Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Boston Bruins

2021–22·51–26–5·107 points·4th in the Atlantic, 6th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 107#10
Goal differential: +35#11
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 57.3%#1
Power play: 21.2%#15
Penalty kill: 81.3%#9
GSAx: −3.5#20

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

33 of 33 lines


Haula – Hall – Pastrnak	410:26	44	57.2%	55.6%	26	12
Smith – Coyle – Frederic	331:26	38	55.9%	50.0%	17	8
Bergeron – Marchand – DeBrusk	282:11	28	70.1%	67.6%	17	8
Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak	238:30	43	63.9%	63.6%	16	8
Foligno – Lazar – Nosek	175:38	30	60.2%	56.2%	2	7
Bergeron – Marchand – Smith	168:23	36	72.8%	68.4%	6	4
Blidh – Lazar – Nosek	134:52	20	42.2%	40.2%	3	8
Bergeron – Hall – Pastrnak	100:54	44	72.5%	65.6%	6	2
Smith – Coyle – Hall	94:55	38	43.9%	48.4%	4	6
Coyle – DeBrusk – Steen	83:45	12	51.8%	51.4%	3	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

21 of 21 pairs


Grzelcyk – Carlo	566:32	68	56.9%	51.2%	20	19
Forbort – Clifton	517:12	58	56.8%	54.8%	25	20
Grzelcyk – McAvoy	399:20	64	66.7%	60.6%	29	8
Reilly – Carlo	370:59	65	56.7%	55.0%	18	16
Reilly – McAvoy	368:51	64	63.9%	59.9%	17	12
Forbort – McAvoy	296:53	67	49.2%	48.1%	6	13
Reilly – Clifton	184:55	47	51.0%	53.4%	5	4
Forbort – Carlo	132:59	65	44.6%	48.0%	8	4

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 16 to Apr 29

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.

	Forbort	Clifton	Foligno	Nosek	Lazar	Frederic	Coyle	Smith	Carlo	Grzelcyk	Haula	Hall	Pastrnak	Reilly	DeBrusk	McAvoy	Marchand	Bergeron
Forbort D		57	56	45	48	48	49	48	45	56	55	56	53	24	50	49	55	61
Clifton D	57		56	52	51	50	49	54	18	55	62	60	61	50	46	57	56	62
Foligno F	56	56		58	61	55	58	61	58	57	53	58	65	56	45	55	82	85
Nosek F	45	52	58		53	61	62	48	50	56	52	59	51	59	52	57	40	12
Lazar F	48	51	61	53		60	47	61	50	52	56	59	35	65	56	62	80	61
Frederic F	48	50	55	61	60		53	56	57	61	64	50	59	53	43	61	81	42
Coyle F	49	49	58	62	47	53		53	54	54	62	54	50	52	48	51	37	91
Smith F	48	54	61	48	61	56	53		54	58	51	47	95	56	52	59	65	73
Carlo D	45	18	58	50	50	57	54	54		57	51	53	57	56	51	36	62	65
Grzelcyk D	56	55	57	56	52	61	54	58	57		56	57	64	56	59	66	70	72
Haula F	55	62	53	52	56	64	62	51	51	56		57	59	56	54	58	62	59
Hall F	56	60	58	59	59	50	54	47	53	57	57		60	57	42	62	71	72
Pastrnak F	53	61	65	51	35	59	50	95	57	64	59	60		58	42	64	63	66
Reilly D	24	50	56	59	65	53	52	56	56	56	56	57	58		57	64	64	69
DeBrusk F	50	46	45	52	56	43	48	52	51	59	54	42	42	57		66	66	70
McAvoy D	49	57	55	57	62	61	51	59	36	66	58	62	64	64	66		67	71
Marchand F	55	56	82	40	80	81	37	65	62	70	62	71	63	64	66	67		68
Bergeron F	61	62	85	12	61	42	91	73	65	72	59	72	66	69	70	71	68

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