Game 57 Scoring Chances: Canadiens 2 vs. Maple Leafs 1 (SO)

There wasn’t much separating Montreal and Toronto in this game, with both teams having strong stretches. The two teams exchanged goals midway through the first, with Toronto getting out-chanced, but not badly.

 

The second period was quiet, with Montreal unable to do much on the power-play, and the Leafs finishing strongly, but not scoring. Montreal started the third period well, but they weren’t able to find a breakthrough either, and Toronto looked the more likely to score in the final ten minutes of regulation and overtime, when they out-chanced Montreal 6-3 at even strength. In the end, the game went to a shoot-out, with the Leafs suffering another defeat.

Status	Overall			Even Strength			ES Close
Team	TOR	MTL	%	TOR	MTL	%	TOR	MTL	%
1	5	7	41.7%	3	6	33.3%	3	6	33.3%
2	4	5	44.4%	3	2	60.0%	3	2	60.0%
3	6	8	42.9%	5	8	38.5%	5	8	38.5%
4	4	1	80.0%	4	1	80.0%	4	1	80.0%
Total	19	21	47.5%	15	17	46.9%	15	17	46.9%

Considering that there were over 15 minutes of power-play time between the two teams, there were very few chances generated with the extra man, only four each. There was also a fair amount of 4-on-4 time, with the Leafs out-chancing the Canadiens 5-4.

Club	St	P	Time	TSc	Osc	Note	Toronto						Montreal
TOR	ES	1	19:27	0	0	Holland from Santorelli	24	25	47	46	55	45	51	22	67	28	55	31
MTL	ES	1	16:52	0	0	Prust deflects Beaulieu shot wide	23	47	71	12	55	45	20	81	8	28	55	31
TOR	SH	1	15:15	0	0	Bozak from Komarov	42	47	4	46	45	-	14	27	81	76	79	31
MTL	ES	1	14:47	0	0	Pacioretty wide from Desharnais	26	43	44	51	45	-	51	67	28	55	31	-
MTL	ES	1	14:43	0	0	Pacioretty wraparound	26	43	44	51	45	-	51	67	28	55	31	-
TOR	PP	1	11:35	0	0	Bozak from Kessel	42	81	21	4	44	45	20	22	43	55	31	-
TOR	ES	1	08:41	0	0	GOAL! Winnik from Panik	26	43	18	44	46	45	51	22	67	43	74	31
MTL	ES	1	08:24	0	1	Galchenyuk from rebound of Markov shot	42	81	21	4	51	45	14	27	11	76	79	31
MTL	SH	1	08:00	0	1	GOAL! Gallagher from rebound of Plekanec shot	23	26	12	46	45	-	14	27	11	76	79	31
MTL	ES	1	04:27	1	1	Plekanec from Gallagher	24	25	47	4	51	45	14	27	11	43	74	31
MTL	ES	1	01:13	1	1	Markov wide from Plekanec	42	18	4	51	45	-	14	27	76	79	31	-
TOR	ES	1	00:37	1	1	Polak from Kadri	43	18	44	46	45	-	51	67	43	74	31	-
MTL	ES	2	16:57	1	1	Galchenyuk from rebound of Markov shot	24	26	42	46	55	45	14	27	11	76	79	31
MTL	ES	2	14:12	1	1	De la Rose from rebound of Eller shot	24	25	47	12	55	45	81	8	25	76	79	31
MTL	SH	2	10:00	1	1	Pacioretty wide from Desharnais	23	26	46	55	45	-	51	81	67	76	79	31
MTL	SH	2	09:38	1	1	Eller from Desharnais	23	26	46	55	45	-	51	81	67	76	79	31
MTL	SH	2	08:45	1	1	Subban wide from Galchenyuk	42	47	4	12	45	-	14	27	11	76	79	31
TOR	ES	2	07:16	1	1	Kessel drives	42	81	21	4	51	45	14	27	11	76	79	31
TOR	ES	2	07:07	1	1	Holland deflects Rielly shot	24	25	47	44	46	45	20	51	22	43	74	31
TOR	ES	2	04:37	1	1	Santorelli from Booth	23	25	20	4	51	45	81	8	25	43	74	31
TOR	PP	2	01:26	1	1	Van Riemsdyk from Bozak	42	81	21	44	51	45	14	67	43	76	31	-
MTL	ES	3	17:36	1	1	De La Rose drives wide	42	81	21	12	55	45	22	8	25	28	76	31
MTL	ES	3	17:08	1	1	Malhotra wide from loose puck	23	25	20	12	55	45	20	49	60	28	76	31
MTL	ES	3	17:02	1	1	Thomas wraparound	23	25	20	12	55	45	20	49	60	28	76	31
MTL	ES	3	15:41	1	1	Bournival wide from loose puck	42	81	21	4	51	45	25	49	60	76	79	31
TOR	ES	3	13:00	1	1	Bozak from faceoff	42	81	21	44	46	45	20	49	60	28	74	31
TOR	ES	3	12:11	1	1	Kadri deflects Gardiner shot wide	26	43	18	4	51	45	14	20	27	28	74	31
TOR	ES	3	11:44	1	1	Kadri drives wide	26	43	18	4	51	45	14	27	81	28	74	31
MTL	ES	3	11:19	1	1	Pacioretty from Desharnais	24	25	47	12	55	45	51	11	67	76	79	31
MTL	ES	3	11:17	1	1	Pacioretty from rebound	24	25	47	12	55	45	51	11	67	76	79	31
MTL	ES	3	09:12	1	1	Galchenyuk drives wide	42	81	21	4	51	45	14	27	81	28	74	31
MTL	ES	3	07:15	1	1	Eller from loose puck	26	43	18	44	46	45	14	27	81	43	74	31
TOR	ES	3	07:06	1	1	Kadri from Winnik	26	43	18	44	46	45	14	27	81	43	74	31
TOR	ES	3	04:56	1	1	Smith drives	23	26	18	46	51	45	14	27	81	28	76	31
TOR	PP	3	03:42	1	1	Bozak deflects Franson shot	42	81	21	4	44	45	20	8	76	79	31	-
TOR	ES	4	02:30	1	1	Kessel drives wide	42	81	44	46	45	-	51	67	76	79	31	-
TOR	ES	4	01:47	1	1	Panik drives	43	18	4	51	45	-	14	27	28	74	31	-
MTL	ES	4	01:25	1	1	Gallagher wraparound	25	21	44	46	45	-	81	11	76	79	31	-
TOR	ES	4	01:14	1	1	Rielly wide from Santorelli	25	21	44	46	45	-	81	11	76	79	31	-
TOR	ES	4	00:04	1	1	Kessel from loose puck	42	81	44	51	45	-	51	67	76	79	31	-

Player-by-Player data:

Player	Overall				Even Strength				ES Close
	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff
Franson	8	6	2	23:12	5	5	0	16:30	5	5	0
Robidas	0	9	-9	15:11	0	7	-7	10:54	0	7	-7
Panik	7	2	5	19:44	7	2	5	16:51	7	2	5
Booth	1	2	-1	09:34	1	2	-1	08:06	1	2	-1
Van Riemsdyk	6	5	1	17:51	3	5	-2	13:31	3	5	-2
Smith	2	6	-4	10:45	2	3	-1	06:57	2	3	-1
Holland	2	5	-3	12:52	2	5	-3	10:04	2	5	-3
Santorelli	4	7	-3	13:09	4	7	-3	11:04	4	7	-3
Winnik	5	7	-2	20:38	5	4	1	14:24	5	4	1
Bozak	8	7	1	20:53	4	6	-2	14:55	4	6	-2
Kadri	6	3	3	17:33	6	3	3	14:57	6	3	3
Rielly	11	4	7	23:59	8	4	4	19:27	8	4	4
Polak	10	6	4	26:06	9	3	6	20:38	9	3	6
Komarov	3	6	-3	15:17	2	5	-3	10:50	2	5	-3
Gardiner	8	7	1	23:00	7	7	0	19:32	7	7	0
Holzer	1	10	-9	16:08	1	8	-7	11:26	1	8	-7
Clarkson	0	1	-1	02:31	0	1	-1	02:31	0	1	-1
Kessel	7	4	3	20:14	4	4	0	15:49	4	4	0
Bernier	19	21	-2	65:00	15	17	-2	49:15	15	17	-2

The most impressive Leaf forward was Richard Panik, who was pressed into service with David Clarkson out of the game, resulting in a season high 16:51 in ES ice time. He did a lot with that time, leading the Leaf forwards at +5, and on for seven Leaf ES chances. Nazem Kadri, after a weaker game on the island, had a good bounce back, as he and Daniel Winnik joined Panik as the only other forwards above even. Phil Kessel didn’t generate a lot of chances, but was able to finish at even, a solid performance. Van Riemsdyk and Bozak had similar offensive numbers, but both finished in the negative. The weakest forwards were Komarov, Holland and Santorelli, who all finished -3.

Stephane Robidas and Koribinian Holzer never started a shift in the defensive zone, partly because Horachek was reluctant to use them on face-offs at all. It was pretty clear why he was, as they both had abysmal numbers. They finished a game low -7, and between them they were on for just one Leaf chance. Polak and Rielly got more difficult starts, and did very well with them, Polak finishing a team best +6. Gardiner and Franson managed to find the middle ground, both finishing at even.

Cumulative numbers this season:

Overall	Pos	#	Even Strength				ES Close
			For	Against	%	TOI	For	Against	%
Winnik	F	55	207	226	47.8%	13:15	120	109	52.4%
Kadri	F	55	281	285	49.6%	14:57	169	159	51.5%
Franson	D	55	301	315	48.9%	16:17	178	181	49.6%
Clarkson	F	55	196	212	48.0%	11:58	103	108	48.8%
Panik	F	51	124	127	49.4%	09:27	72	78	48.0%
Polak	D	47	239	302	44.2%	18:03	147	164	47.3%
Bernier	G	39	535	625	46.1%	45:24	333	372	47.2%
Rielly	D	56	303	349	46.5%	16:38	166	186	47.2%
Komarov	F	38	115	120	48.9%	11:55	60	68	46.9%
Gardiner	D	54	262	295	47.0%	17:33	147	168	46.7%
Phaneuf	D	48	267	317	45.7%	17:05	160	183	46.6%
Lupul	F	32	137	169	44.8%	13:29	77	89	46.4%
Kessel	F	57	305	362	45.7%	15:09	180	219	45.1%
Santorelli	F	57	217	260	45.5%	13:51	118	147	44.5%
Bozak	F	57	287	338	45.9%	14:56	158	200	44.1%
Smith	F	39	85	98	46.4%	08:36	48	62	43.6%
Van Riemsdyk	F	57	274	368	42.7%	14:58	162	222	42.2%
Reimer	G	24	302	381	44.2%	42:47	144	205	41.3%
Holland	F	47	121	192	38.7%	11:36	64	97	39.8%
Booth	F	34	70	94	42.7%	09:09	38	58	39.6%
Robidas	D	44	167	237	41.3%	14:51	81	143	36.2%
Holzer	D	28	103	153	40.2%	14:55	57	103	35.6%

Robidas and Holzer continue to see their numbers fall, and Holland joins them below 40% at ES Close. While most of the players have seen their chance numbers improve in the Horachek era, those three have not moved up at all, and Holland’s numbers in particular are terrible, under a third of ES chances in the nine games he’s played.