Sun, Mar 29, 2026·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Boston Bruins 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (SO)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 86% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 08 | 013 | 312 | 06 | 2 | 439 |
| CBJ | 313 | 05 | 05 | 02 | 1 | 325 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:17CBJBoone JennerAssists: Conor Garland · Snap, 0.16 xG0–1
- P1 7:45CBJMason MarchmentAssists: Ivan Provorov, Kirill Marchenko · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–2
- P1 19:32CBJCharlie CoylePPAssists: Kirill Marchenko, Mason Marchment · Snap, 0.10 xG0–3
- P3 6:29BOSCharlie McAvoyAssists: Pavel Zacha, Viktor Arvidsson · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–3
- P3 8:43BOSPavel ZachaPPAssists: Charlie McAvoy, Viktor Arvidsson · Tip-in, 0.05 xG2–3
- P3 19:49BOSPavel ZachaPPAssists: Viktor Arvidsson · Snap, 0.19 xG3–3
Shootout
- 1. CBJ Adam Fantilli stopped
- 2. BOS Fraser Minten scored
- 3. CBJ Kirill Marchenko stopped
- 4. BOS Casey Mittelstadt stopped
- 5. CBJ Charlie Coyle scored
- 6. BOS Viktor Arvidsson scored
Penalties (12)
- P1 10:39CBJDante Fabbro: Roughing2 min
- P1 10:39BOSDavid Pastrnak: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P1 17:35BOSTanner Jeannot: Fighting5 min · PPG
- P1 17:35CBJErik Gudbranson: Fighting5 min
- P1 17:41BOSMark Kastelic: Fighting5 min
- P1 17:41CBJMathieu Olivier: Fighting5 min
- P1 18:45BOSDavid Pastrnak: Tripping2 min
- P2 0:22CBJIvan Provorov: Tripping2 min
- P3 8:37CBJCole Sillinger: Slashing2 min · PPG
- P3 10:34CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 min
- P3 13:29BOSCharlie McAvoy: Tripping2 min
- P3 19:18CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 min · PPG
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 20:00Fantilli won the faceoff against Zacha
- 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
- bestLindholm – Geekie – Reichel8:20
xG 0.76–0.48 (61%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1
- Arvidsson – Zacha – Mittelstadt9:05
xG 0.32–0.17 (65%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0
- Kuraly – Jeannot – Kastelic9:26
xG 0.04–0.18 (18%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0
- Pastrnak – Khusnutdinov – Minten11:17
xG 0.31–0.59 (34%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestMcAvoy – Aspirot15:40
xG 1.03–0.38 (73%)attempts 16–15goals 1–0
- Lindholm – Jokiharju13:03
xG 0.58–0.45 (56%)attempts 16–7goals 0–1
- Zadorov – Peeke14:11
xG 0.61–0.57 (51%)attempts 18–13goals 0–1
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestJenner – Heinen – Lundeström2:32
xG 0.12–0.02 (85%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Wood – Heinen – Lundeström4:05
xG 0.10–0.02 (82%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Coyle – Olivier – Sillinger2:46
xG 0.11–0.03 (76%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0
- Jenner – Monahan – Garland8:57
xG 0.54–0.77 (41%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestWerenski – Fabbro16:27
xG 0.76–0.28 (73%)attempts 21–8goals 1–0
- Provorov – Mateychuk2:37
xG 0.23–0.16 (58%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0
- Werenski – Provorov3:53
xG 0.07–0.21 (24%)attempts 1–7goals 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.
CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ 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 86% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − BOS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).