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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston BruinsDec 28, 2024

Final· TD Garden
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CBJ
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BOS
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Goals123TShots123T
CBJ0000CBJ76518
BOS1214BOS1011728
CBJ 53BOS 43
CBJ 1.67BOS 2.39
PP goals
CBJ 0BOS 0
Hits
CBJ 22BOS 30
Blocks
CBJ 4BOS 16
PIM
CBJ 14BOS 16
CBJ 49%BOS 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins rout Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 at home. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Damon Severson (CBJ) played 11:40, −7:30 down on his 19:10 season average over 69 games.

  1. Points
    Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:18.Geekie
  2. Usage
    Damon Severson (CBJ) played 11:40, −7:30 down on his 19:10 season average over 69 games.Severson
  3. New line
    New look for BOS: Frederic–Brazeau–Lysell skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.FredericBrazeauLysell
  4. New line
    New look for BOS: Kastelic–Koepke–McLaughlin skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KastelicKoepkeMcLaughlin
  5. Luck
    BOS scored 4 goals on 2.39 expected goals (43 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Luck
    CBJ scored 0 goals on 1.67 expected goals (53 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Charlie McAvoy (BOS) played 19:03, −4:43 down on his 23:46 season average over 49 games.McAvoy
  8. Usage
    Parker Wotherspoon (BOS) played 21:04, +3:06 up on his 17:58 season average over 54 games.Wotherspoon

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.

Shot map, CBJ at BOS: 96 attempts, 46 on goal, 4 goals, 4.05 expected goals; best chance Justin Brazeau at 0.30 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CBJ attacks left (bottom on phones)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BOS
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 96 of 96 attempts · BOS 43 · CBJ 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at BOS: expected goals 2.39 to 1.67 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 43 to 53, 4 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.02.51st2nd3rdBOSCBJBGPKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BOS
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BOSCBJcontrol2nd3rdBrazeau · 1st 2:29Geekie · 2nd 6:29Pastrnak · 2nd 8:18Koepke · 3rd 6:06
  • BOS pressure
  • CBJ pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CBJ 18% of the game, BOS 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, CBJ at BOS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jeremy Swayman (60:00) for BOS and Daniil Tarasov (60:00) for CBJ, 4 goals.

BOS
CBJ
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
StatCBJBOS
6042
1.842.40
1.722.34
147
56
2426
+0.006−0.006
18%30%

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:29
    BOSJustin Brazeau (Brandon Carlo, Mason Lohrei)backhand0.30 xG
    CBJ: Johnson, Kuraly, Severson, Monahan, PyyhtiaBOS: Carlo, Frederic, Brazeau, Lohrei, Lysell
    CBJ 0 – 1 BOS

2nd period

  1. 6:29
    BOSMorgan Geekiewrist0.05 xG
    CBJ: Johnson, Severson, Aston-Reese, Voronkov, FantilliBOS: Pastrnak, Zacha, Peeke, Geekie, Lohrei
    CBJ 0 – 2 BOS
  2. 8:18
    BOSDavid Pastrnak (Morgan Geekie, Pavel Zacha)snap0.22 xG
    CBJ: van Riemsdyk, Werenski, Fabbro, Aston-Reese, FantilliBOS: Pastrnak, Zacha, Peeke, Geekie, Lohrei
    CBJ 0 – 3 BOS

3rd period

  1. 6:06
    BOSCole Koepkewrist0.05 xG
    CBJ: Kuraly, Monahan, Provorov, Pyyhtia, MateychukBOS: Marchand, Lindholm, McAvoy, Koepke, Lohrei
    CBJ 0 – 4 BOS

Box score

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

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kirill Marchenko RL1000040.5710019:01——6357
Sean Monahan CL1000-200.1500017:47——5036
Dmitri Voronkov LL1000-120.1911217:08——6362
Adam Fantilli CL2000-210.1811017:55——7041
Zachary Aston-Reese LL2000-210.0850015:44——6446
James van Riemsdyk LL2000-100.0000015:14——7456
Cole Sillinger CL3000020.0340018:38——5846
Kent Johnson CL3000020.1210018:02——4741
Mathieu Olivier RL3000000.00201012:29——4442
Zach Werenski DD1000-140.2601224:14——7059
Dante Fabbro DD1000-100.0110020:16——7061
Ivan Provorov DD2000-110.0000020:37——5032
Denton Mateychuk DD2000-100.0130016:42——5333
Damon Severson DD3000-200.0100011:40——4415
Jake Christiansen DD3000000.0010011:12——5836
Sean Kuraly C—000-210.0620014:19——5730
Mikael Pyyhtia L—000-200.0001013:06——5518
Jack Johnson D—000-200.0000011:56——427
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)L28244.8572.3960:00

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
David Pastrnak RL1101+250.5300018:51——4857
Pavel Zacha CL1011+200.0610018:41——4654
Morgan Geekie CL1112+240.3810018:18——4855
Brad Marchand LL2000+140.4620016:58——5270
Charlie Coyle CL2000010.0521016:45——5270
Elias Lindholm CL2000+120.3051016:42——5666
Cole Koepke LL3101+120.0551012:39——2612
Marc McLaughlin CL3000000.001209:53——242
Mark Kastelic CL3000000.006099:01——2532
Trent Frederic CL4000+100.0030014:32——3277
Justin Brazeau RL4101+130.4212012:48——2876
Fabian Lysell RL4000+100.0000011:32——3372
Brandon Carlo DD1011+130.0204021:17——3357
Parker Wotherspoon DD1000000.0012021:04——3241
Nikita Zadorov DD2000000.0200719:17——4145
Charlie McAvoy DD2000+130.0711019:03——5752
Mason Lohrei DD3011+400.0001019:14——5077
Andrew Peeke DD3000+210.0311017:25——3566
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W18180.10001.6760:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Justin Brazeau (BOS) 1st 2:29 · assists Brandon Carlo, Mason Lohrei · Rebound · 2.6 mph shot.

David Pastrnak · 2nd 8:18 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
38.2 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Cole Koepke · 3rd 6:06 · BOS

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
63.5 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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