Vegas Golden Knights vs. Boston BruinsFeb 29, 2024

FinalThursday, Feb 29, 2024· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	3	1	4		VGK	8	15	13	36
BOS	3	1	1	5		BOS	16	7	9	32

: VGK 67BOS 65
: VGK 3.10BOS 2.49
PP goals: VGK 0BOS 1
Hits: VGK 31BOS 34
Blocks: VGK 21BOS 14
PIM: VGK 4BOS 4
: VGK 55%BOS 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 at home. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. BOS scored 5 goals on 2.49 expected goals (65 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Morgan Geekie had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:32.Geekie
Points
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:52.Stephenson
Points
David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:52.Pastrnak
Points
Kevin Shattenkirk had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:30.Shattenkirk
Luck
BOS scored 5 goals on 2.49 expected goals (65 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Michael Amadio (VGK) played 19:27, +6:09 up on his 13:18 season average over 72 games.Amadio
Goalie
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +7 against a season average of 29.3; the win.Swayman
New line
New look for BOS: Brazeau–Boqvist–Lauko skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (89.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brazeau Boqvist Lauko

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

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

BOS
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · BOS 65 · VGK 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 33% 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

VGK

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	VGK	BOS
	70	64
	2.85	2.10
	2.72	2.05
	14	7
	1	2
	26	12
	+0.013	−0.013
	33%	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.

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Stephenson – Barbashev – Amadio
13:1144% CF
L2Karlsson – Marchessault – Brisson
11:1972% CF
L3Kolesar – Roy – Cotter
9:4861% CF
L4Froese – Rempal – Morelli
7:2225% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
17:1062% CF
D2Martinez – Pietrangelo
15:4761% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
10:3542% CF

PP1Karlsson – Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore – Amadio
2:2125% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Barbashev – Roy – Cotter – Brisson
0:28
PK1FStephenson – Roy
1:40
PK2FFroese – Karlsson
1:27
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:27
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
1:26

Current VGK line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Marchand – Coyle – Pastrnak
13:2040% CF
L2Heinen – Frederic – Geekie
9:1327% CF
L3van Riemsdyk – Zacha – DeBrusk
8:2459% CF
L4Brazeau – Boqvist – Lauko
8:0489% CF
D1Grzelcyk – McAvoy
16:2939% CF
D2Carlo – Lohrei
12:4438% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Wotherspoon
11:3548% CF

PP1Marchand – Pastrnak – DeBrusk – McAvoy – Geekie
1:49100% CF
PP2Marchand – Coyle – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy
0:5467% CF
PK1FMarchand – Coyle
1:08
PK2FHeinen – DeBrusk
1:07
PK1DWotherspoon – McAvoy
1:06
PK2DGrzelcyk – Lohrei
0:29

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.

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.68	0	0	0	20:52	—	—	45	75
Michael Amadio R	L1	1	0	1	0	6	0.83	2	2	0	19:27	—	—	42	75
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	4	2	0	15:33	—	—	42	76
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.42	3	0	0	19:18	—	—	73	53
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.16	1	0	0	18:43	—	—	64	46
Brendan Brisson C	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.10	1	0	0	15:36	—	—	62	47
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.08	2	1	0	17:15	—	—	50	51
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.08	6	0	2	12:23	—	—	68	69
Paul Cotter L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.17	4	0	0	12:03	—	—	62	63
Byron Froese C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	3	1	0	11:41	—	—	38	35
Mason Morelli L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:18	—	—	42	41
Sheldon Rempal R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	2	9:30	—	—	30	28
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	22:47	—	—	63	64
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.03	3	2	0	20:53	—	—	56	57
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	1	0	1	-1	5	0.36	0	4	0	22:00	—	—	57	58
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	0	4	0	20:21	—	—	52	58
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:22	—	—	40	53
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	14:01	—	—	40	58

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	L	32	27	5	.844	2.49	58:09

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	2	2	0	2	0.20	0	0	0	21:52	—	—	42	46
Brad Marchand L	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.43	3	0	0	20:39	—	—	46	45
Charlie Coyle C	L1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.15	2	1	0	18:45	—	—	44	40
Morgan Geekie C	L2	3	0	3	+2	3	0.33	1	1	0	14:32	—	—	30	35
Danton Heinen L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.26	1	1	0	13:43	—	—	27	32
Trent Frederic C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:24	—	—	24	31
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	1	1	0	18:16	—	—	50	39
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	1	0	0	15:11	—	—	57	47
James van Riemsdyk L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:35	—	—	53	40
Justin Brazeau R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	1	0	11:33	—	—	69	60
Jakub Lauko C	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.07	3	0	0	11:20	—	—	75	60
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	1	0	1	0	3	0.29	2	1	0	9:47	—	—	71	64
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.26	8	1	0	26:45	—	—	43	48
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	1	2	18:41	—	—	40	39
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	2	2	19:58	—	—	51	37
Mason Lohrei D	D2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.10	2	1	0	16:58	—	—	41	41
Parker Wotherspoon D	D3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.13	3	2	0	20:31	—	—	56	48
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:30	—	—	52	41

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	W	36	32	4	.889	3.10	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Morgan Geekie (BOS) 1st 14:34 · assists Trent Frederic · Odd-man rush · loose puck · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 61.2 mph shot · 1.6 s from entry to goal.

Morgan Geekie · 1st 14:34 · BOS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 61.2 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

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Jesper Boqvist · 1st 15:04 · BOS

Play: rebound
Passes: 1
Shot: 54.3 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Type: rebound

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Morgan Geekie · 1st 16:54 · BOS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 74.8 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s
Type: one-timer

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Paul Cotter · 2nd 1:48 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.7 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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Alex Pietrangelo · 2nd 6:57 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 42.9 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s

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Morgan Geekie · 2nd 16:32 · BOS

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 24.3 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Michael Amadio · 2nd 17:46 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 49.9 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Type: rebound

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Chandler Stephenson · 3rd 5:01 · VGK SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.9 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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Mason Lohrei · 3rd 15:23 · BOS PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 70.6 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Type: one-timer

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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.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Boston BruinsFeb 29, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Boston Bruins edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

Boston Bruins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Boston Bruins

Goal anatomy

Morgan Geekie · 1st 14:34 · BOS

Jesper Boqvist · 1st 15:04 · BOS

Morgan Geekie · 1st 16:54 · BOS

Paul Cotter · 2nd 1:48 · VGK

Alex Pietrangelo · 2nd 6:57 · VGK

Morgan Geekie · 2nd 16:32 · BOS

Michael Amadio · 2nd 17:46 · VGK

Chandler Stephenson · 3rd 5:01 · VGK SH

Mason Lohrei · 3rd 15:23 · BOS PP