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MassMutual East Division

Boston Bruins

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

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

Splits

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

Home2818–7–3390.70946955.4%
Away2815–9–4340.61706551.9%
January85–1–2120.75231755.9%
February117–4–0140.64343348.7%
March136–4–3150.58282548.8%
April1711–5–1230.68554453.7%
May74–2–190.64241565.9%
Division rivals5633–16–7730.6516413453.5%
Rest of conference00–0–00–00–
Other conference00–0–00–00–
BUF87–1–0140.88311658.9%
PHI86–1–1130.81312052.8%
PIT85–3–0100.63211950.7%
WSH84–2–2100.63262450.6%
NYR85–3–0100.63221850.7%
NJD83–3–280.50151755.5%
NYI83–3–280.50182054.2%

On the road

16,753 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2021-01-14: to Newark, 316 km (SOW)2021-01-18: to Uniondale, 49 km (L)2021-01-21: to Boston, 279 km (SOW)2021-01-30: to Washington, 633 km (OTL)2021-02-03: to Philadelphia, 194 km (OTW)2021-02-10: to New York, 137 km (OTW)2021-02-13: to Uniondale, 34 km (L)2021-02-18: to Boston, 279 km (L)2021-02-21: to Stateline, 4,083 km (W)2021-02-25: to Uniondale, 3,916 km (L)2021-02-26: to New York, 34 km (L)2021-03-03: to Boston, 303 km (SOL)2021-03-09: to Uniondale, 279 km (SOL)2021-03-11: to Boston, 279 km (W)2021-03-15: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (L)2021-03-18: to Buffalo, 286 km (W)2021-03-25: to Boston, 642 km (OTL)2021-04-06: to Philadelphia, 440 km (W)2021-04-08: to Washington, 194 km (W)2021-04-10: to Philadelphia, 194 km (L)2021-04-11: to Boston, 440 km (L)2021-04-20: to Buffalo, 642 km (W)2021-04-25: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (L)2021-04-29: to Boston, 774 km (W)2021-05-03: to Newark, 316 km (W)2021-05-06: to Boston, 316 km (W)2021-05-11: to Washington, 633 km (L)NewarkUniondaleBostonWashingtonPhiladelphiaNew YorkStatelinePittsburghBuffalo
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
10 GP · 3–6–1 · 5 vs fresher opponent
35.0%
47.4%
1 day
37 GP · 25–8–4 · 3 vs fresher opponent
73.0%
56.1%
2 days
4 GP · 3–0–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
87.5%
53.9%
3+ days
4 GP · 1–2–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
37.5%
47.8%

Pulling the goalie

19 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
54.3%
53.0%
Goals share
55.0%
47.9%
Shooting %
8.8%
9.9%
Save %
.913
.871