Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3. The Maple Leafs scored first; the Senators answered. The Senators led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Austin Watson's goal at 12:32 of the second period, which took the Senators' chances from 53% to 72%. Expected goals were close — TOR 2.4, OTT 2.5; shots on goal were TOR 23, OTT 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Frederik Andersen stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 2.9 goals below expected; Matt Murray stopped 20 of 23 (.870), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brady Tkachuk (1 G, 2 A), 2. Thomas Chabot (1 G), 3. John Tavares (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★B. Tkachuk1 G, 2 A

- ★★T. Chabot1 G

- ★★★J. Tavares1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-09:59
1-119:16
2nd period
2-19:15
2-210:28
2-312:32
2-415:03
3rd period
2-56:15
3-57:07
Penalties
1st
- 6:34
Derek Stepan · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 9:09
Cedric Paquette · Holdingdrawn by Alexander Kerfoot2 min
- 12:10
Travis Dermott · Slashingdrawn by Tim Stützle2 min
- 17:48
Joe Thornton · High stickingdrawn by Thomas Chabot2 min
- 18:40
served by W. Nylander · Too many men on the ice2 min
2nd
- 16:42
Thomas Chabot · High stickingdrawn by Joe Thornton2 min
- 18:20
Jason Spezza · Trippingdrawn by Nick Paul2 min
3rd
- 1:43
Thomas Chabot · Holdingdrawn by Morgan Rielly2 min
- 6:35
Austin Watson · Slashingdrawn by Ilya Mikheyev2 min
- 15:04
William Nylander · High stickingdrawn by Cedric Paquette2 min
- 19:36
Wayne Simmonds · Game misconduct10 min
- 19:36
Connor Brown · Roughingdrawn by Jimmy Vesey2 min
- 19:36
Jimmy Vesey · Roughingdrawn by Connor Brown2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Austin Watson, 2nd 12:32 — 53% → 72%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.43 G
- All situations
- 5 G2.5
- 1.51 G
- Even strength
- 4 G1.5
- 0.82 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 69 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.43 – 2.02
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 23
- Shots on goal
- 24
- 55%
- Faceoffs
- 45%
- 2/5
- Power play
- 1/5
- 22
- Penalty minutes
- 12
- 12
- Hits
- 33
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 19
- 6
- Giveaways
- 9
- 4
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
TOR leads 5-4
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
