Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston BruinsMar 10, 2018

FinalSaturday, Mar 10, 2018· TD Garden

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Chicago BlackhawksCHI

4

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Boston BruinsBOS

7

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CHI	2	2	0	4		CHI	12	7	8	27
BOS	2	1	4	7		BOS	13	12	15	40

: CHI 45BOS 72
: CHI 1.83BOS 4.56
PP goals: CHI 0BOS 4
Hits: CHI 17BOS 26
Blocks: CHI 13BOS 10
PIM: CHI 17BOS 9
: CHI 54%BOS 46%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–4

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–4 at home. Erik Gustafsson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Gionta, Krejci, Holden, Grzelcyk and DeBrusk) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:01 together.

Points
Erik Gustafsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:21.Gustafsson
Points
Jake DeBrusk had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:20.DeBrusk
Points
David Krejci had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:38.Krejci
Points
Brian Gionta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:56.Gionta
Points
Sean Kuraly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:11.Kuraly
Points
Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.Marchand
PP1
BOS's first power-play unit (Gionta, Krejci, Holden, Grzelcyk and DeBrusk) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:01 together.Gionta Krejci Holden Grzelcyk DeBrusk
Usage
Anthony Duclair (CHI) played 0:59, −12:31 down on his 13:30 season average over 55 games.Duclair

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →

BOS
CHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · BOS 72 · CHI 45

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
CHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BOS pressure
CHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 19% of the game, BOS 40%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

BOS

CHI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	CHI	BOS
	44	58
	1.74	2.41
	1.64	2.29
	5	17
	5	4
	32	32
	+0.016	−0.015
	19%	40%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Anisimov – Jurco – Highmore
11:2241% CF
L2Toews – Kane – Saad
10:3548% CF
L3Hayden – Schmaltz – DeBrincat
8:2736% CF
D1Oesterle – Rutta
10:1547% CF
D2Keith – Murphy
9:5537% CF
D3Seabrook – Gustafsson
9:4932% CF

PP1Seabrook – Anisimov – Toews – Kane – Saad
2:48100% CF
PP2Keith – Jurco – Hayden – Schmaltz – DeBrincat
0:54
PK1FAnisimov – Highmore
2:57
PK2FToews – Saad
2:47
PK1DKeith – Seabrook
3:34
PK2DMurphy – Rutta
2:30

Current CHI line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Marchand – Nash – Pastrnak
13:2362% CF
L2Nash – Krejci – DeBrusk
9:3367% CF
L3Gionta – Wingels – Heinen
8:5453% CF
L4Kuraly – Schaller – Acciari
7:5353% CF
D1Miller – Grzelcyk
13:3758% CF
D2Holden – Krug
12:1857% CF
D3Chara – Carlo
12:0450% CF

PP1Gionta – Krejci – Holden – Grzelcyk – DeBrusk
4:01100% CF
PP2Nash – Marchand – Krug – Pastrnak – Heinen
3:5350% CF
PK1FMarchand – Nash
1:21
PK2FKuraly – Acciari
0:57
PK1DChara – Carlo
2:24
PK2DHolden – Miller
0:55

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

11:27
BOSNoel AcciariSH (Sean Kuraly)wrist0.08 xG
CHI: Sharp, Keith, Jurco, Schmaltz, DeBrincatBOS: Holden, Miller, Kuraly, Acciari
CHI 0 – 1 BOS
14:10
BOSDavid KrejciPP (Jake DeBrusk, Nick Holden)snap0.18 xG
CHI: Keith, Seabrook, Anisimov, HighmoreBOS: Gionta, Krejci, Holden, Grzelcyk, DeBrusk
CHI 0 – 2 BOS
14:27
CHIJonathan Toews (Erik Gustafsson, Patrick Kane)tip-in0.05 xG
CHI: Toews, Kane, Saad, Gustafsson, RuttaBOS: Chara, Kuraly, Schaller, Carlo, Acciari
CHI 1 – 2 BOS
14:56
CHIErik Gustafsson (Nick Schmaltz, Alex DeBrincat)slap0.03 xG
CHI: Gustafsson, Hayden, Schmaltz, DeBrincat, RuttaBOS: Gionta, Wingels, Miller, Grzelcyk, Heinen
CHI 2 – 2 BOS

2nd period

6:37
CHIJohn Hayden (Patrick Sharp, David Kampf)snap0.03 xG
CHI: Sharp, Seabrook, Gustafsson, Hayden, KampfBOS: Marchand, Nash, Holden, Krug, Pastrnak
CHI 3 – 2 BOS
10:05
BOSDavid KrejciPP (Jake DeBrusk, Brian Gionta)snap0.16 xG
CHI: Keith, Seabrook, Toews, SaadBOS: Gionta, Krejci, Krug, Grzelcyk, DeBrusk
CHI 3 – 3 BOS
15:46
CHIMatthew Highmore (Erik Gustafsson, Artem Anisimov)wrist0.01 xG
CHI: Anisimov, Jurco, Gustafsson, Highmore, RuttaBOS: Nash, Krejci, Holden, Krug, DeBrusk
CHI 4 – 3 BOS

3rd period

6:23
BOSDavid Pastrnak (Brad Marchand, Riley Nash)wrist0.02 xG
CHI: Sharp, Seabrook, Gustafsson, Schmaltz, KampfBOS: Marchand, Nash, Miller, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak
CHI 4 – 4 BOS
8:02
BOSBrian GiontaPP (Jake DeBrusk, Matt Grzelcyk)wrist0.06 xG
CHI: Toews, Saad, Murphy, RuttaBOS: Gionta, Krejci, Holden, Grzelcyk, DeBrusk
CHI 4 – 5 BOS
9:18
BOSRick NashPP (Torey Krug, Brad Marchand)tip-in0.10 xG
CHI: Keith, Seabrook, Anisimov, HighmoreBOS: Nash, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak, Heinen
CHI 4 – 6 BOS
19:38
BOSSean KuralyEN (Tim Schaller, Zdeno Chara)wrist0.68 xG
CHI: Keith, Anisimov, Gustafsson, Hayden, Schmaltz, DeBrincatBOS: Chara, Miller, Kuraly, Schaller, Acciari
CHI 4 – 7 BOS

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Artem Anisimov C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.15	0	1	0	20:12	—	—	45	29
Matthew Highmore C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.02	2	2	0	15:48	—	—	39	25
Tomas Jurco R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	4	14:46	—	—	38	26
Jonathan Toews C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	0	0	0	20:03	—	—	46	51
Patrick Kane R	L2	0	1	1	+1	5	0.34	0	0	4	19:21	—	—	50	58
Brandon Saad L	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.46	2	0	0	18:20	—	—	44	49
Nick Schmaltz C	L3	0	1	1	-2	2	0.17	1	0	0	17:43	—	—	33	31
Alex DeBrincat R	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.14	2	0	0	16:09	—	—	44	34
John Hayden C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	0	0	5	12:22	—	—	56	39
Jordan Oesterle D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	1	0	0	19:23	—	—	46	37
Jan Rutta D	D1	0	0	0	+3	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:22	—	—	57	58
Connor Murphy D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	4	1	2	19:32	—	—	41	40
Duncan Keith D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	1	0	18:39	—	—	42	31
Brent Seabrook D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	20:03	—	—	36	40
Erik Gustafsson D	D3	1	2	3	+2	2	0.07	2	3	2	19:21	—	—	39	45
David Kampf C	—	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	10:33	—	—	44	59
Patrick Sharp L	—	0	1	1	-1	0	0.11	1	1	0	10:10	—	—	44	60
Anthony Duclair L	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0:59	—	—	50	100

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
J-F Berube(start)	L	39	33	6	.846	3.52	58:55

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brad Marchand L	L1	0	2	2	0	4	0.33	0	0	2	20:17	—	—	57	46
David Pastrnak R	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	19:00	—	—	61	48
Riley Nash C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.16	4	0	0	16:48	—	—	64	49
David Krejci C	L2	2	0	2	-1	4	0.50	1	0	0	16:38	—	—	62	73
Jake DeBrusk L	L2	0	3	3	-1	6	0.77	0	0	0	15:20	—	—	68	73
Rick Nash L	L2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.49	1	0	0	14:49	—	—	71	77
Brian Gionta R	L3	1	1	2	-1	2	0.08	2	1	0	15:56	—	—	47	52
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:03	—	—	50	57
Tommy Wingels C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	0	0	0	11:30	—	—	53	55
Noel Acciari C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.23	4	1	0	12:16	—	—	46	46
Tim Schaller L	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.10	1	1	0	12:05	—	—	52	56
Sean Kuraly C	L4	1	1	2	+1	4	1.03	2	0	5	11:11	—	—	45	46
Kevan Miller D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.02	0	3	0	22:15	—	—	61	61
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.14	3	0	2	18:31	—	—	56	56
Torey Krug D	D2	0	1	1	-2	5	0.17	1	1	0	20:13	—	—	59	65
Nick Holden D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.05	0	2	0	18:57	—	—	57	63
Zdeno Chara D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.37	5	0	0	20:09	—	—	54	51
Brandon Carlo D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	1	0	16:11	—	—	50	44

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	W	27	23	4	.852	1.83	59:51

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.