Tue, Mar 9, 2021·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale
Boston Bruins 1, New York Islanders 2 (SO)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 50% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 112 | 012 | 04 | 05 | 1 | 133 |
| NYI | 08 | 18 | 09 | 02 | 2 | 227 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 19:32BOSDavid PastrnakPPAssists: Brad Marchand, Matt Grzelcyk · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
- P2 16:18NYIBrock NelsonPPAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathew Barzal · Snap, 0.19 xG1–1
Shootout
- 1. NYI Jordan Eberle scored
- 2. BOS David Pastrnak scored
- 3. NYI Mathew Barzal stopped
- 4. BOS Charlie Coyle stopped
- 5. NYI Anthony Beauvillier scored
- 6. BOS Brad Marchand stopped
Penalties (6)
- P1 18:49NYIAnders Lee: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P2 2:51BOSCharlie Coyle: Tripping2 min
- P2 9:16NYIOliver Wahlstrom: Boarding2 min
- P2 14:32BOSBrad Marchand: Roughing2 min · PPG
- P2 14:32BOSBrad Marchand: Roughing2 min
- P2 14:32NYIOliver Wahlstrom: Boarding2 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 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Kuraly
- 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 – Pastrnak11:42
xG 0.88–0.08 (91%)attempts 18–5goals 0–0
- Krejci – Ritchie – Studnicka11:52
xG 0.27–0.34 (44%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0
- Smith – Coyle – Frederic11:36
xG 0.15–0.30 (34%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0
- Wagner – Kuraly – Bjork8:56
xG 0.10–0.71 (12%)attempts 2–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGrzelcyk – McAvoy15:00
xG 1.05–0.50 (67%)attempts 19–11goals 0–0
- Tinordi – Vaakanainen11:46
xG 0.12–0.36 (24%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0
- Clifton – Zboril18:01
xG 0.26–0.59 (31%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0
New York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestEberle – Lee – Barzal12:58
xG 0.80–0.14 (85%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0
- Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas7:55
xG 0.32–0.18 (64%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0
- Komarov – Pageau – Wahlstrom6:13
xG 0.07–0.09 (41%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0
- Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier12:45
xG 0.24–0.52 (32%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGreene – Dobson10:52
xG 0.80–0.15 (84%)attempts 14–3goals 0–0
- Leddy – Mayfield15:23
xG 0.54–0.32 (63%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0
- Leddy – Dobson2:41
xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 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.
NYI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYI 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 50% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYI − BOS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).