← Conference Quarterfinals, 2011-12 playoffs

Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Conference Quarterfinals, Game 4 · Apr 19, 2012 · Verizon Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Boston Bruins	1	45
Washington Capitals	2	21

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
01:22	WSH	Marcus Johansson (1)	Brooks Laich (1)	0 - 1
13:12	BOS	Rich Peverley (1)	Gregory Campbell (1)	1 - 1
2nd Period
18:43	WSH	Alexander Semin (1) PP	Keith Aucoin (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	1 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
17:22	BOS	Rich Peverley	Slashing	2
2nd Period
09:45	BOS	Johnny Boychuk	Hooking	2
17:53	BOS	Patrice Bergeron	Hooking	2
3rd Period
10:09	WSH	Mike Knuble	Holding	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Boston Bruins	83	57	45	1	2.7	69.4
Washington Capitals	44	28	21	2	1.7	30.6

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Washington Capitals had taken more, and below it and blue while Boston Bruins had.

Expected goals

Boston Bruins: 2.7 expected, 1 scored · Washington Capitals: 1.7 expected, 2 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Boston Bruins

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Patrice Bergeron · Rich Peverley · Milan Lucic	10:28	60.9	67.5	0-0
Brian Rolston · Chris Kelly · Benoit Pouliot	9:36	79.2	64.7	0-1
David Krejci · Brad Marchand · Tyler Seguin	7:56	70.6	77.7	0-0
Shawn Thornton · Gregory Campbell · Daniel Paille	6:46	66.7	82.6	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Zdeno Chara · Dennis Seidenberg	18:02	76.7	71.5	0-0
Andrew Ference · Johnny Boychuk	13:55	67.9	73.9	0-0
Joe Corvo · Greg Zanon	10:09	60.9	63.5	1-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
17	Rich Peverley	C	1	0	1	1	2	3	1	21:44	0.33	26-13	1.09-0.50
9	Gregory Campbell	C	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	10:02		9-4	0.26-0.04
4	Greg Zanon	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	15:46		18-11	0.68-0.34
4	Dennis Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	26:18	0.07	37-12	1.22-0.42
12	Brian Rolston	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	12:43	0.05	20-5	0.34-0.19
12	Daniel Paille	L	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	10:13	0.02	10-7	0.27-0.12
17	Milan Lucic	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	18:39	0.31	23-13	0.89-0.51
21	Andrew Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	19:57	0.07	22-11	0.80-0.31
22	Shawn Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	08:22	0.14	9-6	0.19-0.12
22	Chris Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	14:17	0.10	20-9	0.38-0.30
33	Zdeno Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	2	24:42	0.09	35-14	1.07-0.50
37	Patrice Bergeron	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	20:51	0.43	25-10	0.98-0.34
46	David Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17:31		23-12	0.98-0.43
55	Johnny Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	19:17	0.05	24-11	0.77-0.26
63	Brad Marchand	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	16:28	0.18	22-9	1.04-0.26
67	Benoit Pouliot	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	11:46	0.08	22-5	0.40-0.19
77	Joe Corvo	D	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	13:05	0.08	18-10	0.65-0.32
91	Tyler Seguin	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	14:41	0.66	22-8	0.98-0.24

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Tim Thomas	L	21	19	2	58:48	1.58	-0.42

Washington Capitals

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Matt Hendricks · Troy Brouwer · Jay Beagle	11:32	17.6	3.1	0-0
Brooks Laich · Alex Ovechkin · Marcus Johansson	10:52	29.4	45.0	1-1
Jason Chimera · Alexander Semin · Mathieu Perreault	9:57	38.1	19.2	0-0
Mike Knuble · Joel Ward · Keith Aucoin	8:17	53.8	68.1	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Karl Alzner · John Carlson	19:02	29.4	6.2	0-0
Roman Hamrlik · Mike Green	15:08	19.4	18.9	0-0
John Erskine · Dennis Wideman	9:08	37.9	61.7	0-1

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
13	Alexander Semin	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	15:20	0.08	10-19	0.24-0.62
90	Marcus Johansson	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	16:29	0.18	11-32	0.57-1.12
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	17:01	0.27	10-33	0.57-1.13
15	Keith Aucoin	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	12:17	0.33	7-10	0.23-0.47
25	Brooks Laich	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	19:14	0.43	11-29	0.67-0.75
4	John Erskine	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	11:02	0.05	11-18	0.48-0.30
6	Dennis Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	20:19	0.29	16-24	0.72-0.56
9	Mike Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	11:57		8-8	0.24-0.15
15	Matt Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	17:00		7-20	0.05-0.74
20	Jason Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12:57	0.01	12-17	0.24-0.59
27	Mike Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19:09		8-30	0.31-1.34
27	Karl Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23:56		11-26	0.05-0.79
36	Troy Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	17:26	0.02	3-19	0.02-0.76
40	Roman Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	18:54		11-31	0.55-1.50
42	Joel Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11:29	0.02	7-7	0.23-0.11
74	John Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22:34		11-25	0.05-0.71
83	Jay Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	17:15	0.00	7-21	0.04-0.71
85	Mathieu Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13:49	0.04	9-16	0.14-0.64

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
70	Braden Holtby	W	45	44	1	59:52	2.43	+1.43