Thu, Apr 8, 2021·Capital One Arena, Washington
Boston Bruins 4, Washington Capitals 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 53% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 217 | 17 | 18 | 432 |
| WSH | 09 | 214 | 010 | 233 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 0:33BOSJeremy LauzonAssists: Brad Marchand, Craig Smith · Slap, 0.01 xG1–0
- P1 16:02BOSAnton BlidhUnassisted · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–0
- P2 4:09BOSBrad MarchandSHGWGAssists: Patrice Bergeron · Backhand, 0.08 xG3–0
- P2 10:08WSHAlex OvechkinPPAssists: John Carlson, T.J. Oshie · Slap, 0.13 xG3–1
- P2 10:27WSHT.J. OshiePPAssists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · Slap, 0.13 xG3–2
- P3 16:55BOSCraig SmithPPAssists: Charlie Coyle, Jakub Zboril · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–2
Penalties (15)
- P1 4:04WSHTom Wilson: Tripping2 min
- P1 13:27WSHBrenden Dillon: Cross checking2 min
- P1 16:31BOSCharlie Coyle: Hooking2 min
- P1 19:01WSHGarnet Hathaway: Fighting5 min
- P1 19:01BOSNick Ritchie: Fighting5 min
- P1 19:01BOSNick Ritchie: Slashing2 min
- P2 2:44BOSJakub Zboril: Tripping2 min
- P2 8:39BOSAnton Blidh: Roughing2 min · PPG
- P2 8:39BOSAnton Blidh: Slashing2 min · PPG
- P2 10:04BOSJakub Zboril: Interference2 min
- P2 14:45WSHCarl Hagelin: Boarding2 min
- P3 6:43BOSBrad Marchand: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P3 6:43WSHGarnet Hathaway: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P3 15:20WSHDaniel Carr: Hooking2 min · PPG
- P3 19:55BOSBrad Marchand: 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 Eller
- 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
- bestWagner – Kuraly – Blidh7:42
xG 0.55–0.13 (81%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0
- Krejci – Ritchie – Pastrnak5:57
xG 0.35–0.26 (57%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0
- Krejci – Pastrnak – DeBrusk2:24
xG 0.02–0.19 (9%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0
- Bergeron – Marchand – Smith7:04
xG 0.12–0.35 (26%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestKampfer – Zboril7:11
xG 0.42–0.16 (73%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0
- Miller – Grzelcyk11:57
xG 0.66–0.61 (52%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0
- Miller – Lauzon2:18
xG 0.14–0.11 (57%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
Washington Capitals
Forward lines
- bestBackstrom – Wilson – Sheary7:20
xG 0.61–0.33 (65%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0
- Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway5:08
xG 0.38–0.12 (76%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0
- Kuznetsov – Carr – Vrana8:08
xG 0.58–0.53 (52%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0
- Ovechkin – Oshie – Eller8:35
xG 0.10–0.29 (25%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestCarlson – Orlov10:46
xG 0.71–0.25 (74%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1
- Carlson – Dillon2:53
xG 0.14–0.11 (57%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
- Schultz – Dillon9:25
xG 0.52–0.53 (50%)attempts 10–12goals 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.
WSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line WSH 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, Washington Capitals win this game 53% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (WSH − BOS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).