Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston BruinsMar 7, 2024

FinalThursday, Mar 7, 2024· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	0	1	0	1		TOR	7	12	10	29
BOS	1	3	0	4		BOS	9	12	4	25

: TOR 62BOS 57
: TOR 2.08BOS 3.52
PP goals: TOR 1BOS 2
Hits: TOR 43BOS 45
Blocks: TOR 12BOS 15
PIM: TOR 24BOS 24
: TOR 60%BOS 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Matthew Knies (TOR) played 3:18, −10:31 down on his 13:49 season average over 79 games.

Points
Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:54.Marchand
Points
Jake DeBrusk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:51.DeBrusk
Usage
Matthew Knies (TOR) played 3:18, −10:31 down on his 13:49 season average over 79 games.Knies
New line
New look for TOR: Bertuzzi–Marner–Matthews skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bertuzzi Marner Matthews
Usage
Brandon Carlo (BOS) played 24:32, +4:41 up on his 19:51 season average over 75 games.Carlo
Usage
Timothy Liljegren (TOR) played 16:14, −3:30 down on his 19:44 season average over 54 games.Liljegren
Usage
David Kampf (TOR) played 16:45, +3:18 up on his 13:27 season average over 77 games.Kampf
Usage
Jakub Lauko (BOS) played 13:01, +3:15 up on his 9:46 season average over 59 games.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

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

BOS
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · BOS 57 · TOR 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TOR 36% of the game, BOS 41%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

TOR

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	TOR	BOS
	60	44
	1.60	1.76
	1.55	1.67
	7	12
	4	1
	12	16
	+0.112	−0.112
	36%	41%

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Reaves – Gregor – Kampf
9:5342% CF
L2Tavares – Jarnkrok – McMann
6:2636% CF
L3Bertuzzi – Marner – Matthews
5:4688% CF
L4Domi – Nylander – Knies
0:00
D1Brodie – McCabe
10:3959% CF
D2Rielly – Lyubushkin
9:5364% CF
D3Liljegren – Benoit
6:4533% CF

PP1Tavares – Rielly – Nylander – Marner – Matthews
4:3280% CF
PP2Jarnkrok – Bertuzzi – Domi – Liljegren – McMann
2:14100% CF
PK1FKampf – McMann
1:27
PK2FJarnkrok – Marner
0:51
PK1DBrodie – McCabe
3:28
PK2DLyubushkin – Benoit
0:40

Current TOR line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Marchand – Coyle – DeBrusk
7:0936% CF
L2Brazeau – Boqvist – Lauko
6:2067% CF
L3Pastrnak – Heinen – Zacha
4:3836% CF
L4van Riemsdyk – Frederic – Geekie
2:3650% CF
D1Shattenkirk – Wotherspoon
10:4264% CF
D2Grzelcyk – McAvoy
9:4215% CF
D3Carlo – Lohrei
8:4045% CF

PP1Marchand – van Riemsdyk – Coyle – Pastrnak – McAvoy
3:22100% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy – Geekie
0:54
PK1FMarchand – Coyle
1:06
PK2FBoqvist – Lauko
0:57
PK1DCarlo – McAvoy
3:23
PK2DGrzelcyk – Wotherspoon
1:23

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:37
BOSDavid PastrnakPP (Jake DeBrusk, Brad Marchand)snap0.27 xG
TOR: Brodie, Marner, LiljegrenBOS: Marchand, Pastrnak, DeBrusk, McAvoy, Geekie
TOR 0 – 1 BOS

2nd period

4:16
BOSTrent Fredericwrist0.05 xG
TOR: Tavares, McCabe, Domi, Nylander, LiljegrenBOS: Carlo, Frederic, Geekie, Boqvist, Lohrei
TOR 0 – 2 BOS
7:56
TORMitch MarnerPP (Timothy Liljegren)wrist0.04 xG
TOR: Bertuzzi, Domi, Marner, Liljegren, McMannBOS: Marchand, Grzelcyk, Wotherspoon, DeBrusk
TOR 1 – 2 BOS
17:16
BOSMorgan GeekiePP (Kevin Shattenkirk, Pavel Zacha)wrist0.14 xG
TOR: Brodie, McCabe, Nylander, KampfBOS: Shattenkirk, Zacha, DeBrusk, McAvoy, Geekie
TOR 1 – 3 BOS
18:23
BOSBrandon Carlo (Brad Marchand, Jake DeBrusk)wrist0.02 xG
TOR: Tavares, Rielly, Domi, Nylander, LiljegrenBOS: Marchand, Coyle, Carlo, Wotherspoon, DeBrusk
TOR 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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Kampf C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	16:45	—	—	47	16
Noah Gregor L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	2	11:52	—	—	39	15
Ryan Reaves R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	10:58	—	—	50	19
John Tavares C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.25	5	0	2	18:33	—	—	52	54
Calle Jarnkrok C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	1	0	0	15:15	—	—	63	60
Bobby McMann C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.17	2	0	2	12:45	—	—	50	48
Mitch Marner R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.16	1	0	0	20:51	—	—	73	64
Auston Matthews C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.34	3	2	0	19:11	—	—	69	63
Tyler Bertuzzi L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	2	0	5	14:12	—	—	72	74
William Nylander R	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.07	1	0	0	17:20	—	—	39	16
Max Domi C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	2	0	7	13:43	—	—	50	27
Matthew Knies L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	3:18	—	—	27	10
Jake McCabe D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	3	0	4	21:20	—	—	62	51
TJ Brodie D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	1	0	20:37	—	—	65	60
Morgan Rielly D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.20	1	3	0	20:51	—	—	72	71
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	17:24	—	—	57	54
Simon Benoit D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	7	2	0	17:22	—	—	32	15
Timothy Liljegren D	D3	0	1	1	-2	2	0.16	3	3	0	16:14	—	—	59	46

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joseph Woll(start)	L	25	21	4	.840	3.52	59:56

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brad Marchand L	L1	0	2	2	+1	2	0.49	3	0	0	16:54	—	—	46	52
Charlie Coyle C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.17	5	0	4	16:09	—	—	25	9
Jake DeBrusk L	L1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.37	0	0	0	14:51	—	—	44	51
Jesper Boqvist C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	13:35	—	—	42	48
Justin Brazeau R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	6	0	0	13:05	—	—	48	56
Jakub Lauko C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	13:01	—	—	50	59
David Pastrnak R	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.68	2	0	0	18:41	—	—	48	56
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.31	2	0	0	17:26	—	—	46	57
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	11:54	—	—	26	35
Trent Frederic C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.15	6	0	4	14:41	—	—	40	51
Morgan Geekie C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.47	1	0	2	14:23	—	—	57	75
James van Riemsdyk L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.16	1	0	0	12:34	—	—	23	37
Parker Wotherspoon D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.06	1	2	5	17:51	—	—	57	72
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.12	2	4	0	15:14	—	—	58	74
Charlie McAvoy D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	3	5	7	24:23	—	—	31	34
Matt Grzelcyk D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	1	2	16:57	—	—	17	9
Brandon Carlo D	D3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.05	3	2	0	24:32	—	—	33	42
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	0	0	0	14:53	—	—	58	66

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	W	29	28	1	.966	2.08	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

David Pastrnak (BOS PP) 1st 5:37 · assists Jake DeBrusk, Brad Marchand · Rebound · 65.3 mph shot.

David Pastrnak · 1st 5:37 · BOS PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 65.3 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Trent Frederic · 2nd 4:16 · BOS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 58.5 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

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Mitch Marner · 2nd 7:56 · TOR PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 74.8 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 1.8 s

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Morgan Geekie · 2nd 17:16 · BOS PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 51.9 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Type: rebound

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Brandon Carlo · 2nd 18:23 · BOS

Play: point-shot
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 60.2 mph
Distance: 52 ft
Entry to goal: 7.0 s

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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.