MassMutual East Division

Boston Bruins

2020–21·33–16–7·73 points·3rd in the MassMutual East·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 73#10
Goal differential: +30#8
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 53.5%#6
Power play: 23.1%#7
Penalty kill: 86.0%#2
GSAx: +2.8#13

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

24 of 24 lines


Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak	378:12	39	65.0%	66.5%	31	16
Krejci – Smith – Hall	171:14	15	65.1%	64.6%	12	1
Krejci – Smith – Ritchie	104:24	29	64.8%	58.0%	7	2
Krejci – Ritchie – Pastrnak	82:18	22	50.4%	52.2%	2	2
Smith – Coyle – Frederic	73:59	17	58.9%	52.9%	3	0
Bergeron – Marchand – Smith	65:23	23	65.5%	63.8%	7	2
Wagner – Kuraly – Bjork	63:48	14	43.4%	42.1%	3	3
Wagner – Kuraly – Frederic	58:46	15	31.4%	46.3%	1	4
Wagner – Kuraly – Lazar	56:11	7	61.4%	51.3%	1	2
Smith – Coyle – Ritchie	55:35	21	39.5%	49.1%	2	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

24 of 24 pairs


Grzelcyk – McAvoy	304:37	29	65.5%	64.0%	19	5
Lauzon – McAvoy	240:46	29	57.5%	56.4%	13	10
Clifton – Zboril	145:16	25	50.6%	50.4%	4	3
Clifton – Lauzon	112:35	23	44.7%	46.5%	4	1
Miller – Zboril	110:11	12	51.7%	56.9%	3	3
Reilly – Clifton	98:41	10	72.8%	64.2%	9	2
Kampfer – Zboril	98:35	15	53.8%	49.1%	3	3
Zboril – McAvoy	90:52	29	51.1%	55.6%	5	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 1–56 · Jan 14 to May 11

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.

	Miller	Lauzon	Grzelcyk	McAvoy	Pastrnak	Marchand	Bergeron	DeBrusk	Zboril	Ritchie	Smith	Krejci	Clifton	Coyle	Carlo	Frederic	Kuraly	Wagner
Miller D		56	67	45	56	59	55	64	52	53	57	49	40	56	77	21	51	38
Lauzon D	56		21	57	57	52	55	42	46	55	67	64	45	45	50	57	42	37
Grzelcyk D	67	21		65	64	67	70	61	0	52	70	59	35	49	54	43	54	56
McAvoy D	45	57	65		62	64	65	54	51	56	65	60	56	48	91	54	44	41
Pastrnak F	56	57	64	62		61	65	38	51	51	0	47	61	39	52	46	51
Marchand F	59	52	67	64	61		63	46	54	18	59	37	55	38	55	0	54	15
Bergeron F	55	55	70	65	65	63		47	54	30	62	57	60	56	61	46	25	17
DeBrusk F	64	42	61	54	38	46	47		53	58	50	54	49	44	57	53	47	29
Zboril D	52	46	0	51	51	54	54	53		54	50	54	51	54	44	29	41	43
Ritchie F	53	55	52	56	51	18	30	58	54		54	54	56	49	40	70	58	22
Smith F	57	67	70	65	0	59	62	50	50	54		63	63	52	57	53	43	48
Krejci F	49	64	59	60	47	37	57	54	54	54	63		61	21	56	62	25	5
Clifton D	40	45	35	56	61	55	60	49	51	56	63	61		49	49	42	53	39
Coyle F	56	45	49	48	39	38	56	44	54	49	52	21	49		49	49	53	36
Carlo D	77	50	54	91	52	55	61	57	44	40	57	56	49	49		50	53	59
Frederic F	21	57	43	54	46	0	46	53	29	70	53	62	42	49	50		31	32
Kuraly F	51	42	54	44	51	54	25	47	41	58	43	25	53	53	53	31		44
Wagner F	38	37	56	41		15	17	29	43	22	48	5	39	36	59	32	44

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