Edgehalla

Boston Bruins vs. Los Angeles KingsOct 21, 2023

Final· Crypto.com Arena
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BOS
4
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LAK
2
Goals123TShots123T
BOS1214BOS1011425
LAK0112LAK1413734
BOS 51LAK 76
BOS 1.98LAK 3.64
PP goals
BOS 1LAK 1
Hits
BOS 33LAK 21
Blocks
BOS 21LAK 14
PIM
BOS 17LAK 13
BOS 48%LAK 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:42 together.

  1. Points
    Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:43.Marchand
  2. Points
    David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:18.Pastrnak
  3. Points
    Derek Forbort had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:20.Forbort
  4. PP1
    BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:42 together.Marchandvan RiemsdykPastrnakZachaMcAvoy
  5. Luck
    BOS scored 4 goals on 1.98 expected goals (51 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. New line
    New look for BOS: Brown–Lauko–Beecher skated 4:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.BrownLaukoBeecher
  7. Usage
    Derek Forbort (BOS) played 22:20, +4:40 up on his 17:40 season average over 34 games.Forbort
  8. Usage
    Kevin Fiala (LAK) played 22:02, +4:03 up on his 17:59 season average over 81 games.Fiala

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 LAK: 127 attempts, 59 on goal, 6 goals, 5.62 expected goals; best chance Pierre-Luc Dubois at 0.30 xG.

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

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · LAK 76 · BOS 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at LAK: expected goals 3.64 to 1.98 (LAK led the chances), shot attempts 76 to 51, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdLAKBOSPLGMMGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • LAK
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKBOScontrol2nd3rdPastrnak · 1st 13:10Laferriere · 2nd 6:28Geekie · 2nd 14:45Marchand · 2nd 15:33Marchand · 3rd 17:48Grundstrom · 3rd 18:50
  • LAK 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 16% of the game, LAK 43%.

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 LAK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Cam Talbot (58:03) for LAK and Jeremy Swayman (60:00) for BOS, 6 goals.

LAK
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
StatBOSLAK
4964
2.012.23
1.982.19
710
74
26
−0.027+0.027
16%43%

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 →

Los Angeles Kings

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 13:10
    BOSDavid PastrnakPP (Brad Marchand, James van Riemsdyk)wrist0.08 xG
    BOS: Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoyLAK: Lewis, Gavrikov, Roy, Lizotte
    BOS 1 – 0 LAK

2nd period

  1. 6:28
    LAKAlex Laferriere (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Kevin Fiala)wrist0.17 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Brown, Carlo, Lauko, BeecherLAK: Doughty, Fiala, Englund, Dubois, Laferriere
    BOS 1 – 1 LAK
  2. 14:45
    BOSMorgan Geekie (Milan Lucic, Derek Forbort)slap0.12 xG
    BOS: Lucic, Forbort, McAvoy, Geekie, PoitrasLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Anderson, Laferriere
    BOS 2 – 1 LAK
  3. 15:33
    BOSBrad Marchand (David Pastrnak, Derek Forbort)wrist0.16 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Forbort, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoyLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Anderson, Byfield
    BOS 3 – 1 LAK

3rd period

  1. 17:48
    BOSBrad Marchand (David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha)wrist0.28 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, CarloLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe, Dubois
    BOS 4 – 1 LAK
  2. 18:50
    LAKCarl GrundstromPP (Matt Roy, Trevor Lewis)tip-in0.10 xG
    BOS: Forbort, Brown, Carlo, BeecherLAK: Lewis, Roy, Grundstrom, Lizotte, Spence
    BOS 4 – 2 LAK

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
Charlie Coyle CL1000020.1012417:01——3536
Trent Frederic CL1000010.0710714:46——5049
James van Riemsdyk LL1011020.1420014:45——5048
Brad Marchand LL2213+250.5910020:43——4253
Pavel Zacha CL2011+200.1521018:50——3963
David Pastrnak RL2123+240.2520018:18——4153
John Beecher CL3000-110.0330210:51——5432
Jakub Lauko CL3000-110.0941010:39——3116
Patrick Brown CL3000-110.004009:03——3319
Matthew Poitras CL4000+100.0201013:25——4840
Morgan Geekie CL4101+110.1220212:54——5053
Milan Lucic LL4011+100.0001012:15——4260
Charlie McAvoy DD1000+220.1753226:39——5169
Matt Grzelcyk DD1000020.0702017:24——5064
Brandon Carlo DD2000020.0603019:42——4240
Hampus Lindholm DD2000010.0413018:48——4238
Derek Forbort DD3022+200.0854022:20——3844
Ian Mitchell DD3000000.0000011:23——3534
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W34322.9413.6460:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kevin Fiala LL1011-100.0010022:02——4841
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1011040.8410219:11——5648
Alex Laferriere RL1101040.2200014:14——5455
Anze Kopitar CL2000-330.2501022:59——5643
Adrian Kempe RL2000-250.7910019:51——6849
Quinton Byfield RL2000-120.3211014:04——7761
Phillip Danault CL3000010.2021016:20——4759
Trevor Moore LL3000010.2110015:03——3945
Arthur Kaliyev RL3000010.1510413:30——4546
Trevor Lewis CL4011010.111009:53——5774
Blake Lizotte CL4000000.000109:36——5369
Carl Grundstrom RL4101010.202008:09——5369
Drew Doughty DD1000-210.0403026:24——5146
Mikey Anderson DD1000-210.0110216:15——5450
Matt Roy DD2011040.1232021:06——6463
Andreas Englund DD2000+110.0631510:29——6568
Vladislav Gavrikov DD3000020.0511020:34——6570
Jordan Spence DD3000020.0823016:04——4552
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Cam Talbot(start)L25214.8401.9858:03

Goal anatomy

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

Brad Marchand (BOS) 2nd 15:33 · assists David Pastrnak, Derek Forbort · Cycle · 22.4 mph shot.

Alex Laferriere · 2nd 6:28 · LAK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
50.8 mph
Distance
21 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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