Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames
Recap
written from the game dataThe Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 4-3. The Maple Leafs came back from two goals down. The Maple Leafs led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Auston Matthews's goal at 13:39 of the second period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 67% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 3.7 to 3.0; shots on goal were TOR 32, CGY 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flames win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 23 of 26 (.885); Dan Vladar stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Auston Matthews (3 G, 1 A), 2. William Nylander (2 A), 3. Dan Vladar (28 saves, .875).
Three stars
- ★A. Matthews3 G, 1 A

- ★★W. Nylander2 A

- ★★★D. Vladar28 saves, .875

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
0-110:52
0-215:23
1-218:24
2nd period
2-24:08
3-27:44
4-213:39
4-317:53
Penalties
1st
- 0:56
William Nylander · High stickingdrawn by Yegor Sharangovich2 min
- 15:11
Morgan Rielly · Trippingdrawn by Andrew Mangiapane2 min
2nd
- 5:52
A.J. Greer · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Simon Benoit2 min
- 5:52
Simon Benoit · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by A.J. Greer2 min
- 7:20
Noah Hanifin · Trippingdrawn by Morgan Rielly2 min
3rd
- 11:17
Timothy Liljegren · Closing hand on puck2 min
- 18:56
Elias Lindholm · Slashingdrawn by William Nylander2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Auston Matthews, 2nd 13:39 — 67% → 85%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.74 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.0
- 2.53 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.7
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.4
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.91 – 2.96
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
- 26
- 54%
- Faceoffs
- 46%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 1/3
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 27
- Hits
- 19
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 6
- Giveaways
- 9
- 11
- Takeaways
- 11
Box score
every player line
Season series
TOR leads 2-0
4@
5SOFinal
4@
3this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
