New York Islanders vs. Boston BruinsApr 15, 2021

FinalThursday, Apr 15, 2021· TD Garden

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New York IslandersNYI

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Boston BruinsBOS

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NYI	0	1	0	1		NYI	7	11	5	23
BOS	2	0	2	4		BOS	23	12	10	45

: NYI 40BOS 71
: NYI 1.39BOS 4.28
PP goals: NYI 0BOS 1
Hits: NYI 34BOS 23
Blocks: NYI 19BOS 7
PIM: NYI 10BOS 6
: NYI 50%BOS 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 4–1

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 44 shots and stopped 41 (.932), +16 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.

Points
Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:48.Marchand
Points
David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.Pastrnak
Goalie
Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 44 shots and stopped 41 (.932), +16 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.Varlamov
Usage
Josh Bailey (NYI) played 6:41, −11:01 down on his 17:42 season average over 53 games.Bailey
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Taylor Hall (BOS) played 13:21, −4:36 down on his 17:57 season average over 52 games.Hall
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Mike Reilly (BOS) played 23:12, +4:00 up on his 19:12 season average over 54 games.Reilly
Usage
Mathew Barzal (NYI) played 21:42, +3:01 up on his 18:41 season average over 54 games.Barzal
Usage
Steven Kampfer (BOS) played 11:26, −5:33 down on his 16:59 season average over 19 games.Kampfer

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

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

BOS
NYI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · BOS 71 · NYI 40

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
NYI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYI 6% of the game, BOS 54%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

NYI

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	NYI	BOS
	42	60
	1.32	3.26
	1.30	3.19
	0	11
	6	6
	22	20
	−0.006	+0.006
	6%	54%

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 York Islanders

L1Zajac – Eberle – Barzal
8:4183% CF
L2Palmieri – Pageau – Wahlstrom
6:1138% CF
L3Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
5:3615% CF
L4Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier
4:5538% CF
D1Leddy – Mayfield
10:3859% CF
D2Pelech – Pulock
10:0119% CF
D3Greene – Dobson
7:0060% CF

PP1Eberle – Pageau – Pulock – Barzal – Beauvillier
1:46100% CF
PP2Eberle – Barzal – Beauvillier – Wahlstrom – Dobson
1:0950% CF
PK1FClutterbuck – Cizikas
2:10
PK2FZajac – Pageau
2:09
PK1DMayfield – Pelech
3:47
PK2DGreene – Pulock
1:14

Current NYI line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Wagner – Kuraly – Lazar
12:0144% CF
L2Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
9:2860% CF
L3Coyle – Ritchie – DeBrusk
9:1174% CF
L4Krejci – Smith – Hall
8:5256% CF
D1Reilly – Clifton
14:0381% CF
D2Lauzon – McAvoy
13:0241% CF
D3Kampfer – Zboril
10:5350% CF

PP1Bergeron – Marchand – Hall – Reilly – Pastrnak
3:50100% CF
PP2Krejci – Smith – Ritchie – DeBrusk – McAvoy
2:57100% CF
PK1FKuraly – Lazar
2:22
PK2FBergeron – Marchand
0:59
PK1DLauzon – McAvoy
2:03
PK2DReilly – Clifton
1:31

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:49
BOSBrad Marchand (Patrice Bergeron, Mike Reilly)wrist0.28 xG
NYI: Palmieri, Pageau, Pelech, Pulock, WahlstromBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Reilly, Clifton, Pastrnak
NYI 0 – 1 BOS
17:55
BOSCraig SmithPP (David Krejci, Charlie McAvoy)snap0.16 xG
NYI: Zajac, Clutterbuck, Mayfield, PelechBOS: Krejci, Smith, Ritchie, DeBrusk, McAvoy
NYI 0 – 2 BOS

2nd period

2:56
NYITravis Zajac (Mathew Barzal, Jordan Eberle)wrist0.02 xG
NYI: Zajac, Eberle, Leddy, Barzal, DobsonBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, Lauzon, McAvoy
NYI 1 – 2 BOS

3rd period

1:52
BOSTaylor Hall (David Pastrnak)wrist0.19 xG
NYI: Zajac, Eberle, Pelech, Pulock, BarzalBOS: Bergeron, Hall, Pastrnak, Lauzon, McAvoy
NYI 1 – 3 BOS
18:24
BOSBrad MarchandEN (David Pastrnak)wrist0.71 xG
NYI: Eberle, Leddy, Nelson, Pulock, Barzal, WahlstromBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, Lauzon, McAvoy
NYI 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.

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mathew Barzal C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.21	1	0	0	21:42	—	—	62	37
Jordan Eberle R	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.17	0	0	0	18:09	—	—	77	57
Travis Zajac C	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	16:55	—	—	62	35
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	3	2	0	16:50	—	—	36	36
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.10	2	0	0	14:20	—	—	36	30
Kyle Palmieri C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.19	0	0	0	13:19	—	—	35	23
Casey Cizikas C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	12:39	—	—	25	20
Cal Clutterbuck R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	2	11:49	—	—	20	14
Matt Martin L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:53	—	—	25	14
Brock Nelson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	1	0	4	17:31	—	—	31	23
Anthony Beauvillier R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	17:24	—	—	35	24
Josh Bailey R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	6:41	—	—	36	31
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	1	3	0	22:53	—	—	49	35
Scott Mayfield D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	4	2	2	17:46	—	—	57	59
Ryan Pulock D	D2	0	0	0	-3	3	0.08	3	3	0	21:23	—	—	36	17
Adam Pelech D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	6	3	0	20:05	—	—	15	18
Noah Dobson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	2	1	0	16:49	—	—	47	32
Andy Greene D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	2	0	16:46	—	—	42	23

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Semyon Varlamov(start)	L	44	41	3	.932	3.57	59:00

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sean Kuraly C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	3	0	16:50	—	—	40	32
Curtis Lazar C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	0	0	16:00	—	—	37	32
Chris Wagner R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.10	1	0	0	13:58	—	—	41	29
Patrice Bergeron C	L2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.14	0	0	0	16:59	—	—	64	80
David Pastrnak R	L2	0	2	2	+2	3	0.13	0	0	0	16:56	—	—	65	77
Brad Marchand L	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	1.03	1	0	0	16:48	—	—	62	76
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.61	0	0	0	15:39	—	—	64	93
Nick Ritchie L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.39	0	0	0	14:24	—	—	75	90
Charlie Coyle C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.32	2	0	2	12:41	—	—	73	89
David Krejci C	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.33	0	0	2	14:54	—	—	60	62
Craig Smith C	L4	1	0	1	0	4	0.52	0	0	0	13:59	—	—	58	56
Taylor Hall L	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.31	1	1	0	13:21	—	—	55	62
Mike Reilly D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.14	2	0	0	23:12	—	—	74	79
Connor Clifton D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.17	4	0	0	20:20	—	—	78	85
Charlie McAvoy D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	5	0	0	23:41	—	—	39	59
Jeremy Lauzon D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	20:13	—	—	46	67
Jakub Zboril D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	2	2	13:20	—	—	50	65
Steven Kampfer D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:26	—	—	50	66

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	W	23	22	1	.957	1.39	60:00

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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.