Home Analysis Game Reviews Game 45 Scoring Chances: Sharks 3 vs. Maple Leafs 1

nazemkadri — SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 15: Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks handles the puck against Nazem Kadri #43 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game on January 15, 2015 at SAP Center in San Jose, California. (Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty Images)

Game 45 Scoring Chances: Sharks 3 vs. Maple Leafs 1

Jan 16, 2015

Toronto again had an unfortunate start in California, falling behind 2-0 against San Jose after a pair of goals in an eleven second stretch.

The Leafs were even with the Sharks in chances for the period, and managed to finish down by only one, after Roman Polak broke their goose egg for the California trip. San Jose were excellent in the second period, out-chancing the Leafs 8-2 after the first couple of minutes, but Reimer was able to keep his team within a single goal. The Leafs were able to do a decent job in the third period, generating six chances, a big improvement compared to their game in Anaheim. However, a late penalty broke their momentum, and the Leafs weren’t able to get the second goal they needed.

Status	Overall			Even Strength			ES Close
Team	TOR	SJS	%	TOR	SJS	%	TOR	SJS	%
1	6	5	54.5%	5	5	50.0%	2	4	33.3%
2	5	11	31.3%	5	9	35.7%	5	9	35.7%
3	6	7	46.2%	6	5	54.5%	0	0	-
Total	17	23	42.5%	16	19	45.7%	7	13	35.0%

San Jose’s second period push made the difference, as they ended up winning the chance battle both at ES and ES Close.

Club	St	P	Time	TSc	Osc	Note	Toronto						San Jose
SJS	ES	1	16:50	0	0	Thornton drives	25	26	43	4	44	34	12	19	83	44	88	31
TOR	ES	1	14:14	0	0	Carrick from Frattin	53	39	40	4	44	34	15	57	89	44	88	31
SJS	ES	1	14:01	0	0	Wingels drives wide	53	39	40	4	44	34	15	57	89	44	88	31
SJS	ES	1	11:05	0	0	GOAL! Kennedy from Dillon	23	18	71	51	55	34	48	81	89	4	61	31
SJS	ES	1	10:54	0	1	GOAL! Marleau drives	42	81	21	3	46	34	12	19	83	4	61	31
TOR	ES	1	10:13	0	2	Bozak wide from Van Riemsdyk	42	81	21	4	44	34	8	39	68	44	88	31
TOR	ES	1	09:42	0	2	Kessel from Rielly	23	81	21	4	44	34	8	48	68	44	88	31
SJS	ES	1	09:26	0	2	Hertl drives	23	18	39	51	55	34	48	81	25	52	80	31
TOR	ES	1	08:03	0	2	GOAL! Polak from rebound of Santorelli shot	25	26	43	3	46	34	19	57	89	4	61	31
TOR	ES	1	04:32	1	2	Santorelli post from rebound of Franson shot	25	26	18	4	51	34	89	83	4	44	88	31
TOR	SH	1	01:23	1	2	Panik wide from Gardiner	25	18	46	51	34	-	12	19	4	52	61	31
TOR	ES	2	19:28	1	2	Santorelli drives	25	26	43	3	46	34	12	19	83	4	61	31
SJS	ES	2	19:09	1	2	Couture from Pavelski	42	81	21	4	44	34	8	39	68	44	88	31
TOR	ES	2	18:31	1	2	Kessel drives wide	42	81	21	51	55	34	48	81	25	52	80	31
TOR	ES	2	18:25	1	2	Carrick post from Kessel	53	81	21	51	55	34	48	81	25	52	80	31
SJS	ES	2	15:09	1	2	Hertl drives	53	81	21	4	44	34	48	81	25	52	80	31
SJS	ES	2	15:08	1	2	McGinn from rebound of Hertl shot	53	81	21	4	44	34	48	81	25	52	80	31
SJS	ES	2	14:54	1	2	Hertl deflects Irwin shot	53	39	40	51	55	34	48	81	25	52	80	31
SJS	ES	2	14:19	1	2	Marleau from Nieto	25	26	43	3	46	34	12	19	83	52	80	31
SJS	ES	2	14:16	1	2	Tennyson from rebound of Marleau shot	25	26	43	3	46	34	12	19	83	52	80	31
TOR	ES	2	10:29	1	2	Rielly wide from Smith	23	18	71	4	44	34	48	81	25	52	80	31
SJS	ES	2	09:49	1	2	Wingels drives	53	39	40	3	46	34	15	57	89	4	61	31
SJS	SH	2	09:28	1	2	Couture drives	23	26	3	55	34	-	8	12	19	39	88	31
SJS	SH	2	08:46	1	2	Marleau drives	42	21	4	55	34	-	8	12	19	39	88	31
SJS	ES	2	02:18	1	2	Kennedy deflects Braun shot wide	53	39	40	4	44	34	48	81	25	4	61	31
SJS	ES	2	01:15	1	2	Burns from Couture	42	81	21	51	55	34	8	39	68	44	88	31
TOR	ES	2	00:43	1	2	Van Riemsdyk wraparound	42	81	21	46	55	34	15	57	89	44	88	31
SJS	ES	3	17:05	1	2	Sheppard deflects Wingels shot post	53	40	71	3	46	34	15	57	89	4	61	31
SJS	ES	3	16:07	1	2	Couture from Pavelski	26	43	81	3	46	34	8	39	68	80	88	31
SJS	ES	3	15:26	1	2	Couture wide from Braun	42	81	21	4	44	34	39	68	81	4	61	31
TOR	ES	3	14:15	1	2	Panik wide from rebound of Holzer shot	23	18	39	51	55	34	15	57	89	44	88	31
TOR	ES	3	13:44	1	2	Winnik from Gardiner	25	26	43	51	55	34	15	57	89	52	80	31
SJS	ES	3	10:14	1	2	Sheppard wide from loose puck	25	26	43	3	51	34	15	57	89	4	61	31
TOR	ES	3	09:44	1	2	Kessel drives	42	81	21	3	46	34	8	39	68	44	88	31
TOR	ES	3	05:26	1	2	Santorelli from Kadri	25	26	43	3	46	34	12	19	83	4	61	31
TOR	ES	3	05:24	1	2	Winnik wide from rebound of Santorelli shot	25	26	43	3	46	34	12	19	83	4	61	31
SJS	SH	3	04:46	1	2	Pavelski from Thornton	23	42	3	46	34	-	8	12	19	39	88	31
SJS	SH	3	04:45	1	2	Couture from rebound of Pavelski shot	23	42	3	46	34	-	8	12	19	39	88	31
TOR	ES	3	02:32	1	2	Gardiner deflects Rielly shot wide	42	81	21	44	51	34	8	39	25	61	88	31
SJS	ES	3	01:30	1	2	Pavelski wide from giveaway	42	81	21	3	4	34	8	39	68	44	88	31

Player-by Player data:

Player	Overall				Even Strength				ES Close
	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff
Phaneuf	5	11	-6	23:16	5	8	-3	18:49	1	4	-3
Franson	5	9	-4	19:51	5	8	-3	15:13	3	6	-3
Panik	4	2	2	16:17	3	2	1	13:20	2	1	1
Van Riemsdyk	7	8	-1	22:39	7	7	0	19:22	3	5	-2
Smith	3	5	-2	13:37	3	2	1	11:50	1	1	0
Santorelli	7	4	3	19:01	6	4	2	16:27	2	3	-1
Winnik	6	6	0	18:39	6	5	1	16:04	2	3	-1
Frattin	2	5	-3	09:25	2	5	-3	09:25	1	4	-3
Bodie	1	5	-4	03:29	1	5	-4	03:29	1	4	-3
Bozak	5	8	-3	21:29	5	5	0	18:23	2	3	-1
Kadri	5	5	0	18:09	5	5	0	15:32	1	3	-2
Rielly	5	7	-2	19:22	5	7	-2	18:08	2	6	-4
Polak	7	8	-1	19:09	6	6	0	17:55	2	4	-2
Gardiner	7	5	2	20:44	6	5	1	18:39	3	3	0
Carrick	2	7	-5	05:09	2	7	-5	05:09	2	6	-4
Holzer	5	6	-1	16:46	5	4	1	14:37	3	3	0
Clarkson	1	2	-1	08:11	1	2	-1	07:07	1	1	0
Kessel	7	8	-1	19:56	7	8	-1	17:34	3	5	-2
Reimer	17	23	-6	58:51	16	19	-3	50:23	7	13	-6

The top line was reunited, and had a decent game, generating a lot of chances and ending up even at ES Overall, although they were negative at ES Close. Mike Santorelli and Daniel Winnik also had good games, as despite being in the negative at ES Close, they both finished positive overall. The problem spot was the fourth line, which, despite a couple of good forays, was a disaster in chances. Bodie was somehow a -4 in under four minutes, Carrick finished -5 and Frattin, who flew in to play in place of Booth, was -3. Panik and Smith were decent, ending up as positives, although their raw offensive totals weren’t large.

Jake Gardiner and Korbinian Holzer both finished with solid numbers, but that wasn’t surprising, as they were given pretty soft zone starts. Cody Franson was given a lot more time with Morgan Rielly, and they didn’t have a great night, Franson finishing -3 and Rielly a team low -4 at ES Close. Phaneuf and Polak also teamed together for much of the game. Polak managed to get his overall numbers back to even by the end, but Dion didn’t, finishing at -3.

Cumulative numbers this season:

Player	Overall				Even Strength				ES Close
	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff
Phaneuf	5	11	-6	23:16	5	8	-3	18:49	1	4	-3
Franson	5	9	-4	19:51	5	8	-3	15:13	3	6	-3
Panik	4	2	2	16:17	3	2	1	13:20	2	1	1
Van Riemsdyk	7	8	-1	22:39	7	7	0	19:22	3	5	-2
Smith	3	5	-2	13:37	3	2	1	11:50	1	1	0
Santorelli	7	4	3	19:01	6	4	2	16:27	2	3	-1
Winnik	6	6	0	18:39	6	5	1	16:04	2	3	-1
Frattin	2	5	-3	09:25	2	5	-3	09:25	1	4	-3
Bodie	1	5	-4	03:29	1	5	-4	03:29	1	4	-3
Bozak	5	8	-3	21:29	5	5	0	18:23	2	3	-1
Kadri	5	5	0	18:09	5	5	0	15:32	1	3	-2
Rielly	5	7	-2	19:22	5	7	-2	18:08	2	6	-4
Polak	7	8	-1	19:09	6	6	0	17:55	2	4	-2
Gardiner	7	5	2	20:44	6	5	1	18:39	3	3	0
Carrick	2	7	-5	05:09	2	7	-5	05:09	2	6	-4
Holzer	5	6	-1	16:46	5	4	1	14:37	3	3	0
Clarkson	1	2	-1	08:11	1	2	-1	07:07	1	1	0
Kessel	7	8	-1	19:56	7	8	-1	17:34	3	5	-2
Reimer	17	23	-6	58:51	16	19	-3	50:23	7	13	-6