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Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Recap

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The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 7-3. The Maple Leafs scored first and never trailed. The Maple Leafs led 6-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Auston Matthews's goal at 19:37 of the first period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 69% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 3.3 to 2.7; shots on goal were OTT 37, TOR 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Matt Murray stopped 20 of 26 (.769), 3.2 goals below expected; Michael Hutchinson stopped 34 of 37 (.919). Three stars: 1. Auston Matthews (2 G, 2 A), 2. Mitch Marner (1 G, 3 A), 3. Joe Thornton (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TOR
    A. Matthews2 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    TOR
    M. Marner1 G, 3 A
  3. ★★★
    TOR
    J. Thornton1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
OTTOTT11219116337
TORTOR31031417731

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. TOR
    wristxG 0.08win prob +10 pts
    0-1
    10:29
  2. TOR
    J. Muzzin (11), M. Marner (17)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    16:43
  3. OTT
    snapxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    17:51
  4. TOR
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    19:37

2nd period

  1. TOR
    wristxG 0.02win prob +9 pts
    1-4
    1:39
  2. TOR
    wristxG 0.11win prob +4 pts
    1-5
    3:45
  3. OTT
    wristxG 0.09win prob +4 pts
    2-5
    7:37
  4. TOR
    wristxG 0.41win prob +3 pts
    2-6
    11:00

3rd period

  1. OTT
    wristxG 0.03
    3-6
    11:11
  2. TOR
    snapxG 0.06
    3-7
    16:53

Penalties

OTT 6 PIM·TOR 4 PIM

1st

  • 4:03OTTErik Brannstrom · Hookingdrawn by Auston Matthews2 min
  • 9:34OTTChristian Wolanin · Trippingdrawn by Pierre Engvall2 min

2nd

  • 5:21TORTravis Dermott · Interferencedrawn by Tim Stützle2 min
  • 9:28OTTErik Brannstrom · Hookingdrawn by Mitch Marner2 min
  • 18:30TORTJ Brodie · Trippingdrawn by Evgenii Dadonov2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
TOR goalOTT goalFinal: TOR 100%

Biggest swing: Auston Matthews, 1st 19:37 — TOR 69% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Nylander · Goal · xG 0.41I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.21W. Nylander · Missed · xG 0.17W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.15I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.15J. Spezza · On goal · xG 0.14J. Spezza · On goal · xG 0.13J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kerfoot · On goal · xG 0.12M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.11M. Marner · Goal · xG 0.11J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kerfoot · On goal · xG 0.10A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.10T. Boyd · On goal · xG 0.10A. Matthews · Goal · xG 0.09M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.09T. Boyd · Missed · xG 0.09A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.08A. Matthews · Goal · xG 0.08I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.08A. Kerfoot · On goal · xG 0.07J. Thornton · Goal · xG 0.07J. Tavares · Goal · xG 0.06A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.06J. Muzzin · On goal · xG 0.03A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.03N. Petan · Missed · xG 0.03T. Boyd · On goal · xG 0.03T. Boyd · On goal · xG 0.03M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.03P. Engvall · Missed · xG 0.02M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · Goal · xG 0.02M. Lehtonen · On goal · xG 0.01P. Engvall · On goal · xG 0.01T. Brodie · On goal · xG 0.01
TOR7 G · 3.3 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsTOR
2.73 G
All situations
7 G3.3
2.33 G
Even strength
5 G2.3
0.40 G
Power play
2 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT42%58%TOR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.71 – 3.19

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

OTTvsTOR
37
Shots on goal
31
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/2
Power play
2/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
40
Hits
10
8
Blocked shots
14
14
Giveaways
18
3
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22N. ZaitsevD000020.15610—22:19
44E. GudbransonD000-120.06520—21:05
24C. WolaninD000-120.02012—19:30
2A. ZubD000-100.04100—18:22
28C. BrownR101+120.1800010018:09
5M. ReillyD011010.17300—17:50
13N. PaulL000020.343206017:18
26E. BrannstromD000-110.12004—17:18
9J. NorrisC000010.052004116:16
7B. TkachukL000020.0461010016:11
18T. StützleC112-240.36100015:32
63E. DadonovL000020.02300—15:19
36C. WhiteC000020.222002914:54
21D. StepanC011-150.091005514:43
16A. WatsonL000040.25200—14:16
19D. BathersonR101-230.22200—12:51
71C. TierneyC011-210.180103812:20
53M. PecaC011010.21300011:20
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30M. Murray(L)26206.7692.77-3.2348:00
1M. Hogberg541.8000.52-0.4812:00

Season series

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).