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Wed, Nov 1, 2017·Honda Center, Anaheim

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Anaheim Ducks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 62% of the time.

ANA winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR11206211329
ANA1701705129

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:54TORConnor BrownAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Ron Hainsey · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:09ANAOndrej KaseAssists: Derek Grant, Josh Manson · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:09TORPatrick MarleauGWGAssists: Ron Hainsey · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P3 18:30TORLeo KomarovAssists: Patrick Marleau · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:37TORNikita Zaitsev: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 18:55TORNikita Zaitsev: Holding2 min
  3. P2 3:54TORJames van Riemsdyk: Interference2 min
  4. P2 13:05ANAAntoine Vermette: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 15:37TORJake Gardiner: Holding2 min
  6. P3 5:04ANACorey Perry: Tripping2 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 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nylander won the faceoff against Vermette
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORANA
29Shots on goal29
2.1Expected goals2.7
54Shot attempts56
26Faceoffs won34
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
20Hits27
14Blocked shots15
17Giveaways17
6Takeaways5

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. bestMarleau – van Riemsdyk – Brown6:52

    xG 0.45–0.04 (93%)attempts 9–2goals 2–0

  2. Martin – Bozak – Marner10:53

    xG 0.41–0.07 (85%)attempts 17–4goals 0–0

  3. Komarov – Kadri – Leivo9:08

    xG 0.17–0.11 (60%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  4. Hyman – Nylander – Matthews11:08

    xG 0.18–0.52 (26%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Rielly9:27

    xG 0.58–0.00 (100%)attempts 12–1goals 2–0

  2. Hainsey – Zaitsev2:20

    xG 0.21–0.01 (96%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  3. Zaitsev – Borgman9:20

    xG 0.34–0.24 (59%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGrant – Ritchie – Kase9:53

    xG 0.49–0.16 (76%)attempts 12–5goals 1–0

  2. Vermette – Cogliano – Silfverberg10:45

    xG 0.27–0.20 (57%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Wagner – Shaw – Rasmussen10:48

    xG 0.20–0.17 (54%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  4. Perry – Rakell – Kossila10:09

    xG 0.01–0.73 (1%)attempts 4–16goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm14:31

    xG 0.43–0.29 (60%)attempts 18–8goals 1–0

  2. Vatanen – Lindholm2:41

    xG 0.03–0.14 (18%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Vatanen – Megna10:53

    xG 0.17–0.29 (37%)attempts 6–13goals 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.

ANA 2.7 xGTOR 2.1 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANATOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 35/100 · #829 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.21 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 62% of the time.

ANA winsTOR wins

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

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