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Sat, Dec 14, 2024·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Detroit Red Wings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 68% of the time.

DET winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR0611514225
DET1101927426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:07DETMichael RasmussenAssists: Jeff Petry, Joseph Veleno · Deflected, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P2 11:40TORAuston MatthewsPPAssists: Mitch Marner, William Nylander · Slap, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:42DETMoritz SeiderAssists: Andrew Copp, Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P3 1:07TORMatthew KniesAssists: Mitch Marner, Jake McCabe · Tip-in, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:51DETJeff PetryGWGAssists: J.T. Compher · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:58DETLucas RaymondENAssists: Dylan Larkin · Wrist, 0.76 xG2–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 0:42TORMax Pacioretty: Kneeing2 min
  2. P1 4:52DETPatrick Kane: Holding2 min
  3. P2 10:53DETJonatan Berggren: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  4. P3 5:59TORConor Timmins: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 8:09TORMitch Marner: 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 SOG0DET
43% to win57% to win
← TOR attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Compher
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORDET
25Shots on goal26
2.7Expected goals3.8
62Shot attempts64
23Faceoffs won24
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
19Hits13
19Blocked shots14
9Giveaways12
5Takeaways7

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. bestMarner – Matthews – Knies11:37

    xG 0.59–0.18 (77%)attempts 10–4goals 1–1

  2. Lorentz – Dewar – Holmberg6:22

    xG 0.09–0.12 (41%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Pacioretty – Tavares – Nylander11:53

    xG 0.58–0.69 (45%)attempts 17–14goals 0–1

  4. Domi – McMann – Minten7:05

    xG 0.24–0.56 (30%)attempts 4–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTimmins – Benoit12:49

    xG 0.86–0.77 (53%)attempts 19–13goals 0–1

  2. Tanev – McCabe14:33

    xG 0.66–0.59 (53%)attempts 12–18goals 1–2

  3. Ekman-Larsson – Rielly15:27

    xG 0.44–0.90 (33%)attempts 14–16goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestMotte – Compher – Rasmussen3:35

    xG 0.44–0.07 (87%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

  2. Kane – Copp – DeBrincat7:44

    xG 0.61–0.37 (63%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  3. Larkin – DeBrincat – Raymond4:15

    xG 0.23–0.25 (47%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  4. Compher – Fischer – Rasmussen5:51

    xG 0.02–0.34 (5%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHoll – Gustafsson11:06

    xG 0.43–0.23 (65%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Petry – Chiarot17:38

    xG 1.21–1.25 (49%)attempts 22–28goals 2–0

  3. Seider – Edvinsson14:14

    xG 0.39–0.68 (37%)attempts 7–13goals 0–1

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.

DET 3.8 xGTOR 2.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 48/100 · #672 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.50 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50DET 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, Detroit Red Wings win this game 68% of the time.

DET winsTOR wins

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

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