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Tim Thomas is quite the luxury. This Boston Bruins team isn't like the 1999 Buffalo Sabres who didn't have much offensive talent and chose to pack it in around Dominik Hasek, rather, these Bruins seem to forget about their defensive responsibilities for periods at a time and lean on Thomas to constantly bail them out. The Tampa Bay Lightning have consistently carried the play throughout this season and the story continued last night. Tampa owned the shot counts, the chance counts and possession in a huge way, but Thomas (and a post) kept the Bruins from going down 3-1 on the scoreboard and 3-2 in the series.
Scoring Chances - Tampa at Boston, 5.23.2011
NHL Game Number 30315
Team Totals, Tampa in Blue
Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 16 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 4v4 chances do do not count as even strength time on ice. See here for an explanation.
Scoring Chances by Player - Tampa
# | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
2 | Eric Brewer | 18:15 | 5 | 4 | 3:54 | 1 | 1 | 2:59 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Vincent Lecavalier | 14:57 | 5 | 2 | 4:10 | 1 | 0 | 0:23 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Mattias Ohlund | 14:11 | 2 | 4 | 0:01 | 0 | 1 | 2:40 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Ryan Malone | 12:55 | 3 | 2 | 3:18 | 2 | 0 | 0:25 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Brett Clark | 13:23 | 5 | 3 | 3:12 | 2 | 0 | 2:25 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Steve Downie | 13:34 | 5 | 1 | 3:22 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Sean Bergenheim | 3:33 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:46 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Simon Gagne | 9:51 | 2 | 1 | 3:55 | 1 | 0 | 1:04 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Teddy Purcell | 13:16 | 7 | 1 | 3:25 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Adam Hall | 8:03 | 0 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 1 | 2:58 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Dominic Moore | 11:14 | 3 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3:45 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Martin St. Louis | 17:21 | 7 | 3 | 4:07 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Mike Lundin | 11:01 | 3 | 0 | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | 3:02 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Mike Smith | 44:14 | 13 | 7 | 7:32 | 3 | 1 | 7:32 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Nate Thompson | 9:25 | 1 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 1 | 4:03 | 0 | 0 |
47 | Marc-Andre Bergeron | 15:44 | 5 | 0 | 3:17 | 2 | 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 |
49 | Blair Jones | 4:48 | 2 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:30 | 0 | 0 |
77 | Victor Hedman | 17:14 | 5 | 3 | 0:21 | 0 | 0 | 3:27 | 0 | 0 |
91 | Steven Stamkos | 15:46 | 5 | 1 | 4:19 | 1 | 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa - Best and Worst
Top ES Forward: Teddy Purcell +6
Bottom ES Forward: Adam Hall -3
Top ES Defenseman: Marc-Andre Bergeron +5
Bottom ES Defenseman: Mattias Ohlund -2
I feel like we've slipped into some alternate universe. Marc-Andre Bergeron leads the series in chance differential at +18 (23 CF - 5 CA). He looks good to the eye, but the chances are just crazy. His time has been well-managed by Guy Boucher and Bergeron is responding in a way I didn't think was even possible.
Scoring Chances by Player - Boston
# | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
11 | Gregory Campbell | 5:09 | 0 | 3 | 0:05 | 0 | 1 | 1:43 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Tomas Kaberle | 9:23 | 2 | 2 | 3:43 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Milan Lucic | 12:16 | 2 | 2 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Nathan Horton | 13:50 | 2 | 2 | 3:25 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Tyler Seguin | 6:11 | 1 | 1 | 1:39 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Daniel Paille | 3:20 | 1 | 2 | 0:02 | 0 | 1 | 1:48 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Andrew Ference | 16:51 | 3 | 5 | 0:51 | 0 | 2 | 2:19 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Chris Kelly | 13:45 | 0 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 2 | 2:54 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Mark Recchi | 14:42 | 2 | 7 | 3:47 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Tim Thomas | 44:22 | 6 | 13 | 7:32 | 1 | 3 | 7:32 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Zdeno Chara | 19:06 | 3 | 5 | 3:57 | 1 | 0 | 3:18 | 0 | 0 |
37 | Patrice Bergeron | 14:27 | 4 | 4 | 3:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:38 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Dennis Seidenberg | 18:34 | 2 | 5 | 5:28 | 1 | 1 | 5:09 | 0 | 0 |
46 | David Krejci | 14:41 | 4 | 3 | 4:39 | 1 | 0 | 0:09 | 0 | 0 |
49 | Rich Peverley | 10:51 | 2 | 3 | 0:02 | 0 | 2 | 3:07 | 0 | 0 |
54 | Adam McQuaid | 12:04 | 0 | 4 | 0:02 | 0 | 3 | 2:46 | 0 | 0 |
55 | Johnny Boychuk | 13:59 | 4 | 5 | 0:38 | 0 | 0 | 1:32 | 0 | 0 |
63 | Brad Marchand | 13:07 | 3 | 5 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 | 2:41 | 0 | 0 |
73 | Michael Ryder | 12:07 | 1 | 3 | 2:28 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
Boston - Best and Worst
Top ES Forward: David Krejci +1
Bottom ES Forward: Mark Recchi -5
Top ES Defenseman: Tomas Kaberle EVEN
Bottom ES Defenseman: Adam McQuaid -4
Pierre continues to laud Chara's play against Lecavalier, but in the end, I won't be surprised to see Chara taking the worst of that matchup. Recchi and Marchand struggled against the top of Tampa's lineup.
Head-to-Head Even Strength Scoring Chances
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Krejci's line finally won a matchup, albeit against the bottom of the Tampa roster, but Bergeron's line turned around and lost to the top of Tampa's roster. Marc-Andre Bergeron's line is something else.
Scoring Chances by Period, Time and Game State
Team | Period | Time | Note | TBL | BOS | State | ||||||||||
TBL | 1 | 18:52 | Goal - Gagne | 6 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 77 | 91 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 46 | 55 | 5v5 |
TBL | 1 | 8:15 | Purcell | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 77 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 63 | 5v5 |
TBL | 1 | 7:43 | Stamkos | 7 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 77 | 91 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 5v5 |
TBL | 1 | 6:11 | Clark | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 47 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 5v4 | |
TBL | 1 | 5:31 | Stamkos | 2 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 41 | 91 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 55 | 5v5 |
BOS | 1 | 4:33 | Horton | 6 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 77 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 46 | 5v5 |
TBL | 2 | 18:44 | Downie | 4 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 47 | 91 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 49 | 55 | 5v5 |
TBL | 2 | 17:03 | St. Louis | 2 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 91 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 54 | 5v4 | |
TBL | 2 | 16:42 | Clark | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 47 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 49 | 54 | 5v4 | |
BOS | 2 | 15:36 | Goal - Horton | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 41 | 44 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 46 | 55 | 5v5 |
TBL | 2 | 14:10 | Downie | 9 | 16 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 55 | 73 | 5v5 |
TBL | 2 | 13:28 | Clark | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 91 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 63 | 5v5 |
BOS | 2 | 8:25 | Marchand | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 46 | 63 | 5v5 |
BOS | 2 | 4:05 | Goal - Marchand | 7 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 41 | 77 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 63 | 5v5 |
TBL | 2 | 1:30 | Downie | 9 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 5v5 |
TBL | 2 | 0:44 | St. Louis | 2 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 77 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 5v5 |
TBL | 3 | 18:11 | Jones | 9 | 19 | 39 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 54 | 73 | 30 | 5v5 |
TBL | 3 | 16:36 | Lecavalier | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 77 | 41 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 63 | 30 | 5v5 |
TBL | 3 | 10:41 | Downie | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 49 | 30 | 5v5 |
BOS | 3 | 10:25 | Chara | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 41 | 20 | 33 | 37 | 49 | 55 | 30 | 5v5 |
BOS | 3 | 10:16 | Recchi | 4 | 6 | 7 | 77 | 91 | 41 | 21 | 28 | 37 | 55 | 63 | 30 | 5v5 |
BOS | 3 | 9:37 | Krejci | 2 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 41 | 21 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 73 | 30 | 5v5 |
BOS | 3 | 8:38 | Horton | 2 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 41 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 44 | 46 | 30 | 4v5 | |
TBL | 3 | 4:24 | Purcell | 2 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 47 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 73 | 30 | 5v5 |