Boston Bruins vs. Calgary FlamesFeb 21, 2020

FinalFriday, Feb 21, 2020· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BOS	3	1	0	4		BOS	12	5	6	23
CGY	3	0	0	3		CGY	6	5	10	21

: BOS 41CGY 51
: BOS 1.81CGY 1.72
PP goals: BOS 0CGY 0
Hits: BOS 20CGY 22
Blocks: BOS 19CGY 9
PIM: BOS 9CGY 5
: BOS 46%CGY 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Calgary Flames 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Calgary Flames 4–3 at CGY. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–Kuhlman skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Mikael Backlund had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.Backlund
Points
Patrice Bergeron had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:59.Bergeron
Points
Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:36.Marchand
Points
David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:48.Pastrnak
New line
New look for BOS: Coyle–Bjork–Kuhlman skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Coyle Bjork Kuhlman
Luck
BOS scored 4 goals on 1.81 expected goals (41 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for BOS: Krejci–Heinen–DeBrusk skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Krejci Heinen DeBrusk
New line
New look for BOS: Wagner–Kuraly–Blidh skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wagner Kuraly Blidh

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)CGY attacks right (top on phones) →

CGY
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 92 of 92 attempts · CGY 51 · BOS 41

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CGY
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CGY 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 26% of the game, CGY 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CGY

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	CGY
	49	54
	2.18	1.87
	2.06	1.80
	11	6
	6	6
	22	20
	−0.040	+0.041
	26%	40%

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

L1Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
13:1946% CF
L2Coyle – Bjork – Kuhlman
11:2870% CF
L3Krejci – Heinen – DeBrusk
11:2235% CF
L4Wagner – Kuraly – Blidh
7:3750% CF
D1Chara – McAvoy
16:1265% CF
D2Krug – Carlo
16:0133% CF
D3Grzelcyk – Lauzon
12:5441% CF

PK1FWagner – Bjork
1:17
PK2FKuraly – Blidh
0:51
PK1DLauzon – McAvoy
2:07
PK2DChara – Carlo
1:51

Current BOS line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Gaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan
13:0643% CF
L2Backlund – Mangiapane – Tkachuk
11:3056% CF
L3Lucic – Bennett – Dube
7:0258% CF
L4Rieder – Jankowski – Ryan
5:2383% CF
D1Hanifin – Andersson
19:2050% CF
D2Stone – Brodie
16:2957% CF
D3Kylington – Yelesin
10:3760% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan – Andersson – Tkachuk
1:56100% CF
PP2Lucic – Backlund – Mangiapane – Hanifin – Dube
1:54100% CF

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:20
CGYMikael Backlund (Rasmus Andersson, Noah Hanifin)wrist0.03 xG
BOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak, CarloCGY: Backlund, Mangiapane, Hanifin, Andersson, Tkachuk
BOS 0 – 1 CGY
2:34
CGYMikael Backlund (Tobias Rieder, Matthew Tkachuk)snap0.01 xG
BOS: Chara, Marchand, Wagner, Kuraly, CarloCGY: Backlund, Stone, Brodie, Rieder, Tkachuk
BOS 0 – 2 CGY
2:58
BOSPatrice Bergeron (David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy)backhand0.04 xG
BOS: Chara, Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, McAvoyCGY: Backlund, Stone, Brodie, Mangiapane, Tkachuk
BOS 1 – 2 CGY
3:23
CGYJohnny Gaudreau (Elias Lindholm)backhand0.13 xG
BOS: Krejci, Grzelcyk, Heinen, Lauzon, DeBruskCGY: Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Hanifin, Andersson
BOS 1 – 3 CGY
6:12
BOSPatrice Bergeron (David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand)wrist0.18 xG
BOS: Chara, Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, McAvoyCGY: Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Hanifin, Andersson
BOS 2 – 3 CGY
12:20
BOSCharlie Coyle (Karson Kuhlman, Anders Bjork)backhand0.17 xG
BOS: Coyle, Grzelcyk, Bjork, Lauzon, KuhlmanCGY: Lucic, Bennett, Kylington, Dube, Yelesin
BOS 3 – 3 CGY

2nd period

0:52
BOSBrad Marchand (Brandon Carlo, Torey Krug)tip-in0.10 xG
BOS: Marchand, Coyle, Krug, Pastrnak, CarloCGY: Backlund, Mangiapane, Hanifin, Andersson, Tkachuk
BOS 4 – 3 CGY

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
Brad Marchand L	L1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.37	1	0	0	18:36	—	—	50	64
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.12	0	0	0	16:48	—	—	44	56
Patrice Bergeron C	L1	2	0	2	+1	3	0.21	0	0	2	15:59	—	—	48	57
Charlie Coyle C	L2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.45	0	0	0	16:38	—	—	71	89
Anders Bjork L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.14	3	2	0	15:28	—	—	64	69
Karson Kuhlman C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.18	2	0	0	12:59	—	—	67	86
David Krejci C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	2	0	15:52	—	—	32	13
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:21	—	—	30	15
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	0	0	0	13:36	—	—	42	28
Chris Wagner R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	1	0	12:25	—	—	33	16
Sean Kuraly C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:17	—	—	33	28
Anton Blidh L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	5	1	0	10:54	—	—	40	42
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.02	0	3	0	23:08	—	—	62	66
Zdeno Chara D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	2	0	20:38	—	—	62	69
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.01	1	2	0	21:43	—	—	36	59
Torey Krug D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:42	—	—	35	61
Jeremy Lauzon D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	5	17:41	—	—	44	35
Matt Grzelcyk D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	1	3	2	17:15	—	—	40	39

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jaroslav Halak(start)	W	21	18	3	.857	1.72	60:00

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.29	0	0	0	20:18	—	—	46	24
Sean Monahan C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:31	—	—	42	22
Elias Lindholm C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	18:39	—	—	46	25
Matthew Tkachuk L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	3	0	5	17:34	—	—	59	57
Mikael Backlund C	L2	2	0	2	0	3	0.11	0	0	0	17:22	—	—	59	61
Andrew Mangiapane L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	3	0	0	16:16	—	—	59	61
Milan Lucic L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	4	1	0	16:25	—	—	46	63
Dillon Dube C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.41	4	1	0	14:57	—	—	50	70
Sam Bennett C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.25	1	0	0	11:58	—	—	63	63
Derek Ryan C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	11:37	—	—	60	84
Mark Jankowski L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	10:47	—	—	50	38
Tobias Rieder L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:33	—	—	54	36
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.17	0	1	0	24:44	—	—	49	45
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.11	0	1	0	24:01	—	—	47	42
TJ Brodie D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	21:31	—	—	59	49
Michael Stone D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	18:16	—	—	48	20
Oliver Kylington D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:04	—	—	61	64
Alexander Yelesin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:13	—	—	53	54

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	L	23	19	4	.826	1.81	59:11

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.