Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs
Recap
written from the game dataThe Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 6-5. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Maple Leafs led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Auston Matthews's goal at 19:16 of the second period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 53% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 5.5 to 2.7; shots on goal were OTT 32, TOR 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Anton Forsberg stopped 32 of 37 (.865); Jack Campbell stopped 27 of 32 (.844), 2.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Auston Matthews (3 G, 1 A), 2. Mitch Marner (1 G, 3 A), 3. Connor Brown (1 G).
Three stars
- ★A. Matthews3 G, 1 A

- ★★M. Marner1 G, 3 A

- ★★★C. Brown1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
11 goals1st period
0-18:52
0-29:31
2nd period
1-212:02
2-213:49
3-216:25
3-316:52
3-419:16
3rd period
3-54:44
4-57:43
4-619:33
5-619:43
Penalties
2nd
- 1:24
Alex Galchenyuk · Trippingdrawn by Evgenii Dadonov2 min
- 13:39
Thomas Chabot · Cross checkingdrawn by Zach Hyman2 min
3rd
- 19:38
Joe Thornton · Hookingdrawn by Nick Paul2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Auston Matthews, 2nd 19:16 — 53% → 75%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.75 G
- All situations
- 5 G5.5
- 2.23 G
- Even strength
- 5 G4.1
- 0.21 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.5
- 0.31 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.66 – 4.27
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 38
- 50%
- Faceoffs
- 50%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 24
- Hits
- 16
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 9
- 16
- Giveaways
- 20
- 6
- Takeaways
- 14
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).
