Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsFeb 12, 2020

FinalWednesday, Feb 12, 2020· TD Garden

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Boston BruinsBOS

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	0	1		MTL	10	9	10	29
BOS	1	2	1	4		BOS	11	15	12	38

: MTL 53BOS 51
: MTL 2.68BOS 3.52
PP goals: MTL 0BOS 1
Hits: MTL 27BOS 25
Blocks: MTL 6BOS 13
PIM: MTL 10BOS 12
: MTL 58%BOS 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

Points
David Pastrnak had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:46.Pastrnak
Points
Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.Marchand
Goalie
Carey Price (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.Price
New line
New look for BOS: Coyle–Heinen–Bjork skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Coyle Heinen Bjork
New line
New look for BOS: Wagner–Nordstrom–Kuraly skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wagner Nordstrom Kuraly
Luck
MTL scored 1 goal on 2.68 expected goals (53 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
David Krejci (BOS) played 13:46, −3:28 down on his 17:14 season average over 60 games.Krejci
Usage
Ilya Kovalchuk (MTL) played 20:17, +3:24 up on his 16:53 season average over 45 games.Kovalchuk

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

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →

BOS
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · BOS 51 · MTL 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BOS pressure
MTL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 34% of the game, BOS 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

MTL

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	MTL	BOS
	50	48
	1.97	2.32
	1.87	2.17
	7	10
	8	6
	14	16
	+0.083	−0.083
	34%	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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Tatar – Gallagher – Danault
9:5863% CF
L2Kovalchuk – Armia – Suzuki
8:0944% CF
L3Lehkonen – Drouin – Domi
6:2578% CF
L4Thompson – Cousins – Evans
5:2344% CF
D1Petry – Kulak
15:3754% CF
D2Scandella – Ouellet
11:4445% CF
D3Chiarot – Mete
11:1555% CF

PP1Kovalchuk – Petry – Armia – Drouin – Domi
2:35100% CF
PP2Kovalchuk – Tatar – Gallagher – Danault – Suzuki
1:48100% CF
PK1FDanault – Lehkonen
1:41
PK2FThompson – Armia
1:26
PK1DPetry – Chiarot
2:22
PK2DScandella – Mete
1:29

Current MTL line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Krejci – DeBrusk – Kuhlman
9:5957% CF
L2Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
9:3046% CF
L3Wagner – Nordstrom – Kuraly
8:2632% CF
L4Coyle – Heinen – Bjork
8:1478% CF
D1Chara – McAvoy
13:0440% CF
D2Krug – Carlo
12:3353% CF
D3Moore – Grzelcyk
10:0450% CF

PP1Bergeron – Marchand – Krug – Pastrnak – DeBrusk
2:49100% CF
PP2Krejci – Coyle – Grzelcyk – Heinen – McAvoy
0:33100% CF
PK1FNordstrom – Kuraly
2:56
PK2FBergeron – Marchand
1:48
PK1DChara – Carlo
2:45
PK2DMoore – Grzelcyk
0:42

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:59
BOSDavid Pastrnak (Brad Marchand)wrist0.02 xG
MTL: Petry, Kulak, Lehkonen, Drouin, DomiBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak, Carlo
MTL 0 – 1 BOS

2nd period

4:16
BOSDavid Pastrnak (Sean Kuraly)wrist0.11 xG
MTL: Petry, Tatar, Gallagher, Ouellet, DanaultBOS: Chara, Nordstrom, Kuraly, Pastrnak, McAvoy
MTL 0 – 2 BOS
4:52
MTLNick Suzuki (Marco Scandella)wrist0.16 xG
MTL: Kovalchuk, Scandella, Ouellet, Armia, SuzukiBOS: Chara, Wagner, Nordstrom, Kuraly, McAvoy
MTL 1 – 2 BOS
15:45
BOSDavid PastrnakPPwrist0.01 xG
MTL: Petry, Chiarot, DanaultBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak
MTL 1 – 3 BOS

3rd period

19:40
BOSPatrice BergeronEN (Brad Marchand)snap0.94 xG
MTL: Kovalchuk, Tatar, Gallagher, Drouin, Domi, SuzukiBOS: Chara, Bergeron, Marchand, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak
MTL 1 – 4 BOS

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	18:33	—	—	61	47
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	0	0	-2	5	0.79	0	0	4	17:38	—	—	58	45
Tomas Tatar L	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.15	2	0	0	15:23	—	—	62	38
Ilya Kovalchuk L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	20:17	—	—	45	47
Joel Armia R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.17	4	0	2	18:17	—	—	38	33
Nick Suzuki C	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	16:55	—	—	46	44
Max Domi C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.39	0	0	0	17:47	—	—	53	60
Artturi Lehkonen L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	4	2	0	14:34	—	—	58	58
Jonathan Drouin L	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	2	14:20	—	—	64	69
Nate Thompson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	11:27	—	—	43	13
Nick Cousins C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.18	1	1	0	10:57	—	—	44	35
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	9:15	—	—	46	59
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.11	2	2	2	25:41	—	—	53	61
Brett Kulak D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	1	0	0	18:49	—	—	50	59
Marco Scandella D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	14:50	—	—	52	42
Xavier Ouellet D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	0	0	14:21	—	—	48	32
Ben Chiarot D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	1	1	0	20:41	—	—	54	40
Victor Mete D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:59	—	—	50	46

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	L	37	34	3	.919	2.58	57:45

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jake DeBrusk L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	1	0	15:30	—	—	52	53
David Krejci C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	0	0	13:46	—	—	55	65
Karson Kuhlman C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.12	2	2	0	11:32	—	—	48	47
Patrice Bergeron C	L2	1	0	1	+2	1	1.15	0	0	0	17:46	—	—	53	55
Brad Marchand L	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.20	1	0	4	17:08	—	—	43	48
David Pastrnak R	L2	3	0	3	+3	7	0.38	1	0	0	16:46	—	—	53	64
Sean Kuraly C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	13:59	—	—	32	30
Joakim Nordstrom C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	13:51	—	—	36	39
Chris Wagner R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	3	0	2	12:00	—	—	33	33
Charlie Coyle C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	3	1	0	15:37	—	—	61	87
Anders Bjork L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	0	0	13:32	—	—	57	71
Danton Heinen L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	0	1	2	13:08	—	—	75	88
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	2	2	21:54	—	—	49	54
Zdeno Chara D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	3	2	19:45	—	—	37	39
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	0	0	21:34	—	—	44	53
Torey Krug D	D2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.25	1	1	0	20:04	—	—	61	71
Matt Grzelcyk D	D3	0	0	0	+1	5	0.11	2	0	0	18:26	—	—	50	55
John Moore D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	1	1	0	14:42	—	—	55	56

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	W	29	28	1	.966	2.68	59:58

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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.