Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes
Recap
written from the game dataThe Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1. The Maple Leafs scored first and never trailed. The Maple Leafs led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matthew Knies's goal at 4:44 of the second period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 64% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 4.5 to 3.7; shots on goal were TOR 24, CAR 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Joseph Woll stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Frederik Andersen stopped 19 of 23 (.826), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Matthew Knies (1 G, 1 A), 2. Max Domi (2 A), 3. Auston Matthews (1 G).
Three stars
- ★M. Knies1 G, 1 A

- ★★M. Domi2 A

- ★★★A. Matthews1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
1-00:53
2-011:45
2-115:45
2nd period
3-14:44
4-110:39
3rd period
5-118:16
Penalties
1st
- 13:00
Auston Matthews · Trippingdrawn by Sean Walker2 min
- 17:23
Morgan Rielly · Holdingdrawn by William Carrier2 min
3rd
- 1:08
Andrei Svechnikov · Hookingdrawn by William Nylander2 min
- 8:40
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 13:03
Jalen Chatfield · Hookingdrawn by Matthew Knies2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Matthew Knies, 2nd 4:44 — 64% → 81%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.54 G
- All situations
- 1 G3.7
- 2.34 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.8
- 0.60 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.5
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.78 – 3.73
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
- 24
- Shots on goal
- 33
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 20
- Hits
- 18
- 20
- Blocked shots
- 4
- 18
- Giveaways
- 13
- 5
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
CAR leads 2-1
5@
4Final
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1this game
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3OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
