Those are some interesting stats in that some of it jives with what I saw and some didn't.
Carlo and Krug took 78% offensive zone faceoffs and got out-shot and goals were 1-1.
I thought Carlo had a tough night, blown coverages, pucks hopping over his stick, mishandling it... I guess that would explain how they had 78% Ozone starts yet were still outshot.
Heinen 14-6 shots in favor of the B's with him on the ice.
Heinen looked excellent (again) and I liked the extended look at Heinen-Krejci-Coyle. It seemed like any line he played on looked immediately better. That play he made where he caught a pass in the air and then chipped it to Pasta on the wing was very skillful. I don't know how this guy doesn't get credited with more takeaways. He gets 3-4 every game.
Ritchie on the ice Vegas out-shot the Bruins 12-2.
I actually thought that was Ritchie's best game. I liked his net drive early, when he leaned in and plowed his way to the net and got a shot off, and I thought he and Krejci had some monster zone time late in the game. That said, it seemed like he and DeBrusk got benched for a good portion of the game, and Ritchie ended up with only 8 minutes so clearly Cassidy was not impressed. I can see why if Vegas took 12 shots in those 8 minutes. I think that speaks to what we emphasize when we watch players. I was looking for him to get in on forechecks, control the boards, hit, power to the net, get open for shots (didn't see that but saw the rest), but maybe Cassidy was looking at his backchecking, his ability to see the breakout and stretch, how he plays off his linemates in his own zone, etc...
McAvoy Chara 9 mins vs. Karlsson line including 6 DZ faceoffs. 5 SOG, no goals.
I thought Chara was really good in this one. I think the bigger, more rugged style of Vegas played to his strengths.
