Edgehalla

New York Islanders vs. Boston BruinsFeb 27, 2025

Final· TD Garden
away
NYI
2
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BOS
1
Goals123TShots123T
NYI1102NYI67720
BOS0011BOS15111339
NYI 58BOS 93
NYI 1.96BOS 3.97
PP goals
NYI 0BOS 0
Hits
NYI 20BOS 33
Blocks
NYI 25BOS 18
PIM
NYI 6BOS 4
NYI 52%BOS 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders edge Boston Bruins 2–1

New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at BOS. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. BOS scored 1 goal on 3.97 expected goals (93 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Luck
    BOS scored 1 goal on 3.97 expected goals (93 attempts), well short of its chances.
  2. Goalie
    Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.8; the win.Sorokin
  3. New line
    New look for NYI: Fasching–MacLean–Gatcomb skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.FaschingMacLeanGatcomb
  4. Usage
    David Pastrnak (BOS) played 23:55, +3:47 up on his 20:08 season average over 81 games.Pastrnak
  5. Usage
    Matthew Poitras (BOS) played 7:08, −6:08 down on his 13:16 season average over 32 games.Poitras
  6. Usage
    Ryan Pulock (NYI) played 18:00, −3:07 down on his 21:07 season average over 73 games.Pulock
  7. Usage
    Elias Lindholm (BOS) played 23:05, +5:04 up on his 18:01 season average over 81 games.Lindholm
  8. Usage
    Morgan Geekie (BOS) played 21:37, +4:45 up on his 16:52 season average over 76 games.Geekie

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, NYI at BOS: 151 attempts, 59 on goal, 3 goals, 5.93 expected goals; best chance Elias Lindholm at 0.33 xG.

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

Showing 151 of 151 attempts · BOS 93 · NYI 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NYI at BOS: expected goals 3.97 to 1.96 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 93 to 58, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBOSNYIRPPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BOS
  • NYI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BOSNYIcontrol2nd3rdRomanov · 1st 16:11Palmieri · 2nd 4:21Pastrnak · 3rd 10:04
  • 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 20% of the game, BOS 45%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NYI at BOS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jeremy Swayman (58:12) for BOS and Ilya Sorokin (59:54) for NYI, 3 goals.

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
StatNYIBOS
5979
1.962.86
1.902.70
1214
88
2428
+0.017−0.017
20%45%

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

Current NYI line combinations →

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:11
    NYIAlexander Romanov (Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Ryan Pulock)wrist0.07 xG
    NYI: Lee, Pageau, DeAngelo, Dobson, RomanovBOS: Coyle, Zacha, Wotherspoon, Brazeau, Poitras
    NYI 1 – 0 BOS

2nd period

  1. 4:21
    NYIKyle Palmieri (Brock Nelson, Adam Pelech)wrist0.26 xG
    NYI: Palmieri, Nelson, Pelech, Dobson, HolmstromBOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, Lohrei
    NYI 2 – 0 BOS

3rd period

  1. 10:04
    BOSDavid Pastrnak (Parker Wotherspoon, Pavel Zacha)wrist0.01 xG
    NYI: Cizikas, Nelson, DeAngelo, Romanov, TsyplakovBOS: Pastrnak, Zacha, Wotherspoon, Geekie, Callahan
    NYI 2 – 1 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Simon Holmstrom RL1000+110.1003021:53——4446
Brock Nelson CL1011040.3610221:28——5049
Kyle Palmieri CL1101+120.4011017:31——4649
Bo Horvat CL2000040.2122020:15——4122
Anders Lee LL2000+120.2710015:55——4323
Anthony Duclair LL2000010.0000013:13——4121
Hudson Fasching RL3000020.191109:47——4771
Kyle MacLean CL3000010.140009:12——2339
Marc Gatcomb CL3000000.041007:37——2954
Jean-Gabriel Pageau CL4011+100.0021015:32——5778
Casey Cizikas CL4000-100.0021012:30——3760
Maxim Tsyplakov RL4000-110.0722010:38——2923
Alexander Romanov DD1101020.0924224:29——4230
Tony DeAngelo DD1000000.0002021:20——3825
Adam Pelech DD2011+100.0112021:42——5377
Noah Dobson DD2000+200.0312018:54——6273
Ryan Pulock DD3011000.0223018:00——2823
Adam Boqvist DD3000000.0311214:10——2422
NYI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)W39381.9743.9759:54

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
David Pastrnak RL1101+190.7811023:55——6762
Morgan Geekie CL1000+100.4021021:37——6669
Pavel Zacha CL1011020.2900019:17——5562
Elias Lindholm CL2000-150.7200023:05——6267
Brad Marchand LL2000-170.7010222:11——6162
Charlie Coyle CL2000-230.4141017:53——6065
John Beecher CL3000010.0223212:17——3529
Cole Koepke LL3000020.1472010:53——3832
Mark Kastelic CL3000000.0721010:15——4454
Justin Brazeau RL4000-110.061008:19——5028
Riley Tufte LL4000000.002008:08——70100
Matthew Poitras CL4000-100.000107:08——7769
Mason Lohrei DD1000-140.2120023:51——7165
Andrew Peeke DD1000010.0431019:26——7784
Nikita Zadorov DD2000-110.0633018:24——3644
Brandon Carlo DD2000010.0222017:40——3955
Parker Wotherspoon DD3011020.0512019:38——6052
Michael Callahan DD3000+100.0000013:51——5049
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)L20182.9001.9658:12

Goal anatomy

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

Alexander Romanov (NYI) 1st 16:11 · assists Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Ryan Pulock · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 74.1 mph shot · 1.8 s from entry to goal.

Alexander Romanov · 1st 16:11 · NYI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
74.1 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Kyle Palmieri · 2nd 4:21 · NYI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
18.4 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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David Pastrnak · 3rd 10:04 · BOS

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
34.7 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
5.2 s

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