Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers 6-2. The Maple Leafs scored first and never trailed. The Maple Leafs led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Auston Matthews's goal at 2:57 of the second period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 63% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 3.7 to 2.4; shots on goal were TOR 27, FLA 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Matt Murray stopped 33 of 35 (.943); Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 26 (.808), 2.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Auston Matthews (2 G), 2. William Nylander (1 G, 1 A), 3. John Tavares (3 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Matthews2 G

- ★★W. Nylander1 G, 1 A

- ★★★J. Tavares3 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-05:05
1-114:25
2nd period
2-11:20
3-12:57
3-211:43
4-218:21
3rd period
5-214:23
6-215:49
Penalties
1st
- 1:55
Eric Staal · Trippingdrawn by Jake McCabe2 min
- 6:19
served by R. Lomberg · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 13:09
John Tavares · Hookingdrawn by Carter Verhaeghe2 min
2nd
- 4:00
Michael Bunting · Interferencedrawn by Nick Cousins2 min
- 17:28
Aaron Ekblad · Hookingdrawn by Auston Matthews2 min
- 17:59
Gustav Forsling · Trippingdrawn by Mitch Marner2 min
3rd
- 15:07
Erik Gustafsson · High stickingdrawn by Anthony Duclair2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Auston Matthews, 2nd 2:57 — 63% → 80%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.75 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.4
- 2.24 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.6
- 0.61 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.78 – 2.35
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
- 27
- Shots on goal
- 35
- 46%
- Faceoffs
- 54%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 18
- Hits
- 26
- 12
- Blocked shots
- 18
- 3
- Giveaways
- 4
- 5
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
TOR leads 3-1
4@
5OTFinal
6@
2this game
3@
2OTFinal
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1OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
