Scoring Chances: CBJ @ BOS 11/17/11

In such a low scoring game, it’s not a huge surprise that neither side generated many quality scoring chances.
What is a bit of a surprise is just how few occured – both teams did an excellent job of preventing their opponents from driving in and establishing themselves in the high percentage areas, and it really took until the 4 on 4 in the OT to loosen things up.

Does it make leaving a point on the table in the SO any easier to take? No, but at least it lets us recognize that both teams played a hell of a game.

Best E/S Forward: Vinny Prospal (+3)

Worst E/S Forward: R.J. Umberger (-5)

Best E/S D-man: Grant Clitsome (0)

Worst E/S D-man: Nikita Nikitin (-3)

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20260

Team	Period	Time	Note	CBJ						Opponent
BOS	1	17:10	Kelly	5	6	16	24	30	40	14	23	40	44	49	67	5v5
BOS	1	10:48	Peverley	6	16	24	30	40	51	14	23	40	44	49	67	5v5
CBJ	2	17:11	Mackenzie – GOAL	6	14	22	24	30	40	33	37	40	44	63		5v4
BOS	2	15:36	McQuaid – GOAL	5	7	14	18	30	61	23	33	40	49	54	67	5v5
CBJ	2	11:17	Nash	3	7	18	21	30	61	23	33	40	49	54	67	5v5
BOS	2	10:40	Marchand	3	7	18	21	30	61	17	18	33	40	46	54	5v5
BOS	2	9:08	Bergeron	6	7	18	30	51	61	19	33	37	40	54	63	5v5
CBJ	2	7:14	Mackenzie	3	21	22	24	30	50	11	20	21	40	47	49	5v5
CBJ	2	5:21	Letestu	5	14	17	19	22	30	21	23	40	47	49	67	5v5
CBJ	2	0:51	Vermette	3	15	21	26	30	50	14	23	40	44	49	67	5v5
CBJ	2	0:44	Letestu	6	17	22	30	40	51	19	21	33	37	40	63	5v5
CBJ	3	17:21	Umberger	7	18	21	30	51	61	11	20	33	40	44		5v4
BOS	3	14:19	Seguin	6	15	26	30	50	51	14	19	37	40	44	63	5v5
BOS	3	1:43	Seguin	7	18	21	30	51	61	19	33	37	40	44	63	5v5
BOS	3	0:28	Peverley	3	7	18	21	30	61	23	33	37	40	44	49	5v5
CBJ	4	4:26	Carter	6	7	30	51	61		33	37	40	49	54		4v4
BOS	4	4:20	Peverley	6	7	30	51	61		33	37	40	49	54		4v4
BOS	4	4:12	Kelley	3	18	21	26	30		23	33	40	47	49		4v4
BOS	4	3:55	Marchand	3	21	26	30	50		11	21	40	47	63		4v4
BOS	4	2:33	Seguin	3	15	24	30			19	33	40	46	63		3v4
CBJ	4	1:31	Nash	21	26	30	51	61		14	23	40	44	49		4v4
CBJ	4	0:28	Carter	7	18	21	30	61		33	37	40	44			4v3

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	M. METHOT	24:29	3	4	0:00	0	0	2:06	0	1
5	A. JOHNSON	9:04	1	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
6	N. NIKITIN	20:51	2	5	1:37	1	0	0:54	0	0
7	J. CARTER	17:59	2	6	2:41	2	0	0:16	0	0
14	G. CLITSOME	9:38	1	1	1:28	1	0	0:00	0	0
15	D. DORSETT	13:47	1	1	0:00	0	0	1:38	0	1
16	D. BRASSARD	8:53	0	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
17	M. LETESTU	15:27	2	0	1:55	0	0	0:00	0	0
18	R. UMBERGER	16:32	1	6	2:41	2	0	1:39	0	0
19	R. JOHANSEN	13:12	1	0	1:55	0	0	0:00	0	0
21	J. WISNIEWSKI	25:05	4	5	3:23	2	0	1:06	0	0
22	V. PROSPAL	16:48	3	0	2:10	1	0	0:00	0	0
24	D. MACKENZIE	7:48	1	2	0:15	1	0	1:38	0	1
26	S. PAHLSSON	14:59	2	3	0:00	0	0	2:06	0	0
30	C. SANFORD	55:58	7	11	4:51	3	0	4:00	0	1
40	J. BOLL	8:10	1	2	0:15	1	0	0:00	0	0
50	A. VERMETTE	16:01	2	2	0:00	0	0	0:27	0	0
51	F. TYUTIN	22:58	3	5	2:22	1	0	1:54	0	0
61	R. NASH	17:07	3	6	2:41	2	0	0:16	0	0

Something interesting in the TOI: Despite going an extra 5 minutes, this is probably the most “balanced” usage of his forwards we’ve seen from Scott Arniel lately.

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	6	3	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	10	12	7	11	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Head To Head:

Not a great head to head matchup for the top line in general, but it’s worth pointing out that neither team allowed their opponents’ top lines a lot of opportunities. In a different game, I wonder if we might have seen them break out a bit more – and let’s also be honest, Nash and Carter both missing on potential GWGs in OT means this might have been a very different report had they connected.

Talking Points