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Thu, Nov 2, 2023·TD Garden, Boston

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Boston Bruins 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 68% of the time.

BOS winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
TOR01221508000235
BOS114111010052340

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:51BOSPavel ZachaAssists: Brandon Carlo, Mason Lohrei · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:36BOSJake DeBruskAssists: Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle · Wrist, 0.22 xG0–2
  3. P2 6:31TORMitch MarnerAssists: Auston Matthews, William Nylander · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:34TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Calle Jarnkrok, William Lagesson · Snap, 0.12 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. BOS Jake DeBrusk scored
  2. 2. TOR William Nylander stopped
  3. 3. BOS Charlie Coyle scored
  4. 4. TOR Auston Matthews stopped
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 2:38BOSDavid Pastrnak: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 9:04BOSBrandon Carlo: Holding2 min
  3. P3 8:24TORPontus Holmberg: Interference2 min
  4. OT 2:25TORWilliam Nylander: 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0BOS
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackBOS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Zacha
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORBOS
35Shots on goal40
2.8Expected goals4.0
69Shot attempts76
19Faceoffs won37
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
32Hits27
20Blocked shots15
7Giveaways11
12Takeaways7

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 – Nylander – Knies4:52

    xG 0.33–0.05 (87%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Reaves – Gregor – Holmberg4:38

    xG 0.17–0.10 (64%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Marner – Matthews12:40

    xG 0.63–0.60 (51%)attempts 16–16goals 0–1

  4. Tavares – Bertuzzi – Nylander6:26

    xG 0.18–0.46 (28%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodie – Klingberg4:39

    xG 0.55–0.00 (100%)attempts 12–1goals 1–0

  2. Rielly – Lagesson3:08

    xG 0.34–0.03 (93%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

  3. Klingberg – Lagesson5:21

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Frederic – Geekie8:11

    xG 0.61–0.13 (82%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  2. Heinen – Steen – Beecher3:38

    xG 0.38–0.01 (97%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Pastrnak – Heinen – Zacha2:18

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  4. Pastrnak – Zacha – Poitras8:28

    xG 0.32–0.36 (47%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWotherspoon – Mitchell11:01

    xG 0.68–0.30 (69%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

  2. Lindholm – Carlo10:28

    xG 0.37–0.16 (70%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Carlo – Lohrei10:01

    xG 0.47–0.30 (61%)attempts 10–9goals 1–1

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.

BOS 4.0 xGTOR 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BOSTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 62/100 · #548 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.38 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50BOS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, Boston Bruins win this game 68% of the time.

BOS winsTOR wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).