Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Nashville Predators 4–3 on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Nashville Predators 3 53-18-11
at Boston Bruins 4 50-20-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Nashville Predators 1 0 2 3
Boston Bruins 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Nashville Predators 8 8 13 29
Boston Bruins 12 12 8 32

Three stars

  1. D. Krejci, Boston Bruins (3 assists)
  2. T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
  3. J. DeBrusk, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:37 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak (1) Charlie McAvoy (1), David Krejci (1) Power play NSH 0, BOS 1
1st 19:49 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (1) Ryan Johansen (1) Even strength NSH 1, BOS 1
2nd 05:48 Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk (1) David Krejci (2), Anders Bjork (1) Even strength NSH 1, BOS 2
2nd 15:43 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy (1) David Krejci (3), Jake DeBrusk (1) Even strength NSH 1, BOS 3
3rd 17:07 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand (1) Brandon Carlo (1) Shorthanded, Empty net NSH 1, BOS 4
3rd 18:12 Nashville Predators Scott Hartnell (1) Ryan Johansen (2), Viktor Arvidsson (1) Power play NSH 2, BOS 4
3rd 19:25 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (1) Calle Jarnkrok (1), P.K. Subban (1) Power play NSH 3, BOS 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Stat Nashville Predators Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 29 32
Power play 2 of 7 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 19
Hits 25 23
Blocked shots 10 7
Giveaways 12 7
Takeaways 10 13
Faceoffs won 32/74 (43.2%) 42/74 (56.8%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg L 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 100% 19:35
Number 10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 50% 13:09
Number 13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 47.4% 16:04
Number 15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 14:56
Number 17 S. Hartnell L 1 0 1 -2 0 1 4 0 1 17:52
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.4% 12:44
Number 20 M. Salomaki R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 14:15
Number 22 K. Fiala L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 14:28
Number 33 V. Arvidsson L 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 16:59
Number 51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10:22
Number 55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 04:55
Number 92 R. Johansen C 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 57.7% 21:47
Number 7 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:40
Number 14 M. Ekholm D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 23:05
Number 25 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 09:47
Number 52 M. Irwin D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 0 0 17:53
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -2 2 5 2 0 0 27:59
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 1 1 -1 0 5 3 1 0 28:01
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 P. Rinne 31 28 3 .903 56:36 Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. Bjork L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 0 16:14
Number 20 R. Nash C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 61.5% 16:37
Number 39 M. Beleskey L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 10:16
Number 46 D. Krejci C 0 3 3 +1 0 2 1 0 0 77.3% 21:29
Number 51 R. Spooner C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 62.5% 16:47
Number 52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 33.3% 12:02
Number 55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 04:42
Number 59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 2 0 36.4% 15:30
Number 63 B. Marchand L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 21:44
Number 72 F. Vatrano R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 07:08
Number 74 J. DeBrusk L 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 100% 14:05
Number 88 D. Pastrnak R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 1 16:36
Number 25 B. Carlo D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 20:38
Number 33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 0 0 23:33
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:11
Number 54 A. McQuaid D 0 0 0 -1 5 3 2 0 0 13:52
Number 73 C. McAvoy D 1 1 2 +1 6 2 1 0 0 22:00
Number 86 K. Miller D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 0 0 21:35
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 T. Rask 29 26 3 .897 59:54 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:07 Boston Bruins Frank Vatrano Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 07:58 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Cross checking 2
1st 07:58 Nashville Predators Matt Irwin Slashing 2
1st 10:56 Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid Fighting (major) 5
1st 10:56 Nashville Predators Cody McLeod Fighting (major) 5
1st 13:51 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly Slashing 2
2nd 01:03 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Holding 2
2nd 03:44 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons Tripping 2
2nd 07:44 Nashville Predators Cody McLeod Slashing 2
2nd 08:37 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Holding 2
2nd 12:29 Nashville Predators Alexei Emelin Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 01:03 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Slashing 2
3rd 16:55 Boston Bruins Kevan Miller Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 17:35 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara Slashing 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Francis Charron, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Tony Sericolo
Nashville Predators scratches
Anthony Bitetto, Pontus Aberg, Samuel Girard
Boston Bruins scratches
Patrice Bergeron, David Backes, Paul Postma

2017-2018 season series

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