Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Boston Bruins

2016–17·44–31–7·95 points·3rd in the Atlantic, 7th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 95#13
Goal differential: +23#10
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 55.5%#1
Power play: 21.7%#7
Penalty kill: 85.7%#1
GSAx: −16.9#26

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

39 of 39 lines


Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak	493:08	65	63.2%	63.2%	25	18
Bergeron – Backes – Marchand	280:34	56	61.2%	59.0%	15	8
Backes – Krejci – Spooner	183:54	31	57.1%	54.0%	10	8
Moore – Nash – Schaller	122:38	35	58.3%	51.4%	3	2
Moore – Nash – Acciari	118:00	17	46.4%	39.9%	5	3
Backes – Krejci – Vatrano	112:33	26	56.2%	59.7%	5	6
Stafford – Krejci – Pastrnak	107:55	14	60.1%	56.4%	7	4
Beleskey – Nash – Czarnik	105:30	17	66.5%	59.0%	1	2
Krejci – Cehlarik – Pastrnak	92:10	10	56.0%	48.1%	3	4
Backes – Krejci – Schaller	84:50	28	51.7%	53.4%	2	6

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

20 of 20 pairs


Chara – Carlo	1015:29	73	54.7%	52.6%	49	43
McQuaid – Krug	863:09	74	55.7%	55.6%	30	32
Miller – Miller	348:44	42	57.9%	57.9%	10	11
Liles – Miller	166:14	17	55.5%	54.1%	4	7
Miller – Krug	150:01	56	69.9%	70.2%	4	2
Chara – McQuaid	139:58	64	53.0%	54.8%	6	8
Miller – Carlo	127:10	43	51.6%	51.1%	6	6
Krug – Carlo	123:29	74	59.2%	59.3%	1	3

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 13 to Apr 8

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Beleskey	Hayes	Miller	Miller	Schaller	Nash	Moore	Vatrano	Carlo	Chara	Pastrnak	Marchand	Bergeron	Spooner	Krug	McQuaid	Krejci	Backes
Beleskey F		47	66	60	60	57	29	62	52	55	44	76	35	56	44	40	49	55
Hayes F	47		58	48	51	42	55	42	51	57	100	45	46	44	44	47	62	8
Miller D	66	58		58	54	54	54	56	50	43	53	53	61	53	52	39	45	57
Miller D	60	48	58		55	61	57	60	48	54	53	56	64	64	70	59	61	55
Schaller F	60	51	54	55		56	51	43	54	50	56	0	59	46	56	52	52	51
Nash F	57	42	54	61	56		49	67	55	52	33	62	71	46	62	54	74	46
Moore F	29	55	54	57	51	49		42	46	49	36	37	57	49	46	43	17	26
Vatrano F	62	42	56	60	43	67	42		45	48	66	48	68	53	58	58	50	62
Carlo D	52	51	50	48	54	55	46	45		54	58	59	61	53	56	23	48	57
Chara D	55	57	43	54	50	52	49	48	54		57	56	59	58	67	52	50	57
Pastrnak F	44	100	53	53	56	33	36	66	58	57		61	62	55	64	60	53	56
Marchand F	76	45	53	56	0	62	37	48	59	56	61		62	50	66	63	46	60
Bergeron F	35	46	61	64	59	71	57	68	61	59	62	62		61	67	64	54	61
Spooner F	56	44	53	64	46	46	49	53	53	58	55	50	61		49	45	56	54
Krug D	44	44	52	70	56	62	46	58	56	67	64	66	67	49		56	53	55
McQuaid D	40	47	39	59	52	54	43	58	23	52	60	63	64	45	56		50	52
Krejci F	49	62	45	61	52	74	17	50	48	50	53	46	54	56	53	50		54
Backes F	55	8	57	55	51	46	26	62	57	57	56	60	61	54	55	52	54

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game