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Washington Capitals vs. Boston BruinsDec 23, 2024

Final· TD Garden
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WSH
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BOS
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Goals123TShots123T
WSH0101WSH34411
BOS1034BOS67922
WSH 43BOS 47
WSH 1.23BOS 3.68
PP goals
WSH 1BOS 1
Hits
WSH 18BOS 19
Blocks
WSH 11BOS 17
PIM
WSH 12BOS 23
WSH 34%BOS 66%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. David Pastrnak (BOS) played 9:00, −11:19 down on his 20:19 season average over 81 games.

  1. Points
    Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:01.Marchand
  2. Points
    Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:23.Coyle
  3. Usage
    David Pastrnak (BOS) played 9:00, −11:19 down on his 20:19 season average over 81 games.Pastrnak
  4. Usage
    Dylan McIlrath (WSH) played 1:45, −10:32 down on his 12:17 season average over 16 games.McIlrath
  5. Usage
    Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) played 20:39, +3:23 up on his 17:16 season average over 81 games.Dubois
  6. Usage
    Andrew Mangiapane (WSH) played 17:24, +4:26 up on his 12:58 season average over 80 games.Mangiapane
  7. Usage
    Ivan Miroshnichenko (WSH) played 5:34, −4:00 down on his 9:34 season average over 17 games.Miroshnichenko
  8. Usage
    Connor McMichael (WSH) played 19:56, +3:10 up on his 16:46 season average over 81 games.McMichael

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, WSH at BOS: 90 attempts, 33 on goal, 5 goals, 4.91 expected goals; best chance Brad Marchand at 0.91 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BOS
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 90 of 90 attempts · BOS 47 · WSH 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at BOS: expected goals 3.68 to 1.23 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 43, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBOSWSHBVLCMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BOS
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BOSWSHcontrol2nd3rdBrazeau · 1st 19:12Vrana · 2nd 4:50Lindholm · 3rd 13:41Coyle · 3rd 15:59Marchand · 3rd 18:38
  • BOS pressure
  • WSH pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 24% of the game, BOS 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at BOS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jeremy Swayman (60:00) for BOS and Charlie Lindgren (59:08) for WSH, 5 goals.

BOS
WSH
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
StatWSHBOS
3536
0.991.65
0.971.60
74
26
1920
−0.080+0.080
24%37%

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.

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Boston Bruins

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 19:12
    BOSJustin BrazeauPP (Morgan Geekie, Mason Lohrei)backhand0.18 xG
    WSH: Dowd, van Riemsdyk, Duhaime, SandinBOS: Coyle, Pastrnak, Brazeau, Geekie, Lohrei
    WSH 0 – 1 BOS

2nd period

  1. 4:50
    WSHJakub VranaPP (Rasmus Sandin, Pierre-Luc Dubois)slap0.08 xG
    WSH: Vrana, Mangiapane, Raddysh, Dubois, SandinBOS: Frederic, Peeke, Koepke, Lohrei
    WSH 1 – 1 BOS

3rd period

  1. 13:41
    BOSElias Lindholm (Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle)backhand0.43 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Chychrun, Raddysh, Dubois, McMichaelBOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, McAvoy
    WSH 1 – 2 BOS
  2. 15:59
    BOSCharlie Coyle (Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy)backhand0.24 xG
    WSH: Wilson, Mangiapane, Strome, Roy, SandinBOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, McAvoy
    WSH 1 – 3 BOS
  3. 18:38
    BOSBrad MarchandENwrist0.91 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Strome, Chychrun, Dubois, McMichael, ProtasBOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, McAvoy
    WSH 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.

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tom Wilson RL1000-110.0232021:33——505
Dylan Strome CL1000-200.0010420:33——304
Andrew Mangiapane LL1000-100.0720017:24——4546
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL2011-220.3000220:39——6754
Connor McMichael LL2000-200.0000019:56——468
Aliaksei Protas LL2000-100.0500016:36——5035
Nic Dowd CL3000010.0530014:39——5235
Taylor Raddysh RL3000-110.1310014:35——4237
Brandon Duhaime LL3000010.0741011:21——4730
Martin Fehérváry DD1000010.0404217:58——5262
Matt Roy DD1000-110.0300217:21——5919
Jakob Chychrun DD2000-200.1020021:30——4824
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD2000000.0002216:19——4366
John Carlson DD3000-200.0102021:47——4225
Rasmus Sandin DD3011-100.0010019:32——4731
Jakub Vrana L—101020.2100013:10——7191
Ivan Miroshnichenko L—000010.151005:34——4388
Dylan McIlrath D—000000.000001:45——50—
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)L21183.8572.3459:08

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brad Marchand LL1123+321.5511021:01——6396
Elias Lindholm CL1101+320.4900419:34——7599
Charlie Coyle CL1112+330.4101018:23——6796
Mark Kastelic CL2000010.0020013:14——5345
Cole Koepke LL2000010.0520011:45——7897
John Beecher CL2000000.1900011:32——6097
Pavel Zacha CL3000010.0510020:19——2532
Morgan Geekie CL3011030.2130017:03——6039
David Pastrnak RL3000010.000009:00——4433
Trent Frederic CL4000010.0013011:41——2912
Justin Brazeau RL4101010.2421011:11——3327
Oliver Wahlstrom RL4000020.1622158:22——2710
Charlie McAvoy DD1011+310.1444024:18——5688
Nikita Zadorov DD1000+300.1010021:37——5588
Brandon Carlo DD2000000.0000217:22——4415
Jordan Oesterle DD2000000.0002015:35——4414
Andrew Peeke DD3000010.0100019:40——4656
Mason Lohrei DD3011020.0803217:32——5359
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W11101.9091.2360:00

Goal anatomy

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

Justin Brazeau (BOS PP) 1st 19:12 · assists Morgan Geekie, Mason Lohrei · Rebound · carried in · 5-on-4 at the blue line · 10.8 mph shot · 7.8 s from entry to goal.

Justin Brazeau · 1st 19:12 · BOS PP

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
10.8 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
7.8 s
Type
rebound

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Jakub Vrana · 2nd 4:50 · WSH PP

Play
cycle
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
43.5 mph
Distance
36 ft
Type
one-timer

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Elias Lindholm · 3rd 13:41 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
18.6 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Charlie Coyle · 3rd 15:59 · BOS

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
10.6 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s
Type
rebound

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