–9goals 0–0
- Moore – Hayes – Schaller9:07
xG 0.32–0.26 (55%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1
- Beleskey – Nash – Czarnik9:53
xG 0.26–0.30 (46%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0
- Backes – Krejci – Spooner13:54
xG 0.26–0.37 (42%)attempts 16–15goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestLiles – Miller8:00
xG 0.66–0.11 (86%)attempts 18–10goals 1–0
- McQuaid – Krug16:12
xG 0.75–0.56 (57%)attempts 19–14goals 0–1
- Chara – Carlo21:07
xG 0.37–0.54 (41%)attempts 19–20goals 0–1
Montréal Canadiens
Forward lines
- bestRadulov – Byron – Galchenyuk12:21
xG 0.70–0.26 (73%)attempts 19–10goals 2–0
- Mitchell – Danault – Flynn10:24
xG 0.17–0.14 (55%)attempts 10–15goals 0–1
- Desharnais – Shaw – Carr10:46
xG 0.17–0.47 (27%)attempts 8–15goals 0–0
- Plekanec – Pacioretty – Gallagher12:38
xG 0.23–0.54 (30%)attempts 6–16goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMarkov – Petry15:20
xG 0.59–0.38 (61%)attempts 15–18goals 1–0
- Petry – Beaulieu2:58
xG 0.06–0.00 (93%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Weber – Beaulieu2:08
xG 0.13–0.08 (62%)attempts 3–3goals 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.
MTL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line MTL 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 70% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (MTL − BOS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).