Toronto had a familiar start to the game, as they were even in chances early, but managed a pair of goals to take the lead.
Things took a quick turn for the worse after that, as Philadelphia dominated the last twelve minutes of the period, winning the chances 9-2 and scoring three goals, leaving the Leafs somewhat fortunate to be tied after the first twenty minutes. Despite giving up two goals, the Leafs were actually fine at ES in the second period, with Philadelphia getting most of its chances with the extra man. The third was the real disappointment, as the Flyers had eight of the first ten chances and extended the lead to four, at a time when the Leafs should have been chasing the lead.
Status | Overall | Even Strength | ES Close | ||||||
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Team | TOR | PHI | % | TOR | PHI | % | TOR | PHI | % |
1 | 6 | 12 | 33.3% | 4 | 12 | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 25.0% |
2 | 7 | 13 | 35.0% | 5 | 4 | 55.6% | 4 | 3 | 57.1% |
3 | 5 | 8 | 38.5% | 4 | 8 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | - |
Total | 18 | 33 | 35.3% | 13 | 24 | 35.1% | 7 | 12 | 36.8% |
The second period was pretty solid for Toronto, though the penalty killing unit had a tough frame. The chance numbers for tonight aren’t much worse than for games like Anaheim or LA, but in those games, Bernier was able to keep the Leafs ahead; tonight, when he had a sub-par game, the scoreboard got ugly.
Club | St | P | Time | TSc | Osc | Note | Toronto | Philadelphia | ||||||||||
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PHI | ES | 1 | 18:27 | 0 | 0 | Umburger wraparound | 42 | 81 | 19 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 55 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 18:25 | 0 | 0 | Umburger from rebound | 42 | 81 | 19 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 55 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 1 | 15:43 | 0 | 0 | Van Riemsdyk post from Kadri | 25 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 24 | 93 | 5 | 55 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 1 | 15:09 | 0 | 0 | GOAL! Lupul from Rielly | 42 | 81 | 19 | 44 | 55 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 29 |
TOR | PP | 1 | 14:20 | 1 | 0 | GOAL! Van Riemsdyk deflects Franson shot | 42 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 55 | 29 | - |
PHI | ES | 1 | 14:03 | 2 | 0 | Voracek from Giroux | 25 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 93 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 1 | 13:17 | 2 | 0 | Kadri from Polak | 25 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 40 | 78 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 11:47 | 2 | 0 | Couturier from Read | 42 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 44 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 11:46 | 2 | 0 | GOAL! Umburger from rebound of Couturier shot | 42 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 44 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 08:42 | 2 | 1 | GOAL! Couturier from Read | 42 | 81 | 19 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 08:16 | 3 | 2 | GOAL! Giroux from Voracek | 25 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 93 | 12 | 5 | 55 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 08:00 | 3 | 3 | Laughton deflects Simmonds shot | 24 | 26 | 71 | 44 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 07:58 | 3 | 3 | Schenn from rebound of Laughton shot | 24 | 26 | 71 | 44 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 06:34 | 3 | 3 | Bellemare drives | 23 | 18 | 20 | 44 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 40 | 78 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 05:27 | 3 | 3 | Voracek deflects Giroux shot | 42 | 81 | 19 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 1 | 03:37 | 3 | 3 | Van Riemsdyk deflects Rielly shot wide | 24 | 71 | 21 | 44 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 1 | 01:43 | 3 | 3 | Schenn wide from Lecavalier | 23 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 10 | 40 | 78 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
TOR | PP | 1 | 00:12 | 3 | 3 | Bozak from rebound of Kessel shot | 42 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 29 | - |
TOR | PP | 2 | 19:22 | 3 | 3 | Franson wide from Phaneuf | 42 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 29 | - |
TOR | ES | 2 | 18:35 | 3 | 3 | Lupul from Clarkson | 43 | 19 | 71 | 12 | 44 | 45 | 10 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 55 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 2 | 18:33 | 3 | 3 | Clarkson from rebound of Lupul shot | 43 | 19 | 71 | 12 | 44 | 45 | 10 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 55 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 2 | 18:32 | 3 | 3 | Kadri wide from rebound of Clarkson shot | 43 | 19 | 71 | 12 | 44 | 45 | 10 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 55 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 12:27 | 3 | 4 | Schenn from Giroux | 26 | 42 | 3 | 46 | 45 | - | 10 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 11:54 | 3 | 4 | Voracek from Streit | 24 | 26 | 3 | 46 | 45 | - | 10 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 11:45 | 3 | 4 | Simmonds deflects Voracek shot | 24 | 26 | 3 | 46 | 45 | - | 10 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 11:29 | 3 | 4 | Lecavalier post from Couturier | 42 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 45 | - | 14 | 18 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 29 |
TOR | SH | 2 | 11:22 | 3 | 4 | Bozak from Van Riemsdyk | 42 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 45 | - | 14 | 18 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 10:46 | 3 | 4 | Simmonds drives | 25 | 26 | 3 | 46 | 45 | - | 10 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 2 | 09:11 | 3 | 4 | Voracek from faceoff | 43 | 81 | 19 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 93 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 2 | 07:59 | 3 | 4 | Laughton wide from Schenn | 24 | 26 | 71 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 06:54 | 3 | 4 | Schenn deflects Streit shot wide | 26 | 21 | 3 | 46 | 45 | - | 10 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 06:46 | 3 | 4 | Giroux wide from Streit | 26 | 21 | 3 | 46 | 45 | - | 10 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 06:16 | 3 | 4 | Schenn from Simmonds | 26 | 21 | 3 | 46 | 45 | - | 10 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | SH | 2 | 05:53 | 3 | 4 | Lecavalier from Umburger | 25 | 26 | 12 | 55 | 45 | - | 18 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 55 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 2 | 05:32 | 3 | 4 | Holland drives | 24 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 44 | 45 | 18 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 55 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 2 | 03:57 | 3 | 4 | GOAL! Giroux from Voracek | 43 | 81 | 19 | 44 | 55 | 45 | 28 | 93 | 49 | 22 | 32 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 2 | 03:20 | 3 | 5 | Booth from loose puck | 23 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 78 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 2 | 01:04 | 3 | 5 | Schultz from Voracek | 24 | 26 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 93 | 12 | 32 | 55 | 29 |
TOR | EN | 3 | 19:24 | 3 | 5 | Santorelli from loose puck | 25 | 26 | 43 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | EN | 3 | 18:32 | 3 | 5 | Laughton wide from Schenn | 24 | 19 | 71 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
TOR | EN | 3 | 17:57 | 3 | 5 | Van Riemsdyk from Bozak | 42 | 81 | 21 | 44 | 55 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 3 | 14:13 | 3 | 5 | GOAL! Laughton from Voracek | 43 | 19 | 3 | 46 | 45 | - | 93 | 49 | 5 | 55 | 29 | - |
PHI | ES | 3 | 14:06 | 3 | 6 | Laughton drives | 24 | 71 | 4 | 44 | 45 | - | 12 | 49 | 5 | 55 | 29 | - |
PHI | ES | 3 | 13:49 | 3 | 6 | Coburn from Raffl | 24 | 71 | 4 | 44 | 45 | - | 12 | 49 | 5 | 55 | 29 | - |
PHI | ES | 3 | 11:28 | 3 | 6 | Bellemare from Lecavalier | 26 | 42 | 81 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 40 | 78 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 3 | 10:28 | 3 | 6 | GOAL! Raffl from Simmonds | 25 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 3 | 09:19 | 3 | 7 | Bellemare from Lecavalier | 24 | 19 | 71 | 12 | 46 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 78 | 32 | 47 | 29 |
PHI | ES | 3 | 07:51 | 3 | 7 | Giroux wide from Voracek | 25 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 93 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 3 | 06:11 | 3 | 7 | GOAL! Holland drives | 24 | 19 | 71 | 44 | 55 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 78 | 32 | 55 | 29 |
TOR | ES | 3 | 05:52 | 4 | 7 | Booth from loose puck | 23 | 18 | 20 | 44 | 55 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
TOR | PP | 3 | 00:04 | 4 | 7 | Clarkson wraparound | 43 | 19 | 71 | 12 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 29 | - |
Player-by Player data:
Player | Overall | Even Strength | ES Close | ||||||||
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For | Against | Diff | TOI | For | Against | Diff | TOI | For | Against | Diff | |
Phaneuf | 4 | 16 | -12 | 21:27 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 16:01 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Franson | 7 | 9 | -2 | 18:13 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 15:04 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Robidas | 8 | 11 | -3 | 22:18 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 18:54 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
Panik | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:30 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Lupul | 6 | 11 | -5 | 15:20 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 13:35 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
Booth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:09 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Van Riemsdyk | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18:33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13:58 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:07 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10:07 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Holland | 3 | 10 | -7 | 14:59 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 13:41 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Santorelli | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14:42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13:42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Winnik | 2 | 15 | -13 | 17:10 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 13:15 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
Bozak | 6 | 9 | -3 | 14:36 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 11:00 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Kadri | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17:42 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 15:57 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Rielly | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20:17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18:28 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Polak | 2 | 16 | -14 | 22:07 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 18:36 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
Holzer | 5 | 6 | -1 | 15:38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15:03 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Clarkson | 6 | 8 | -2 | 14:13 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 12:28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Kessel | 5 | 9 | -4 | 15:59 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 13:27 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
Bernier | 15 | 31 | -16 | 49:32 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 41:44 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
Reimer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10:28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 09:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Leafs started with new top lines, Joffrey Lupul replacing JVR with Bozak and Kessel. It was an unsuccessful attempt, as Kessel and Bozak were both really poor, generating few offensive chances. Kessel was the worst forward at ES Close, on for only a single chance, and a -5. Lupul, once he was moved off that line, did produce some offense, but had terrible defensive numbers, on for more ES chances against than any other Leaf player. The strongest night up front was from Nazem Kadri, who got the toughest zone starts on the team, and yet was one of few forwards finishing in the positive in ES Close chances. James Van Riemsdyk, who started with Kadri, was one of the other positive players, along with Mike Santorelli. Peter Holland and David Clarkson had bad defensive numbers in the third, though they were decent at ES Close.
Korbinian Holzer came in for Jake Gardiner, and in fairly soft minutes he put up a -3 at ES Close, though he did better in the third. Morgan Rielly, also given fairly soft minutes, was the best player in ES Chances, and on for more Leaf chances than any other player, a strong game. Phaneuf and Franson had quiet, even nights at ES Close, but were terrible in the third period, both getting badly out-chanced. Roman Polak, unsurprisingly, was buried in starts by Carlyle, and ended up with ugly numbers, the team’s worse. Again, that’s heavily down to usage, but -6 ES Close is bad regardless of how Polak was used. Stephane Robidas, paired with Polak, also had a tough night, and I continue to wonder if Carlyle will sit him at some point, as he certainly hasn’t been much better than Gardiner.
Cumulative numbers this season:
Status | Overall | Even Strength | ES Close | ||||||
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Team | TOR | PHI | % | TOR | PHI | % | TOR | PHI | % |
1 | 6 | 12 | 33.3% | 4 | 12 | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 25.0% |
2 | 7 | 13 | 35.0% | 5 | 4 | 55.6% | 4 | 3 | 57.1% |
3 | 5 | 8 | 38.5% | 4 | 8 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | - |
Total | 18 | 33 | 35.3% | 13 | 24 | 35.1% | 7 | 12 | 36.8% |
The Leafs’ issues at centre are pretty clear, with Bozak and Holland now ahead of only David Booth among forwards at ES Close.