Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime, John Tavares scoring at 4:05. The Maple Leafs came back from two goals down. The Lightning led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was John Tavares's goal at 4:05 of overtime, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 5.4 to 3.5; shots on goal were TOR 52, TBL 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Joseph Woll stopped 27 of 27 (1.000), 3.1 goals saved above expected; Jonas Johansson stopped 48 of 52 (.923), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. John Tavares (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nikita Kucherov (2 G, 1 A), 3. Alex Barré-Boulet (1 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Tavares1 G, 1 A

- ★★N. Kucherov2 G, 1 A

- ★★★A. Barré-Boulet1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-04:16
1-16:26
1-210:04
1-313:29
3rd period
2-312:11
3-314:33
Overtime
4-34:05
Penalties
1st
- 6:10
Matthew Knies · Cross checkingdrawn by Mikhail Sergachev2 min
- 6:43
Erik Cernak · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
- 13:24
Jake McCabe · Hookingdrawn by Anthony Cirelli2 min
- 18:04
Michael Eyssimont · Broken stick2 min
2nd
- 3:06
John Klingberg · Illegal check to headdrawn by Brandon Hagel2 min
- 4:40
William Nylander · Trippingdrawn by Mikhail Sergachev2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: John Tavares, OT 4:05 — 49% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 5.44 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.5
- 4.74 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.8
- 0.60 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.6
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 109 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 5.19 – 3.38
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
- 52
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 41%
- Faceoffs
- 59%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 2/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 14
- Hits
- 15
- 20
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 2
- Giveaways
- 5
- 7
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 2-2
4@
3OTthis game
5@
6OTFinal
4@
1Final
4@
6Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
