Tue, Mar 3, 2020·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, San Jose Sharks 5
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 74% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 014 | 26 | 07 | 227 |
| SJS | 111 | 118 | 39 | 538 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:38SJSEvander KanePPAssists: Brent Burns, Logan Couture · Tip-in, 0.25 xG0–1
- P2 2:48TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Martin Marincin · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–1
- P2 3:54SJSAntti SuomelaAssists: Stefan Noesen, Melker Karlsson · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
- P2 17:27TORMitch MarnerAssists: Auston Matthews, Calle Rosen · Backhand, 0.06 xG2–2
- P3 5:48SJSStefan NoesenGWGAssists: Antti Suomela · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–3
- P3 6:38SJSEvander KaneAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–4
- P3 19:03SJSRadim SimekENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.57 xG2–5
Penalties (5)
- P1 3:11SJSNoah Gregor: Tripping2 min
- P1 6:08TORTravis Dermott: Interference2 min · PPG
- P2 8:19TORJustin Holl: Interference2 min
- P2 17:53SJSNoah Gregor: Hooking2 min
- P3 11:50SJSMario Ferraro: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Matthews won the faceoff against Couture
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestSpezza – Clifford – Kapanen7:20
xG 0.31–0.25 (55%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0
- Hyman – Marner – Matthews14:22
xG 0.66–0.65 (50%)attempts 12–14goals 2–1
- Tavares – Kerfoot – Nylander11:51
xG 0.26–0.60 (30%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1
- Gauthier – Engvall – Malgin8:02
xG 0.09–0.59 (14%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestBarrie – Dermott2:49
xG 0.21–0.10 (68%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0
- Holl – Dermott15:22
xG 0.48–0.48 (50%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1
- Marincin – Liljegren2:21
xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0
San Jose Sharks
Forward lines
- bestThornton – Labanc – Meier11:45
xG 0.57–0.07 (89%)attempts 17–6goals 0–0
- Noesen – Karlsson – Suomela4:02
xG 0.34–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–1goals 1–0
- Noesen – Gregor – Suomela2:46
xG 0.30–0.06 (84%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0
- Couture – Kane – Gregor7:57
xG 0.47–0.42 (53%)attempts 7–12goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestVlasic – Ferraro15:44
xG 1.10–0.47 (70%)attempts 16–12goals 1–1
- Burns – Simek15:32
xG 0.86–0.59 (60%)attempts 18–13goals 2–1
- Heed – Davidson11:00
xG 0.30–0.21 (58%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
SJS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line SJS is favoured, below it TOR. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 74% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (SJS − TOR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).