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Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey DevilsApr 8, 2025

Final· Prudential Center
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BOS
7
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NJD
2
Goals123TShots123T
BOS2237BOS118625
NJD0202NJD107421
BOS 50NJD 55
BOS 2.31NJD 2.25
PP goals
BOS 0NJD 0
Hits
BOS 15NJD 27
Blocks
BOS 14NJD 12
PIM
BOS 2NJD 4
BOS 55%NJD 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins rout New Jersey Devils 7–2

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 7–2 at NJD. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS scored 7 goals on 2.31 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:44.Pastrnak
  2. Points
    Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.Geekie
  3. Luck
    BOS scored 7 goals on 2.31 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  4. Usage
    Michael Callahan (BOS) played 18:11, +4:18 up on his 13:53 season average over 16 games.Callahan
  5. Usage
    Seamus Casey (NJD) played 17:36, +5:20 up on his 12:16 season average over 13 games.Casey
  6. Usage
    Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 21:41, +3:09 up on his 18:32 season average over 81 games.Dillon

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 NJD: 105 attempts, 46 on goal, 9 goals, 4.57 expected goals; best chance Dawson Mercer at 0.35 xG.

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

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · NJD 55 · BOS 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at NJD: expected goals 2.25 to 2.31 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 50, 9 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.02.51st2nd3rdNJDBOSPCLNMMGMKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDBOScontrol2nd3rdPastrnak · 1st 9:38Callahan · 1st 19:24Lauko · 2nd 3:45Noesen · 2nd 13:51Meier · 2nd 14:10Mittelstadt · 2nd 19:07Geekie · 3rd 4:58Minten · 3rd 6:55Koepke · 3rd 10:50
  • 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 32% of the game, NJD 28%.

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 NJD: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Jacob Markstrom (50:21) for NJD and Jeremy Swayman (60:00) for BOS, 9 goals.

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
StatBOSNJD
5456
2.531.97
2.441.91
1010
52
2023
+0.048−0.048
32%28%

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 →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:38
    BOSDavid Pastrnak (Morgan Geekie)snap0.11 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Zadorov, Pastrnak, Geekie, JokiharjuNJD: Noesen, Pesce, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes
    BOS 1 – 0 NJD
  2. 19:24
    BOSMichael Callahan (Parker Wotherspoon, David Pastrnak)wrist0.02 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Wotherspoon, Geekie, CallahanNJD: Dumoulin, Meier, Kovacevic, Cotter, Mercer
    BOS 2 – 0 NJD

2nd period

  1. 3:45
    BOSJakub Laukowrist0.13 xG
    BOS: Zadorov, Peeke, Lauko, Koepke, BeecherNJD: Tatar, Meier, Kovacevic, Mercer, Hughes
    BOS 3 – 0 NJD
  2. 13:51
    NJDStefan Noesen (Daniel Sprong, Nico Hischier)tip-in0.17 xG
    BOS: Wotherspoon, Callahan, Lauko, Koepke, BeecherNJD: Noesen, Pesce, Sprong, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes
    BOS 3 – 1 NJD
  3. 14:10
    NJDTimo Meier (Erik Haula)deflected0.12 xG
    BOS: Zadorov, Lettieri, Jokiharju, Khusnutdinov, MintenNJD: Dumoulin, Haula, Meier, Kovacevic, Mercer
    BOS 3 – 2 NJD
  4. 19:07
    BOSCasey Mittelstadt (Fabian Lysell, Henri Jokiharju)wrist0.02 xG
    BOS: Zadorov, Zacha, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, LysellNJD: Dillon, Sprong, Glass, Cotter, Casey
    BOS 4 – 2 NJD

3rd period

  1. 4:58
    BOSMorgan Geekie (David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov)snap0.16 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Zadorov, Pastrnak, Peeke, GeekieNJD: Dumoulin, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, Kovacevic
    BOS 5 – 2 NJD
  2. 6:55
    BOSFraser Minten (Vinni Lettieri, Andrew Peeke)wrist0.24 xG
    BOS: Peeke, Lettieri, Khusnutdinov, Lohrei, MintenNJD: Tatar, Dowling, Palat, Pesce, Hughes
    BOS 6 – 2 NJD
  3. 10:50
    BOSCole Koepkesnap0.25 xG
    BOS: Wotherspoon, Callahan, Lauko, Koepke, BeecherNJD: Pesce, Sprong, Glass, Cotter, Hughes
    BOS 7 – 2 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
David Pastrnak RL1123+310.1511017:44——5679
Elias Lindholm CL1000+310.1211017:02——5471
Morgan Geekie CL1112+330.3100016:56——5048
Pavel Zacha CL2000+110.2710016:51——4852
Casey Mittelstadt CL2101+120.0303016:22——4038
Fabian Lysell RL2011+110.0701015:25——4028
Marat Khusnutdinov CL3000000.0010014:52——7869
Vinni Lettieri CL3011020.2410014:15——8383
Fraser Minten CL3101020.2520013:50——6258
Cole Koepke LL4101+130.4300013:26——3772
John Beecher CL4000+100.0011013:20——2153
Jakub Lauko CL4101+110.1811211:57——2653
Mason Lohrei DD1000+110.0213021:33——4946
Andrew Peeke DD1011+320.0111019:10——5458
Nikita Zadorov DD2011+320.0920019:26——5362
Henri Jokiharju DD2011+110.1001019:04——5767
Parker Wotherspoon DD3011+110.0201018:36——3656
Michael Callahan DD3101+110.0320018:11——3644
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W21192.9052.2560:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nico Hischier CL1011-100.0710017:41——4840
Jesper Bratt LL1000-110.0200217:32——5059
Stefan Noesen RL1101-130.4251017:21——4652
Dawson Mercer CL2000-130.5201218:31——5657
Timo Meier RL2101-120.2511017:21——5437
Erik Haula LL2011+110.0410015:07——5848
Daniel Sprong RL3011-130.1851012:56——6543
Cody Glass CL3000-200.0600012:42——7134
Paul Cotter LL3000-310.2020012:21——7451
Ondrej Palat LL4000-100.0042012:44——81
Tomas Tatar LL4000-200.0010012:35——3123
Justin Dowling CL4000-100.0010011:15——2013
Brenden Dillon DD1000-100.0440021:41——5960
Seamus Casey DD1000-120.0400017:36——5648
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2000-220.1910021:44——5351
Brian Dumoulin DD2000-100.0214018:30——4551
Luke Hughes DD3000-330.1800019:29——5336
Brett Pesce DD3000-200.0202019:23——4327
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)L23167.6962.0350:21
Jake Allen—220.10000.289:10

Goal anatomy

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

David Pastrnak (BOS) 1st 9:38 · assists Morgan Geekie · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 71.7 mph shot · 2.2 s from entry to goal.

David Pastrnak · 1st 9:38 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
71.7 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Jakub Lauko · 2nd 3:45 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
57.9 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Timo Meier · 2nd 14:10 · NJD

Play
deflection
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
6.5 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
7.7 s

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Cole Koepke · 3rd 10:50 · BOS

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
41.0 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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