Boston Bruins vs. Dallas StarsNov 6, 2023

FinalMonday, Nov 6, 2023· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BOS	2	0	1	3		BOS	14	11	4	29
DAL	0	0	2	2		DAL	11	10	16	37

: BOS 57DAL 78
: BOS 3.31DAL 3.79
PP goals: BOS 1DAL 0
Hits: BOS 10DAL 22
Blocks: BOS 17DAL 17
PIM: BOS 6DAL 8
: BOS 55%DAL 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at DAL. Miro Heiskanen (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Shattenkirk, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak and Zacha) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:15 together.

Points
Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 25:25.Heiskanen
PP1
BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Shattenkirk, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak and Zacha) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:15 together.Marchand Shattenkirk van Riemsdyk Pastrnak Zacha
Usage
Jason Robertson (DAL) played 26:17, +8:03 up on his 18:14 season average over 81 games.Robertson
Goalie
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.3; the win.Swayman
Luck
DAL scored 2 goals on 3.79 expected goals (78 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Esa Lindell (DAL) played 16:20, −4:11 down on his 20:31 season average over 81 games.Lindell
Usage
James van Riemsdyk (BOS) played 16:56, +3:29 up on his 13:27 season average over 70 games.van Riemsdyk
Usage
Brandon Carlo (BOS) played 25:16, +5:26 up on his 19:50 season average over 75 games.Carlo

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)DAL attacks right (top on phones) →

DAL
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · DAL 78 · BOS 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DAL 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 34% of the game, DAL 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

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	DAL
	46	70
	1.43	3.04
	1.42	2.86
	8	16
	2	6
	12	18
	+0.038	−0.038
	34%	39%

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

L1Marchand – Coyle – DeBrusk
10:1250% CF
L2van Riemsdyk – Pastrnak – Zacha
9:4838% CF
L3Frederic – Geekie – Poitras
9:4829% CF
L4Heinen – Steen – Beecher
8:3755% CF
D1Lindholm – Carlo
17:4242% CF
D2Wotherspoon – Mitchell
9:1340% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Lohrei
5:2021% CF

PP1Marchand – Shattenkirk – van Riemsdyk – Pastrnak – Zacha
4:1586% CF
PP2Coyle – Lindholm – DeBrusk – Geekie – Poitras
1:200% CF
PK1FCoyle – Zacha
1:10
PK2FHeinen – Beecher
0:45
PK1DCarlo – Lohrei
1:13
PK2DWotherspoon – Mitchell
0:48

Current BOS line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson
13:5055% CF
L2Benn – Dadonov – Johnston
9:2460% CF
L3Seguin – Marchment – Steel
6:1250% CF
D1Suter – Heiskanen
9:4382% CF
D2Lundkvist – Harley
6:0133% CF
D3Hakanpää – Lindell
3:3745% CF

PP1Pavelski – Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen
2:07100% CF
PP2Dadonov – Seguin – Marchment – Heiskanen – Johnston
1:2483% CF
PK1FBenn – Johnston
1:47
PK2FSteel – Dellandrea
1:06
PK1DHakanpää – Lindell
2:00
PK2DSuter – Heiskanen
1:36

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:21
BOSJohn Beecher (Hampus Lindholm)wrist0.09 xG
BOS: Lindholm, Frederic, Steen, Mitchell, BeecherDAL: Pavelski, Lindell, Hintz, Robertson, Lundkvist
BOS 1 – 0 DAL
14:09
BOSMason Lohrei (Danton Heinen, Ian Mitchell)wrist0.08 xG
BOS: Heinen, Zacha, Steen, Mitchell, LohreiDAL: Seguin, Marchment, Steel, Heiskanen, Harley
BOS 2 – 0 DAL

3rd period

5:09
DALWyatt Johnston (Esa Lindell, Miro Heiskanen)tip-in0.06 xG
BOS: Shattenkirk, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha, LohreiDAL: Benn, Dadonov, Lindell, Heiskanen, Johnston
BOS 2 – 1 DAL
9:51
BOSBrad MarchandPP (James van Riemsdyk, David Pastrnak)backhand0.40 xG
BOS: Marchand, Shattenkirk, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, ZachaDAL: Hakanpää, Lindell, Steel, Dellandrea
BOS 3 – 1 DAL
19:32
DALJoe Pavelski (Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen)tip-in0.05 xG
BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Heinen, Carlo, BeecherDAL: Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
BOS 3 – 2 DAL

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
Brad Marchand L	L1	1	0	1	0	5	1.39	1	2	0	19:26	—	—	52	36
Charlie Coyle C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	17:29	—	—	41	21
Jake DeBrusk L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	0	0	14:45	—	—	47	26
Pavel Zacha C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	20:11	—	—	32	24
David Pastrnak R	L2	0	1	1	-2	3	0.49	0	0	0	18:53	—	—	32	24
James van Riemsdyk L	L2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.35	0	1	0	16:56	—	—	31	23
Morgan Geekie C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:13	—	—	27	19
Matthew Poitras C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:11	—	—	29	20
Trent Frederic C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.15	2	1	0	11:23	—	—	38	28
John Beecher C	L4	1	0	1	0	3	0.21	1	0	0	13:05	—	—	50	68
Danton Heinen L	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.21	1	1	0	12:52	—	—	54	73
Oskar Steen C	L4	0	0	0	+2	1	0.02	1	1	0	10:19	—	—	64	86
Brandon Carlo D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	1	0	25:16	—	—	42	41
Hampus Lindholm D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	2	4	24:25	—	—	43	39
Ian Mitchell D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.00	0	2	2	17:47	—	—	45	27
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	2	0	16:28	—	—	39	30
Mason Lohrei D	D3	1	0	1	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	15:33	—	—	33	19
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.14	0	1	0	15:11	—	—	32	28

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	3.79	59:31

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.10	0	1	0	26:17	—	—	58	49
Roope Hintz C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.49	0	0	0	22:40	—	—	59	55
Joe Pavelski C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.41	2	2	0	19:28	—	—	52	49
Wyatt Johnston C	L2	1	0	1	+2	2	0.38	0	1	0	17:28	—	—	63	69
Jamie Benn L	L2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	4	1	2	16:48	—	—	57	63
Evgenii Dadonov L	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.08	1	1	0	14:51	—	—	62	61
Tyler Seguin C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.30	3	0	2	15:37	—	—	58	72
Sam Steel C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.33	2	0	0	14:19	—	—	70	85
Mason Marchment L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.09	3	1	2	11:40	—	—	42	46
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	2	2	+1	8	0.60	1	2	0	25:25	—	—	72	77
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	2	0	17:56	—	—	77	86
Thomas Harley D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.15	0	3	0	17:20	—	—	41	35
Nils Lundkvist D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	0	0	0	13:31	—	—	64	67
Esa Lindell D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	0	2	0	16:20	—	—	53	71
Jani Hakanpää D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	2	15:04	—	—	38	18
Craig Smith C	—	0	0	0	0	4	0.50	1	0	0	11:49	—	—	67	83
Ty Dellandrea C	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	3	0	0	11:31	—	—	71	86
Joel Hanley D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	8:20	—	—	67	78

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	L	29	26	3	.897	2.53	57:30

Goal anatomy

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

John Beecher (BOS) 1st 10:21 · assists Hampus Lindholm · Cycle · 55.4 mph shot.

John Beecher · 1st 10:21 · BOS

Play: cycle
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 55.4 mph
Distance: 30 ft

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Mason Lohrei · 1st 14:09 · BOS

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 72.4 mph
Distance: 31 ft

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Wyatt Johnston · 3rd 5:09 · DAL

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 17.3 mph
Distance: 35 ft

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Brad Marchand · 3rd 9:51 · BOS PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 3
Shot: 27.7 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Type: rebound

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Joe Pavelski · 3rd 19:32 · DAL

Play: deflection
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 36.1 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Type: deflection

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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.