Edgehalla

Boston Bruins vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 3, 2022

Final· T-Mobile Arena
Goals123TShots123T
BOS1135BOS10161036
VGK0112VGK12131136
BOS 62VGK 65
BOS 4.30VGK 2.06
PP goals
BOS 0VGK 0
Hits
BOS 28VGK 25
Blocks
BOS 20VGK 18
PIM
BOS 4VGK 2
BOS 44%VGK 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at VGK. Craig Smith (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 11:17, −8:32 down on his 19:49 season average over 68 games.

  1. Points
    Craig Smith had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:19.Smith
  2. Points
    Trent Frederic had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:09.Frederic
  3. Points
    David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:28.Pastrnak
  4. Points
    Erik Haula had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:05.Haula
  5. Usage
    Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 11:17, −8:32 down on his 19:49 season average over 68 games.McNabb
  6. Goalie
    Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +9 against a season average of 27.1; the win.Swayman
  7. Goalie
    Robin Lehner (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +6 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.Lehner
  8. Usage
    Trent Frederic (BOS) played 15:09, +3:33 up on his 11:36 season average over 59 games.Frederic

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 VGK: 127 attempts, 72 on goal, 7 goals, 6.36 expected goals; best chance David Pastrnak at 0.98 xG.

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

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · VGK 65 · BOS 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at VGK: expected goals 2.06 to 4.30 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 62, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdVGKBOSSSEPSMPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKBOScontrol2nd3rdSmith · 1st 13:18Smith · 2nd 11:03Eichel · 2nd 17:34Pastrnak · 3rd 8:14Smith · 3rd 14:39Marchessault · 3rd 16:38Pastrnak · 3rd 18:20
  • 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 41% of the game, VGK 22%.

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 VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Robin Lehner (57:37) for VGK and Jeremy Swayman (60:00) for BOS, 7 goals.

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
StatBOSVGK
6864
3.291.74
3.131.70
810
55
1710
−0.030+0.030
41%22%

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 →

Vegas Golden Knights

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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Taylor Hall LL1000-230.1520016:53——4754
David Pastrnak RL1202+171.5010016:28——5764
Erik Haula LL1022+140.6620215:05——5667
Charlie Coyle CL2011+200.0000015:34——3832
Craig Smith CL2303+340.1710015:19——4239
Trent Frederic CL2033+330.0941015:09——4257
Brad Marchand LL3000+260.4801018:00——7188
Patrice Bergeron CL3000060.5940017:05——7795
Jake DeBrusk LL3000010.5821013:16——6987
Tomas Nosek LL4000-100.0012214:57——2930
Nick Foligno LL4000000.0023010:13——290
Jesper Froden RL4000000.0001010:06——3352
Brandon Carlo DD1011+120.0924020:27——3460
Matt Grzelcyk DD1011+200.0010019:01——4256
Charlie McAvoy DD2000000.0002023:29——5761
Mike Reilly DD2000-100.0001016:43——5655
Derek Forbort DD3011+200.0021021:15——6689
Connor Clifton DD3000+200.0043017:00——6169
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W36342.9442.0660:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1101+150.5211020:56——4539
Chandler Stephenson CL1000+100.0010018:47——4037
Evgenii Dadonov LL1000020.3210016:51——4832
Jonathan Marchessault RL2101-240.1410018:15——5446
William Karlsson CL2000-200.0301017:53——4632
Reilly Smith RL2000-320.1311016:54——4846
Nicolas Roy CL3000030.0301016:34——6149
William Carrier LL3000+130.1640013:00——6142
Michael Amadio RL3000-100.0010012:25——5037
Keegan Kolesar RL4000-210.1630013:19——4428
Brett Howden CL4000000.0451012:53——4124
Jonas Rondbjerg RL4000-220.040008:43——3922
Alex Pietrangelo DD1011-230.1800022:19——4118
Ben Hutton DD1000-120.0311017:56——4930
Zach Whitecloud DD2000-110.0224222:20——5532
Nicolas Hague DD2000-250.1131018:07——6137
Shea Theodore DD3000030.1304021:54——4451
Brayden McNabb DD3000000.0113011:17——3247
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Robin Lehner(start)L35314.8862.8457:37