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Boston Bruins vs. Chicago BlackhawksDec 4, 2024

Final· United Center
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BOS
4
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CHI
2
Goals123TShots123T
BOS1214BOS791127
CHI1102CHI67922
BOS 50CHI 44
BOS 3.67CHI 1.73
PP goals
BOS 0CHI 0
Hits
BOS 22CHI 12
Blocks
BOS 14CHI 16
PIM
BOS 4CHI 8
BOS 63%CHI 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Zacha–Brazeau–Geekie skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.Marchand
  2. Points
    Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:27.Geekie
  3. Points
    Connor Murphy had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:03.Murphy
  4. Points
    David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:20.Pastrnak
  5. Points
    Jordan Oesterle had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:05.Oesterle
  6. Points
    Justin Brazeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:13.Brazeau
  7. Points
    Mason Lohrei had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:05.Lohrei
  8. New line
    New look for BOS: Zacha–Brazeau–Geekie skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ZachaBrazeauGeekie

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, BOS at CHI: 94 attempts, 49 on goal, 6 goals, 5.40 expected goals; best chance Morgan Geekie at 0.34 xG.

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

Showing 94 of 94 attempts · CHI 44 · BOS 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at CHI: expected goals 1.73 to 3.67 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 44 to 50, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCHIBOSVGMMDGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CHI
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CHIBOScontrol2nd3rdVlasic · 1st 1:23Geekie · 1st 12:17Marchand · 2nd 2:58Marchand · 2nd 5:03Dickinson · 2nd 18:23Geekie · 3rd 5:02
  • CHI pressure
  • BOS pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BOS 31% of the game, CHI 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, BOS at CHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Petr Mrazek (60:00) for CHI and Jeremy Swayman (60:00) for BOS, 6 goals.

CHI
BOS
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
StatBOSCHI
4143
2.521.74
2.371.68
65
54
1130
+0.047−0.046
31%23%

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.

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:23
    CHIAlex Vlasic (Nick Foligno, Connor Murphy)wrist0.08 xG
    BOS: Pastrnak, Zacha, Peeke, Geekie, LohreiCHI: Foligno, Murphy, Dickinson, Vlasic, Mikheyev
    BOS 0 – 1 CHI
  2. 12:17
    BOSMorgan Geekie (Justin Brazeau, Jordan Oesterle)wrist0.34 xG
    BOS: Oesterle, Zacha, McAvoy, Brazeau, GeekieCHI: Martinez, Hall, Bertuzzi, Kaiser, Bedard
    BOS 1 – 1 CHI

2nd period

  1. 2:58
    BOSBrad Marchand (David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei)snap0.24 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Peeke, LohreiCHI: Martinez, Hall, Murphy, Bertuzzi, Bedard
    BOS 2 – 1 CHI
  2. 5:03
    BOSBrad Marchand (David Pastrnak, Jordan Oesterle)backhand0.30 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Lindholm, Oesterle, Pastrnak, McAvoyCHI: Foligno, Martinez, Dickinson, Vlasic, Mikheyev
    BOS 3 – 1 CHI
  3. 18:23
    CHIJason Dickinson (Ilya Mikheyev, Connor Murphy)wrist0.06 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Zadorov, Pastrnak, Carlo, GeekieCHI: Foligno, Murphy, Dickinson, Vlasic, Mikheyev
    BOS 3 – 2 CHI

3rd period

  1. 5:02
    BOSMorgan Geekie (Justin Brazeau, Mason Lohrei)wrist0.16 xG
    BOS: Zacha, McAvoy, Brazeau, Geekie, LohreiCHI: Maroon, Martinez, Smith, Reichel, Allan
    BOS 4 – 2 CHI

Box score

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

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Charlie Coyle CL1000010.0810018:49——3931
Trent Frederic CL1000030.4231017:18——3222
Mark Kastelic CL1000020.2330012:05——4437
Cole Koepke LL2000000.0510012:37——4744
Marc McLaughlin CL2000000.0020011:37——3926
John Beecher CL2000000.0010211:35——4361
David Pastrnak RL3022030.2300020:20——4062
Elias Lindholm CL3000+120.4311018:32——6176
Brad Marchand LL3202+230.7101018:12——5973
Pavel Zacha CL4000+110.1611016:41——6076
Justin Brazeau RL4022+220.2630013:13——79100
Morgan Geekie CL4202040.6700012:27——6082
Nikita Zadorov DD1000-100.0022221:12——4417
Brandon Carlo DD1000-120.0222020:36——335
Charlie McAvoy DD2000+320.2820023:56——6062
Jordan Oesterle DD2022+220.1202016:05——5760
Mason Lohrei DD3022+100.0004017:05——4175
Andrew Peeke DD3000000.0000013:40——3974
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W22202.9091.7360:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Connor Bedard CL1000-220.1802219:14——5842
Tyler Bertuzzi LL1000-220.3421018:00——5542
Taylor Hall LL1000-200.0011016:53——4830
Jason Dickinson CL2101+120.0921018:08——5742
Nick Foligno LL2011+110.1520016:24——6943
Ilya Mikheyev RL2011+100.0000214:55——7543
Patrick Maroon LL3000-100.1310011:13——5539
Craig Smith CL3000-100.0000011:04——5539
Lukas Reichel LL3000-100.1500010:25——5637
Teuvo Teravainen CL4000020.1602013:33——3131
Philipp Kurashev CL4000010.0200012:14——2535
Ryan Donato CL4000030.1510012:00——4168
Alex Vlasic DD1101+120.0901024:26——4838
Connor Murphy DD1022+120.0713221:03——5749
TJ Brodie DD2000010.0300019:48——5035
Wyatt Kaiser DD2000-120.0410219:22——4636
Alec Martinez DD3000-420.1304017:47——4124
Nolan Allan DD3000-100.0011013:51——6378
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Petr Mrazek(start)L27234.8523.6760:00

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Vlasic (CHI) 1st 1:23 · assists Nick Foligno, Connor Murphy · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 15.9 mph shot · 5.3 s from entry to goal.

Alex Vlasic · 1st 1:23 · CHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
15.9 mph
Distance
62 ft
Entry to goal
5.3 s

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Morgan Geekie · 3rd 5:02 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
81.2 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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