Toronto had a slow start in the last game of March, falling behind in the first period against the Sabres and struggling to dig themselves out of it.
Cal O’Reilly’s second goal opened the lead to three, and Toronto only managed a single goal in response.
The Sabres had a narrow lead in Corsi going into the third period, but the Leafs managed to pull ahead in the end as they went for the victory. The chances were much more one-sided, as Toronto were clearly out-chanced at even strength and didn’t manage a single chance while the game was close. The neutral zone battle ended up pretty much even.
Team | Chances | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ES | ESClose | ESCh% | NZEnt% | ContEnt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tor | 14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 35.0% | 50.4% | 40.0% |
Buf | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 65.0% | 49.6% | 40.6% |
Toronto didn’t have a single chance in the first period, and didn’t threaten to score until almost the halfway point of the game, by which point they were down 3-0. The Leafs did out-chance Buffalo after that, winning the second half of the game 13-5, but the damage had already been done.
Period | Time | ST | SO | Team | How | State | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | O5 | O6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18:01 | 0 | 0 | Buf | Larsson from loose puck | ES | 15 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 48 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 82 |
1 | 12:51 | 0 | 0 | Buf | GOAL! Larsson drives | ES | 18 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 52 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 82 |
1 | 12:17 | 0 | 1 | Buf | Foligno drives | ES | 15 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 48 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 82 |
1 | 12:09 | 0 | 1 | Buf | Eichel from Ristolainen | SH | 31 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 56 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 55 | 90 | |
1 | 03:42 | 0 | 1 | Buf | Eichel drives | ES | 28 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 48 | 51 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 55 |
1 | 02:15 | 0 | 1 | Buf | Fasching from R O'Reilly | ES | 20 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 52 | 55 | 90 |
1 | 02:03 | 0 | 1 | Buf | Girgensons wide from rebound | ES | 20 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 52 | 55 | 90 |
1 | 00:19 | 0 | 1 | Buf | GOAL! C O'Reilly from Eichel | SH | 31 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 56 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 55 | 90 | |
2 | 16:19 | 0 | 2 | Buf | GOAL! C O'Reilly drives | ES | 23 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 51 | 56 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 55 |
2 | 14:47 | 0 | 3 | Buf | Larsson drives | ES | 18 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 55 | 82 |
2 | 12:13 | 0 | 3 | Buf | R O'Reilly post from Ristolainen | SH | 23 | 31 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 55 | 90 | |
2 | 12:07 | 0 | 3 | Tor | Grabner drives | SH | 23 | 31 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 55 | 90 | |
2 | 09:51 | 0 | 3 | Tor | Michalek deflects Campbell shot wide | ES | 18 | 29 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 82 |
2 | 08:41 | 0 | 3 | Tor | Kapanen from Nylander | PP | 15 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 55 | 90 | |
2 | 08:00 | 0 | 3 | Tor | Nylander wide from Parenteau | PP | 15 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 90 | |
2 | 07:52 | 0 | 3 | Tor | Parenteau wide from Gardiner | PP | 15 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 90 | |
2 | 07:39 | 0 | 3 | Buf | Gorges drives | ES | 29 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 90 |
2 | 07:34 | 0 | 3 | Buf | C O'Reilly from rebound | ES | 29 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 90 |
2 | 06:28 | 0 | 3 | Tor | GOAL! Laich from Lindberg | ES | 23 | 31 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 55 |
2 | 05:08 | 1 | 3 | Tor | Lindberg from Bozak | ES | 31 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 52 | 90 |
2 | 04:35 | 1 | 3 | Buf | Foligno wraparound | ES | 18 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 55 | 82 |
2 | 00:18 | 1 | 3 | Tor | Greening from rebound | ES | 29 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 56 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 44 |
2 | 00:17 | 1 | 3 | Tor | Froese from Nylander | ES | 29 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 56 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 44 |
3 | 19:09 | 1 | 3 | Tor | Bozak drives | ES | 31 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 52 | 55 | 82 |
3 | 16:22 | 1 | 3 | Buf | Fasching wraparound | ES | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 52 | 90 |
3 | 14:14 | 1 | 3 | Buf | Eichel drives wide | ES | 15 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 44 | 47 |
3 | 12:34 | 1 | 3 | Tor | Gardiner drives | ES | 20 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 52 | 55 | 90 |
3 | 06:45 | 1 | 3 | Tor | Boyes from Nylander | PP | 18 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 47 | |
3 | 01:13 | 1 | 3 | Tor | Parenteau from Rielly | EN | 15 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 47 | |
3 | 01:12 | 1 | 3 | Tor | Kapanen from rebound | EN | 15 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 82 |
Leafs Player Data
Player | ESChF | ESChA | ESCh% | ESTOI | ZS% | NZ% | ConEnt | OppConEnt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Froese | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 08:51 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 18.8% | 43.8% |
Bozak | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | 14:35 | 54.6% | 55.9% | 36.8% | 26.7% |
Lindberg | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | 13:18 | 62.5% | 52.9% | 33.3% | 25.0% |
Laich | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 07:55 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 13.3% | 46.7% |
Kapanen | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | 14:11 | 66.7% | 53.1% | 35.3% | 40.0% |
Greening | 2 | 6 | 25.0% | 14:12 | 66.7% | 51.2% | 50.0% | 42.9% |
Nylander | 2 | 6 | 25.0% | 13:28 | 66.7% | 46.2% | 50.0% | 47.6% |
Michalek | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 13:35 | 50.0% | 45.0% | 50.0% | 45.5% |
Kadri | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 12:24 | 50.0% | 52.8% | 52.6% | 41.2% |
Parenteau | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 12:11 | 75.0% | 55.0% | 45.5% | 38.9% |
Boyes | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 08:14 | 40.0% | 43.5% | 20.0% | 38.5% |
Grabner | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 10:21 | 57.1% | 45.2% | 57.1% | 41.2% |
Rielly | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 15:35 | 40.0% | 55.3% | 42.3% | 38.1% |
Marincin | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 14:39 | 50.0% | 54.5% | 37.5% | 35.0% |
Brennan | 3 | 8 | 27.3% | 14:40 | 75.0% | 42.0% | 19.0% | 37.9% |
Corrado | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 16:43 | 37.5% | 54.5% | 50.0% | 45.0% |
Gardiner | 2 | 7 | 22.2% | 18:34 | 40.0% | 50.0% | 60.9% | 43.5% |
Campbell | 1 | 6 | 14.3% | 13:53 | 69.2% | 46.9% | 26.1% | 46.2% |
Tobias Lindberg made his NHL debut, playing with Kasperi Kapanen and Tyler Bozak on a fairly effective Toronto unit. Mostly up against Ryan O’Reilly’s line, Bozak and Lindberg were two of only three forwards to finish above even in chances. The other was Byron Froese, who was mostly on the fourth line but had a couple of strong shifts away from Brad Boyes and Brooks Laich. William Nylander matched up against Jack Eichel, along with Colin Greening, and they ended up the most outchanced forwards on the team, both finishing at -4. Nazem Kadri had a quiet night up mostly against Brian Gionta, as Kadri, Milan Michalek and Michael Grabner all finished in the negative.
Morgan Rielly and Martin Marincin were the strongest pairing on a rough night for the Leafs defence, as they were on for only one ES chance against. The other pairings both struggled. T.J. Brennan and Andrew Campbell were in for the first time, and both were badly out-chanced at -5. Jake Gardiner also finished at -5, although he did have strong controlled entry numbers.