GRIT & GF

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Boston Bruins

Carolina Hurricanes

Final (OT)

Expected goals, BOS–CAR
1.9–5.1
all situations, empty nets out
CAR share of xG
72.6%
50% is even
Shots on goal
21–41
BOS–CAR
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Hurricanes beat the Bruins 6-5 in overtime, and the chances agreed: 5.1 expected goals to 1.9. Morgan Geekie scored three goals. Jaccob Slavin scored for the first time in 46 games. The Hurricanes outshot the Bruins 41-21.

  • Morgan GeekieHat trick

    Morgan Geekie scored three goals. It was his first goal in 17 games. That was his 37th goal of the season. The Bruins fell 6-5 to the Hurricanes in overtime.

  • Jaccob SlavinDrought over

    Jaccob Slavin scored for the first time in 46 games. He also scored the overtime winner. He has 1 goal this season. The Hurricanes beat the Bruins 6-5 in overtime.

  • William CarrierDrought over

    William Carrier scored for the first time in 25 games. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Hurricanes beat the Bruins 6-5 in overtime.

  • Brandon BussiRough night

    Brandon Bussi allowed 5 goals on shots worth 1.9 expected goals. That is 3.1 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Hurricanes beat the Bruins 6-5 in overtime.

  • Hampus LindholmDrought over

    Hampus Lindholm scored for the first time in 24 games. He has 5 goals this season. The Bruins fell 6-5 to the Hurricanes in overtime.

  • Andrei Svechnikov has a point in 6 straight games. That was his 30th goal of the season. It finished 6-5 for the Hurricanes in overtime.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

BOSCAR

Where the shots came from

11 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← BOS shootingCAR shooting →

Boston Bruins

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Charlie McAvoy D26:290200.010029
Hampus Lindholm D22:191020.070058
Elias Lindholm C21:390120.210034
David Pastrnak R20:090210.020032
Andrew Peeke D18:550000.002327
Nikita Zadorov D18:410210.064128
Morgan Geekie C17:373040.551034
Jonathan Aspirot D17:290020.052215
Marat Khusnutdinov C17:160010.032026
Fraser Minten C17:000000.162130
Pavel Zacha C16:591120.220026
Casey Mittelstadt C16:320010.110131
Viktor Arvidsson L15:540210.090134
Mason Lohrei D14:040010.070042
Alex Steeves C10:130010.053021
Tanner Jeannot L9:540000.071130
Sean Kuraly C9:150020.120031
Mark Kastelic C6:200000.001124

Carolina Hurricanes

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Jaccob Slavin D21:531040.310161
Alexander Nikishin D20:430130.061080
Jackson Blake R20:120220.460169
Logan Stankoven C20:021020.341069
K'Andre Miller D19:321060.561273
Sean Walker D19:260220.054169
Taylor Hall L19:241130.191069
Nikolaj Ehlers L19:180020.471077
Shayne Gostisbehere D19:110010.203358
Sebastian Aho C18:400130.520060
Seth Jarvis C18:030020.320066
Jordan Staal C17:360120.445181
Andrei Svechnikov R15:171150.536164
Jordan Martinook L14:490100.140176
Jalen Chatfield D13:540000.000074
Mark Jankowski L8:050000.000271
Nicolas Deslauriers L6:550010.013071
William Carrier L6:391030.454078

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.