The Key Notes, Analytics, from Boston's Preseason Game vs NYR (10/05/22)

Finally, hockey season has arrived. The Boston Bruins are travel to New York City, to play the New York Rangers. The Bruins lineup will include the likes of David Krejci, David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha.

Lines:

Forwards: John Beecher, Patrice Bergeron, Jake DeBrusk, Nick Foligno, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, David Krejci, Fabian Lysell Marc McLaughlin, Tomas Nosek, Chris Wagner, Pavel Zacha

Defensemen: Jake Ahcan, Connor Clifton, Derek Forbort, Kai Wissman, Nick Wolff, Jakub Zboril

Goaltenders: Jeremy Swayman, Keith Kinkaid

Pre-Game Notes:
  • Ullmark expected to play full-game
  • Bergeron centers Zacha and DeBrusk
  • Krejci centers Lysell and Hall
  • PP1: Bergeron-Krejci-DeBrusk-Hall-Zboril
  • PP2: Zacha-Lysell-Foligno-McLaughlin-Ahcan
1st Period Notes:
  • Rangers score early goal
  • Reilly point shot, gets potted in by Jake DeBrusk
  • Second-line was buzzing on their first shift of the game
  • McLaughlin engages in the rough stuff with K'Andre Miller
  • Lysell breaks up an odd-man rush
  • Renouf called for holding
  • Rangers capitalize on the PP
  • Poor line change and turnover leads to Kakko breakaway goal
  • Pastrnak activates Carlo off the rush
  • Letteri line gets hemmed in their zone
  • Lysell strings Beecher on 2-on-1
2nd Period Notes:
  • Zacha steals and finishes on the breakaway 
  • Swayman is tested after defensive breakdown 
  • Zacha, Krejci set up Pasta for one-timer goal 
  • Renouf called for tripping 
  • Beecher blocks shot, gets clear 
  • Too many men penalty by Boston 
  • Krejci buries, after Pastrnak toe-drag pass 
  • Reilly called for roughing

Third Period Notes:
  • Pastrnak strings Zacha on a breakaway
  • Zboril loses puck battle, Stralman losses man, puck ends up in the net
  • Studnicka gets levelled by Trocheck
  • Reilly activates from blue line, fakes shot, snipes top corner (assisted by Pasta)
  • Bruins end the game off defensively sound