Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple LeafsMar 4, 2024

FinalMonday, Mar 4, 2024· Scotiabank Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BOS	2	1	1	4		BOS	13	7	7	27
TOR	0	0	1	1		TOR	10	13	10	33

: BOS 49TOR 63
: BOS 2.28TOR 3.90
PP goals: BOS 1TOR 0
Hits: BOS 43TOR 46
Blocks: BOS 10TOR 13
PIM: BOS 8TOR 4
: BOS 47%TOR 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at TOR. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Heinen–Zacha skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
David Pastrnak had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:27.Pastrnak
Points
Pavel Zacha had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.Zacha
Points
Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:04.DeBrusk
New line
New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Heinen–Zacha skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pastrnak Heinen Zacha
New line
New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Frederic–Geekie skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.van Riemsdyk Frederic Geekie
Luck
TOR scored 1 goal on 3.90 expected goals (63 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
BOS scored 4 goals on 2.28 expected goals (49 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Tyler Bertuzzi (TOR) played 20:08, +4:08 up on his 16:00 season average over 79 games.Bertuzzi

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)TOR attacks right (top on phones) →

TOR
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · TOR 63 · BOS 49

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

TOR
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TOR 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 21% of the game, TOR 44%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

TOR

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	TOR
	38	54
	1.48	2.23
	1.41	2.18
	14	13
	5	4
	13	28
	+0.003	−0.003
	21%	44%

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 – Heinen – Zacha
11:1647% CF
L2van Riemsdyk – Frederic – Geekie
9:4550% CF
L3Marchand – Coyle – DeBrusk
9:3235% CF
L4Brazeau – Boqvist – Lauko
8:5343% CF
D1Grzelcyk – McAvoy
14:0939% CF
D2Shattenkirk – Wotherspoon
11:4143% CF
D3Carlo – Lohrei
10:5624% CF

PP1Marchand – van Riemsdyk – Coyle – Pastrnak – McAvoy
1:40100% CF
PP2Pastrnak – Zacha – DeBrusk – Geekie – Lohrei
1:34100% CF
PK1FMarchand – Coyle
2:42
PK2FHeinen – Zacha
1:20
PK1DCarlo – McAvoy
2:12
PK2DGrzelcyk – Wotherspoon
1:19

Current BOS line combinations →

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Tavares – Jarnkrok – McMann
10:4965% CF
L2Marner – Matthews – Knies
10:4665% CF
L3Bertuzzi – Domi – Nylander
10:1047% CF
L4Reaves – Kampf – Holmberg
6:2263% CF
D1McCabe – Benoit
13:0063% CF
D2Brodie – Liljegren
12:5736% CF
D3Rielly – Lyubushkin
11:0475% CF

PP1Rielly – Bertuzzi – Nylander – Marner – Matthews
4:3189% CF
PP2Tavares – Jarnkrok – Domi – Liljegren – McMann
0:34100% CF
PK1FMarner – Kampf
1:33
PK2FJarnkrok – Nylander
0:28
PK1DBrodie – McCabe
1:36
PK2DLiljegren – Benoit
0:28

Current TOR 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	0	3	3	+2	7	0.35	0	0	0	18:27	—	—	50	74
Pavel Zacha C	L1	2	0	2	+1	4	0.66	2	0	0	17:46	—	—	47	72
Danton Heinen L	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	2	0	15:20	—	—	41	63
Morgan Geekie C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	3	0	0	14:54	—	—	53	37
Trent Frederic C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	4	0	0	14:16	—	—	38	29
James van Riemsdyk L	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.14	1	0	0	12:52	—	—	60	45
Charlie Coyle C	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.24	3	1	0	17:32	—	—	35	35
Brad Marchand L	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.10	2	0	0	17:10	—	—	33	35
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	1	1	2	0	1	0.51	4	1	0	14:04	—	—	32	32
Jakub Lauko C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	4	0	0	11:13	—	—	40	16
Justin Brazeau R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	5	0	0	10:36	—	—	47	21
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	10:30	—	—	38	16
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	4	0	0	25:12	—	—	42	38
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	0	2	20:48	—	—	45	34
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	19:15	—	—	58	76
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	2	14:57	—	—	33	19
Brandon Carlo D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	0	3	2	20:48	—	—	32	48
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	2	16:46	—	—	32	30

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	3.90	60:00

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
John Tavares C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.28	8	0	0	16:45	—	—	71	49
Calle Jarnkrok C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.42	3	0	0	16:01	—	—	68	42
Bobby McMann C	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.21	2	1	0	13:14	—	—	68	48
Mitch Marner R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.30	1	0	0	21:14	—	—	62	74
Auston Matthews C	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.51	2	1	0	20:45	—	—	64	77
Matthew Knies L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	2	0	2	12:32	—	—	62	83
Tyler Bertuzzi L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.59	5	0	0	20:08	—	—	44	49
William Nylander R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.27	0	0	0	19:46	—	—	50	57
Max Domi C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	0	0	0	16:53	—	—	46	38
David Kampf C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:48	—	—	67	85
Pontus Holmberg R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.20	0	0	0	8:48	—	—	56	76
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	7	2	0	8:28	—	—	46	49
Jake McCabe D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	4	2	2	19:23	—	—	64	68
Simon Benoit D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	4	2	0	16:39	—	—	52	59
TJ Brodie D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	2	1	0	20:20	—	—	50	44
Timothy Liljegren D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	18:10	—	—	46	41
Morgan Rielly D	D3	0	1	1	0	4	0.29	2	0	0	22:44	—	—	70	84
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.03	1	3	0	15:41	—	—	68	88

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joseph Woll(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	2.28	58:23

Goal anatomy

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

Morgan Geekie (BOS) 1st 9:43 · assists David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei · Deflection · passed in · 5.2 mph shot · 7.1 s from entry to goal.

Morgan Geekie · 1st 9:43 · BOS

Play: deflection
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 5.2 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 7.1 s

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Pavel Zacha · 1st 12:42 · BOS PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 59.1 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Type: rebound

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Jake DeBrusk · 2nd 5:07 · BOS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 63.7 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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John Tavares · 3rd 3:52 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 68.9 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Pavel Zacha · 3rd 10:35 · BOS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3
Shot: 48.4 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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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.

Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple LeafsMar 4, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Goal anatomy

Morgan Geekie · 1st 9:43 · BOS

Pavel Zacha · 1st 12:42 · BOS PP

Jake DeBrusk · 2nd 5:07 · BOS

John Tavares · 3rd 3:52 · TOR

Pavel Zacha · 3rd 10:35 · BOS