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Boston Bruins vs. Carolina HurricanesApr 7, 2026

Final / OT· Lenovo Center
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BOS
5
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CAR
6
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
BOS31105BOS894021
CAR23016CAR131512141
BOS 45CAR 71
BOS 2.19CAR 4.60
PP goals
BOS 0CAR 1
Hits
BOS 18CAR 30
Blocks
BOS 10CAR 11
PIM
BOS 8CAR 2
BOS 56%CAR 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes edge Boston Bruins 6–5 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 6–5 in overtime at home. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CAR won it by committee.

  1. Points
    Morgan Geekie had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:37.Geekie
  2. Points
    Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:17.Svechnikov
  3. Points
    Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.Zacha
  4. Points
    Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:24.Hall
  5. Points
    Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:29.McAvoy
  6. Points
    David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:09.Pastrnak
  7. Points
    Jackson Blake had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:12.Blake
  8. Points
    Nikita Zadorov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:41.Zadorov

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 CAR: 116 attempts, 62 on goal, 11 goals, 6.79 expected goals; best chance Morgan Geekie at 0.45 xG.

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

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · CAR 71 · BOS 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at CAR: expected goals 4.60 to 2.19 (CAR led the chances), shot attempts 71 to 45, 11 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTCARBOSLSMGGSCHGZSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:13
  • CAR
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CARBOScontrol2nd3rdOTLindholm · 1st 4:40Svechnikov · 1st 10:04Miller · 1st 11:38Geekie · 1st 13:36Geekie · 1st 17:25Stankoven · 2nd 5:17Carrier · 2nd 7:20Hall · 2nd 8:33Geekie · 2nd 18:50Zacha · 3rd 12:33Slavin · OT 1:13
  • CAR 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 18% of the game, CAR 52%.

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 CAR: 39 players over 61:13; most ice Brandon Bussi (61:13) for CAR and Joonas Korpisalo (32:40) for BOS, 11 goals.

CAR
BOS
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CAR skaters (rows) against BOS skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CAR side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, CAR rows versus BOS columns: 250 matchups; most common Ehlers vs Pastrnak, 12:27 at 69% xGF.

CAR ↓ · BOS →LindholmPastrnakGeekieZachaMittelstadtArvidssonKhusnutdinovMintenSteevesJeannotKuralyKastelicMcAvoyAspirotPeekeZadorovLindholmLohreiL1 BlakeL1 StankovenL1 HallL2 EhlersL2 StaalL2 MartinookL3 AhoL3 JarvisL3 SvechnikovL4 JankowskiL4 DeslauriersL4 CarrierD1 NikishinD1 WalkerD2 MillerD2 GostisbehereD3 SlavinD3 Chatfield
CAR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBOSCAR
4671
2.194.27
2.134.14
1113
64
1729
+0.034−0.034
18%52%

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 →

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:40
    BOSHampus Lindholm (Pavel Zacha, Viktor Arvidsson)snap0.05 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Arvidsson, Zacha, Mittelstadt, LohreiCAR: Hall, Gostisbehere, Slavin, Stankoven, Blake
    BOS 1 – 0 CAR
  2. 10:04
    CARAndrei Svechnikov (Alexander Nikishin, Sean Walker)wrist0.07 xG
    BOS: Arvidsson, Zacha, McAvoy, Mittelstadt, AspirotCAR: Aho, Walker, Svechnikov, Jarvis, Nikishin
    BOS 1 – 1 CAR
  3. 11:38
    CARK'Andre Miller (Jordan Staal)snap0.03 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Zadorov, Pastrnak, Peeke, GeekieCAR: Staal, Martinook, Ehlers, Chatfield, Miller
    BOS 1 – 2 CAR
  4. 13:36
    BOSMorgan Geekie (David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm)snap0.45 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Geekie, LohreiCAR: Gostisbehere, Slavin, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis
    BOS 2 – 2 CAR
  5. 17:25
    BOSMorgan Geekie (David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov)wrist0.22 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Zadorov, Pastrnak, Peeke, GeekieCAR: Staal, Martinook, Ehlers, Chatfield, Miller
    BOS 3 – 2 CAR

2nd period

  1. 5:17
    CARLogan StankovenPP (Taylor Hall, Jackson Blake)slap0.14 xG
    BOS: Kuraly, Lindholm, McAvoy, KastelicCAR: Staal, Hall, Nikishin, Stankoven, Blake
    BOS 3 – 3 CAR
  2. 7:20
    CARWilliam Carrier (Jordan Martinook)snap0.16 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, McAvoy, Geekie, AspirotCAR: Staal, Martinook, Slavin, Carrier, Chatfield
    BOS 3 – 4 CAR
  3. 8:33
    CARTaylor Hall (Jackson Blake, Sean Walker)snap0.29 xG
    BOS: Zadorov, Peeke, Khusnutdinov, Steeves, MintenCAR: Hall, Walker, Nikishin, Stankoven, Blake
    BOS 3 – 5 CAR
  4. 18:50
    BOSMorgan Geekie (Nikita Zadorov, Charlie McAvoy)tip-in0.10 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Zadorov, Pastrnak, McAvoy, GeekieCAR: Staal, Martinook, Slavin, Ehlers, Chatfield
    BOS 4 – 5 CAR

3rd period

  1. 12:33
    BOSPavel Zacha (Charlie McAvoy, Viktor Arvidsson)snap0.18 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Arvidsson, Zacha, McAvoy, MittelstadtCAR: Aho, Walker, Miller, Svechnikov, Jarvis
    BOS 5 – 5 CAR

OT period

  1. 1:13
    CARJaccob Slavin (Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov)snap0.29 xG
    BOS: Zacha, McAvoy, KhusnutdinovCAR: Slavin, Aho, Svechnikov
    BOS 5 – 6 CAR

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
Elias Lindholm CL1011+120.1100021:39——4246
David Pastrnak RL1022+110.0200220:09——4240
Morgan Geekie CL1303+141.0310017:37——4446
Pavel Zacha CL2112020.2300016:59——3233
Casey Mittelstadt CL2000+110.1201016:32——3837
Viktor Arvidsson LL2022+110.0901015:54——3944
Marat Khusnutdinov CL3000-210.0320017:16——4415
Fraser Minten CL3000-100.0621017:00——4821
Alex Steeves CL3000-110.0630010:13——3711
Tanner Jeannot LL4000000.041009:54——4028
Sean Kuraly CL4000020.070009:15——2723
Mark Kastelic CL4000000.001126:20——2523
Charlie McAvoy DD1022-100.0400226:29——4530
Jonathan Aspirot DD1000-220.0822017:29——3715
Andrew Peeke DD2000-100.0023018:55——3325
Nikita Zadorov DD2022010.0741218:41——3728
Hampus Lindholm DD3101+320.0800022:19——4662
Mason Lohrei DD3000+210.0800014:04——3952
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joonas KorpisaloO17161.9412.1332:40
Jeremy Swayman(start)—24195.7922.4728:33

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jackson Blake RL1022020.5001020:12——5876
Logan Stankoven CL1101020.2710020:02——5776
Taylor Hall LL1112030.3610019:24——5876
Nikolaj Ehlers LL2000-120.1310019:18——6466
Jordan Staal CL2011020.3551017:36——6774
Jordan Martinook LL2011000.1101214:49——5971
Sebastian Aho CL3011030.5600018:40——6149
Seth Jarvis RL3000-120.2600018:03——6451
Andrei Svechnikov RL3112050.3260015:17——6350
Mark Jankowski LL4000000.000108:05——6280
Nicolas Deslauriers LL4000010.023006:55——6280
William Carrier LL4101+130.474006:39——6286
Alexander Nikishin DD1011+230.0410020:43——6887
Sean Walker DD1022+120.0141019:26——6779
K'Andre Miller DD2101-160.6112019:32——5968
Shayne Gostisbehere DD2000-210.1933019:11——5440
Jaccob Slavin DD3101-140.3901021:53——5554
Jalen Chatfield DD3000000.0000013:54——5868
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Brandon Bussi(start)W21165.7622.1961:13

Goal anatomy

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

Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) 1st 10:04 · assists Alexander Nikishin, Sean Walker · Rush · passed in · 6.6 mph shot · 3.5 s from entry to goal.

Hampus Lindholm · 1st 4:40 · BOS

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
57.6 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
6.7 s

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Morgan Geekie · 1st 13:36 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
30.4 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Morgan Geekie · 1st 17:25 · BOS

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
26.7 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
5.3 s
Type
rebound

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Taylor Hall · 2nd 8:33 · CAR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
41.9 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
4.1 s

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Jaccob Slavin · OT 1:13 · CAR

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
39.4 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
6.3 s

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