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Mon, Apr 4, 2022·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 2

Expected result

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

TBL winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR114314211639
TBL112111011234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:59TORPierre EngvallAssists: David Kampf · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:24TBLNikita KucherovAssists: Steven Stamkos · Snap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:46TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Michael Bunting, Mitch Marner · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 5:46TBLJan RuttaAssists: Steven Stamkos · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:57TORAuston MatthewsGWGAssists: Mitch Marner · Tip-in, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P2 12:25TORAlexander KerfootAssists: TJ Brodie, Justin Holl · Backhand, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P3 7:08TORAuston MatthewsUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG5–2
  8. P3 11:24TORMitch MarnerAssists: Auston Matthews, Michael Bunting · Snap, 0.21 xG6–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 5:55TBLPatrick Maroon: Misconduct10 min
  2. P1 5:55TORWayne Simmonds: Misconduct10 min
  3. P1 16:03TBLErik Cernak: Interference2 min
  4. P1 19:12TORMitch Marner: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 17:44TORMark Giordano: 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 SOG0TBL
48% to win52% to win
← TOR attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cirelli won the faceoff against Matthews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORTBL
39Shots on goal34
3.4Expected goals3.1
58Shot attempts60
26Faceoffs won35
1Power plays2
14Penalty minutes12
39Hits42
10Blocked shots9
3Giveaways12
7Takeaways7

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. bestBunting – Marner – Matthews14:43

    xG 0.90–0.51 (64%)attempts 14–13goals 4–1

  2. Engvall – Kampf – Abruzzese10:12

    xG 0.66–0.46 (59%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  3. Simmonds – Clifford – Blackwell7:50

    xG 0.23–0.03 (88%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Tavares – Kerfoot – Mikheyev10:47

    xG 0.57–0.96 (37%)attempts 10–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodie – Holl17:23

    xG 1.05–0.63 (62%)attempts 21–13goals 1–1

  2. Giordano – Liljegren12:56

    xG 0.56–0.28 (67%)attempts 8–8goals 2–0

  3. Rielly – Lyubushkin17:46

    xG 1.10–1.48 (43%)attempts 18–29goals 2–1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPaul – Colton – Hagel10:55

    xG 0.98–0.23 (81%)attempts 16–7goals 0–1

  2. Killorn – Stamkos – Cirelli4:49

    xG 0.40–0.35 (54%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  3. Stamkos – Kucherov – Point7:15

    xG 0.32–0.28 (53%)attempts 5–3goals 1–2

  4. Perry – Maroon – Bellemare9:11

    xG 0.19–0.45 (29%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHedman – Foote2:07

    xG 0.31–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Hedman – Rutta16:09

    xG 0.96–0.92 (51%)attempts 17–15goals 1–2

  3. Cernak – Sergachev16:32

    xG 0.76–0.76 (50%)attempts 19–13goals 1–2

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 3.1 xGTOR 3.4 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 54/100 · #679 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.24 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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.

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).