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Sat, Jan 7, 2017·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Boston Bruins 4, Florida Panthers 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 83% of the time.

FLA winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS113212112437
FLA0110806025

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 12:48BOSBrad MarchandSHGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:13BOSDavid BackesAssists: David Krejci, Zdeno Chara · Deflected, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P2 9:40BOSBrad MarchandPPAssists: Torey Krug, David Pastrnak · Wrist, 0.33 xG3–0
  4. P3 4:59BOSRiley NashAssists: Kevan Miller · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–0
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 12:12BOSJimmy Hayes: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 13:28BOSRiley Nash: Boarding2 min
  3. P1 14:45FLAJakub Kindl: Interference2 min
  4. P1 18:06FLAMichael Sgarbossa: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 9:21FLAPaul Thompson: Slashing2 min · PPG
  6. P2 13:34BOSBrandon Carlo: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 6:15FLAMike Matheson: Interference2 min
  8. P3 13:01BOSDominic Moore: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 13:01FLAJakub Kindl: Cross checking2 min
  10. P3 14:26FLAJonathan Marchessault: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 18:38FLAJonathan Marchessault: Abuse of officials2 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
44% to win56% to win
← BOS attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00MacKenzie won the faceoff against Bergeron
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSFLA
37Shots on goal25
3.0Expected goals1.1
69Shot attempts51
39Faceoffs won25
6Power plays3
8Penalty minutes14
14Hits24
13Blocked shots14
10Giveaways8
3Takeaways6

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each 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

  1. bestBergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak10:56

    xG 0.45–0.18 (71%)attempts 17–9goals 0–0

  2. Backes – Krejci – Spooner9:17

    xG 0.35–0.23 (60%)attempts 7–12goals 1–0

  3. Moore – Nash – Schaller9:57

    xG 0.34–0.24 (59%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

  4. Hayes – Vatrano – Czarnik8:16

    xG 0.10–0.12 (44%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcQuaid – Krug12:02

    xG 0.43–0.20 (69%)attempts 17–15goals 0–0

  2. Miller – Miller7:15

    xG 0.24–0.05 (82%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Chara – Carlo10:25

    xG 0.57–0.39 (60%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestJokinen – Smith – McCann7:12

    xG 0.27–0.12 (70%)attempts 12–7goals 0–1

  2. Jagr – Trocheck – Marchessault7:59

    xG 0.19–0.18 (51%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  3. Jagr – Jokinen – McCann2:38

    xG 0.07–0.08 (49%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Sceviour – Sgarbossa – Malgin2:32

    xG 0.01–0.13 (9%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Matheson – Ekblad14:10

    xG 0.42–0.41 (51%)attempts 22–17goals 0–0

  2. Yandle – Demers10:40

    xG 0.27–0.48 (36%)attempts 10–11goals 0–1

  3. Kindl – Pysyk11:50

    xG 0.07–0.34 (17%)attempts 6–15goals 0–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

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.

FLA 1.1 xGBOS 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLABOS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

FLA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line FLA is favoured, below it BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 6/100 · #1137 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.63 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

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 83% of the time.

FLA winsBOS wins

Simulated goal difference (FLA − BOS), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).