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Sat, Feb 9, 2013·Centre Bell, Montreal

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Montréal Canadiens 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 54% of the time.

MTL winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR2122828628
MTL0802009037

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 0:59TORLeo KomarovGWGAssists: Nikolay Kulemin · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:33TORTyler BozakAssists: James van Riemsdyk, John-Michael Liles · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:36TORJames van RiemsdykAssists: Phil Kessel · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–0
  4. P2 18:01TORPhil KesselPPAssists: Dion Phaneuf, Cody Franson · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–0
  5. P3 4:20TORKorbinian HolzerAssists: Colton Orr, Jay McClement · Wrist, 0.38 xG5–0
  6. P3 13:15TORDion PhaneufPPAssists: Phil Kessel · Slap, 0.23 xG6–0
Penalties (29)
  1. P1 19:52TORKorbinian Holzer: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 19:52MTLDavid Desharnais: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 4:26MTLErik Cole: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 9:01MTLBrendan Gallagher: Diving2 min
  5. P2 10:37TORDion Phaneuf: Interference2 min
  6. P2 10:37MTLBrandon Prust: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 11:29TORMark Fraser: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P2 15:31TORNikolay Kulemin: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 15:31MTLAndrei Markov: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 17:42MTLRene Bourque: High sticking2 min · PPG
  11. P2 18:34TORMichael Kostka: Holding2 min
  12. P3 1:09TORMark Fraser: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 1:09MTLBrandon Prust: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 7:59TORMichael Kostka: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 7:59MTLBrendan Gallagher: Fighting5 min
  16. P3 7:59MTLBrendan Gallagher: Interference2 min
  17. P3 11:30MTLBrandon Prust: Roughing2 min · PPG
  18. P3 11:30MTLBrandon Prust: Roughing2 min
  19. P3 11:30MTLBrandon Prust: Misconduct10 min
  20. P3 11:30TORMikhail Grabovski: Roughing2 min
  21. P3 11:30TORMikhail Grabovski: Misconduct10 min
  22. P3 11:30MTLMax Pacioretty: Misconduct10 min
  23. P3 12:17MTLTomas Plekanec: Holding2 min
  24. P3 15:01MTLJosh Gorges: Fighting5 min
  25. P3 15:01TORFrazer McLaren: Fighting5 min
  26. P3 15:01TORColton Orr: Roughing2 min
  27. P3 15:01TORColton Orr: Roughing2 min
  28. P3 15:01TORColton Orr: Misconduct10 min
  29. P3 19:14MTLRene Bourque: Misconduct10 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MTL
43% to win57% to win
← TOR attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Grabovski won the faceoff against Galchenyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORMTL
28Shots on goal37
3.2Expected goals3.5
55Shot attempts67
48Faceoffs won23
6Power plays4
51Penalty minutes65
31Hits26
16Blocked shots18
10Giveaways6
4Takeaways8

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestMacArthur – Frattin – Kadri7:32

    xG 0.77–0.17 (82%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Orr – McClement – McLaren3:52

    xG 0.50–0.24 (67%)attempts 2–5goals 1–0

  3. Kessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak10:31

    xG 0.64–0.49 (57%)attempts 14–8goals 2–0

  4. Grabovski – Komarov – Kulemin10:36

    xG 0.35–0.43 (45%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Kostka8:14

    xG 0.78–0.08 (91%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  2. Phaneuf – Kostka2:04

    xG 0.48–0.02 (96%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Franson – Fraser8:06

    xG 0.34–0.18 (65%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestEller – Gallagher – Galchenyuk2:10

    xG 0.11–0.02 (81%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Gionta – Plekanec – Bourque11:17

    xG 0.42–0.45 (48%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  3. Desharnais – Pacioretty – Gallagher4:50

    xG 0.63–0.75 (46%)attempts 7–7goals 0–2

  4. Moen – Armstrong – Eller3:38

    xG 0.04–0.24 (14%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGorges – Diaz12:32

    xG 0.73–0.49 (60%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

  2. Markov – Emelin11:05

    xG 0.45–0.44 (50%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1

  3. Bouillon – Subban11:16

    xG 0.16–1.31 (11%)attempts 9–12goals 0–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

MTL 3.5 xGTOR 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

MTL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line MTL is favoured, below it TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 6/100 · #693 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.63 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 54% of the time.

MTL winsTOR wins

Simulated goal difference (MTL − TOR), 10,000 replays

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).