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Mon, Dec 11, 2023·UBS Arena, Elmont

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New York Islanders 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 59% of the time.

NYI winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TOR1911411502340
NYI2131110411429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:50TORAuston MatthewsPPAssists: Mitch Marner, William Nylander · Snap, 0.22 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:20NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Kyle Palmieri, Noah Dobson · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P1 18:33NYICasey CizikasAssists: Cal Clutterbuck, Hudson Fasching · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:10NYIKyle PalmieriAssists: Brock Nelson, Noah Dobson · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P2 7:43TORJohn TavaresAssists: Conor Timmins, Jake McCabe · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:53TORMorgan RiellyAssists: John Tavares, William Nylander · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:46NYIBo HorvatGWGAssists: Mathew Barzal, Noah Dobson · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–4
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 4:47NYIRobert Bortuzzo: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:39TORDavid Kampf: 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 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Matthews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNYI
40Shots on goal29
3.9Expected goals3.2
70Shot attempts63
30Faceoffs won26
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
21Hits22
11Blocked shots16
12Giveaways11
7Takeaways5

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. bestNylander – Matthews – Knies13:41

    xG 0.81–0.65 (55%)attempts 17–15goals 0–1

  2. Jarnkrok – Gregor – Kampf2:45

    xG 0.20–0.05 (79%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Domi – Robertson8:24

    xG 0.29–0.29 (50%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  4. Tavares – Bertuzzi – Marner12:34

    xG 0.59–0.61 (49%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodie – Rielly14:33

    xG 0.82–0.52 (61%)attempts 16–13goals 0–1

  2. Brodie – Lagesson2:19

    xG 0.08–0.12 (39%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. McCabe – Lagesson3:08

    xG 0.23–0.29 (44%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestLee – Horvat – Barzal13:42

    xG 1.02–0.56 (65%)attempts 23–9goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Fasching10:22

    xG 0.60–0.26 (70%)attempts 7–12goals 1–0

  3. Pageau – Gauthier – Holmstrom9:10

    xG 0.42–0.30 (58%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  4. Palmieri – Nelson – Engvall12:02

    xG 0.64–0.82 (44%)attempts 14–12goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDobson – Romanov21:06

    xG 1.12–0.41 (73%)attempts 27–17goals 2–0

  2. Bortuzzo – Bolduc11:02

    xG 0.68–0.32 (68%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

  3. Reilly – Mayfield16:51

    xG 1.20–1.06 (53%)attempts 19–18goals 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.

NYI 3.2 xGTOR 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYITOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 83/100 · #270 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.01 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 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 59% of the time.

NYI winsTOR wins

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

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