Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo SabresApr 22, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | BOS | 14 | 12 | 12 | 38 | |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | BUF | 7 | 13 | 10 | 30 |
- BOS 55BUF 54
- BOS 1.94BUF 2.09
- PP goals
- BOS 0BUF 0
- Hits
- BOS 17BUF 18
- Blocks
- BOS 12BUF 9
- PIM
- BOS 12BUF 6
- BOS 49%BUF 51%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Boston Bruins rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1
Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at BUF. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS scored 5 goals on 1.94 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- PointsBrad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:53.Marchand
- PointsDavid Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:48.Pastrnak
- PointsMatt Grzelcyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:02.Grzelcyk
- LuckBOS scored 5 goals on 1.94 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- GoalieDustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 38 shots and stopped 33 (.868), +4 against a season average of 34.4; the loss.Tokarski
- UsageDavid Pastrnak (BOS) played 13:48, −4:55 down on his 18:43 season average over 47 games.Pastrnak
- UsageDylan Cozens (BUF) played 19:10, +4:56 up on his 14:14 season average over 40 games.Cozens
- UsageNick Ritchie (BOS) played 11:00, −4:27 down on his 15:27 season average over 55 games.Ritchie
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 BUF: 109 attempts, 68 on goal, 6 goals, 4.03 expected goals; best chance Tage Thompson at 0.21 xG.
- BUF
- BOS
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 109 of 109 attempts · BUF 54 · BOS 55
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BOS at BUF: expected goals 2.09 to 1.94 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 55, 6 goals.
- BUF
- BOS
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF 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 25% of the game, BUF 27%.
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 BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Dustin Tokarski (60:00) for BUF and Jeremy Swayman (59:59) for BOS, 6 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | BOS | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | 48 | |
| 1.76 | 2.01 | |
| 1.71 | 1.82 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 11 | 12 | |
| −0.020 | +0.020 | |
| 25% | 27% |
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
- 9:5369% CF
- 9:4627% CF
- 8:2741% CF
- 8:1975% CF
- 12:0162% CF
- 11:3855% CF
- 11:2948% CF
- 2:02100% CF
- 1:12
- 3:29
- 2:36
- 3:27
- 1:16
Buffalo Sabres
- L1Bjork – Cozens – Ruotsalainen11:0738% CF
- 8:2150% CF
- L3Asplund – Thompson – Mittelstadt7:4439% CF
- 7:2554% CF
- 15:3343% CF
- 13:3840% CF
- 11:5861% CF
- PP1Reinhart – Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin – Cozens6:0480% CF
- PP2Skinner – Ristolainen – Thompson – Bryson – Ruotsalainen3:540% CF
- 2:12
- 1:26
- 2:12
- PK2DJokiharju – Samuelsson1:40
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 12:36BOS 1 – 0 BUF
2nd period
- 5:27BOS 1 – 1 BUF
- 12:50BOS 2 – 1 BUF
3rd period
- 4:55BOS 3 – 1 BUF
- 6:01BOS: Coyle, Reilly, Clifton, Ritchie, DeBruskBUF: Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Thompson, SamuelssonBOS 4 – 1 BUF
- 18:02BOS 5 – 1 BUF
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Boston Bruins
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | — | — | 66 | 54 |
| Craig Smith C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | — | — | 71 | 56 |
| David Krejci C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | — | — | 63 | 54 |
| Curtis Lazar C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:30 | — | — | 26 | 8 |
| Sean Kuraly C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14:48 | — | — | 38 | 16 |
| Chris Wagner R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | — | — | 25 | 5 |
| Charlie Coyle C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | — | — | 54 | 35 |
| Jake DeBrusk L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:56 | — | — | 48 | 25 |
| Nick Ritchie L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | — | — | 41 | 30 |
| Brad Marchand L | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:53 | — | — | 67 | 78 |
| Patrice Bergeron C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 0.18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:52 | — | — | 69 | 83 |
| David Pastrnak R | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:48 | — | — | 69 | 94 |
| Mike Reilly D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | — | — | 54 | 34 |
| Connor Clifton D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | — | — | 61 | 58 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.08 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21:12 | — | — | 60 | 51 |
| Steven Kampfer D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:03 | — | — | 55 | 45 |
| Charlie McAvoy D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20:50 | — | — | 50 | 41 |
| Matt Grzelcyk D | D3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | — | — | 48 | 63 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman(start) | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 2.09 | 59:59 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:10 | — | — | 44 | 43 |
| Anders Bjork L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | — | — | 46 | 53 |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | — | — | 42 | 53 |
| Riley Sheahan C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | — | — | 39 | 10 |
| Tobias Rieder L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | — | — | 45 | 14 |
| Drake Caggiula L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | — | — | 57 | 30 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18:16 | — | — | 50 | 75 |
| Tage Thompson C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | — | — | 36 | 54 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | — | — | 46 | 66 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | — | — | 50 | 67 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:42 | — | — | 42 | 60 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | — | — | 46 | 61 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23:28 | — | — | 40 | 42 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:38 | — | — | 46 | 48 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:41 | — | — | 39 | 63 |
| Will Borgen D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | — | — | 36 | 54 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17:45 | — | — | 56 | 55 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | — | — | 58 | 64 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Tokarski(start) | L | 38 | 33 | 5 | .868 | 1.94 | 60:00 |