Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsNov 18, 2023

FinalSaturday, Nov 18, 2023· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	1	2		MTL	8	8	6	22
BOS	2	2	1	5		BOS	18	15	11	44

: MTL 37BOS 79
: MTL 2.12BOS 5.24
PP goals: MTL 0BOS 2
Hits: MTL 27BOS 30
Blocks: MTL 12BOS 12
PIM: MTL 12BOS 6
: MTL 50%BOS 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:45 together.

Points
David Pastrnak had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:13.Pastrnak
Points
Trent Frederic had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:21.Frederic
Points
Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:43.Slafkovský
Points
Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:00.Marchand
Points
Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:05.Coyle
PP1
BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, van Riemsdyk, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:45 together.Marchand van Riemsdyk Pastrnak Zacha McAvoy
New line
New look for MTL: Suzuki–Caufield–Newhook skated 12:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Suzuki Caufield Newhook
Goalie
Jake Allen (MTL) faced 44 shots and stopped 39 (.886), +12 against a season average of 32.0; the loss.Allen

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 116 of 116 attempts · BOS 79 · MTL 37

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 16% of the game, BOS 59%.

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
	36	76
	1.86	3.67
	1.82	3.49
	8	13
	1	5
	13	10
	−0.035	+0.035
	16%	59%

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

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Newhook
12:4746% CF
L2Pearson – Evans – Pezzetta
7:3923% CF
L3Monahan – Ylonen – Slafkovský
6:007% CF
L4Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
5:1638% CF
D1Matheson – Barron
13:0046% CF
D2Kovacevic – Guhle
11:0428% CF
D3Lindstrom – Harris
9:3914% CF

PP1Gallagher – Pearson – Newhook – Barron – Slafkovský
1:54100% CF
PP2Matheson – Anderson – Monahan – Suzuki – Caufield
1:38100% CF
PK1FDvorak – Evans
1:55
PK2FPearson – Monahan
0:56
PK1DHarris – Barron
1:27
PK2DKovacevic – Guhle
1:14

Current MTL line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1van Riemsdyk – Coyle – Frederic
9:5250% CF
L2Steen – Lauko – Beecher
9:2069% CF
L3Heinen – DeBrusk – Poitras
8:4681% CF
L4Marchand – Pastrnak – Zacha
6:1564% CF
D1McAvoy – Lohrei
14:2752% CF
D2Lindholm – Carlo
13:0468% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Forbort
11:0271% CF

PP1Marchand – van Riemsdyk – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy
4:45100% CF
PP2Shattenkirk – Lindholm – DeBrusk – Frederic – Poitras
1:42100% CF
PK1FMarchand – Coyle
1:21
PK2FHeinen – Beecher
0:47
PK1DForbort – Carlo
1:31
PK2DLindholm – McAvoy
0:37

Current BOS 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.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.13	2	0	0	18:34	—	—	50	68
Alex Newhook C	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.38	0	0	0	17:05	—	—	46	59
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.09	2	0	0	15:30	—	—	46	56
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:06	—	—	28	19
Tanner Pearson L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:11	—	—	29	13
Michael Pezzetta L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	3	0	2	10:20	—	—	25	15
Juraj Slafkovský L	L3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.36	1	2	2	15:43	—	—	27	38
Sean Monahan C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	1	1	0	15:43	—	—	8	0
Jesse Ylonen R	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	0	1	2	11:37	—	—	20	25
Christian Dvorak C	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:56	—	—	41	30
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	-2	3	0.21	2	0	0	14:18	—	—	26	14
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	7	0	0	14:11	—	—	33	16
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	0	2	0	22:04	—	—	42	50
Justin Barron D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	20:13	—	—	41	42
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	4	1	0	24:27	—	—	23	33
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D2	1	0	1	+2	2	0.25	1	0	6	16:33	—	—	41	52
Jordan Harris D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	0	1	0	21:11	—	—	32	18
Gustav Lindstrom D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	11:44	—	—	13	4

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	44	39	5	.886	5.24	60:00

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
James van Riemsdyk L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.82	0	0	0	19:10	—	—	63	65
Charlie Coyle C	L1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.04	2	1	0	18:05	—	—	57	43
Trent Frederic C	L1	2	0	2	+2	2	0.40	4	0	2	15:21	—	—	57	60
John Beecher C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.25	6	1	0	13:22	—	—	71	86
Jakub Lauko C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.34	5	0	0	11:46	—	—	63	53
Oskar Steen C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.11	2	0	0	10:56	—	—	67	55
Matthew Poitras C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	0	1	0	15:51	—	—	76	67
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	0	1	1	+2	3	0.34	0	0	2	15:27	—	—	77	80
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.37	1	0	0	14:55	—	—	82	81
Brad Marchand L	L4	0	2	2	+1	3	0.54	1	0	0	17:00	—	—	62	68
Pavel Zacha C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.49	0	1	0	15:20	—	—	62	72
David Pastrnak R	L4	0	3	3	+1	6	0.51	0	0	0	13:13	—	—	65	77
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.25	2	4	0	23:56	—	—	60	67
Mason Lohrei D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	1	4	0	18:38	—	—	56	66
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.06	2	0	0	19:56	—	—	74	73
Hampus Lindholm D	D2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.19	1	0	2	18:46	—	—	78	67
Derek Forbort D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	1	0	0	18:05	—	—	72	67
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.19	2	0	0	16:13	—	—	76	60

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	W	22	20	2	.909	2.12	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Charlie McAvoy (BOS PP) 1st 7:11 · assists Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak · Cycle · 69.4 mph shot.

Charlie McAvoy · 1st 7:11 · BOS PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 5
Shot: 69.4 mph
Distance: 29 ft

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Trent Frederic · 2nd 15:30 · BOS

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 54.9 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Johnathan Kovacevic · 3rd 15:29 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 1.9 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 6.3 s

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Trent Frederic · 1st 19:20 · BOS

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 43.0 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 7.3 s
Type: deflection

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Pavel Zacha · 2nd 5:18 · BOS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 36.8 mph
Distance: 41 ft
Entry to goal: 5.2 s

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Juraj Slafkovský · 2nd 13:04 · MTL

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Distance: 4 ft

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James van Riemsdyk · 3rd 5:39 · BOS PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 28.4 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: 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.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsNov 18, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins

Goal anatomy

Charlie McAvoy · 1st 7:11 · BOS PP

Trent Frederic · 2nd 15:30 · BOS

Johnathan Kovacevic · 3rd 15:29 · MTL

Trent Frederic · 1st 19:20 · BOS

Pavel Zacha · 2nd 5:18 · BOS

Juraj Slafkovský · 2nd 13:04 · MTL

James van Riemsdyk · 3rd 5:39 · BOS PP