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Thu, Mar 16, 2017·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 73% of the time.

TBL winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR1541402521
TBL07014012033

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:19TORRoman PolakGWGAssists: Tyler Bozak · Slap, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:24TORMorgan RiellyAssists: Nazem Kadri, Alexey Marchenko · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–0
  3. P2 2:39TORMatt MartinAssists: Matt Hunwick, Nikita Soshnikov · Tip-in, 0.07 xG3–0
  4. P2 6:14TORConnor BrownPPAssists: Leo Komarov, William Nylander · Wrist, 0.34 xG4–0
  5. P2 15:41TORJames van RiemsdykAssists: Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner · Wrist, 0.06 xG5–0
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 6:09TBLOndrej Palat: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 5:02TBLLuke Witkowski: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  3. P2 7:41TORBrian Boyle: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 17:47TORNikita Zaitsev: Interference2 min
  5. P2 18:37TORMatt Hunwick: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 3:00TORLeo Komarov: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P3 5:49TBLYanni Gourde: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 5:49TORNazem Kadri: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 5:49TORNazem Kadri: Cross checking2 min
  10. P3 18:39TORJames van Riemsdyk: Cross checking2 min
  11. P3 18:39TBLLuke Witkowski: Cross checking2 min
  12. P3 19:13TBLVictor Hedman: Holding2 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 SOG0TBL
44% to win56% to win
← TOR attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Boyle won the faceoff against Point
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORTBL
21Shots on goal33
1.9Expected goals3.2
42Shot attempts69
28Faceoffs won24
3Power plays5
14Penalty minutes10
14Hits24
17Blocked shots9
1Giveaways6
6Takeaways4

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. bestKomarov – Kadri – Brown9:28

    xG 0.35–0.22 (62%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  2. van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Marner9:18

    xG 0.39–0.35 (52%)attempts 10–11goals 2–0

  3. Boyle – Martin – Soshnikov9:27

    xG 0.15–0.21 (42%)attempts 4–7goals 1–0

  4. Hyman – Nylander – Matthews10:31

    xG 0.26–0.65 (29%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPolak – Rielly6:52

    xG 0.42–0.02 (96%)attempts 8–3goals 2–0

  2. Polak – Hunwick9:10

    xG 0.38–0.27 (58%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  3. Hunwick – Zaitsev3:00

    xG 0.07–0.03 (70%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKillorn – Gourde – Drouin7:27

    xG 0.54–0.15 (79%)attempts 13–5goals 0–2

  2. Killorn – Froese – Gourde3:37

    xG 0.14–0.15 (47%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Dumont – McKegg – Brown5:06

    xG 0.05–0.08 (37%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1

  4. Palat – Kucherov – Point12:07

    xG 0.28–0.36 (43%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStralman – Garrison9:48

    xG 0.49–0.21 (71%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Coburn – Sustr9:07

    xG 0.26–0.25 (51%)attempts 11–6goals 0–1

  3. Hedman – Dotchin11:14

    xG 0.17–0.27 (39%)attempts 7–8goals 0–2

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.

TBL 3.2 xGTOR 1.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 4/100 · #1157 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 73% of the time.

TBL winsTOR wins

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

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