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Boston Bruins

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

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

Splits

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

Home4123–17–1470.571179956.4%
Away4121–14–6480.5911511054.2%
October84–4–080.50182351.5%
November158–6–1170.57362956.9%
December168–5–3190.59394155.4%
January146–6–2140.50404358.9%
February107–3–0140.70412854.2%
March148–6–0160.57443754.6%
April53–1–170.7014852.2%
Division rivals3018–10–2380.63907053.0%
Rest of conference249–10–5230.48597458.5%
Other conference2817–11–0340.61836554.8%
FLA55–0–0101.0018755.7%
TBL54–1–080.80181351.6%
BUF44–0–081.0013446.6%
DET43–0–170.8816959.5%
PHI32–0–150.8310661.3%
CBJ32–1–040.6714961.2%
WPG22–0–041.008267.1%
NJD32–1–040.675658.0%
MTL42–2–040.5010848.0%
ARI22–0–041.006257.7%

On the road

66,043 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-13: to Columbus, 1,034 km (W)2016-10-15: to Toronto, 507 km (L)2016-10-17: to Winnipeg, 1,516 km (W)2016-10-20: to Boston, 2,163 km (W)2016-10-26: to New York, 303 km (L)2016-10-29: to Detroit, 774 km (W)2016-11-01: to Sunrise, 1,815 km (W)2016-11-03: to Tampa, 289 km (SOW)2016-11-05: to Boston, 1,905 km (L)2016-11-08: to Montreal, 402 km (L)2016-11-10: to Boston, 402 km (W)2016-11-12: to Glendale, 3,705 km (W)2016-11-13: to Denver, 946 km (W)2016-11-17: to St. Paul, 1,135 km (L)2016-11-19: to Boston, 1,790 km (W)2016-11-24: to Ottawa, 508 km (L)2016-11-25: to Boston, 508 km (L)2016-11-29: to Philadelphia, 440 km (SOL)2016-12-01: to Boston, 440 km (SOW)2016-12-03: to Buffalo, 642 km (W)2016-12-05: to Boston, 642 km (OTW)2016-12-07: to Washington, 633 km (OTL)2016-12-08: to Boston, 633 km (L)2016-12-12: to Montreal, 402 km (OTW)2016-12-14: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (OTL)2016-12-15: to Boston, 774 km (L)2016-12-22: to Sunrise, 1,990 km (W)2016-12-23: to Raleigh, 1,083 km (OTL)2016-12-27: to Columbus, 596 km (L)2016-12-29: to Buffalo, 472 km (W)2016-12-31: to Boston, 642 km (W)2017-01-02: to Newark, 316 km (L)2017-01-05: to Boston, 316 km (L)2017-01-07: to Sunrise, 1,990 km (W)2017-01-08: to Raleigh, 1,083 km (OTL)2017-01-10: to St. Louis, 1,063 km (W)2017-01-12: to Nashville, 408 km (L)2017-01-14: to Boston, 1,516 km (W)2017-01-18: to Detroit, 985 km (SOL)2017-01-20: to Boston, 985 km (L)2017-01-22: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (L)2017-01-24: to Boston, 774 km (OTW)2017-01-31: to Tampa, 1,905 km (W)2017-02-01: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2017-02-04: to Boston, 633 km (L)2017-02-19: to San Jose, 4,311 km (OTW)2017-02-22: to Anaheim, 535 km (L)2017-02-23: to Los Angeles, 45 km (W)2017-02-26: to Dallas, 1,993 km (W)2017-02-28: to Boston, 2,493 km (W)2017-03-06: to Ottawa, 508 km (L)2017-03-08: to Boston, 508 km (W)2017-03-13: to Vancouver, 4,023 km (W)2017-03-15: to Calgary, 674 km (W)2017-03-16: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2017-03-20: to Toronto, 2,707 km (L)2017-03-21: to Boston, 691 km (L)2017-03-25: to Brooklyn, 306 km (W)2017-03-28: to Boston, 306 km (W)2017-04-02: to Chicago, 1,369 km (W)2017-04-04: to Boston, 1,369 km (W)ColumbusTorontoWinnipegBostonNew YorkDetroitSunriseTampaMontrealGlendaleDenverSt. PaulOttawaPhiladelphiaBuffaloWashingtonPittsburghRaleighNewarkSt. LouisNashvilleSan JoseAnaheimLos AngelesDallasVancouverCalgaryEdmontonBrooklynChicago
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
14 GP · 4–8–2 · 11 vs fresher opponent
35.7%
53.7%
1 day
49 GP · 29–15–5 · 5 vs fresher opponent
64.3%
55.4%
2 days
12 GP · 7–5–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
58.3%
52.7%
3+ days
6 GP · 3–3–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
61.8%

Pulling the goalie

29 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.

0:001:002:003:004:00Down 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
55.5%
55.7%
Goals share
52.6%
48.4%
Shooting %
8.5%
8.4%
Save %
.908
.896