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Thu, Apr 9, 2026·UBS Arena, Elmont

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New York Islanders 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 92% of the time.

NYI winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR131617316
NYI22421218544

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:08NYIBrayden SchennAssists: Calum Ritchie, Bo Horvat · Snap, 0.29 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:55NYIJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Maxim Shabanov, Adam Pelech · Snap, 0.37 xG0–2
  3. P1 5:11TORSteven LorentzUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:57TOREaston CowanPPAssists: John Tavares, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:39NYIMatthew SchaeferAssists: Tony DeAngelo, Ondrej Palat · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P2 16:44NYIEmil HeinemanPPGWGAssists: Mathew Barzal, Tony DeAngelo · Snap, 0.12 xG2–4
  7. P3 10:20NYICalum RitchiePPUnassisted · Snap, 0.49 xG2–5
  8. P3 14:04TORMorgan RiellyAssists: Matias Maccelli, Luke Haymes · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 18:50TORMichael Pezzetta: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P2 0:36NYICalum Ritchie: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 15:17TORPhilippe Myers: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 17:01TORNick Robertson: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 9:03TORMorgan Rielly: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P3 9:39TORSteven Lorentz: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 9:39TOROliver Ekman-Larsson: Misconduct10 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
47% to win53% to win
← TOR attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Domi won the faceoff against Cizikas
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNYI
16Shots on goal44
2.4Expected goals6.1
58Shot attempts79
31Faceoffs won36
1Power plays5
20Penalty minutes2
21Hits24
13Blocked shots11
12Giveaways16
3Takeaways3

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 – Jarnkrok – Nylander2:56

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 0–0

  2. Domi – Knies – Cowan2:01

    xG 0.28–0.24 (54%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Pezzetta – Quillan4:56

    xG 0.00–0.03 (13%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Lorentz – Robertson – Haymes8:30

    xG 0.36–0.45 (45%)attempts 9–8goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRielly – Stecher9:42

    xG 0.78–0.37 (68%)attempts 16–10goals 2–0

  2. Ekman-Larsson – Rielly2:25

    xG 0.09–0.21 (31%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. McCabe – Benoit12:41

    xG 0.44–0.57 (44%)attempts 12–15goals 0–1

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestPageau – Heineman – Shabanov8:30

    xG 1.05–0.12 (90%)attempts 14–9goals 1–1

  2. Cizikas – Palat – Gatcomb7:15

    xG 0.92–0.36 (72%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Lee – Horvat – Holmstrom10:34

    xG 1.03–0.56 (65%)attempts 19–12goals 0–0

  4. Schenn – Barzal – Ritchie9:05

    xG 0.30–0.34 (47%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPulock – Schaefer13:09

    xG 1.54–0.08 (95%)attempts 24–12goals 0–0

  2. Pelech – DeAngelo13:16

    xG 0.96–0.58 (62%)attempts 19–15goals 1–0

  3. DeAngelo – Schaefer2:22

    xG 0.26–0.21 (55%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

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 6.1 xGTOR 2.4 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

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 76/100 · #367 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.23 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 92% of the time.

NYI winsTOR wins

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

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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).