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Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Recap

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The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 in overtime, William Nylander scoring at 1:00. The lead changed hands 4 times. The Maple Leafs led 5-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was William Nylander's goal at 1:00 of overtime, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals were close — TOR 2.6, PIT 2.5; shots on goal were TOR 33, PIT 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Joseph Woll stopped 29 of 34 (.853), 2.5 goals below expected; Joel Blomqvist stopped 27 of 33 (.818), 3.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. William Nylander (1 G, 1 A), 2. Rickard Rakell (2 G), 3. Matthew Knies (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TOR
    W. Nylander1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    R. Rakell2 G
  3. ★★★
    TOR
    M. Knies1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
TORTOR2133110811633
PITPIT3171111600534

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. TOR
    wristxG 0.09win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    2:15
  2. TOR
    wristxG 0.02win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    4:39
  3. PIT
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-1
    10:27
  4. PIT
    wristxG 0.07win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-2
    11:29
  5. PIT
    S. Crosby(19)PPG
    E. Karlsson (36), B. Rust (24)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +10 ptsVideo
    2-3
    13:51

2nd period

  1. TOR
    M. Knies (17), M. Marner (57)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-3
    4:08
  2. PIT
    backhandxG 0.04win prob +21 ptsVideo
    3-4
    15:38
  3. TOR
    wristxG 0.10win prob +23 ptsVideo
    4-4
    19:04
  4. TOR
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +24 ptsVideo
    5-4
    19:59

3rd period

  1. PIT
    B. Rust (25), K. Letang (16)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +24 ptsVideo
    5-5
    0:10

Overtime

  1. TOR
    wristxG 0.08win prob +51 ptsVideo
    6-5
    1:00

Penalties

TOR 4 PIM·PIT 2 PIM

1st

  • 13:08TORMax Domi · Slashingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min
  • 15:45TORMax Domi · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Graves2 min

2nd

  • 8:01PITKris Letang · Trippingdrawn by Pontus Holmberg2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PIT goalTOR goalFinal: PIT 0%

Biggest swing: William Nylander, OT 1:00 — TOR 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.23P. Tomasino · Missed · xG 0.22S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.19K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.16N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.12B. Lizotte · Missed · xG 0.11B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.11E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.11S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.10D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.08D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.08C. Glass · Goal · xG 0.07R. Rakell · Goal · xG 0.07S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.06S. Crosby · Goal · xG 0.06R. Rakell · Goal · xG 0.05E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.05R. Shea · On goal · xG 0.05R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.04B. Rust · Goal · xG 0.04A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.04E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.04E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04K. Hayes · Missed · xG 0.04B. Lizotte · Missed · xG 0.04E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.03K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.03R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.02E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.02C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.02R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.02C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.02B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.01S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01V. Desharnais · Missed · xG 0.01V. Desharnais · On goal · xG 0.01R. Shea · Missed · xG 0.01R. Graves · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.01C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.00B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.00P. Tomasino · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT5 G · 2.5 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

TORvsPIT
2.66 G
All situations
5 G2.5
2.26 G
Even strength
4 G1.7
0.20 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
TOR53%47%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.61 – 2.46

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

TORvsPIT
33
Shots on goal
34
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/1
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
23
Hits
13
19
Blocked shots
13
17
Giveaways
21
1
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22J. McCabeD011+100.00120—22:30
44M. RiellyD011-210.10020—21:55
34A. MatthewsC112060.420105021:14
51P. MyersD000+150.05410—20:21
16M. MarnerR011000.1810010020:07
88W. NylanderR112+120.21000—18:48
23M. KniesL112-140.32120—18:32
91J. TavaresC101+150.570106918:22
95O. Ekman-LarssonD000-220.07210—18:20
2S. BenoitD000+330.04320—18:06
29P. HolmbergR011+110.07130—17:24
25C. TimminsD101+220.05200—17:12
74B. McMannC011+100.19300013:50
89N. RobertsonL011+100.23100—12:25
11M. DomiC101+120.130147512:18
64D. KampfC000000.000302010:48
75R. ReavesR000000.00200—09:35
24C. DewarC000000.00200008:30
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
60J. Woll(W)34295.8532.54-2.4661:00

Season series

TOR leads 2-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).