New Jersey Devils vs. Boston BruinsMar 31, 2022

FinalThursday, Mar 31, 2022· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	1	0	0	1		NJD	7	10	9	26
BOS	2	6	0	8		BOS	12	16	12	40

: NJD 43BOS 64
: NJD 2.69BOS 3.96
PP goals: NJD 0BOS 1
Hits: NJD 20BOS 23
Blocks: NJD 13BOS 6
PIM: NJD 23BOS 23
: NJD 39%BOS 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins rout New Jersey Devils 8–1

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 8–1 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.

Points
Patrice Bergeron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:54.Bergeron
Points
David Pastrnak had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:28.Pastrnak
Points
Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:54.Marchand
Points
Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.DeBrusk
Points
Matt Grzelcyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:37.Grzelcyk
PP1
BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.Bergeron Marchand Hall Pastrnak McAvoy
Luck
BOS scored 8 goals on 3.97 expected goals (64 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for NJD: Vesey–Wood–Boqvist skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Vesey Wood Boqvist

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

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

BOS
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · BOS 64 · NJD 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 20% of the game, BOS 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

NJD

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	NJD	BOS
	46	66
	2.69	3.90
	2.63	3.70
	10	14
	2	6
	14	29
	−0.104	+0.104
	20%	43%

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.

New Jersey Devils

L1Vesey – Wood – Boqvist
9:0017% CF
L2Tatar – Bratt – Hischier
6:3233% CF
L3Sharangovich – Hughes – Mercer
6:2346% CF
D1Severson – Graves
12:4240% CF
D2Subban – Smith
11:2038% CF
D3Hamilton – Siegenthaler
10:2547% CF

PP1Severson – Bratt – Bastian – Hischier – Hughes
3:24100% CF
PP2Tatar – Hamilton – Wood – Sharangovich – Mercer
2:360% CF
PK1FHischier – Sharangovich
2:14
PK2FVesey – McLeod
0:56
PK1DSeverson – Siegenthaler
2:06
PK2DSubban – Graves
0:39

Current NJD line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Haula – Hall – Pastrnak
10:3253% CF
L2Coyle – Frederic – McLaughlin
10:2955% CF
L3Blidh – Lazar – Nosek
9:5269% CF
L4Bergeron – Marchand – DeBrusk
9:4983% CF
D1Lindholm – McAvoy
14:5353% CF
D2Grzelcyk – Carlo
12:5766% CF
D3Reilly – Brown
8:2956% CF

PP1Bergeron – Marchand – Hall – Pastrnak – McAvoy
1:54100% CF
PP2Haula – Reilly – Grzelcyk – Nosek – McLaughlin
0:51100% CF
PK1FCoyle – Frederic
1:29
PK2FBergeron – Marchand
1:24
PK1DLindholm – McAvoy
1:36
PK2DBrown – Carlo
1:04

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:57
BOSMatt Grzelcykwrist0.00 xG
NJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Sharangovich, Hughes, MercerBOS: Haula, Hall, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak, Carlo
NJD 0 – 1 BOS
11:02
NJDJack Hughes (Nico Hischier, Damon Severson)wrist0.03 xG
NJD: Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier, HughesBOS: Bergeron, Haula, Lindholm, Brown, Carlo
NJD 1 – 1 BOS
16:09
BOSJake DeBrusk (Patrice Bergeron, Hampus Lindholm)wrist0.18 xG
NJD: Tatar, Graves, Siegenthaler, Bratt, HischierBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Lindholm, DeBrusk, McAvoy
NJD 1 – 2 BOS

2nd period

2:22
BOSErik Haula (David Pastrnak)snap0.46 xG
NJD: Subban, Geertsen, Siegenthaler, Bastian, McLeodBOS: Haula, Hall, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak, Carlo
NJD 1 – 3 BOS
6:33
BOSBrad Marchand (Jake DeBrusk, Matt Grzelcyk)snap0.07 xG
NJD: Subban, Hamilton, Wood, Boqvist, MercerBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Grzelcyk, Brown, DeBrusk
NJD 1 – 4 BOS
9:01
BOSPatrice BergeronPP (David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy)deflected0.13 xG
NJD: Severson, Siegenthaler, Hischier, SharangovichBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak, McAvoy
NJD 1 – 5 BOS
10:34
BOSBrad Marchand (Mike Reilly, Patrice Bergeron)snap0.03 xG
NJD: Subban, Smith, Sharangovich, Hughes, MercerBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Reilly, Brown, DeBrusk
NJD 1 – 6 BOS
12:04
BOSMarc McLaughlin (Trent Frederic)snap0.04 xG
NJD: Severson, Geertsen, Graves, Bastian, McLeodBOS: Coyle, Reilly, Brown, Frederic, McLaughlin
NJD 1 – 7 BOS
16:12
BOSTaylor Hall (David Pastrnak)tip-in0.09 xG
NJD: Subban, Tatar, Severson, Hischier, MercerBOS: Haula, Hall, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak, Carlo
NJD 1 – 8 BOS

Box score

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

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Miles Wood L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	1	0	2	16:18	—	—	27	34
Jesper Boqvist C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	0	2	14:07	—	—	19	31
Jimmy Vesey L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	1	0	13:57	—	—	18	11
Nico Hischier C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.10	2	1	0	20:37	—	—	44	52
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.34	0	0	0	17:14	—	—	42	56
Tomas Tatar L	L2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.35	1	0	0	16:14	—	—	42	53
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	-4	2	0.22	0	0	0	18:56	—	—	49	48
Yegor Sharangovich C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.40	0	0	0	18:08	—	—	52	70
Jack Hughes C	L3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	17:40	—	—	52	63
Damon Severson D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.10	0	2	0	23:06	—	—	41	38
Ryan Graves D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	3	0	21:09	—	—	46	52
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	0	0	-4	1	0.00	1	4	2	18:20	—	—	34	29
Ty Smith D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.15	1	1	0	13:34	—	—	36	54
Dougie Hamilton D	D3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.17	2	1	0	19:08	—	—	48	49
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	-3	3	0.06	3	0	2	18:34	—	—	36	30
Michael McLeod C	—	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	1	0	0	11:37	—	—	48	33
Nathan Bastian R	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	1	0	0	11:28	—	—	47	24
Mason Geertsen L	—	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	1	0	15	5:16	—	—	46	27

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jon Gillies	—	20	17	3	.850	1.68	30:59
Nico Daws(start)	L	20	15	5	.750	2.29	29:01

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Erik Haula L	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.67	0	0	2	17:17	—	—	50	61
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	3	3	+3	3	0.37	0	0	0	14:28	—	—	48	55
Taylor Hall L	L1	1	0	1	+3	2	0.41	0	0	0	13:33	—	—	42	53
Charlie Coyle C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.12	1	2	10	17:21	—	—	54	55
Trent Frederic C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.10	1	2	0	15:14	—	—	57	52
Marc McLaughlin C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.42	1	0	0	13:01	—	—	46	42
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	13:55	—	—	65	52
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	0	0	13:45	—	—	75	66
Anton Blidh L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	4	0	0	12:24	—	—	67	49
Jake DeBrusk L	L4	1	1	2	+3	3	0.54	2	0	0	15:48	—	—	71	77
Brad Marchand L	L4	2	0	2	+3	6	0.37	1	0	0	14:54	—	—	75	72
Patrice Bergeron C	L4	1	2	3	+2	6	0.42	1	0	0	13:54	—	—	68	66
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	0	1	0	23:30	—	—	51	36
Hampus Lindholm D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.03	1	1	2	22:53	—	—	53	44
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	+2	3	0.13	2	0	0	22:43	—	—	63	68
Matt Grzelcyk D	D2	1	1	2	+4	1	0.03	1	0	0	19:37	—	—	67	74
Mike Reilly D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	2	0	4	19:25	—	—	57	53
Joshua Brown D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	1	0	5	10:18	—	—	62	69

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Linus Ullmark(start)	W	26	25	1	.962	2.69	60:00

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.