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Wed, Feb 1, 2023·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Boston Bruins 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 64% of the time.

TOR winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS0132838529
TOR01419112235

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:57BOSDerek ForbortSHAssists: Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P2 9:25TORMitch MarnerPPAssists: Ilya Samsonov, Morgan Rielly · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:33BOSBrandon CarloAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Charlie Coyle · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:13BOSA.J. GreerGWGAssists: Jakub Lauko · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P3 8:38TORCalle JarnkrokAssists: Mark Giordano, Justin Holl · Slap, 0.18 xG3–2
  6. P3 9:08BOSPavel ZachaAssists: Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P3 12:19BOSPavel ZachaAssists: David Krejci, David Pastrnak · Wrist, 0.15 xG5–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:51TORMichael Bunting: Holding2 min
  2. P2 5:32BOSConnor Clifton: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 8:12BOSMatt Grzelcyk: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  4. P3 2:15TORWayne Simmonds: Fighting5 min
  5. P3 2:15BOSA.J. Greer: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 8:38TORMichael Bunting: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 8:38BOSCharlie Coyle: Roughing2 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TOR
49% to win51% to win
← BOS attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bergeron won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSTOR
29Shots on goal35
2.2Expected goals3.0
49Shot attempts72
24Faceoffs won25
1Power plays2
11Penalty minutes9
31Hits26
22Blocked shots10
10Giveaways19
9Takeaways13

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestBergeron – Marchand – Smith6:00

    xG 0.38–0.17 (69%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak5:27

    xG 0.21–0.07 (74%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  3. Foligno – Smith – Coyle3:01

    xG 0.15–0.01 (92%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  4. Smith – Coyle – Frederic2:07

    xG 0.10–0.01 (91%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLindholm – Carlo14:16

    xG 0.72–0.60 (54%)attempts 15–20goals 2–0

  2. Grzelcyk – McAvoy15:00

    xG 0.31–0.54 (36%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  3. Forbort – Clifton11:49

    xG 0.41–0.68 (38%)attempts 8–17goals 0–1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestEngvall – Anderson – Kampf8:55

    xG 0.70–0.11 (86%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Kerfoot – Nylander – Bunting2:16

    xG 0.31–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Simmonds – Aston-Reese – Holmberg4:43

    xG 0.38–0.19 (67%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  4. Jarnkrok – Kerfoot – Nylander7:21

    xG 0.48–0.43 (53%)attempts 13–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Holl14:54

    xG 0.77–0.38 (67%)attempts 24–8goals 1–0

  2. Brodie – Rielly16:55

    xG 0.84–0.47 (64%)attempts 18–15goals 0–0

  3. Liljegren – Sandin15:04

    xG 0.61–0.96 (39%)attempts 17–20goals 0–3

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.

TOR 3.0 xGBOS 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORBOS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 56/100 · #626 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.44 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50TOR 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 64% of the time.

TOR winsBOS wins

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

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