Boston Bruins vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 14, 2024

Final / OTThursday, Mar 14, 2024· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
BOS	1	0	0	1	2		BOS	9	5	9	1	24
MTL	1	0	0	0	1		MTL	7	6	6	0	19

: BOS 61MTL 50
: BOS 3.74MTL 2.08
PP goals: BOS 0MTL 0
Hits: BOS 20MTL 17
Blocks: BOS 18MTL 19
PIM: BOS 6MTL 8
: BOS 50%MTL 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at MTL. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Boqvist–Lauko–Beecher skated 4:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for BOS: Boqvist–Lauko–Beecher skated 4:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Boqvist Lauko Beecher
New line
New look for BOS: Frederic–Brazeau–Geekie skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Frederic Brazeau Geekie
New line
New look for MTL: Pearson–White–Harvey-Pinard skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pearson White Harvey-Pinard
Luck
BOS scored 2 goals on 3.74 expected goals (61 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Hampus Lindholm (BOS) played 20:14, −3:06 down on his 23:20 season average over 72 games.Lindholm
Usage
Josh Anderson (MTL) played 11:19, −4:12 down on his 15:31 season average over 77 games.Anderson
Usage
Mike Matheson (MTL) played 28:43, +3:12 up on his 25:31 season average over 81 games.Matheson
PP1
BOS's PP1 (Marchand, Coyle, Pastrnak, DeBrusk and McAvoy) went scoreless in 4:19 of 5v4 time with 9 attempts.Marchand Coyle Pastrnak DeBrusk McAvoy

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

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

MTL
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · MTL 50 · BOS 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 42% of the game, MTL 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

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
Stat	BOS	MTL
	53	50
	2.63	1.78
	2.44	1.70
	10	5
	5	0
	14	10
	−0.015	+0.015
	42%	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

L1Pastrnak – Heinen – Zacha
10:2564% CF
L2Marchand – Coyle – DeBrusk
8:0073% CF
L3Frederic – Brazeau – Geekie
4:2810% CF
L4Boqvist – Lauko – Beecher
4:1380% CF
D1Wotherspoon – Peeke
14:2469% CF
D2Lindholm – Carlo
13:0630% CF
D3McAvoy – Lohrei
12:2352% CF

PP1Marchand – Coyle – Pastrnak – DeBrusk – McAvoy
4:19100% CF
PP2Zacha – Frederic – Brazeau – Geekie – Lohrei
2:01100% CF
PK1FMarchand – DeBrusk
1:54
PK2FCoyle – Beecher
1:16
PK1DLindholm – Carlo
2:34
PK2DWotherspoon – McAvoy
1:27

Current BOS line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
11:0248% CF
L2Armia – Newhook – Roy
10:1475% CF
L3Gallagher – Anderson – Evans
8:1646% CF
L4Pearson – White – Harvey-Pinard
6:1210% CF
D1Matheson – Guhle
13:1337% CF
D2Savard – Xhekaj
12:4150% CF
D3Kovacevic – Harris
10:3567% CF

PP1Matheson – Suzuki – Caufield – Newhook – Slafkovský
4:46100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Anderson – Evans – Xhekaj
0:11
PK1FArmia – Evans
3:12
PK2FPearson – Suzuki
0:47
PK1DSavard – Matheson
4:14
PK2DKovacevic – Guhle
0:55

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:49
BOSDanton Heinen (David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha)wrist0.33 xG
BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Heinen, Zacha, McAvoyMTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Xhekaj, Slafkovský
BOS 1 – 0 MTL
14:37
MTLNick Suzuki (Juraj Slafkovský)snap0.10 xG
BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Heinen, Zacha, CarloMTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Xhekaj, Slafkovský
BOS 1 – 1 MTL

OT period

0:25
BOSJake DeBrusk (Brad Marchand, Hampus Lindholm)backhand0.52 xG
BOS: Marchand, Lindholm, DeBruskMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield
BOS 2 – 1 MTL

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	1	1	0	5	0.64	0	0	0	19:30	—	—	58	59
Pavel Zacha C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	17:30	—	—	62	58
Danton Heinen L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.39	1	0	2	15:47	—	—	55	63
Brad Marchand L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.39	1	0	0	19:55	—	—	63	46
Jake DeBrusk L	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.70	0	1	0	18:38	—	—	60	70
Charlie Coyle C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	1	0	0	18:03	—	—	50	35
Morgan Geekie C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:20	—	—	46	47
Trent Frederic C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.27	1	1	0	13:19	—	—	42	49
Justin Brazeau R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	2	2	0	12:33	—	—	20	0
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	1	1	0	11:59	—	—	57	93
John Beecher C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.38	3	2	0	11:39	—	—	64	89
Jakub Lauko C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	6	1	2	9:34	—	—	40	70
Parker Wotherspoon D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	17:35	—	—	70	80
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	2	0	17:01	—	—	67	84
Hampus Lindholm D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	20:14	—	—	36	53
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	3	0	18:29	—	—	28	32
Charlie McAvoy D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	3	0	23:23	—	—	60	68
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	16:46	—	—	46	31

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Linus Ullmark(start)	W	19	18	1	.947	2.08	60:25

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.36	0	1	4	21:19	—	—	45	47
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	0	0	0	19:12	—	—	44	37
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.08	1	1	0	17:57	—	—	44	39
Joel Armia R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.39	3	1	0	17:53	—	—	77	73
Alex Newhook C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	0	0	0	16:50	—	—	72	72
Joshua Roy R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	11:10	—	—	75	71
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	5	0	16:14	—	—	43	7
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	1	0	13:03	—	—	39	12
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	11:19	—	—	50	15
Rafael Harvey-Pinard L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.45	1	2	0	12:41	—	—	32	49
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	0	1	0	10:50	—	—	17	56
Colin White C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	9:07	—	—	20	27
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	1	3	0	28:43	—	—	39	60
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	1	2	19:32	—	—	39	57
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	18:35	—	—	46	35
Arber Xhekaj D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	4	0	0	17:19	—	—	49	26
Jordan Harris D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	16:55	—	—	59	33
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	2	14:36	—	—	63	61

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	O	24	22	2	.917	3.74	60:25

Goal anatomy

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

Danton Heinen (BOS) 1st 4:49 · assists David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha · Rebound · 26.5 mph shot.

Danton Heinen · 1st 4:49 · BOS

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 26.5 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: rebound

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Nick Suzuki · 1st 14:37 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.7 mph
Distance: 13 ft

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Jake DeBrusk · OT 0:25 · BOS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 19.2 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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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.