Lightning vs. Bruins Scoring Chances - Game 6

by Derek Zona on May 26, 2011 6:30 AM MDT in Game Reports

Game five was all about Tim Thomas. He gave the Bruins a series lead by standing on his head and other various body parts. Game six was supposed to be about Dwayne Roloson and his elimination games record. Instead, game six was about terrible goaltending from Roloson and poor goaltending from Thomas. Roloson needed five goals for to continue his streak (what a clutch performance?) and Thomas couldn't come up with any of his Flying Wallendas saves. After watching game two, I said:

To win this series, the Boston Bruins are going to need Tim Thomas to stand on his head, a huge power play opportunity advantage, Tyler Seguin's line to score on 80% of their shots on goal and a nightly Dwayne Roloson collapse. Tampa Bay is a vastly superior team in every area except in goal and at even strength, this series has yet to be close.

In game six, Thomas was weak, despite referee Eric Furlatt's best efforts, the power play opportunities were close and the Bruins saw David Krejci's line scored on 4 of their 10 total scoring chances. Tampa's domination at even strength continued and the power play found some life. Meanwhile, if Tampa wants a shot in game seven with Roloson in goal, they may need to score more than 5 goals in Boston.

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Scoring Chances - Boston at Tampa, 5.25.2011

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Team Totals, Tampa in Blue

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	3	6	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	10	4	6	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	6	3	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	19	13	13	7	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0

4v4 chances do do not count as even strength time on ice. See here for an explanation.

Boston came out as strong as I've seen them in any period thus far but turned around and gave it all back in the second and gave more back in the third.

Scoring Chances by Player - Tampa

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
2	Eric Brewer	15:38	2	4	4:00	5	3	3:38	0	0
4	Vincent Lecavalier	13:19	1	1	4:06	5	0	0:14	0	0
5	Mattias Ohlund	16:21	2	4	0:00	0	2	4:39	0	0
6	Ryan Malone	11:58	1	6	0:36	1	1	0:55	0	0
7	Brett Clark	13:45	2	3	0:25	1	2	2:08	0	0
9	Steve Downie	12:19	8	0	0:36	1	0	0:00	0	0
12	Simon Gagne	13:43	3	1	4:06	5	0	0:56	0	0
16	Teddy Purcell	12:46	1	3	0:25	1	0	0:06	0	0
18	Adam Hall	8:50	1	0	0:00	0	3	5:50	0	0
19	Dominic Moore	14:02	2	2	0:00	0	3	2:40	0	0
26	Martin St. Louis	14:41	10	4	4:17	5	0	0:00	0	0
35	Dwayne Roloson	46:30	13	7	4:42	6	6	8:48	0	0
39	Mike Lundin	14:16	4	0	0:00	0	2	3:11	0	0
42	Dana Tyrell	5:22	0	0	0:00	0	1	1:24	0	0
44	Nate Thompson	11:12	1	0	0:00	0	3	5:12	0	0
47	Marc-Andre Bergeron	12:11	7	0	0:42	1	0	0:00	0	0
49	Blair Jones	6:40	2	0	0:00	0	1	0:19	0	0
77	Victor Hedman	21:26	9	3	0:00	0	3	4:00	0	0
91	Steven Stamkos	13:15	9	4	4:17	5	0	0:00	0	0

Tampa - Best and Worst

Top ES Forward: Steve Downie +8

Bottom ES Forward: Ryan Malone -5

Top ES Defenseman: Marc-Andre Bergeron +7

Bottom ES Defenseman: Eric Brewer, Mattias Ohlund -2

Our journey through The Twilight Zone continues. Marc-Andre Bergeron was +7 at even strength and Tampa surrendered no chances against with him on the ice. That brings his series totals to +25 (30 CF - 5 CA). Dwayne Roloson is struggling and Bergeron is flourishing. It makes me think Roloson is going to run over Bergeron and knock him out of game seven. The other remarkable number on the chances board was posted by Steve Downie, who was +8 with zero chances against at even strength.

The real story for Tampa was Martin St. Louis. He was +6 (10 CF - 4 CA) at even strength and was on the ice for 10 of 13 even strength chances. With St. Louis on the bench, Tampa was even (3 CF - 3 CA).

Scoring Chances by Player - Boston

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
11	Gregory Campbell	4:21	1	1	0:00	0	1	2:19	0	0
12	Tomas Kaberle	12:40	2	1	7:06	5	0	0:00	0	0
17	Milan Lucic	17:47	5	5	1:21	1	0	0:00	0	0
18	Nathan Horton	15:29	5	5	5:46	5	0	0:00	0	0
19	Tyler Seguin	10:41	0	0	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
20	Daniel Paille	4:02	1	1	0:00	0	1	2:02	0	0
21	Andrew Ference	16:19	5	5	0:25	1	4	1:42	0	0
23	Chris Kelly	12:19	0	1	0:16	0	1	0:42	0	0
28	Mark Recchi	12:21	2	6	2:46	1	0	0:00	0	0
30	Tim Thomas	45:02	7	13	8:48	6	6	4:42	0	0
33	Zdeno Chara	21:35	0	7	6:08	5	2	3:00	0	0
37	Patrice Bergeron	13:27	2	6	2:46	1	4	1:58	0	0
44	Dennis Seidenberg	20:10	2	6	5:58	4	1	2:09	0	0
46	David Krejci	17:17	4	5	6:27	6	3	0:15	0	0
49	Rich Peverley	8:59	0	2	1:45	0	2	1:36	0	0
54	Adam McQuaid	12:09	0	3	0:00	0	0	1:11	0	0
55	Johnny Boychuk	10:52	5	4	0:14	0	5	1:21	0	0
63	Brad Marchand	11:11	1	6	0:36	0	0	0:32	0	0
73	Michael Ryder	11:33	0	1	2:26	1	0	0:01	0	0

Boston - Best and Worst

Top ES Forward: Gregory Campbell, Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton, Tyler Seguin, Daniel Paille EVEN

Bottom ES Forward: Brad Marchand -5

Top ES Defenseman: Tomas Kaberle, Johnny Boychuk +1

Bottom ES Defenseman: Zdeno Chara -7

The story for Boston was Zdeno Chara. He was absolutely worked by Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos and to a lesser extent Downie. Krejci's line finally scored some goals, but they are still losing the battle at even strength.

Head-to-Head Even Strength Scoring Chances

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Tampa actually started with Ryan Malone flanking Stamkos and St. Louis, but in the first period, Guy Boucher flipped Malone and Simon Gagne. Malone is the one top forward still struggling for the Lightning and in the series totals, I wouldn't be surprised to see Malone in front of only the fourth liners in chance differential. Note Chara's column - he beat no one. Note Bergeron's row - he beat everyone.

Scoring Chances by Period, Time and Game State

Team	Period	Time	Note	TBL						BOS						State
TBL	1	19:26	Goal - Purcell	2	5	18	26	35	44	28	30	33	37	44	63	5v5
TBL	1	18:45	Malone	6	26	35	39	47	91	17	18	30	33	44	46	5v5
BOS	1	15:41	Lucic	6	7	26	35	77	91	11	17	18	21	30	55	5v5
TBL	1	14:58	Downie	9	19	35	39	47	49	11	20	21	30	49	55	5v5
BOS	1	12:52	Goal - Lucic	4	7	12	16	35	77	17	18	21	30	46	55	5v5
BOS	1	11:35	Chara	2	18	35	44	77		12	18	30	33	44	46	4v5
BOS	1	5:57	Chara	7	19	35	49	77		12	18	30	33	44	46	4v5
BOS	1	3:31	Goal - Krejci	2	5	6	26	35	91	18	20	21	30	46	55	5v5
BOS	1	3:10	Bergeron	6	7	26	35	77	91	21	28	30	37	55	63	5v5
BOS	2	19:11	Horton	2	5	6	26	35	91	17	21	28	30	37	55	5v5
BOS	2	16:29	Chara	2	7	19	35	42		12	17	18	30	33	46	4v5
TBL	2	15:40	Bergeron	12	26	35	47	77	91	21	28	30	37	44	63	5v5
TBL	2	15:12	Downie	9	26	35	47	77	91	21	23	30	49	54	73	5v5
TBL	2	12:08	Stamkos	2	4	12	26	35	91	21	30	37	46	55		5v4
TBL	2	12:07	Lecavalier	2	4	12	26	35	91	21	30	37	46	55		5v4
TBL	2	12:06	Goal - St. Louis	2	4	12	26	35	91	21	30	37	46	55		5v4
BOS	2	11:46	Horton	5	18	19	35	39		12	18	30	33	44	46	4v5
BOS	2	10:11	Ryder	6	35	39	44	77		21	28	30	37	46	73	4v5
TBL	2	6:26	Goal - Purcell	6	7	9	16	35	47	11	20	21	30	55		5v4
TBL	2	1:36	Jones	5	12	19	35	39	49	17	18	30	33	44	46	5v5
TBL	2	1:20	Stamkos	2	9	26	35	77	91	17	18	30	33	44	46	5v5
TBL	2	1:06	Downie	9	26	35	47	77	91	17	18	30	33	44	46	5v5
TBL	2	0:59	Bergeron	9	26	35	47	77	91	17	18	21	30	46	54	5v5
TBL	3	19:26	Goal - Stamkos	2	4	12	26	35	91	23	30	33	49	55		5v4
TBL	3	18:35	St. Louis	7	9	26	35	77	91	28	30	33	37	55	63	5v5
TBL	3	18:27	Downie	9	26	35	47	77	91	28	30	33	37	55	63	5v5
TBL	3	12:55	Stamkos	2	4	12	26	35	91	30	33	37	44	49		5v4
BOS	3	10:15	Goal - Krejci	2	5	18	35	44		12	18	30	33	44	46	4v5
TBL	3	9:46	Goal - St. Louis	9	26	35	39	77	91	21	28	30	37	55	63	5v5
BOS	3	6:35	Krejci	2	5	6	16	19	35	12	17	18	30	44	46	5v5
BOS	3	6:32	Goal - Krejci	2	5	6	16	19	35	12	17	18	30	44	46	5v5
TBL	3	4:46	Purcell	4	7	12	16	35	77	12	28	30	37	54	63	5v5

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My data seems to agree with yours again for the most part. Only I had Boychuk rated a lot worse and no Bruins defenseman had a positive rating. Might have to double check the times to see if I screwed anything up.

The depth of Tampa’s team is really showing and so is the lack of it on the Bruins, especially on defense.

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by MyFriendCorey on May 26, 2011 9:15 AM MDT reply actions

I trust you and all, but I am shocked that Boychuk turned up a + in this game. He’s seemed to be horrific all series. ANd Chara continues to unimpress. If the Bruins lose this series, at what point do people start asking questions about HIS playoff leadership abilities?

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by poploser on May 26, 2011 10:59 AM MDT reply actions

To the eye, I could’ve sworn that Boychuk was the worst player in this game. He just looked out of sorts every shift. But if you look at his h2h time, he wasn’t really being matched. Julien threw them over the boards when he thought he had an opening.

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by Derek Zona on May 26, 2011 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions

Well, Boychuk did somehow allow 5 pp chances (and 3 goals!) in 14 seconds, which seems as impossible as him being a plus at evens.

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by George E. Ays on May 27, 2011 7:08 AM MDT up reply actions

Where did this Guy Boucher come from and what sort of spell has he cast on Marc-Andre Bergeron?

by melancholyculkin on May 26, 2011 2:03 PM MDT reply actions

It’s the most remarkable thing. Bergeron is going to go from reject to multi-year contract.

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by Derek Zona on May 26, 2011 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions

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