Game 16 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 6 vs. Bruins 1

After losing out in their last game against Boston, Toronto came out strong last night, dominating the first ten minutes and getting a goal for their work.

The game was even in chances after the first period, as Boston did well in the second half of the frame, although the Bruins still trailed. However, the Leafs broke it open in the first half of the second period, dominating play and scoring four goals in the ten minute stretch. They ended up taking the period 9-4 in ES chances. While Boston pulled the chance gap back in the third, it didn’t matter by that point, as the game was well in hand.

Status	Overall			ES			ESCL
Team	TOR	BOS	%	TOR	BOS	%	TOR	BOS	%
1	8	7	53.3%	8	7	53.3%	8	7	53.3%
2	11	5	68.8%	9	4	69.2%	1	0	100.0%
3	6	7	46.2%	3	6	33.3%	0	0	-
Total	25	19	56.8%	20	17	54.1%	9	7	56.3%

That second period was really excellent for Toronto, after that close first period. Boston were able to get closer in the ES margin in the third, but that was expected, given the score effects.

Club	St	P	Time	TSc	Osc	Note	Toronto						Boston
TOR	ES	1	19:10	0	0	Bozak from Kessel	42	81	21	46	51	45	37	63	18	27	47	40
TOR	ES	1	19:08	0	0	Bozak from rebound	42	81	21	46	51	45	37	63	18	27	47	40
TOR	ES	1	18:11	0	0	Kadri drives	43	81	21	44	51	45	11	12	20	47	62	40
TOR	ES	1	17:17	0	0	Kessel wide from Panik	42	81	18	3	4	45	23	53	17	27	44	40
BOS	ES	1	15:25	0	0	Campbell deflects McQuaid shot	23	18	32	12	44	45	11	12	20	45	54	40
TOR	ES	1	14:14	0	0	Kadri from Clarkson	26	43	71	3	4	45	23	53	17	27	44	40
TOR	ES	1	13:14	0	0	GOAL! Kessel drives	42	81	21	3	4	45	37	63	18	47	62	40
BOS	ES	1	09:06	1	0	Marchand drives	24	25	47	12	44	45	37	63	18	47	54	40
BOS	ES	1	08:29	1	0	Morrow from Paille	24	25	18	46	51	45	11	12	20	45	54	40
BOS	ES	1	07:33	1	0	Soderberg from loose puck	26	43	71	46	51	45	34	17	21	47	62	40
BOS	ES	1	07:17	1	0	Griffith from loose puck	42	81	21	3	4	45	23	53	17	47	62	40
BOS	ES	1	06:06	1	0	Bergeron deflects McQuaid shot	24	25	47	3	12	45	37	63	18	45	54	40
BOS	ES	1	01:50	1	0	Bergeron deflects Seidenberg shot	23	18	32	46	51	45	37	63	18	27	44	40
TOR	ES	1	01:25	1	0	Komarov from Santorelli	24	25	47	3	4	45	23	34	21	27	45	40
TOR	ES	1	01:18	1	0	Holland wide from loose puck	24	25	47	3	4	45	23	34	21	27	45	40
TOR	ES	2	19:42	1	0	GOAL! Kessel drives	42	81	21	3	4	45	37	63	18	45	54	40
BOS	ES	2	19:12	2	0	Eriksson deflects Seidenberg shot wide	26	43	71	46	51	45	34	25	21	27	44	40
TOR	ES	2	18:26	2	0	GOAL! Rielly from rebound of Holland shot	24	25	47	12	44	45	23	53	17	47	62	40
TOR	PP	2	16:28	3	0	GOAL! Bozak from Van Riemsdyk	42	81	21	3	4	45	23	21	27	44	40	-
TOR	ES	2	14:30	4	0	Santorelli drives	24	25	47	46	51	45	34	25	21	27	44	72
TOR	ES	2	14:15	4	0	Komarov from Holland	24	25	26	46	51	45	34	25	21	27	44	72
BOS	ES	2	13:14	4	0	Griffth deflects Krug shot	26	43	71	46	51	45	23	53	17	47	62	72
BOS	ES	2	12:54	4	0	Kelly deflects Trotman shot wide	42	81	21	46	51	45	23	53	17	47	62	72
TOR	PP	2	10:09	4	0	GOAL! Van Riemsdyk deflects Gardiner shot	42	81	21	4	51	45	37	63	44	54	72	-
TOR	ES	2	09:19	5	0	Smith from Leivo	23	18	32	4	46	45	11	12	20	47	62	72
BOS	SH	2	08:28	5	0	Eriksson from loose puck	26	47	3	46	45	-	34	37	18	21	27	72
TOR	ES	2	06:43	5	0	Kadri drives wide	43	18	71	12	44	45	11	25	20	45	54	72
TOR	ES	2	05:12	5	1	Kessel from Bozak	42	81	21	46	51	45	23	53	63	45	54	72
TOR	ES	2	03:38	5	1	Panik from giveaway	23	18	32	12	44	45	11	25	20	45	54	72
BOS	ES	2	02:41	5	1	Bergeron wide from :uccic	42	81	21	3	46	45	37	12	17	27	44	72
TOR	ES	2	02:10	5	1	Komarov wide from Santorelli	24	25	47	12	51	45	23	53	63	47	62	72
TOR	ES	3	16:27	5	1	Kessel drives wide	42	81	21	3	12	45	37	12	17	44	62	72
BOS	ES	3	15:05	5	1	Griffith drives	25	26	43	44	51	45	23	53	63	45	54	72
TOR	ES	3	13:44	5	1	Panik deflects Robidas shot wide	23	18	32	12	44	45	11	25	20	27	44	72
TOR	PP	3	12:39	5	1	GOAL! Holland drives	24	25	47	12	44	45	23	21	27	45	72	-
TOR	ES	3	11:57	6	1	Smith from rebound of Trotman shot	26	43	71	46	51	45	34	18	21	47	62	72
BOS	ES	3	09:37	6	1	Fraser drives	23	26	32	12	44	45	11	25	20	27	44	72
BOS	SH	3	08:09	6	1	Hamilton wide from Smith	42	47	3	46	45	-	34	37	18	21	27	72
BOS	ES	3	06:03	6	1	Campbell drives	42	81	21	46	51	45	11	25	20	45	54	72
BOS	ES	3	05:58	6	1	Campbell from rebound	42	81	21	46	51	45	11	25	20	45	54	72
BOS	ES	3	05:55	6	1	Campbell from Paille	42	81	21	46	51	45	11	25	20	45	54	72
BOS	ES	3	05:48	6	1	Gagne from loose puck	42	81	21	46	51	45	23	12	21	45	54	72
TOR	PP	3	04:05	6	1	Levio deflects Robidas shot wide	23	18	32	12	44	45	11	20	27	44	72	-
TOR	PP	3	02:35	6	1	Santorelli from Komarov	24	25	47	46	51	45	11	20	45	54	72	-

The player-by-player data:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	ESCLF	ESCLA	ESCLD
Phaneuf	8	5	3	21:48	7	3	4	16:57	6	2	4
Franson	9	1	8	15:34	7	1	6	13:30	6	1	5
Robidas	8	4	4	17:56	6	4	2	13:44	0	3	-3
Panik	6	3	3	12:07	5	3	2	11:14	1	3	-2
Van Riemsdyk	9	7	2	14:32	7	7	0	13:09	5	1	4
Smith	4	3	1	11:34	3	3	0	09:43	0	2	-2
Holland	8	3	5	16:00	6	3	3	11:19	2	3	-1
Santorelli	8	4	4	13:57	6	4	2	11:02	2	3	-1
Winnik	3	6	-3	17:59	3	5	-2	13:59	1	1	0
Leivo	4	3	1	12:04	3	3	0	11:11	0	2	-2
Bozak	9	8	1	16:02	7	7	0	14:00	5	1	4
Kadri	4	4	0	14:34	4	4	0	13:29	2	1	1
Rielly	7	4	3	16:57	5	4	1	11:58	1	2	-1
Polak	8	13	-5	26:04	7	11	-4	21:48	2	3	-1
Komarov	7	4	3	16:07	5	2	3	10:35	2	2	0
Gardiner	10	11	-1	21:51	8	11	-3	19:35	3	3	0
Clarkson	3	3	0	13:44	3	3	0	12:36	1	1	0
Kessel	10	7	3	15:10	8	7	1	13:36	6	1	5
Bernier	25	19	6	60:00	20	17	3	48:41	9	7	2

The top line was excellent, with Kessel scoring two vintage snap shot goals, while van Riemsdyk and Bozak both finished with three points each. The line did see their numbers even out somewhat at ES overall, as they had a couple of rough shifts late in the third, but it was still a great game. The Kadri line was quiet but effective. The blowout score allowed some of the depth forwards to get some good minutes, with Holland and Komarov doing well in the back half of the game, continuing a solid run from the Leafs third and fourth lines.

Cody Franson had a second straight excellent game, finishing +5 at ES Close to lead the team. Dion Phaneuf was also good, as those two were the only defencemen above even. Robidas wasn’t great until the game was out of reach, and Roman Polak had a huge 26 minutes in ice time, his most in a 60 minutes game this year.

Cumulative numbers this season:

Overall	Pos	#	ESF	ESA	ESD	ES%	AvESTOI	ESClF	ESClA	ESClD	ESCL%
Ashton	F	3	5	1	4	83.3%	06:09	3	0	3	100.0%
Lupul	F	9	41	39	2	51.3%	15:25	27	19	8	58.7%
Winnik	F	14	39	41	-2	48.8%	11:53	24	19	5	55.8%
Clarkson	F	16	68	58	10	54.0%	13:05	39	31	8	55.7%
Franson	D	14	77	66	11	53.8%	15:30	49	39	10	55.7%
Kadri	F	16	70	70	0	50.0%	13:44	51	41	10	55.4%
Panik	F	15	28	33	-5	45.9%	09:00	19	17	2	52.8%
Rielly	D	15	76	74	2	50.7%	15:11	47	43	4	52.2%
Komarov	F	16	51	45	6	53.1%	12:39	28	27	1	50.9%
Reimer	G	7	83	105	-22	44.1%	41:18	43	43	0	50.0%
Phaneuf	D	16	91	99	-8	47.9%	17:34	60	60	0	50.0%
Kessel	F	16	99	108	-9	47.8%	15:10	62	66	-4	48.4%
Bozak	F	16	89	99	-10	47.3%	15:29	52	57	-5	47.7%
Bernier	G	11	145	153	-8	48.7%	45:06	95	107	-12	47.0%
Polak	D	16	72	105	-33	40.7%	17:58	48	55	-7	46.6%
Van Riemsdyk	F	16	86	111	-25	43.7%	15:08	52	65	-13	44.4%
Santorelli	F	16	45	49	-4	47.9%	12:43	23	29	-6	44.2%
Robidas	D	15	59	64	-5	48.0%	15:04	31	42	-11	42.5%
Gardiner	D	14	54	64	-10	45.8%	15:53	26	36	-10	41.9%
Holland	F	16	30	45	-15	40.0%	09:40	16	23	-7	41.0%
Percy	D	8	26	41	-15	38.8%	14:54	14	22	-8	38.9%
Smith	F	2	5	8	-3	38.5%	09:29	2	4	-2	33.3%
Leivo	F	3	6	8	-2	42.9%	08:12	3	7	-4	30.0%
Carrick	F	5	4	11	-7	26.7%	08:07	4	11	-7	26.7%
Frattin	F	6	5	13	-8	27.8%	06:58	3	12	-9	20.0%
Kozun	F	5	5	18	-13	21.7%	07:25	3	13	-10	18.8%

Cody Franson’s strong run continues and sees him move up this table. Van Riemsdyk got back ahead of Holland and Santorelli at ES Close, although he didn’t see his ES overall numbers improve.