Boston Bruins vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 8, 2019

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BOS	2	2	0	4		BOS	11	13	11	35
VGK	2	0	1	3		VGK	12	15	7	34

: BOS 66VGK 58
: BOS 4.04VGK 3.08
PP goals: BOS 1VGK 2
Hits: BOS 24VGK 33
Blocks: BOS 12VGK 14
PIM: BOS 6VGK 6
: BOS 56%VGK 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at VGK. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Theodore and Glass) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:50 together.

Points
Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.Marchand
Points
David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:26.Pastrnak
Points
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:45.Stone
Points
Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:41.Pacioretty
Points
Torey Krug had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:45.Krug
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Theodore and Glass) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:50 together.Stastny Pacioretty Stone Theodore Glass
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +6 against a season average of 28.6; the loss.Fleury
New line
New look for BOS: Coyle–Heinen–Kuhlman skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Coyle Heinen Kuhlman

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)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · VGK 58 · BOS 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK 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 46% of the game, VGK 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

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	VGK
	64	55
	3.30	2.56
	3.08	2.47
	13	13
	4	2
	25	22
	+0.056	−0.056
	46%	27%

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
10:4061% CF
L2Backes – Wagner – Kuraly
10:3950% CF
L3Coyle – Heinen – Kuhlman
6:2473% CF
L4Krejci – Ritchie – DeBrusk
5:2646% CF
D1Chara – McAvoy
15:0952% CF
D2Krug – Carlo
12:5457% CF
D3Grzelcyk – Clifton
6:0662% CF

PP1Bergeron – Marchand – Krug – Pastrnak – DeBrusk
3:33100% CF
PP2Krejci – Coyle – Grzelcyk – Heinen – McAvoy
1:3433% CF
PK1FWagner – Kuraly
1:46
PK2FBergeron – Marchand
1:32
PK1DChara – Carlo
1:46
PK2DClifton – McAvoy
0:23

Current BOS line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
13:4765% CF
L2Pacioretty – Stone – Glass
11:4957% CF
L3Stastny – Pirri – Zykov
8:5040% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Nosek
6:3536% CF
D1Holden – Merrill
19:3351% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
13:5550% CF
D3Engelland – Hague
11:1738% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Theodore – Glass
1:50100% CF
PP2Smith – Pirri – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
1:44100% CF
PK1FStone – Nosek
1:10
PK2FStastny – Smith
0:50
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:54
PK2DHolden – Merrill
1:20

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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	1	2	3	+1	6	0.86	0	0	0	19:26	—	—	53	64
Patrice Bergeron C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	1.11	0	1	0	18:33	—	—	52	63
Brad Marchand L	L1	2	1	3	+1	3	0.54	0	1	2	17:55	—	—	60	73
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	2	0	0	16:53	—	—	44	64
Chris Wagner R	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:40	—	—	39	24
David Backes R	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.11	1	0	2	12:08	—	—	59	70
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.27	1	1	0	13:13	—	—	58	64
Charlie Coyle C	L3	0	0	0	0	6	0.21	0	1	0	12:55	—	—	60	64
Karson Kuhlman C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	5	0	0	11:58	—	—	65	77
David Krejci C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.06	2	0	0	16:39	—	—	57	42
Jake DeBrusk L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.32	1	0	0	16:05	—	—	55	38
Brett Ritchie R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	1	2	8:38	—	—	35	14
Zdeno Chara D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	1	1	0	25:33	—	—	47	46
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.10	3	2	0	21:47	—	—	58	65
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	2	0	0	22:35	—	—	47	46
Torey Krug D	D2	1	1	2	0	3	0.15	1	2	0	21:45	—	—	60	57
Connor Clifton D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	0	0	12:52	—	—	58	64
Matt Grzelcyk D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	11:44	—	—	55	81

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	W	34	31	3	.912	3.08	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.35	2	0	0	20:57	—	—	56	67
William Karlsson C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.32	4	0	0	20:46	—	—	58	67
Reilly Smith R	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.40	0	0	0	18:56	—	—	63	85
Mark Stone R	L2	1	1	2	-1	3	0.48	1	0	0	20:45	—	—	49	46
Max Pacioretty L	L2	1	1	2	-1	3	0.30	2	1	0	18:41	—	—	52	46
Cody Glass C	L2	0	1	1	-1	4	0.30	0	0	0	16:56	—	—	50	54
Paul Stastny C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.22	1	0	0	16:14	—	—	35	14
Brandon Pirri C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	12:26	—	—	36	14
Valentin Zykov L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	10:48	—	—	38	14
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	1	1	0	9:23	—	—	33	33
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	1	0	7:52	—	—	33	27
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	5	1	0	7:34	—	—	29	19
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	2	0	24:00	—	—	50	40
Nick Holden D	D1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.13	3	3	0	23:29	—	—	51	43
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.09	0	2	0	20:47	—	—	53	61
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	6	1	2	16:53	—	—	48	59
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.02	2	1	0	16:04	—	—	33	31
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	1	2	13:52	—	—	37	29

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	35	31	4	.886	3.54	58:17

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.

Boston Bruins vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 8, 2019

Fantasy takeaways

Boston Bruins edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Boston Bruins

Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Boston Bruins

Vegas Golden Knights