Boston Bruins vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 11, 2024

Final / OTThursday, Jan 11, 2024· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
BOS	0	0	1	0	1		BOS	8	10	15	0	33
VGK	0	0	1	1	2		VGK	12	6	6	1	25

: BOS 65VGK 57
: BOS 2.27VGK 2.44
PP goals: BOS 0VGK 1
Hits: BOS 26VGK 28
Blocks: BOS 22VGK 19
PIM: BOS 10VGK 6
: BOS 53%VGK 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Martinez, Stone, Marchessault, Barbashev and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:00 together.

Points
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:46.Eichel
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Martinez, Stone, Marchessault, Barbashev and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:00 together.Martinez Stone Marchessault Barbashev Eichel
New line
New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–Boqvist skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pastrnak Zacha Boqvist
New line
New look for VGK: Amadio–Roy–Cotter skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Amadio Roy Cotter
Usage
Alec Martinez (VGK) played 25:34, +6:39 up on his 18:55 season average over 54 games.Martinez
New line
New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Lauko–Beecher skated 4:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.van Riemsdyk Lauko Beecher
New line
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Howden–Rondbjerg skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kolesar Howden Rondbjerg
Usage
Jack Eichel (VGK) played 16:46, −3:49 down on his 20:35 season average over 62 games.Eichel

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 122 of 122 attempts · VGK 57 · BOS 65

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 35% of the game, VGK 34%.

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
	68	49
	2.50	1.74
	2.36	1.63
	11	6
	2	8
	19	8
	+0.012	−0.012
	35%	34%

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

L1Pastrnak – Zacha – Boqvist
7:1550% CF
L2Marchand – Coyle – DeBrusk
7:1147% CF
L3van Riemsdyk – Lauko – Beecher
4:0950% CF
L4Heinen – Frederic – Geekie
3:0727% CF
D1Grzelcyk – McAvoy
11:0985% CF
D2Lindholm – Wotherspoon
9:0553% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Lohrei
4:3433% CF

PP1Marchand – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy – Geekie
2:57100% CF
PP2Shattenkirk – van Riemsdyk – Coyle – Lindholm – DeBrusk
0:540% CF
PK1FZacha – DeBrusk
1:25
PK2FCoyle – Beecher
1:22
PK1DLindholm – McAvoy
1:43
PK2DGrzelcyk – Wotherspoon
1:02

Current BOS line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Marchessault – Stephenson – Dorofeyev
10:2252% CF
L2Amadio – Roy – Cotter
7:5740% CF
L3Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
7:2653% CF
L4Kolesar – Howden – Rondbjerg
6:4443% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
15:2534% CF
D2McNabb – Korczak
13:4762% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
12:4231% CF

PP1Martinez – Stone – Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel
4:00100% CF
PP2Martinez – Marchessault – Stephenson – Barbashev – Roy
0:58100% CF
PK1FEichel – Rondbjerg
0:51
PK2FStephenson – Howden
0:46
PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo
2:43
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
1:46

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

3rd period

7:01
VGKJack EichelPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez)tip-in0.12 xG
BOS: Coyle, Lindholm, McAvoy, BeecherVGK: Martinez, Stone, Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel
BOS 0 – 1 VGK
12:18
BOSMatt Grzelcyk (Trent Frederic)wrist0.02 xG
BOS: Grzelcyk, Frederic, Boqvist, Lauko, LohreiVGK: Martinez, McNabb, Marchessault, Eichel, Dorofeyev
BOS 1 – 1 VGK

OT period

0:46
VGKAlex Pietrangelo (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)wrist0.17 xG
BOS: Marchand, Lindholm, PastrnakVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Eichel
BOS 1 – 2 VGK

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	0	0	0	-1	9	0.64	1	0	0	21:23	—	—	65	61
Pavel Zacha C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	20:05	—	—	61	49
Jesper Boqvist C	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	1	0	0	11:31	—	—	76	92
Brad Marchand L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:38	—	—	54	71
Charlie Coyle C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	2	0	18:37	—	—	52	87
Jake DeBrusk L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	0	1	0	17:10	—	—	62	89
James van Riemsdyk L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	1	2	2	11:29	—	—	58	61
John Beecher C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	2	0	0	8:27	—	—	36	44
Jakub Lauko C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	5	0	0	6:26	—	—	75	89
Morgan Geekie C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.46	2	0	0	14:19	—	—	43	33
Trent Frederic C	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.20	3	1	0	13:42	—	—	52	48
Danton Heinen L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	2	2	4	12:49	—	—	60	48
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	3	2	2	26:32	—	—	64	69
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.05	1	0	0	17:32	—	—	78	89
Hampus Lindholm D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	2	25:32	—	—	43	31
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0	17:27	—	—	65	78
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	0	6	0	15:34	—	—	41	32
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	2	0	14:33	—	—	54	68

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	O	25	23	2	.920	2.44	60:46

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.60	0	0	0	20:29	—	—	54	55
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	0	2	0	17:58	—	—	52	34
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	0	15:31	—	—	50	51
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	16:29	—	—	36	22
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	2	0	16:10	—	—	31	19
Paul Cotter L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	0	2	11:14	—	—	37	27
Ivan Barbashev L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.60	3	0	2	16:55	—	—	38	40
Mark Stone R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	1	0	0	16:52	—	—	45	59
Jack Eichel C	L3	1	1	2	0	4	0.17	1	1	0	16:46	—	—	46	58
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	13:38	—	—	39	66
Jonas Rondbjerg R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	12:46	—	—	27	20
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	6:54	—	—	43	56
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.07	1	5	0	25:34	—	—	35	36
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.23	4	0	0	23:20	—	—	33	32
Kaedan Korczak D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	0	0	17:00	—	—	61	60
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	4	4	2	16:51	—	—	61	79
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	16:08	—	—	33	34
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	2	0	15:43	—	—	40	37

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	2.27	60:46

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Eichel (VGK PP) 3rd 7:01 · assists Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez · Deflection · 6.7 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · 3rd 7:01 · VGK PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 6.7 mph
Distance: 4 ft

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Matt Grzelcyk · 3rd 12:18 · BOS

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 12.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Alex Pietrangelo · OT 0:46 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 33.8 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s
Type: one-timer

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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.