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2018-12-29 · KeyBank Center

3 – 2Final/OT

BOS beat BUF 3–2 in overtime. BOS also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Sean Kuraly scored at 3:44 of overtime, moving BOS’s win probability from 48% to 100%.

Shots on goal
42 – 28
Expected goals
3.5 – 2.4
xG share
BOS 59%
Home-ice start
BUF 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

BOS goalBUF goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

BOSBUF

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

BUF
Johan Larsson
1 G, 0 A · 15:09 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing +0.82 · Penalties +0.18
+0.90
BOS
1 G, 0 A · 17:19 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.55 · Penalties +0.18
+0.86
BOS
1 G, 0 A · 15:43 TOI
On-ice +0.33 · Finishing +0.56
+0.86

Rough nights

BUF
Jeff Skinner
0 G, 1 A · 19:06 TOI
On-ice −0.28 · Finishing −0.58 · Penalties +0.36
−0.55
BUF
0 G, 0 A · 25:22 TOI
On-ice −0.17 · Finishing −0.10 · Penalties −0.18
−0.44
BUF
Kyle Okposo
0 G, 0 A · 14:30 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing −0.28
−0.42

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalBOS–BUFWin prob.
P1 4:40 BUFMarco Scandella
from Jeff Skinner, Sam Reinhart
0–153% → 69%
P1 9:30 BOSNoel Acciari
unassisted
1–130% → 47%
P2 5:43 BUFJohan LarssonSH
from Evan Rodrigues, Marco Scandella
1–252% → 72%
P3 17:31 BOSJake DeBruskPP
from Torey Krug, David Pastrnak
2–28% → 49%
OT 3:44 BOSSean Kuraly
from Matt Grzelcyk, Kevan Miller
3–248% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jake DeBrusk L17:191+0.86+0.13+0.55−0.01+0.01+0.18+0.00
Sean Kuraly C15:431+0.86+0.33+0.56−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Noel Acciari C14:341+0.60+0.02+0.58−0.03+0.02+0.00+0.02
Kevan Miller D22:001+0.29+0.33−0.03−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Grzelcyk D21:201+0.21+0.18+0.01+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
David Pastrnak R22:341+0.13+0.02−0.13+0.07−0.01+0.18+0.00
Zdeno Chara D19:25+0.00−0.05+0.01+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Danton Heinen L8:05−0.02−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Torey Krug D19:581−0.06+0.12−0.02+0.02−0.00−0.18+0.00
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson C14:15−0.07+0.05−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Ryan Donato C11:14−0.08+0.01−0.08−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brandon Carlo D21:27−0.08−0.13+0.00+0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Colby Cave C10:15−0.10+0.09−0.03−0.02+0.01−0.18+0.03
John Moore D18:11−0.12+0.04−0.13−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
David Krejci C19:29−0.15+0.12−0.10+0.03+0.01−0.18−0.03
Joakim Nordstrom C14:45−0.27−0.12−0.13−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.01
Chris Wagner R14:37−0.36−0.00−0.34−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Patrice Bergeron C22:49−0.41+0.08−0.52−0.02+0.03+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tuukka Rask G63:44+0.69

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Johan Larsson L15:091+0.90−0.09+0.82−0.02+0.02+0.18+0.00
Marco Scandella D18:1111+0.63−0.07+0.69−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake McCabe D22:03+0.08+0.06+0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nathan Beaulieu D17:28+0.06+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Reinhart C18:391+0.06+0.05−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tage Thompson C10:47−0.01+0.05−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Conor Sheary L16:12−0.03−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jason Pominville R11:17−0.05+0.06−0.12+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Casey Mittelstadt C15:32−0.18−0.12−0.00+0.00−0.02+0.00−0.04
Vladimir Sobotka C15:50−0.22+0.04−0.26−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.02
Jack Eichel C20:08−0.22−0.27−0.03+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.02
Remi Elie L9:30−0.23−0.01−0.21−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zach Bogosian D22:25−0.27−0.08−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.18+0.00
Evan Rodrigues C14:551−0.33+0.01−0.31−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Rasmus Dahlin D19:44−0.40−0.27−0.11−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kyle Okposo R14:30−0.42−0.14−0.28−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01
Rasmus Ristolainen D25:22−0.44−0.17−0.10−0.02+0.01−0.18+0.00
Jeff Skinner L19:061−0.55−0.28−0.58+0.00−0.04+0.36−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carter Hutton G63:42+0.09

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.