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Boston Bruins

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

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

Splits

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

Home4126–13–2540.6613111459.9%
Away4125–13–3530.6512210454.9%
October74–3–080.57172057.0%
November127–5–0140.58393355.4%
December73–2–280.57141554.4%
January1611–4–1230.72574956.5%
February117–3–1150.68302354.7%
March1410–3–1210.75533961.5%
April159–6–0180.60433958.4%
Division rivals2618–7–1370.71876160.0%
Rest of conference2413–10–1270.56737656.7%
Other conference3220–9–3430.67938155.3%
BUF44–0–081.0018559.4%
MTL44–0–081.0018866.3%
TBL43–0–170.8812862.3%
OTT43–1–060.7510754.3%
NJD33–0–061.0018657.2%
CBJ33–0–061.0012859.1%
PHI32–1–040.67111062.8%
SJS22–0–041.007467.1%
FLA32–1–040.677858.1%
DET42–2–040.5014967.9%

On the road

61,881 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2021-10-20: to Philadelphia, 440 km (L)2021-10-22: to Buffalo, 453 km (W)2021-10-24: to Boston, 642 km (W)2021-10-27: to Sunrise, 1,990 km (L)2021-10-28: to Raleigh, 1,083 km (L)2021-10-30: to Boston, 984 km (SOW)2021-11-06: to Toronto, 691 km (L)2021-11-09: to Boston, 691 km (W)2021-11-13: to Newark, 316 km (W)2021-11-14: to Boston, 316 km (W)2021-11-20: to Philadelphia, 440 km (W)2021-11-21: to Boston, 440 km (L)2021-11-24: to Buffalo, 642 km (W)2021-11-26: to Boston, 642 km (L)2021-12-02: to Nashville, 1,516 km (W)2021-12-04: to Boston, 1,516 km (OTL)2021-12-08: to Vancouver, 4,023 km (SOL)2021-12-09: to Edmonton, 817 km (W)2021-12-11: to Calgary, 282 km (W)2021-12-14: to Boston, 3,364 km (L)2021-12-16: to Elmont, 288 km (L)2022-01-01: to Boston, 288 km (OTW)2022-01-02: to Detroit, 985 km (W)2022-01-04: to Boston, 985 km (W)2022-01-08: to Tampa, 1,905 km (W)2022-01-10: to Washington, 1,318 km (W)2022-01-12: to Boston, 633 km (W)2022-01-26: to Denver, 2,842 km (OTL)2022-01-28: to Glendale, 946 km (W)2022-01-30: to Dallas, 1,439 km (L)2022-02-01: to Boston, 2,493 km (W)2022-02-12: to Ottawa, 508 km (W)2022-02-15: to New York, 529 km (SOL)2022-02-17: to Elmont, 23 km (L)2022-02-19: to Ottawa, 540 km (OTW)2022-02-21: to Boston, 508 km (W)2022-02-24: to Seattle, 4,001 km (OTW)2022-02-26: to San Jose, 1,145 km (W)2022-02-28: to Los Angeles, 491 km (W)2022-03-01: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2022-03-03: to Paradise, 354 km (W)2022-03-05: to Columbus, 2,835 km (SOW)2022-03-07: to Boston, 1,034 km (OTL)2022-03-15: to Chicago, 1,369 km (OTW)2022-03-16: to St. Paul, 555 km (L)2022-03-18: to Winnipeg, 628 km (W)2022-03-21: to Montreal, 1,822 km (OTW)2022-03-24: to Boston, 402 km (W)2022-04-04: to Columbus, 1,034 km (OTW)2022-04-05: to Detroit, 264 km (L)2022-04-08: to Tampa, 1,602 km (OTW)2022-04-10: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2022-04-12: to Boston, 633 km (L)2022-04-19: to St. Louis, 1,667 km (OTW)2022-04-21: to Pittsburgh, 898 km (L)2022-04-23: to Boston, 774 km (W)2022-04-24: to Montreal, 402 km (W)2022-04-26: to Boston, 402 km (W)2022-04-29: to Toronto, 691 km (L)BostonPhiladelphiaBuffaloSunriseRaleighTorontoNewarkNashvilleVancouverEdmontonCalgaryElmontDetroitTampaWashingtonDenverGlendaleDallasOttawaNew YorkSeattleSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimParadiseColumbusChicagoSt. PaulWinnipegMontrealSt. LouisPittsburgh
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
11 GP · 5–6–0 · 8 vs fresher opponent
45.5%
55.0%
1 day
50 GP · 33–14–3 · 11 vs fresher opponent
69.0%
56.8%
2 days
14 GP · 9–4–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
67.9%
57.4%
3+ days
6 GP · 3–2–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
58.3%
65.9%

Pulling the goalie

30 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
54.9%
53.2%
Goals share
53.7%
55.4%
Shooting %
8.5%
8.6%
Save %
.912
.920