Wed, Dec 8, 2021·Rogers Arena, Vancouver
Boston Bruins 1, Vancouver Canucks 2 (SO)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 74% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 08 | 09 | 116 | 03 | 0 | 136 |
| VAN | 08 | 18 | 013 | 03 | 2 | 232 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 15:01VANBrock BoeserPPAssists: J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes · Deflected, 0.14 xG0–1
- P3 4:51BOSPatrice BergeronPPAssists: David Pastrnak, Charlie Coyle · Deflected, 0.18 xG1–1
Shootout
- 1. VAN Elias Pettersson stopped
- 2. BOS David Pastrnak stopped
- 3. VAN J.T. Miller scored
- 4. BOS Charlie Coyle stopped
- 5. VAN Bo Horvat scored
Penalties (8)
- P1 12:30BOSCharlie McAvoy: Holding2 min
- P1 19:57BOSNick Foligno: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P2 8:14VANTyler Myers: Interference2 min
- P2 14:27BOSBrad Marchand: Interference2 min · PPG
- P3 3:26VANJuho Lammikko: Slashing2 min · PPG
- P3 4:42VANJ.T. Miller: Interference goalkeeper2 min
- P3 7:22VANTanner Pearson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 7:36BOSPatrice Bergeron: 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 Horvat
- 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 – Pastrnak11:59
xG 0.97–0.08 (92%)attempts 21–6goals 0–0
- Foligno – Haula – Frederic4:50
xG 0.54–0.18 (75%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0
- Lazar – DeBrusk – Steen4:51
xG 0.28–0.01 (96%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0
- Smith – Haula – Coyle2:56
xG 0.16–0.16 (51%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGrzelcyk – McAvoy3:41
xG 0.68–0.07 (91%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0
- Grzelcyk – Carlo8:20
xG 0.40–0.14 (74%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0
- Reilly – Carlo3:15
xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
Vancouver Canucks
Forward lines
- bestMiller – Pearson – Boeser12:51
xG 0.53–0.29 (64%)attempts 18–9goals 0–0
- Garland – Pettersson – Podkolzin10:14
xG 0.27–0.41 (40%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0
- Chiasson – Motte – Lammikko5:29
xG 0.01–0.15 (7%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
- Dickinson – Horvat – Hoglander12:51
xG 0.30–0.88 (25%)attempts 12–21goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestPoolman – Hughes6:07
xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–1goals 0–0
- Schenn – Myers13:49
xG 0.26–0.23 (53%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0
- Hamonic – Hughes8:46
xG 0.37–0.37 (50%)attempts 14–11goals 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.
VAN's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line VAN 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 74% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (VAN − BOS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).