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Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver CanucksDec 14, 2024

Final· Rogers Arena
away
BOS
5
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VAN
1
Goals123TShots123T
BOS2215BOS168428
VAN0011VAN412420
BOS 52VAN 55
BOS 2.77VAN 1.65
PP goals
BOS 1VAN 0
Hits
BOS 18VAN 30
Blocks
BOS 21VAN 15
PIM
BOS 6VAN 10
BOS 49%VAN 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:43 together.

  1. Points
    David Pastrnak had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 19:11.Pastrnak
  2. Points
    Pavel Zacha had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:12.Zacha
  3. Points
    Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:48.Geekie
  4. PP1
    BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:43 together.MarchandLindholmPastrnakZachaMcAvoy
  5. New line
    New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Garland skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MillerBoeserGarland
  6. Luck
    BOS scored 5 goals on 2.77 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. New line
    New look for VAN: Joshua–Suter–Hoglander skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.JoshuaSuterHoglander
  8. Usage
    Elias Lindholm (BOS) played 14:25, −3:42 down on his 18:07 season average over 81 games.Lindholm

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 VAN: 107 attempts, 48 on goal, 6 goals, 4.43 expected goals; best chance Cole Koepke at 0.34 xG.

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

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · VAN 55 · BOS 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at VAN: expected goals 1.65 to 2.77 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 52, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdVANBOSMGZMPSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VAN
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VANBOScontrol2nd3rdMarchand · 1st 5:12Geekie · 1st 8:08Zacha · 2nd 1:12McLaughlin · 2nd 11:49Pastrnak · 3rd 0:26Sasson · 3rd 10:13
  • VAN 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 36% of the game, VAN 33%.

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 VAN: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Thatcher Demko (59:57) for VAN and Jeremy Swayman (60:00) for BOS, 6 goals.

VAN
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
StatBOSVAN
4960
2.561.75
2.431.67
187
44
1824
−0.010+0.010
36%33%

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 →

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:12
    BOSBrad MarchandPP (Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak)wrist0.19 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoyVAN: Soucy, Heinen, Juulsen, Sherwood
    BOS 1 – 0 VAN
  2. 8:08
    BOSMorgan Geekie (David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha)snap0.23 xG
    BOS: Pastrnak, Zacha, Peeke, Geekie, LohreiVAN: Blueger, Friedman, Heinen, Brannstrom, Sasson
    BOS 2 – 0 VAN

2nd period

  1. 1:12
    BOSPavel Zacha (David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie)wrist0.12 xG
    BOS: Oesterle, Pastrnak, Zacha, Carlo, GeekieVAN: Soucy, Friedman, DeBrusk, Pettersson, Sherwood
    BOS 3 – 0 VAN
  2. 11:49
    BOSMarc McLaughlin (Andrew Peeke)wrist0.05 xG
    BOS: Peeke, Koepke, Beecher, Lohrei, McLaughlinVAN: Myers, Blueger, Heinen, Brannstrom, Sasson
    BOS 4 – 0 VAN

3rd period

  1. 0:26
    BOSDavid Pastrnak (Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha)wrap-around0.10 xG
    BOS: Zadorov, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoyVAN: Friedman, DeBrusk, Pettersson, Hughes
    BOS 5 – 0 VAN
  2. 10:13
    VANMax Sasson (J.T. Miller)wrist0.08 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Lindholm, Oesterle, Carlo, BrazeauVAN: Miller, Heinen, Juulsen, Hughes, Sasson
    BOS 5 – 1 VAN

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
Pavel Zacha CL1123+320.1800219:12——5657
David Pastrnak RL1134+310.1001019:11——5259
Morgan Geekie CL1112+220.2720016:48——5882
Charlie Coyle CL2000000.0020017:25——3056
Trent Frederic CL2000000.1412016:33——2944
Mark Kastelic CL2000060.5523012:31——3657
Brad Marchand LL3101-170.5500217:04——4232
Elias Lindholm CL3011-110.1100014:25——2823
Justin Brazeau RL3000-100.0001013:01——2823
John Beecher CL4000+100.1511211:27——7297
Marc McLaughlin CL4101+130.1211010:51——7197
Cole Koepke LL4000+120.4541010:17——6393
Charlie McAvoy DD1011+120.0523023:56——4260
Nikita Zadorov DD1000+100.0211023:39——3955
Brandon Carlo DD2000000.0002018:01——3749
Jordan Oesterle DD2000000.0013016:25——2922
Mason Lohrei DD3000+210.0800017:14——6883
Andrew Peeke DD3011+210.0112016:00——5779
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W20191.9501.6560:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Elias Pettersson CL1000-220.1501015:10——5560
Kiefer Sherwood LL1000-120.0651013:47——6163
Jake DeBrusk LL1000-210.1900013:43——6163
Conor Garland RL2000040.3221019:57——6860
J.T. Miller CL2011+100.0470219:10——7254
Brock Boeser RL2000020.0700017:48——6136
Danton Heinen LL3000-100.0010012:40——5232
Teddy Blueger CL3000-210.2021212:35——3918
Max Sasson CL3101-110.082109:01——4426
Pius Suter CL4000010.1300016:51——4753
Nils Hoglander LL4000010.1000011:40——5937
Dakota Joshua CL4000000.0040010:23——3542
Carson Soucy DD1000-110.0631220:38——5247
Mark Friedman DD1000-300.0303016:06——5237
Quinn Hughes DD2000030.1800227:38——6354
Noah Juulsen DD2000+110.0044017:32——5546
Tyler Myers DD3000-100.0301222:06——5639
Erik Brannstrom DD3000-200.0001014:18——3314
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Thatcher Demko(start)L28235.8212.7759:57

Goal anatomy

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

Brad Marchand (BOS PP) 1st 5:12 · assists Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak · Forecheck turnover · 25.7 mph shot.

Pavel Zacha · 2nd 1:12 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
30.6 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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