Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsDec 1, 2024

FinalSunday, Dec 1, 2024· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	2	3		MTL	7	12	9	28
BOS	3	1	2	6		BOS	11	9	10	30

: MTL 58BOS 58
: MTL 2.06BOS 3.94
PP goals: MTL 0BOS 0
Hits: MTL 18BOS 26
Blocks: MTL 12BOS 20
PIM: MTL 16BOS 16
: MTL 46%BOS 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Frederic–Kastelic skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Charlie Coyle had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:24.Coyle
Points
Charlie McAvoy had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:00.McAvoy
Points
Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:04.Caufield
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Cole Koepke had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:49.Koepke
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Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:39.Hutson
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Mark Kastelic had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:43.Kastelic
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Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:20.Suzuki
New line
New look for BOS: Coyle–Frederic–Kastelic skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Coyle Frederic Kastelic

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 58 · MTL 58

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 20% of the game, BOS 35%.

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
	60	61
	2.02	3.14
	1.88	2.96
	4	14
	4	6
	16	23
	−0.023	+0.023
	20%	35%

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
13:4858% CF
L2Armia – Evans – Heineman
8:4853% CF
L3Gallagher – Dvorak – Slafkovský
8:2557% CF
L4Anderson – Dach – Roy
7:5419% CF
D1Savard – Xhekaj
10:0333% CF
D2Matheson – Hutson
8:5248% CF
D3Struble – Guhle
8:0070% CF

PP1Matheson – Suzuki – Dach – Caufield – Slafkovský
2:3050% CF
PP2Gallagher – Armia – Newhook – Heineman – Hutson
1:17
PK1FArmia – Evans
1:54
PK2FAnderson – Dvorak
1:41
PK1DSavard – Matheson
2:13
PK2DStruble – Guhle
0:37

Current MTL line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Pastrnak – Zacha – Geekie
12:5341% CF
L2Coyle – Frederic – Kastelic
9:3167% CF
L3Marchand – Lindholm – Brazeau
8:2156% CF
L4Koepke – Beecher – McLaughlin
6:4667% CF
D1Oesterle – McAvoy
17:5055% CF
D2Zadorov – Carlo
17:2346% CF
D3Peeke – Lohrei
11:1750% CF

PP1Marchand – Lindholm – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy
2:2233% CF
PP2Coyle – Frederic – Brazeau – Geekie – Lohrei
1:1667% CF
PK1FMarchand – Coyle
1:47
PK2FLindholm – Zacha
0:37
PK1DZadorov – Carlo
1:03
PK2DMcAvoy – Peeke
0:51

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	2	2	-1	4	0.29	0	0	0	18:20	—	—	57	37
Cole Caufield R	L1	2	0	2	-1	5	0.43	1	1	0	18:04	—	—	59	49
Alex Newhook C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	0	17:06	—	—	56	43
Jake Evans C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.14	2	0	0	15:45	—	—	58	44
Joel Armia R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	2	0	0	14:08	—	—	52	47
Emil Heineman L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.10	0	1	0	12:15	—	—	50	32
Juraj Slafkovský L	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.05	0	0	0	16:04	—	—	58	23
Christian Dvorak C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	1	1	0	14:41	—	—	52	26
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.31	0	0	0	14:10	—	—	52	60
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	2	1	0	15:26	—	—	43	43
Kirby Dach C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:05	—	—	23	22
Joshua Roy R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	11:10	—	—	27	17
David Savard D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	4	0	19:45	—	—	40	37
Arber Xhekaj D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.04	4	2	12	14:03	—	—	41	55
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	2	2	-3	3	0.10	1	1	4	22:39	—	—	53	32
Mike Matheson D	D2	0	0	0	-4	3	0.14	0	1	0	20:05	—	—	49	21
Kaiden Guhle D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	21:56	—	—	58	55
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	17:50	—	—	63	52

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cayden Primeau(start)	L	29	24	5	.828	3.05	59:28

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Pastrnak R	L1	1	0	1	-1	5	0.68	1	0	0	19:33	—	—	41	56
Pavel Zacha C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.24	1	0	0	18:12	—	—	38	45
Morgan Geekie C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.33	3	1	0	17:31	—	—	41	46
Charlie Coyle C	L2	2	0	2	+2	3	0.38	1	1	0	17:24	—	—	54	51
Trent Frederic C	L2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.04	4	1	0	15:01	—	—	54	66
Mark Kastelic C	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.15	5	1	12	11:43	—	—	67	64
Brad Marchand L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.29	0	1	2	16:57	—	—	44	54
Elias Lindholm C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.12	2	1	0	15:58	—	—	50	56
Justin Brazeau R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	1	0	0	14:33	—	—	50	69
John Beecher C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.05	0	1	0	11:57	—	—	63	84
Cole Koepke L	L4	1	1	2	+1	1	1.07	2	1	0	11:49	—	—	63	86
Marc McLaughlin C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	0	0	9:34	—	—	69	84
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	2	0	2	+4	4	0.27	2	3	0	23:00	—	—	53	73
Jordan Oesterle D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:19	—	—	53	75
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.05	1	3	0	23:08	—	—	49	60
Nikita Zadorov D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.02	0	2	2	19:47	—	—	49	60
Andrew Peeke D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	3	0	16:34	—	—	46	44
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:00	—	—	50	44

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	W	28	25	3	.893	2.06	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Charlie McAvoy (BOS) 1st 11:45 · assists Jordan Oesterle, Trent Frederic · Forecheck turnover · carried in · 9.6 mph shot · 7.7 s from entry to goal.

Charlie McAvoy · 1st 11:45 · BOS

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 9.6 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 7.7 s

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David Pastrnak · 1st 12:40 · BOS

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.0 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 8.7 s
Type: one-timer

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Charlie Coyle · 1st 12:55 · BOS

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 36.8 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Type: rebound

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Charlie McAvoy · 2nd 0:38 · BOS SH

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 18.3 mph
Distance: 97 ft

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Cole Caufield · 2nd 5:42 · MTL

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 3.3 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Type: rebound

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Charlie Coyle · 3rd 0:21 · BOS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 14.7 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Emil Heineman · 3rd 2:28 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 74.1 mph
Distance: 42 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s
Type: one-timer

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 6:38 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 30.7 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 4.4 s

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Cole Koepke · 3rd 17:46 · BOS EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 40.9 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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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 BruinsDec 1, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

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 11:45 · BOS

David Pastrnak · 1st 12:40 · BOS

Charlie Coyle · 1st 12:55 · BOS

Charlie McAvoy · 2nd 0:38 · BOS SH

Cole Caufield · 2nd 5:42 · MTL

Charlie Coyle · 3rd 0:21 · BOS

Emil Heineman · 3rd 2:28 · MTL

Cole Caufield · 3rd 6:38 · MTL

Cole Koepke · 3rd 17:46 · BOS EN