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Sat, Dec 3, 2022·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 57% of the time.

TBL winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TOR0122191800339
TBL01111121011433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 5:18TORMitch MarnerSHAssists: David Kampf · Wrist, 0.24 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:40TBLVladislav NamestnikovAssists: Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:50TORWilliam NylanderAssists: Auston Matthews, Michael Bunting · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P3 1:51TBLNikita KucherovPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Corey Perry · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:34TBLRoss ColtonPPAssists: Mikhail Sergachev, Corey Perry · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:55TORMitch MarnerPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:33TBLAlex KillornGWGAssists: Anthony Cirelli · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–4
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 3:52TORMac Hollowell: Holding2 min
  2. P1 10:30TBLIan Cole: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 14:58TBLBrandon Hagel: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 19:05TORPontus Holmberg: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 2:25TBLIan Cole: Interference2 min
  6. P2 4:52TORWayne Simmonds: Interference2 min
  7. P2 17:10TBLNikita Kucherov: Interference2 min
  8. P2 17:10TORMichael Bunting: High sticking2 min
  9. P2 17:10TBLErik Cernak: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 19:48TORZachary Aston-Reese: Hooking2 min
  11. P2 19:48TBLNick Perbix: Holding the stick2 min
  12. P3 0:04TORMitch Marner: Tripping2 min · PPG
  13. P3 2:51TORTimothy Liljegren: Interference2 min · PPG
  14. P3 7:29TORAlexander Kerfoot: Tripping2 min
  15. P3 11:37TBLMikhail Sergachev: High sticking2 min · PPG

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
49% to win51% to win
← TOR attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Point won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORTBL
39Shots on goal33
4.3Expected goals3.7
59Shot attempts61
37Faceoffs won24
5Power plays6
16Penalty minutes14
31Hits20
10Blocked shots11
5Giveaways10
8Takeaways14

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. bestKerfoot – Engvall – Kampf5:11

    xG 0.25–0.11 (69%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. Tavares – Marner – Robertson8:24

    xG 0.57–0.44 (56%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Simmonds – Aston-Reese – Holmberg4:07

    xG 0.20–0.33 (38%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Nylander – Bunting – Matthews10:00

    xG 0.68–0.95 (42%)attempts 9–16goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Holl12:52

    xG 0.78–0.22 (78%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  2. Liljegren – Sandin11:41

    xG 0.56–0.41 (58%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  3. Mete – Hollowell7:26

    xG 0.18–1.18 (14%)attempts 7–15goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKillorn – Stamkos – Paul7:17

    xG 0.53–0.10 (85%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Perry – Maroon – Bellemare2:37

    xG 0.33–0.23 (59%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Namestnikov – Cirelli – Colton2:58

    xG 0.13–0.06 (69%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  4. Maroon – Namestnikov – Cirelli3:35

    xG 0.24–0.22 (53%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCole – Cernak12:06

    xG 1.09–0.81 (57%)attempts 23–14goals 1–1

  2. Cole – Sergachev2:32

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Bogosian – Perbix4:27

    xG 0.36–0.24 (60%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

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 3.7 xGTOR 4.3 xG
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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 94/100 · #114 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.77 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +29 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 57% 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).