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2021-12-09 · Rogers Place

3 – 2Final

BOS beat EDM 3–2. BOS lost the expected-goals battle 2.2 to 4.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Matt Grzelcyk scored at 17:27 of the third, moving BOS’s win probability from 49% to 92%. Linus Ullmark saved 1.8 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
30 – 43
Expected goals
2.2 – 4.3
xG share
EDM 66%
Home-ice start
EDM 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 goalEDM goal

Expected goals

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

BOSEDM

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.

BOS
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.81
+1.81
EDM
2 G, 0 A · 26:35 TOI
On-ice +0.22 · Finishing +1.18 · Playmaking +0.07 · Penalties −0.37
+1.11
BOS
1 G, 0 A · 15:04 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.81
+0.95

Rough nights

EDM
57:43 TOI
GSAx −0.76
−0.76
BOS
0 G, 0 A · 14:32 TOI
On-ice −0.17 · Finishing −0.27 · Penalties −0.19
−0.60
EDM
Warren Foegele
0 G, 0 A · 12:36 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing −0.69
−0.58

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBOS–EDMWin prob.
P1 16:15 BOSBrad MarchandSH
from Patrice Bergeron
1–046% → 64%
P2 2:02 BOSJake DeBruskPP
from Taylor Hall
2–067% → 81%
P2 18:14 EDMLeon DraisaitlPP
from Tyson Barrie, Connor McDavid
2–112% → 28%
P3 9:50 EDMLeon DraisaitlPP
from Connor McDavid, Tyson Barrie
2–221% → 52%
P3 17:27 BOSMatt Grzelcyk
from Craig Smith, Taylor Hall
3–249% → 92%

Every player

Show both lineups

BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Matt Grzelcyk D15:041+0.95+0.13+0.81+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Brad Marchand L21:461+0.87+0.07+0.60+0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Jake DeBrusk L14:461+0.60−0.21+0.79−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Derek Forbort D24:31+0.20+0.27−0.04−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
John Moore D17:31+0.01−0.16+0.01−0.02−0.00+0.19+0.00
Charlie McAvoy D25:29−0.00+0.01−0.05+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Karson Kuhlman C9:21−0.03+0.03−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Patrice Bergeron C19:291−0.07+0.09−0.21−0.03+0.04+0.00+0.05
Craig Smith C12:451−0.16−0.16−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anton Blidh L10:52−0.16−0.10−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Trent Frederic C8:55−0.25+0.02−0.13−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.04
Nick Foligno L14:50−0.27−0.08−0.01−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Connor Clifton D17:08−0.28−0.32+0.01−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
David Pastrnak R19:37−0.28+0.07−0.43+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Taylor Hall L11:372−0.30−0.17−0.15+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mike Reilly D15:04−0.35−0.25−0.11−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C16:32−0.41−0.15−0.04−0.01−0.00−0.19−0.02
Erik Haula L14:32−0.60−0.17−0.27−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Linus Ullmark G60:00+1.81

EDM

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Leon Draisaitl C26:352+1.11+0.22+1.18+0.07−0.02−0.37+0.03
Ryan McLeod C13:17+0.21+0.23−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Evan Bouchard D23:29+0.21+0.34−0.10−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Kailer Yamamoto R12:09+0.08−0.10−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Zack Kassian R13:22+0.08+0.09−0.00+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Colton Sceviour C6:42+0.05+0.08−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor McDavid C26:472+0.05+0.11−0.54+0.15−0.01+0.37−0.04
Darnell Nurse D28:48+0.01+0.21−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Ceci D18:04−0.01+0.10−0.11−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Hyman L19:26−0.03−0.18−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.19−0.01
Derek Ryan C6:35−0.05+0.08−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kris Russell D7:26−0.05+0.11−0.16−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Markus Niemelainen D13:32−0.06−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Devin Shore C6:21−0.09+0.01−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Tyson Barrie D19:022−0.16−0.13−0.04+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jesse Puljujarvi R18:34−0.19+0.20−0.38−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C21:40−0.54−0.21−0.34+0.04−0.00+0.00−0.03
Warren Foegele L12:36−0.58+0.11−0.69−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Stuart Skinner G57:43−0.76

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.