Boston Bruins Lines
The most-used Boston Bruins forward line in the Oct 17 game vs LAK was Morgan Geekie – Fraser Minten – David Pastrnak (8:48 together at 5-on-5).
Next game
Tue, Oct 20, 8:00 PM ET · at Dallas Stars
Lines, pairs and special teams
In the last game, the team played 49:27 at 5-on-5, 4:00 on the power play and 4:00 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Morgan Geekie – Fraser Minten(moved up) – David Pastrnak | 8:48 | 17.8% |
| L2 | James Hagens(moved up) – Elias Lindholm(moved up) – Casey Mittelstadt(moved up) | 8:24 | 17.0% |
| L3 | Tanner Jeannot(moved up) – Mark Kastelic(moved up) – Sean Kuraly(new to the top lines and pairs) | 8:00 | 16.2% |
| L4 | Marat Khusnutdinov(moved down) – Matthew Poitras – JJ Peterka(moved down) | 5:07 | 10.3% |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy | 17:16 | 34.9% |
| D2 | Frederic Brunet(moved up) – Mason Lohrei(moved up) | 14:09 | 28.6% |
| D3 | Jonathan Aspirot(new to the top lines and pairs) – Will Borgen(moved down) | 12:34 | 25.4% |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Morgan Geekie – Elias Lindholm – Fraser Minten – David Pastrnak – Charlie McAvoy | 2:27 | 61.3% |
| PP2 | James Hagens – Casey Mittelstadt – Matthew Poitras – JJ Peterka – Frederic Brunet | 0:36 | 15.0% |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Sean Kuraly – Elias Lindholm – Jonathan Aspirot – Will Borgen | 0:56 | 23.3% |
| PK2 | Mark Kastelic – Marat Khusnutdinov – Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy | 0:41 | 17.1% |
NEW: not in the previous game's top four lines or three pairs. ▲ ▼: moved up or down from the previous game.
Over 5 games, the team played 236:07 at 5-on-5, 18:48 on the power play and 34:54 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Morgan Geekie – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak | 48:03 | 20.4% | 4 |
| L2 | James Hagens – Elias Lindholm – Casey Mittelstadt | 43:37 | 18.5% | 5 |
| L3 | Marat Khusnutdinov – Fraser Minten – JJ Peterka | 36:38 | 15.5% | 4 |
| L4 | Tanner Jeannot – Mark Kastelic – Matthew Poitras | 30:48 | 13.0% | 4 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Frederic Brunet – Mason Lohrei | 59:44 | 25.3% | 5 |
| D2 | Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy | 49:25 | 20.9% | 3 |
| D3 | Nikita Zadorov – Connor Clifton | 30:14 | 12.8% | 2 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Morgan Geekie – Elias Lindholm – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak – Charlie McAvoy | 3:57 | 21.0% | 2 |
| PP2 | James Hagens – Fraser Minten – Casey Mittelstadt – JJ Peterka – Frederic Brunet | 2:01 | 10.7% | 1 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Marat Khusnutdinov – Elias Lindholm – Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy | 4:16 | 12.2% | 2 |
| PK2 | Marat Khusnutdinov – Pavel Zacha – Connor Clifton – Nikita Zadorov | 1:39 | 4.7% | 1 |
Over 9 games, the team played 441:11 at 5-on-5, 36:33 on the power play and 46:21 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Morgan Geekie – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak | 54:39 | 12.4% | 7 |
| L2 | James Hagens – Elias Lindholm – Casey Mittelstadt | 43:37 | 9.9% | 5 |
| L3 | Marat Khusnutdinov – Fraser Minten – JJ Peterka | 37:07 | 8.4% | 5 |
| L4 | Tanner Jeannot – Mark Kastelic – Matthew Poitras | 34:30 | 7.8% | 5 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Nikita Zadorov – Connor Clifton | 94:05 | 21.3% | 6 |
| D2 | Hampus Lindholm – Will Borgen | 86:38 | 19.6% | 8 |
| D3 | Frederic Brunet – Mason Lohrei | 74:19 | 16.8% | 6 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Morgan Geekie – Elias Lindholm – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak – Mason Lohrei | 4:39 | 12.7% | 2 |
| PP2 | James Hagens – Fraser Minten – Casey Mittelstadt – JJ Peterka – Hampus Lindholm | 3:28 | 9.5% | 3 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Marat Khusnutdinov – Elias Lindholm – Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy | 4:16 | 9.2% | 2 |
| PK2 | Pavel Zacha – Will Borgen – Hampus Lindholm | 1:41 | 3.6% | 2 |
Goalies
Started the last game (Oct 17 vs LAK): Jeremy Swayman
| Goalie | Starts this season |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | 7 |
| Michael DiPietro | 2 |
Not in the last game
May be injured or a healthy scratch
- #18 Pavel Zacha, Center
- #75 Connor Clifton, Defense
- #91 Nikita Zadorov, Defense
How these lines are calculated
Lines are rebuilt second by second from the NHL's official shift records. A trio or pair counts only at 5-on-5, and each window shows at most four lines and three pairs that played at least 3% of the team's 5-on-5 time. Read the full method.