Boston Bruins vs. Nashville PredatorsApr 2, 2024

FinalTuesday, Apr 2, 2024· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BOS	0	0	3	3		BOS	10	6	16	32
NSH	0	0	0	0		NSH	5	12	14	31

: BOS 53NSH 70
: BOS 3.54NSH 2.48
PP goals: BOS 0NSH 0
Hits: BOS 10NSH 23
Blocks: BOS 20NSH 9
PIM: BOS 8NSH 4
: BOS 34%NSH 66%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 3–0

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 3–0 at NSH. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH scored 0 goals on 2.48 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:18.Pastrnak
Points
Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:57.Zacha
Points
Danton Heinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:54.Heinen
Luck
NSH scored 0 goals on 2.48 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Justin Brazeau (BOS) played 3:45, −7:47 down on his 11:32 season average over 18 games.Brazeau
Usage
Gustav Nyquist (NSH) played 21:11, +3:29 up on his 17:42 season average over 80 games.Nyquist
Usage
Luke Schenn (NSH) played 11:37, −3:38 down on his 15:15 season average over 62 games.Schenn
PP1
NSH's PP1 (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Glass) went scoreless in 4:04 of 5v4 time with 2 attempts.Josi Nyquist O'Reilly Forsberg Glass

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)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →

NSH
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · NSH 70 · BOS 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NSH 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 30% of the game, NSH 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NSH

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	NSH
	53	73
	2.56	2.52
	2.41	2.42
	12	16
	4	5
	14	19
	−0.073	+0.073
	30%	28%

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
7:1859% CF
L2Marchand – Coyle – DeBrusk
7:0710% CF
L3van Riemsdyk – Frederic – Geekie
4:2240% CF
L4Brazeau – Boqvist – Beecher
2:1660% CF
D1Lindholm – McAvoy
14:4356% CF
D2Carlo – Lohrei
8:1162% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Peeke
8:0445% CF

PP1Marchand – Coyle – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy
2:10100% CF
PP2Shattenkirk – van Riemsdyk – Pastrnak – DeBrusk – Geekie
1:41100% CF
PK1FHeinen – Zacha
1:36
PK2FMarchand – Coyle
1:32
PK1DLindholm – Peeke
1:34
PK2DCarlo – McAvoy
1:16

Current BOS line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Nyquist – O'Reilly – Forsberg
11:3283% CF
L2McCarron – Sherwood – Smith
9:3445% CF
L3Zucker – Sissons – Glass
8:0641% CF
L4Jankowski – Novak – Evangelista
7:4461% CF
D1Lauzon – Carrier
14:0787% CF
D2McDonagh – Josi
13:4841% CF
D3Schenn – Stastney
7:0477% CF

PP1Josi – Nyquist – O'Reilly – Forsberg – Glass
4:04100% CF
PP2McDonagh – Zucker – Sissons – Novak – Evangelista
1:43100% CF
PK1FO'Reilly – McCarron
0:58
PK2FSissons – Smith
0:50
PK1DLauzon – Carrier
1:16
PK2DMcDonagh – Stastney
1:03

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

3rd period

13:18
BOSCharlie CoyleSH (Brad Marchand, Linus Ullmark)wrist0.26 xG
BOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, CarloNSH: McDonagh, Josi, Zucker, Forsberg, Novak
BOS 1 – 0 NSH
17:18
BOSPavel Zacha (Danton Heinen, David Pastrnak)wrist0.21 xG
BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Heinen, Zacha, McAvoyNSH: Josi, Sissons, Carrier, Smith, Evangelista
BOS 2 – 0 NSH
18:36
BOSDavid PastrnakEN (Pavel Zacha, Danton Heinen)wrist0.34 xG
BOS: Pastrnak, Heinen, Zacha, Carlo, PeekeNSH: McDonagh, Josi, Zucker, Jankowski, Sissons, Novak
BOS 3 – 0 NSH

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	1	1	2	+2	7	0.80	0	0	2	19:18	—	—	48	65
Pavel Zacha C	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.56	0	0	0	15:57	—	—	50	65
Danton Heinen L	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.17	0	2	0	15:54	—	—	47	62
Jake DeBrusk L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	2	17:35	—	—	24	30
Brad Marchand L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.12	2	1	0	17:16	—	—	44	46
Charlie Coyle C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.37	0	0	0	16:10	—	—	11	5
Morgan Geekie C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	1	0	0	17:31	—	—	48	53
Trent Frederic C	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.41	1	0	0	13:51	—	—	45	50
James van Riemsdyk L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	13:30	—	—	52	53
John Beecher C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	1	0	12:35	—	—	32	30
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	1	0	0	12:01	—	—	40	50
Justin Brazeau R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	3:45	—	—	50	85
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.34	1	2	2	23:46	—	—	46	50
Hampus Lindholm D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.04	0	2	0	22:52	—	—	47	62
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	0	4	0	18:59	—	—	29	36
Mason Lohrei D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	1	2	16:25	—	—	54	40
Andrew Peeke D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.11	2	5	0	19:10	—	—	30	45
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	15:25	—	—	50	62

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Linus Ullmark(start)	W	31	31	0	.1000	2.48	60:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	5	0.45	0	0	0	21:50	—	—	73	69
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	21:11	—	—	71	69
Filip Forsberg L	L1	-1	5	0.23	2	0	0	18:47	—	—	81	86
Kiefer Sherwood L	L2	0	0	0.03	6	0	0	13:36	—	—	50	29
Michael McCarron C	L2	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	12:42	—	—	52	36
Cole Smith R	L2	-1	1	0.11	2	0	2	12:30	—	—	46	22
Colton Sissons C	L3	-2	1	0.11	2	0	0	15:30	—	—	39	27
Jason Zucker L	L3	-2	4	0.18	2	0	0	13:25	—	—	40	30
Cody Glass C	L3	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	12:44	—	—	39	30
Luke Evangelista R	L4	-1	1	0.13	0	1	0	15:17	—	—	64	59
Tommy Novak C	L4	-2	2	0.28	0	1	0	14:06	—	—	71	70
Mark Jankowski L	L4	-1	1	0.35	0	0	0	11:58	—	—	57	55
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	-1	1	0.07	0	1	0	19:22	—	—	70	53
Jeremy Lauzon D	D1	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	18:47	—	—	74	71
Roman Josi D	D2	-3	3	0.29	1	2	0	26:05	—	—	43	41
Ryan McDonagh D	D2	-2	2	0.03	0	2	0	22:32	—	—	43	41
Spencer Stastney D	D3	0	2	0.04	0	1	0	15:10	—	—	68	63
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	1	0.01	2	0	2	11:37	—	—	63	52

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	31	29	2	.935	3.20	58:51

Goal anatomy

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

David Pastrnak (BOS EN) 3rd 18:36 · assists Pavel Zacha, Danton Heinen · Point shot · 42.2 mph shot.

David Pastrnak · 3rd 18:36 · BOS EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 3
Shot: 42.2 mph
Distance: 104 ft

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Charlie Coyle · 3rd 13:18 · BOS SH

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 36.0 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 3.5 s

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Pavel Zacha · 3rd 17:18 · BOS

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.0 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 4.3 s
Type: one-timer, rebound

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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.