Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple LeafsJan 4, 2025

FinalSaturday, Jan 4, 2025· Scotiabank Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BOS	0	2	2	4		BOS	9	12	10	31
TOR	1	1	4	6		TOR	11	10	8	29

: BOS 58TOR 49
: BOS 2.78TOR 4.07
PP goals: BOS 0TOR 0
Hits: BOS 23TOR 20
Blocks: BOS 6TOR 14
PIM: BOS 4TOR 4
: BOS 45%TOR 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 6–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 6–4 at home. Matthew Knies (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 2A. New look for TOR: Marner–Matthews–Knies skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Matthew Knies had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 18:52.Knies
Points
Mitch Marner had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 22:42.Marner
Points
Auston Matthews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:32.Matthews
Points
David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:37.Pastrnak
Points
Jake McCabe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:32.McCabe
Points
Pavel Zacha had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:58.Zacha
New line
New look for TOR: Marner–Matthews–Knies skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Marner Matthews Knies
New line
New look for TOR: Pacioretty–Tavares–Nylander skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pacioretty Tavares Nylander

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 107 of 107 attempts · TOR 49 · BOS 58

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 24% of the game, TOR 26%.

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
	61	50
	2.52	2.44
	2.46	2.41
	10	10
	12	2
	32	25
	+0.002	−0.002
	24%	26%

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

L1Frederic – Brazeau – Wahlstrom
8:1954% CF
L2Marchand – Lindholm – Pastrnak
7:1931% CF
L3Kastelic – Koepke – Beecher
7:0962% CF
L4Coyle – Zacha – Geekie
6:1245% CF
D1Zadorov – McAvoy
16:5145% CF
D2Oesterle – Carlo
13:5768% CF
D3Peeke – Lohrei
12:5444% CF

PP1Marchand – Lindholm – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy
1:22
PP2Coyle – Brazeau – Geekie – Wahlstrom – Lohrei
0:41
PK1FLindholm – Zacha
0:55
PK2FMarchand – Coyle
0:51
PK1DZadorov – Carlo
0:55
PK2DMcAvoy – Peeke
0:51

Current BOS line combinations →

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Marner – Matthews – Knies
11:4056% CF
L2Pacioretty – Tavares – Nylander
10:4144% CF
L3Domi – Robertson – McMann
9:4050% CF
L4Lorentz – Kampf – Dewar
7:2033% CF
D1Tanev – McCabe
16:1748% CF
D2Rielly – Myers
15:2244% CF
D3Ekman-Larsson – Benoit
13:4036% CF

PP1Tavares – Rielly – Nylander – Marner – Matthews
1:01100% CF
PP2Ekman-Larsson – Nylander – Marner – Matthews – McMann
0:43100% CF
PK1FMarner – Kampf
1:32
PK2FLorentz – Dewar
0:42
PK1DMyers – Benoit
1:10
PK2DTanev – McCabe
1:04

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
Trent Frederic C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.29	3	0	0	15:02	—	—	60	62
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	1	0	0	12:37	—	—	56	52
Justin Brazeau R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.18	3	0	0	12:35	—	—	57	60
David Pastrnak R	L2	2	0	2	-4	5	0.48	0	0	0	21:37	—	—	49	26
Brad Marchand L	L2	0	1	1	-3	5	0.41	0	0	0	18:30	—	—	46	24
Elias Lindholm C	L2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.12	2	1	2	17:10	—	—	42	13
John Beecher C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	3	1	0	11:16	—	—	67	82
Mark Kastelic C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	3	0	0	10:58	—	—	53	66
Cole Koepke L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	2	0	0	9:22	—	—	64	87
Pavel Zacha C	L4	0	2	2	-1	0	0.04	0	0	0	19:58	—	—	59	49
Morgan Geekie C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.51	2	0	2	16:09	—	—	59	55
Charlie Coyle C	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.09	1	0	0	14:46	—	—	58	63
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.01	1	1	0	25:00	—	—	55	51
Nikita Zadorov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	1	0	22:53	—	—	45	50
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	17:42	—	—	67	64
Jordan Oesterle D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	16:25	—	—	71	63
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.00	0	0	0	18:03	—	—	56	37
Andrew Peeke D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	1	1	0	17:58	—	—	43	41

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	2.31	57:59

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mitch Marner R	L1	1	4	5	+5	3	1.00	1	0	0	22:42	—	—	49	70
Matthew Knies L	L1	3	2	5	+6	6	0.68	2	1	2	18:52	—	—	51	65
Auston Matthews C	L1	1	2	3	+5	5	1.15	1	0	0	17:32	—	—	53	65
William Nylander R	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.10	0	1	2	16:50	—	—	39	35
John Tavares C	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.17	1	0	0	16:32	—	—	44	42
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.21	2	0	0	12:44	—	—	44	38
Bobby McMann C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	0	0	0	14:30	—	—	46	41
Max Domi C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	0	0	0	13:28	—	—	53	53
Nick Robertson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	1	0	11:20	—	—	50	50
David Kampf C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:09	—	—	20	23
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	3	1	0	9:34	—	—	30	47
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	9:33	—	—	27	35
Jake McCabe D	D1	1	1	2	+3	3	0.15	3	1	0	21:32	—	—	49	56
Chris Tanev D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.02	0	3	0	21:07	—	—	50	57
Morgan Rielly D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	2	0	21:51	—	—	47	52
Philippe Myers D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	0	0	0	17:32	—	—	46	56
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	18:09	—	—	38	35
Simon Benoit D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	2	0	18:03	—	—	39	35

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joseph Woll(start)	W	31	27	4	.871	2.78	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jake McCabe (TOR) 1st 3:29 · assists Mitch Marner, Chris Tanev · Forecheck turnover · 55.6 mph shot.

Jake McCabe · 1st 3:29 · TOR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.6 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Type: one-timer

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Morgan Geekie · 2nd 3:49 · BOS

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 42.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Trent Frederic · 2nd 18:44 · BOS

Play: faceoff
Passes: 2
Shot: 49.7 mph
Distance: 19 ft

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Matthew Knies · 3rd 3:43 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 26.7 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 3.2 s

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David Pastrnak · 3rd 4:17 · BOS

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.6 mph
Distance: 31 ft

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Matthew Knies · 3rd 5:28 · TOR

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 42.8 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 6.0 s
Type: one-timer

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Mitch Marner · 3rd 17:55 · TOR EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 61.0 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 1.7 s

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David Pastrnak · 3rd 18:10 · BOS

Play: rebound
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 54.1 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Auston Matthews · 3rd 19:29 · TOR EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 1
Shot: 23.6 mph
Distance: 146 ft

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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 LeafsJan 4, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 6–4

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

Jake McCabe · 1st 3:29 · TOR

Morgan Geekie · 2nd 3:49 · BOS

Trent Frederic · 2nd 18:44 · BOS

Matthew Knies · 3rd 3:43 · TOR

David Pastrnak · 3rd 4:17 · BOS

Matthew Knies · 3rd 5:28 · TOR

Mitch Marner · 3rd 17:55 · TOR EN

David Pastrnak · 3rd 18:10 · BOS

Auston Matthews · 3rd 19:29 · TOR EN