Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
Recap
written from the game dataThe Montréal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1. The Maple Leafs scored first; the Canadiens answered. The Maple Leafs led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brendan Gallagher's goal at 16:53 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 48% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 2.7 to 1.8; shots on goal were MTL 25, TOR 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Carey Price stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Frederik Andersen stopped 23 of 25 (.920). Three stars: 1. Brendan Gallagher (1 G, 1 A), 2. Tyler Toffoli (1 G, 1 A), 3. Mitch Marner (1 G).
Three stars
- ★B. Gallagher1 G, 1 A

- ★★T. Toffoli1 G, 1 A

- ★★★M. Marner1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
0-13:36
3rd period
1-16:11
2-116:53
Penalties
1st
- 15:35
Tyler Toffoli · Holdingdrawn by Travis Dermott2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Brendan Gallagher, 3rd 16:53 — 48% → 90%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.82 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.7
- 1.82 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.7
- 0.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.82 – 2.68
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 22
- 49%
- Faceoffs
- 51%
- 0/0
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 0
- 46
- Hits
- 16
- 4
- Blocked shots
- 21
- 12
- Giveaways
- 13
- 2
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
TOR leads 7-3
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
