Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey DevilsMay 3, 2021

FinalMonday, May 3, 2021· Prudential Center

away

home

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BOS	0	2	1	3		BOS	17	20	5	42
NJD	0	0	0	0		NJD	4	5	11	20

: BOS 58NJD 40
: BOS 3.96NJD 1.50
PP goals: BOS 0NJD 0
Hits: BOS 18NJD 7
Blocks: BOS 12NJD 9
PIM: BOS 7NJD 7
: BOS 49%NJD 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at NJD. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Scott Wedgewood (NJD) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +13 against a season average of 28.6; the loss.

Points
Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:45.Bergeron
Points
Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:30.Marchand
Goalie
Scott Wedgewood (NJD) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +13 against a season average of 28.6; the loss.Wedgewood
New line
New look for NJD: Greer–Merkley–Boqvist skated 6:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Greer Merkley Boqvist
Usage
Nathan Bastian (NJD) played 16:20, +3:48 up on his 12:32 season average over 40 games.Bastian
Usage
Jeremy Lauzon (BOS) played 22:04, +3:26 up on his 18:38 season average over 40 games.Lauzon
Usage
Michael McLeod (NJD) played 16:50, +3:05 up on his 13:45 season average over 51 games.McLeod
Luck
Jake DeBrusk (BOS) generated 0.97 xG on 4 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.DeBrusk

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)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · NJD 40 · BOS 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD 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 53% of the game, NJD 16%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

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	NJD
	66	46
	4.53	1.80
	4.20	1.77
	14	5
	5	5
	24	23
	+0.015	−0.015
	53%	16%

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

L1Coyle – Kuraly – Ritchie
12:4463% CF
L2Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
12:2778% CF
L3Krejci – Smith – Hall
12:1141% CF
L4Lazar – DeBrusk – Kuhlman
10:4135% CF
D1Lauzon – McAvoy
17:0954% CF
D2Miller – Grzelcyk
16:4671% CF
D3Clifton – Zboril
13:5963% CF

PP1Bergeron – Marchand – Grzelcyk – Ritchie – Pastrnak
1:22100% CF
PP2Krejci – Smith – Coyle – Hall – McAvoy
0:38
PK1FCoyle – Kuraly
0:49
PK2FBergeron – Marchand
0:46
PK1DMiller – Lauzon
1:06
PK2DGrzelcyk – McAvoy
0:49

Current BOS line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Wood – Bastian – McLeod
13:2555% CF
L2Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
13:2435% CF
L3Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Hughes
12:2253% CF
L4Greer – Merkley – Boqvist
6:3821% CF
D1Murray – Severson
15:1629% CF
D2Carrick – Butcher
14:2540% CF
D3Bahl – Smith
14:2247% CF

PP1Zacha – Bratt – Hischier – Smith – Hughes
1:02100% CF
PP2Severson – Butcher – Wood – Kuokkanen – Sharangovich
0:50
PK1FMcLeod – Sharangovich
0:49
PK2FBastian – Hischier
0:22
PK1DMurray – Severson
1:22
PK2DCarrick – Bahl
0:38

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

9:08
BOSNick Ritchie (Jakub Zboril, Sean Kuraly)snap0.10 xG
BOS: Coyle, Kuraly, Clifton, Ritchie, ZborilNJD: Carrick, Kuokkanen, Smith, Sharangovich, Hughes
BOS 1 – 0 NJD
17:54
BOSPatrice Bergeron (Brad Marchand)snap0.20 xG
BOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, Zboril, McAvoyNJD: Murray, Severson, Kuokkanen, Sharangovich, Hughes
BOS 2 – 0 NJD

3rd period

17:17
BOSMatt Grzelcyk (Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron)slap0.00 xG
BOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Miller, Grzelcyk, PastrnakNJD: Murray, Carrick, Wood, Bastian, McLeod
BOS 3 – 0 NJD

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
Charlie Coyle C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	0	0	0	16:46	—	—	65	78
Sean Kuraly C	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.22	1	0	0	16:20	—	—	74	82
Nick Ritchie L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.36	2	0	0	16:17	—	—	62	75
Brad Marchand L	L2	0	2	2	+2	6	0.77	1	0	0	16:30	—	—	78	81
David Pastrnak R	L2	0	0	0	+2	3	0.32	0	0	0	16:10	—	—	80	85
Patrice Bergeron C	L2	1	1	2	+2	4	0.50	1	1	0	15:45	—	—	80	82
Taylor Hall L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	0	0	0	15:36	—	—	55	47
David Krejci C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:28	—	—	39	38
Craig Smith C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	0	0	0	14:16	—	—	52	42
Curtis Lazar C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	4	0	0	12:27	—	—	35	69
Jake DeBrusk L	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.97	1	2	0	12:11	—	—	42	72
Karson Kuhlman C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:53	—	—	36	67
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	0	2	0	22:30	—	—	56	57
Jeremy Lauzon D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	2	0	22:04	—	—	47	58
Kevan Miller D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	2	3	0	19:46	—	—	67	85
Matt Grzelcyk D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.01	0	0	0	19:36	—	—	70	84
Jakub Zboril D	D3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.10	1	1	2	18:03	—	—	60	67
Connor Clifton D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	1	0	5	16:22	—	—	52	61

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	W	20	20	0	.1000	1.50	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Miles Wood L	L1	-1	2	0.22	0	0	0	17:33	—	—	48	38
Michael McLeod C	L1	-1	0	0.01	3	1	0	16:50	—	—	54	55
Nathan Bastian R	L1	-1	1	0.00	3	1	0	16:20	—	—	52	58
Nico Hischier C	L2	0	2	0.16	0	0	0	17:13	—	—	33	21
Pavel Zacha C	L2	0	3	0.18	0	0	0	16:04	—	—	33	21
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:55	—	—	33	17
Jack Hughes C	L3	-2	1	0.08	0	0	0	19:47	—	—	44	34
Janne Kuokkanen C	L3	-2	2	0.29	0	1	0	17:18	—	—	60	47
Yegor Sharangovich C	L3	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:06	—	—	50	41
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	1	0.38	0	0	0	9:03	—	—	37	25
Nick Merkley R	L4	0	2	0.02	0	0	0	9:02	—	—	24	15
A.J. Greer L	L4	0	0	0.00	0	0	7	8:33	—	—	21	17
Damon Severson D	D1	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	22:02	—	—	36	17
Ryan Murray D	D1	-2	1	0.03	0	3	0	20:01	—	—	34	21
Will Butcher D	D2	0	3	0.07	0	0	0	20:40	—	—	47	37
Connor Carrick D	D2	-2	1	0.00	0	1	0	18:02	—	—	42	53
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	18:58	—	—	50	27
Ty Smith D	D3	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:55	—	—	43	19

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)	L	42	39	3	.929	3.96	59:38

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.