Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 1, 2023

FinalSaturday, Apr 1, 2023· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BOS	1	1	2	4		BOS	12	12	11	35
PIT	1	0	2	3		PIT	4	12	8	24

: BOS 66PIT 55
: BOS 2.98PIT 3.67
PP goals: BOS 2PIT 0
Hits: BOS 29PIT 38
Blocks: BOS 15PIT 18
PIM: BOS 10PIT 6
: BOS 46%PIT 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Krejci, Bertuzzi, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:31 together.

Points
David Pastrnak had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:32.Pastrnak
Points
Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:15.Rust
Points
Pavel Zacha had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:04.Zacha
PP1
BOS's first power-play unit (Krejci, Bertuzzi, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:31 together.Krejci Bertuzzi Pastrnak Zacha McAvoy
New line
New look for BOS: Coyle–Hathaway–Frederic skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Coyle Hathaway Frederic
New line
New look for BOS: Marchand–Zacha–DeBrusk skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (86.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Marchand Zacha DeBrusk
New line
New look for BOS: Nosek–Greer–Lauko skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nosek Greer Lauko
Goalie
Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +5 against a season average of 30.1; the loss.Jarry

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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · PIT 55 · BOS 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT 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 33% of the game, PIT 25%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

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	PIT
	61	43
	2.30	2.62
	2.26	2.50
	7	13
	7	7
	17	17
	−0.072	+0.071
	33%	25%

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

L1Krejci – Bertuzzi – Pastrnak
10:3550% CF
L2Coyle – Hathaway – Frederic
9:3045% CF
L3Marchand – Zacha – DeBrusk
8:3787% CF
L4Nosek – Greer – Lauko
6:1542% CF
D1Orlov – McAvoy
12:4863% CF
D2Lindholm – Carlo
11:5864% CF
D3Grzelcyk – Clifton
10:3461% CF

PP1Krejci – Bertuzzi – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy
2:31100% CF
PP2Marchand – Coyle – Lindholm – Pastrnak – DeBrusk
1:4667% CF
PK1FCoyle – Nosek
3:28
PK2FMarchand – DeBrusk
1:53
PK1DOrlov – Carlo
4:25
PK2DLindholm – McAvoy
1:51

Current BOS line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
11:5237% CF
L2Malkin – Zucker – Rakell
8:4950% CF
L3Granlund – Heinen – Poehling
6:2055% CF
L4Carter – Archibald – O'Connor
5:3644% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
13:1241% CF
D2Petry – Joseph
12:1030% CF
D3Ruhwedel – Friedman
8:0943% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Rakell – Guentzel
5:50100% CF
PP2Carter – Petry – Zucker – Granlund – Rust
2:1033% CF
PK1FRust – Poehling
1:47
PK2FCarter – Archibald
0:38
PK1DPetry – Dumoulin
3:10
PK2DLetang – Ruhwedel
0:51

Current PIT 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	3	0	3	0	8	0.85	1	1	2	19:32	—	—	52	41
David Krejci C	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.11	0	0	4	18:08	—	—	48	37
Tyler Bertuzzi L	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.18	5	0	0	14:59	—	—	52	36
Charlie Coyle C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	0	2	0	20:20	—	—	55	45
Garnet Hathaway R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	4	0	0	11:34	—	—	42	23
Trent Frederic C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	0	10:38	—	—	57	46
Brad Marchand L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	67	62
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.47	3	1	2	15:45	—	—	81	90
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	3	3	+2	2	0.11	0	0	0	15:04	—	—	76	75
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:53	—	—	56	57
A.J. Greer L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	1	0	7:57	—	—	61	52
Jakub Lauko C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	2	0	0	7:00	—	—	50	31
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	-2	6	0.06	2	1	0	24:11	—	—	64	43
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	1	0	1	-2	1	0.28	0	2	0	21:15	—	—	59	41
Hampus Lindholm D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	1	0	21:40	—	—	53	43
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	0	2	2	20:45	—	—	64	60
Connor Clifton D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	4	3	0	15:02	—	—	50	45
Matt Grzelcyk D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.02	3	1	0	12:43	—	—	60	65

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	W	24	21	3	.875	3.67	59:56

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	1	1	+3	2	0.45	1	2	0	22:14	—	—	42	71
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	0	1	+3	3	0.56	1	1	0	21:56	—	—	37	67
Bryan Rust R	L1	2	1	3	+3	4	0.65	2	3	0	21:15	—	—	30	60
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.49	1	0	2	21:03	—	—	42	49
Rickard Rakell R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.51	1	0	0	18:33	—	—	50	48
Jason Zucker L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.22	1	1	0	16:05	—	—	46	48
Ryan Poehling C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	1	1	0	12:29	—	—	56	43
Mikael Granlund C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	2	0	0	12:24	—	—	53	45
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	3	0	0	8:28	—	—	58	42
Jeff Carter C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:08	—	—	27	24
Josh Archibald R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	5	0	0	10:53	—	—	32	35
Drew O'Connor L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	1	1	0	9:08	—	—	40	35
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.33	4	2	0	27:06	—	—	48	69
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.06	2	4	0	19:27	—	—	36	56
Jeff Petry D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	5	2	0	23:47	—	—	31	26
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	1	0	2	14:45	—	—	32	16
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	2	1	2	12:48	—	—	50	67
Mark Friedman D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	3	0	0	11:12	—	—	55	66

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	L	35	31	4	.886	2.98	58:35

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. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 1, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Boston Bruins edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Boston Bruins

Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Boston Bruins

Pittsburgh Penguins