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Boston Bruins

2014–15·41–27–14·96 points·5th in the Atlantic, 9th in the Eastern

Points
96#17
Goal differential
+8#17
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
51.1%#15
Power play
17.8%#19
Penalty kill
82.0%#12
GSAx
−2.3#15

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4124–10–7550.671088854.3%
Away4117–17–7410.5010111347.7%
October126–6–0120.50313052.8%
November128–3–1170.71282850.7%
December145–6–3130.46404249.1%
January128–1–3190.79331949.8%
February124–6–2100.42313656.1%
March158–3–4200.67383446.7%
April52–2–150.5081256.0%
Division rivals3015–9–6360.60777852.4%
Rest of conference2415–7–2320.67544848.9%
Other conference2811–11–6280.50787551.4%
DET54–1–080.80161145.0%
BUF43–0–170.8812656.0%
PHI33–0–061.008453.3%
OTT52–1–260.60151448.7%
NJD33–0–061.0010452.7%
TOR42–1–150.6391159.9%
FLA42–1–150.638859.6%
CAR32–0–150.835347.3%
PIT32–0–150.837547.5%
TBL42–1–150.63111251.6%

On the road

62,121 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2014-10-09: to Detroit, 985 km (L)2014-10-11: to Boston, 985 km (L)2014-10-15: to Detroit, 985 km (SOW)2014-10-16: to Montreal, 837 km (L)2014-10-18: to Buffalo, 514 km (W)2014-10-21: to Boston, 642 km (W)2014-10-25: to Toronto, 691 km (W)2014-10-28: to Boston, 691 km (L)2014-10-30: to Buffalo, 642 km (OTW)2014-11-01: to Boston, 642 km (W)2014-11-12: to Toronto, 691 km (L)2014-11-13: to Montreal, 504 km (L)2014-11-15: to Boston, 402 km (W)2014-11-21: to Columbus, 1,034 km (SOW)2014-11-22: to Boston, 1,034 km (L)2014-12-01: to Anaheim, 4,152 km (L)2014-12-02: to Los Angeles, 45 km (L)2014-12-04: to San Jose, 491 km (L)2014-12-06: to Glendale, 970 km (W)2014-12-11: to Boston, 3,705 km (L)2014-12-16: to Nashville, 1,516 km (SOL)2014-12-17: to St. Paul, 1,113 km (OTW)2014-12-19: to Winnipeg, 628 km (L)2014-12-21: to Boston, 2,163 km (OTW)2014-12-27: to Columbus, 1,034 km (L)2014-12-29: to Boston, 1,034 km (W)2015-01-04: to Raleigh, 984 km (SOL)2015-01-07: to Pittsburgh, 527 km (OTW)2015-01-08: to Boston, 774 km (W)2015-01-10: to Philadelphia, 440 km (W)2015-01-13: to Boston, 440 km (W)2015-01-20: to Dallas, 2,493 km (W)2015-01-21: to Denver, 1,066 km (SOL)2015-01-29: to Uniondale, 2,655 km (W)2015-01-31: to Boston, 279 km (W)2015-02-04: to New York, 303 km (L)2015-02-07: to Boston, 303 km (W)2015-02-13: to Vancouver, 4,023 km (L)2015-02-16: to Calgary, 674 km (OTL)2015-02-18: to Edmonton, 285 km (SOL)2015-02-20: to St. Louis, 2,424 km (L)2015-02-22: to Chicago, 421 km (W)2015-02-24: to Boston, 1,369 km (L)2015-02-27: to Newark, 316 km (OTW)2015-02-28: to Boston, 316 km (W)2015-03-10: to Ottawa, 508 km (W)2015-03-12: to Boston, 508 km (SOW)2015-03-14: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (W)2015-03-15: to Washington, 306 km (L)2015-03-17: to Boston, 633 km (SOL)2015-03-19: to Ottawa, 508 km (L)2015-03-21: to Sunrise, 2,164 km (SOL)2015-03-22: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2015-03-26: to Boston, 1,905 km (OTL)2015-03-29: to Raleigh, 984 km (OTW)2015-03-31: to Boston, 984 km (W)2015-04-02: to Detroit, 985 km (W)2015-04-04: to Boston, 985 km (SOW)2015-04-08: to Washington, 633 km (L)2015-04-09: to Sunrise, 1,450 km (L)2015-04-11: to Tampa, 289 km (SOL)BostonDetroitMontrealBuffaloTorontoColumbusAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseGlendaleNashvilleSt. PaulWinnipegRaleighPittsburghPhiladelphiaDallasDenverUniondaleNew YorkVancouverCalgaryEdmontonSt. LouisChicagoNewarkOttawaWashingtonSunriseTampa
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
16 GP · 5–9–2 · 12 vs fresher opponent
37.5%
47.2%
1 day
41 GP · 23–11–7 · 7 vs fresher opponent
64.6%
53.3%
2 days
15 GP · 9–3–3 · 2 vs fresher opponent
70.0%
50.2%
3+ days
9 GP · 3–4–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
44.4%
47.7%

Pulling the goalie

25 times this season the Bruins were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Bruins in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
51.3%
52.3%
Goals share
51.0%
48.9%
Shooting %
8.2%
7.7%
Save %
.921
.921