Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston BruinsJan 26, 2021

Final / OTTuesday, Jan 26, 2021· TD Garden

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

2

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Boston BruinsBOS

3

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
PIT	0	0	2	0	2		PIT	6	17	6	1	30
BOS	1	1	0	1	3		BOS	11	15	6	4	36

: PIT 57BOS 52
: PIT 3.39BOS 3.25
PP goals: PIT 0BOS 1
Hits: PIT 29BOS 26
Blocks: PIT 7BOS 11
PIM: PIT 6BOS 12
: PIT 30%BOS 70%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime at home. Charlie McAvoy (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Ritchie and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:33 together.

Points
Charlie McAvoy had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 27:34.McAvoy
Points
Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:19.Marchand
Points
Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:50.Zucker
PP1
BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Ritchie and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:33 together.Bergeron Krejci Marchand Ritchie McAvoy
Usage
Jake DeBrusk (BOS) played 3:30, −11:41 down on his 15:11 season average over 40 games.DeBrusk
Goalie
Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +8 against a season average of 28.2; the overtime loss.Jarry
Usage
Brian Dumoulin (PIT) played 15:33, −6:58 down on his 22:31 season average over 40 games.Dumoulin
Usage
David Krejci (BOS) played 21:08, +4:05 up on his 17:03 season average over 50 games.Krejci

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

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

BOS
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · BOS 52 · PIT 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 35% of the game, BOS 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

PIT

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	PIT	BOS
	46	41
	2.52	2.16
	2.37	2.06
	7	8
	5	5
	8	19
	−0.162	+0.163
	35%	26%

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
13:1252% CF
L2Malkin – Zucker – Kapanen
10:4054% CF
L3Blueger – McCann – Tanev
8:2150% CF
L4Sceviour – Jankowski – O'Connor
3:540% CF
D1Ceci – Marino
8:3829% CF
D2Letang – Dumoulin
7:2873% CF
D3Ruhwedel – Joseph
5:3838% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Rust – Guentzel
6:0733% CF
PP2Zucker – Kapanen – McCann – Marino – O'Connor
3:19100% CF
PK1FBlueger – Tanev
1:25
PK2FJankowski – O'Connor
0:22
PK1DCeci – Marino
1:29
PK2DLetang – Dumoulin
0:37

Current PIT line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Krejci – Ritchie – Studnicka
8:4838% CF
L2Smith – Coyle – Frederic
7:2169% CF
L3Wagner – Kuraly – Bjork
7:2050% CF
L4Bergeron – Marchand – DeBrusk
3:1971% CF
D1Lauzon – McAvoy
14:4957% CF
D2Clifton – Carlo
12:3132% CF
D3Miller – Zboril
9:4447% CF

PP1Bergeron – Krejci – Marchand – Ritchie – McAvoy
2:33100% CF
PP2Bergeron – Marchand – Smith – Zboril – McAvoy
0:54
PK1FCoyle – Wagner
3:34
PK2FKuraly – Bjork
3:24
PK1DCarlo – Lauzon
4:18
PK2DMiller – McAvoy
1:43

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:41
BOSBrad MarchandSH (Charlie McAvoy)wrist0.13 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, McCannBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Lauzon, McAvoy
PIT 0 – 1 BOS

2nd period

7:58
BOSNick RitchiePP (Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy)tip-in0.15 xG
PIT: Dumoulin, Rust, JankowskiBOS: Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Ritchie, McAvoy
PIT 0 – 2 BOS

3rd period

9:47
PITJason Zucker (Jared McCann, Drew O'Connor)snap0.09 xG
PIT: Letang, Zucker, Kapanen, McCann, O'ConnorBOS: Coyle, Wagner, Ritchie, Carlo, Lauzon
PIT 1 – 2 BOS
16:44
PITKasperi Kapanen (Evgeni Malkin, Jason Zucker)backhand0.15 xG
PIT: Malkin, Zucker, Ruhwedel, Kapanen, MarinoBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Coyle, Lauzon, McAvoy
PIT 2 – 2 BOS

OT period

4:49
BOSCraig Smith (David Krejci, Charlie McAvoy)wrist0.17 xG
PIT: Crosby, Zucker, MarinoBOS: Krejci, Smith, McAvoy
PIT 2 – 3 BOS

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.81	2	0	0	23:12	—	—	56	58
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.15	1	1	0	22:12	—	—	54	53
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	0	0	0	21:51	—	—	54	58
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.37	1	1	0	20:18	—	—	56	56
Jason Zucker L	L2	1	1	2	+1	4	0.38	5	0	0	18:50	—	—	68	67
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.32	2	0	0	17:21	—	—	56	62
Jared McCann L	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.48	2	0	0	15:27	—	—	56	74
Brandon Tanev L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.33	5	0	2	15:01	—	—	52	46
Teddy Blueger C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	1	0	15:00	—	—	60	70
Drew O'Connor L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:51	—	—	36	28
Mark Jankowski L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:45	—	—	22	10
Colton Sceviour C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	6:17	—	—	25	0
John Marino D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	2	0	25:31	—	—	48	41
Cody Ceci D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	3	0	0	17:09	—	—	37	35
Kris Letang D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	1	1	2	29:57	—	—	68	71
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	0	15:33	—	—	68	85
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:56	—	—	42	39
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	0	2	12:36	—	—	54	77

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	O	36	33	3	.917	3.25	64:46

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Krejci C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.23	0	0	0	21:08	—	—	30	18
Nick Ritchie L	L1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.16	0	1	2	17:09	—	—	32	18
Jack Studnicka C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	12:03	—	—	28	18
Charlie Coyle C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.24	2	0	0	18:06	—	—	46	48
Craig Smith C	L2	1	0	1	+1	7	0.84	1	0	2	17:37	—	—	64	69
Trent Frederic C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:13	—	—	56	55
Anders Bjork L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	3	0	0	14:36	—	—	50	69
Sean Kuraly C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.03	2	0	0	14:34	—	—	39	64
Chris Wagner R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.41	3	3	2	14:18	—	—	38	45
Patrice Bergeron C	L4	0	0	0	0	5	0.60	1	1	2	18:28	—	—	65	45
Brad Marchand L	L4	1	1	2	0	2	0.21	1	0	0	18:19	—	—	63	51
Jake DeBrusk L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	3:30	—	—	71	38
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	3	3	+1	1	0.07	0	2	0	27:34	—	—	60	65
Jeremy Lauzon D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	5	0	0	23:47	—	—	57	55
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	2	0	23:12	—	—	33	28
Connor Clifton D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	3	1	2	16:14	—	—	32	41
Kevan Miller D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	1	0	18:12	—	—	53	31
Jakub Zboril D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	2	13:39	—	—	50	44

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	W	30	28	2	.933	3.39	64:47

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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.