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Thu, Jan 17, 2019·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 61% of the time.

TBL winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR1928114431
TBL110112016238

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:48TBLBrayden PointPPAssists: Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos · Wrist, 0.34 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:48TORNazem KadriAssists: Kasperi Kapanen, Patrick Marleau · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:06TORPatrick MarleauAssists: Nazem Kadri, Nikita Zaitsev · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 13:43TBLVictor HedmanAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 14:49TORMitch MarnerGWGAssists: John Tavares, Andreas Johnsson · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:09TORZach HymanENAssists: Nikita Zaitsev, John Tavares · Wrist, 0.75 xG4–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 5:32TBLNikita Kucherov: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 8:34TORIgor Ozhiganov: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 12:09TBLVictor Hedman: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 2:47TORTravis Dermott: Interference2 min
  5. P2 16:26TORWilliam Nylander: Holding2 min
  6. P3 1:59TORZach Hyman: Slashing2 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
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Point won the faceoff against Nylander
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORTBL
31Shots on goal38
3.6Expected goals3.0
55Shot attempts71
31Faceoffs won39
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
17Hits30
21Blocked shots8
8Giveaways4
8Takeaways7

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. bestTavares – Johnsson – Marner11:43

    xG 0.64–0.08 (88%)attempts 13–8goals 1–0

  2. Hyman – Nylander – Matthews10:45

    xG 0.42–0.18 (70%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Marleau – Kadri – Kapanen11:36

    xG 0.64–0.53 (55%)attempts 11–14goals 2–0

  4. Brown – Gauthier – Lindholm5:18

    xG 0.12–0.07 (64%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGardiner – Zaitsev16:22

    xG 1.15–0.19 (86%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Rielly15:19

    xG 0.91–0.44 (67%)attempts 14–14goals 2–0

  3. Dermott – Ozhiganov6:39

    xG 0.05–0.19 (19%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. Stamkos – Palat – Kucherov3:04

    xG 0.03–0.06 (38%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Callahan – Miller – Paquette5:36

    xG 0.06–0.11 (37%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Stamkos – Palat – Gourde8:15

    xG 0.14–0.25 (35%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  4. Killorn – Erne – Cirelli7:40

    xG 0.08–0.32 (19%)attempts 3–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Stralman – Hedman2:15

    xG 0.02–0.08 (23%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. McDonagh – Cernak14:53

    xG 0.41–0.52 (44%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  3. Girardi – Hedman12:04

    xG 0.08–0.39 (17%)attempts 8–9goals 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.

TBL 3.0 xGTOR 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 49/100 · #664 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.51 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 61% 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).