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Wed, Nov 26, 2014·CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 54% of the time.

PIT winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TOR0143100300327
PIT271120512426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:26PITBlake ComeauAssists: Evgeni Malkin, Christian Ehrhoff · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:39PITEvgeni MalkinPPAssists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · Slap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:11TORLeo KomarovAssists: Mike Santorelli, Nazem Kadri · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:48TORLeo KomarovAssists: Dion Phaneuf, Mike Santorelli · Tip-in, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P2 13:19PITBlake ComeauAssists: Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P2 16:21TORTyler BozakSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:53PITBlake ComeauGWGAssists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · Slap, 0.03 xG3–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 3:27PITEvgeni Malkin: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 9:15PITNick Spaling: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 11:11TORDavid Clarkson: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 3:36PITBrandon Sutter: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 15:21TORStephane Robidas: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 4:33TORDion Phaneuf: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 4:33PITPatric Hornqvist: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P3 5:19TORMorgan Rielly: Holding the stick2 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 SOG0PIT
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kadri won the faceoff against Malkin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORPIT
27Shots on goal26
1.7Expected goals1.5
44Shot attempts53
27Faceoffs won41
3Power plays3
8Penalty minutes8
40Hits38
20Blocked shots12
11Giveaways14
4Takeaways4

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. Santorelli – Komarov – Kadri12:56

    xG 0.37–0.34 (52%)attempts 13–13goals 2–1

  2. Lupul – Booth – Kadri2:16

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  3. Clarkson – Winnik – Holland9:48

    xG 0.15–0.17 (47%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  4. Lupul – Booth – Smith6:31

    xG 0.02–0.21 (10%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Holzer13:59

    xG 0.25–0.17 (60%)attempts 7–15goals 1–0

  2. Gardiner – Rielly14:10

    xG 0.20–0.28 (41%)attempts 13–13goals 0–1

  3. Phaneuf – Franson16:15

    xG 0.27–0.47 (37%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestDownie – Sutter – Megna10:35

    xG 0.28–0.10 (74%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Crosby – Hornqvist – Spaling12:57

    xG 0.29–0.26 (52%)attempts 9–9goals 0–1

  3. Adams – Goc – Sill3:02

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Kunitz – Malkin – Comeau13:16

    xG 0.32–0.31 (51%)attempts 13–10goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMartin – Letang16:24

    xG 0.48–0.25 (66%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

  2. Ehrhoff – Maatta16:30

    xG 0.47–0.24 (66%)attempts 16–11goals 1–1

  3. Scuderi – Despres10:11

    xG 0.02–0.00 (89%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

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.

PIT 1.5 xGTOR 1.7 xG
00.511.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 80/100 · #206 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 54% of the time.

PIT winsTOR wins

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

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