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Tue, Dec 3, 2024·TD Garden, Boston

Detroit Red Wings 2, Boston Bruins 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 64% of the time.

BOS winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DET160101900225
BOS1120711412335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:31DETLucas RaymondAssists: Simon Edvinsson · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:15BOSNikita ZadorovAssists: Brad Marchand · Slap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:19DETLucas RaymondAssists: Michael Rasmussen, Simon Edvinsson · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P3 9:32BOSJustin BrazeauPPAssists: Mason Lohrei, Trent Frederic · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. OT 2:15BOSPavel ZachaGWGAssists: David Pastrnak · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 18:00DETJeff Petry: Holding2 min
  2. P2 11:08BOSCharlie Coyle: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 14:09BOSNikita Zadorov: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 16:30DETBen Chiarot: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 16:30BOSNikita Zadorov: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 16:30DETBen Chiarot: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 16:30BOSNikita Zadorov: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 18:01BOSBrandon Carlo: Interference2 min
  9. P2 18:01DETJ.T. Compher: Holding2 min
  10. P3 6:31BOSCharlie McAvoy: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 9:28DETBen Chiarot: Interference2 min · PPG
  12. P3 15:15DETErik Gustafsson: 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0BOS
43% to win57% to win
← DET attackBOS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Larkin won the faceoff against Frederic
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETBOS
25Shots on goal35
2.6Expected goals1.9
54Shot attempts63
36Faceoffs won30
3Power plays3
12Penalty minutes12
14Hits40
19Blocked shots16
16Giveaways15
8Takeaways7

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestTarasenko – Berggren – Kasper9:25

    xG 0.73–0.30 (71%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  2. Copp – Compher – DeBrincat3:48

    xG 0.10–0.01 (90%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Larkin – Rasmussen – Raymond11:12

    xG 0.43–0.35 (55%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  4. Copp – Fischer – Veleno5:14

    xG 0.02–0.02 (49%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeider – Edvinsson15:27

    xG 0.46–0.21 (69%)attempts 15–12goals 1–0

  2. Gustafsson – Edvinsson3:40

    xG 0.25–0.16 (60%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Holl – Gustafsson10:40

    xG 0.27–0.19 (58%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestMarchand – Lindholm – McLaughlin2:21

    xG 0.11–0.04 (74%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Coyle – Frederic – Kastelic10:34

    xG 0.24–0.19 (57%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  3. Marchand – Lindholm – Brazeau5:29

    xG 0.11–0.15 (43%)attempts 7–4goals 1–1

  4. Koepke – Beecher – McLaughlin4:37

    xG 0.10–0.15 (41%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestZadorov – Carlo14:19

    xG 0.58–0.47 (55%)attempts 24–12goals 1–0

  2. Oesterle – McAvoy17:11

    xG 0.40–0.35 (53%)attempts 16–9goals 0–1

  3. Peeke – Lohrei10:41

    xG 0.14–0.49 (23%)attempts 5–13goals 0–0

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.

BOS 1.9 xGDET 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BOSDET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 65/100 · #452 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.87 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50BOS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 64% of the time.

BOS winsDET wins

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

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