Game 56 Scoring Chances: Islanders 3 vs. Maple Leafs 2

The Maple Leafs had another horrible start, similar to their game against the Rangers, as they finished the first period behind 2-0 and down 12-3 in chances.

Toronto had a great response in the second, scoring twice in the first five minutes and getting the first seven chances. In the last ten minutes of the period the Islanders took control again, including getting a third goal. Toronto had some chances as they chased the game in the third, but couldn’t get another tying goal, and lost yet another game.

Status	Overall			Even Strength			ES Close
Team	TOR	NYI	%	TOR	NYI	%	TOR	NYI	%
1	3	12	20.0%	2	8	20.0%	1	3	25.0%
2	8	5	61.5%	7	5	58.3%	5	5	50.0%
3	5	9	35.7%	5	9	35.7%	0	0	-
Total	16	26	38.1%	14	22	38.9%	6	8	42.9%

Other than the first ten minutes of the second, the Islanders were always the better team in terms of chances. The Leafs were clearly out-chanced in the third, when they should have been pressing for the tying goal.

Club	St	P	Time	TSc	Osc	Note	Toronto						NY Islanders
NYI	ES	1	18:49	0	0	GOAL! Lee from giveaway	42	18	21	4	46	45	12	27	91	3	37	41
TOR	ES	1	17:38	0	1	Smith drives	23	71	20	12	55	45	18	51	84	2	55	41
NYI	ES	1	15:57	0	1	McDonald drives	42	18	21	44	46	45	53	13	17	3	37	41
NYI	ES	1	15:57	0	1	GOAL! Cizikas form rebound of McDonald shot	42	18	21	44	46	45	53	13	17	3	37	41
NYI	ES	1	14:46	0	2	Strome deflects Boychunk shot wide	23	71	20	12	55	45	18	51	84	2	55	41
NYI	ES	1	12:21	0	2	Martin from Cizikas	25	26	43	4	51	45	53	13	17	11	14	41
NYI	ES	1	12:11	0	2	Lee deflects Leddy shot wide	24	47	18	44	46	45	12	27	91	2	55	41
TOR	ES	1	08:55	0	2	Van Riemsdyk wraparound	42	81	21	4	51	45	18	53	17	3	37	41
NYI	ES	1	06:17	0	2	Boychuk from Nelson	25	26	43	12	55	45	29	15	86	2	55	41
NYI	ES	1	03:46	0	2	Tavares from Lee	24	18	20	12	46	45	18	27	91	2	55	41
NYI	EN	1	03:29	0	2	Lee from loose puck	24	18	20	12	46	45	18	27	29	91	2	55
NYI	SH	1	02:52	0	2	Lee from Nielsen	23	26	4	46	45	-	27	51	91	3	11	41
NYI	SH	1	02:48	0	2	Lee from rebound	23	26	4	46	45	-	27	51	91	3	11	41
NYI	SH	1	01:51	0	2	Strome from Bailey	47	20	44	55	45	-	12	18	29	2	55	41
TOR	PP	1	01:06	0	2	Bozak from Kessel	42	81	21	4	44	45	53	15	14	37	41	-
TOR	ES	2	19:01	0	2	Santorelli wraparound	25	26	43	46	51	45	12	27	91	2	55	41
TOR	ES	2	18:28	0	2	GOAL! Panik from rebound of Holzer shot	24	47	18	12	55	45	53	13	17	11	14	41
TOR	ES	2	15:51	1	2	GOAL! Smith from Panik	23	42	18	4	55	45	12	18	29	2	55	41
TOR	ES	2	14:08	2	2	Santorelli deflects Franson shot wide	25	26	43	4	51	45	18	51	84	11	14	41
TOR	ES	2	12:13	2	2	Van Riemsdyk from Bozak	42	81	21	44	46	45	27	91	86	3	37	41
TOR	ES	2	12:12	2	2	Van Riemsdyk from rebound	42	81	21	44	46	45	27	91	86	3	37	41
TOR	PP	2	09:20	2	2	Panik wide from Kadri	24	43	18	71	51	45	18	29	14	55	41	-
NYI	ES	2	08:14	2	2	Tavares from Bailey	23	47	20	12	46	45	12	27	91	3	37	41
NYI	ES	2	07:58	2	2	GOAL! Lee from rebound of Bailey shot	23	47	20	12	46	45	12	27	91	3	37	41
NYI	ES	2	07:15	2	3	Nielsen drives	25	26	43	4	51	45	18	51	84	2	55	41
TOR	ES	2	03:31	2	3	Kessel from loose puck	42	81	21	12	51	45	18	53	17	3	37	41
NYI	ES	2	02:25	2	3	Lee wide from Bailey	23	26	20	12	44	45	12	27	91	11	14	41
NYI	ES	2	00:12	2	3	McDonald from loose puck	42	81	21	4	51	45	29	17	86	2	55	41
NYI	ES	3	18:49	2	3	Lee drives	24	81	21	4	46	45	12	27	91	3	37	41
NYI	ES	3	18:31	2	3	Tavares from loose puck	24	81	21	4	46	45	12	91	17	2	55	41
NYI	ES	3	18:11	2	3	Grabovski deflects Boychuk shot wide	24	18	71	4	51	45	18	51	84	2	55	41
TOR	ES	3	17:07	2	3	Smith wide from Booth	23	47	20	12	55	45	53	13	17	11	14	41
TOR	ES	3	15:32	2	3	Kessel drives	42	81	21	4	51	45	18	51	84	3	37	41
NYI	ES	3	13:22	2	3	Bailey from Tavares	42	81	21	46	51	45	12	27	91	3	37	41
TOR	ES	3	12:50	2	3	Rielly drives	42	81	21	44	46	45	12	27	91	3	37	41
NYI	ES	3	12:37	2	3	Tavares from rebound	42	81	21	44	46	45	12	27	91	3	37	41
NYI	ES	3	12:33	2	3	Strait wraparound	42	81	21	44	46	45	12	27	91	3	37	41
NYI	ES	3	08:54	2	3	Strome drives	42	81	44	51	45	-	18	51	3	37	41	-
NYI	ES	3	08:32	2	3	Strome from loose puck	43	21	4	44	45	-	18	29	3	14	41	-
TOR	ES	3	06:08	2	3	Holland wraparound	24	25	47	12	55	45	12	27	91	2	55	41
TOR	ES	3	04:53	2	3	Van Riemsdyk from Gardiner	42	81	21	4	51	45	53	13	17	11	14	41
NYI	ES	3	04:05	2	3	Nelson drives	26	43	18	44	46	45	29	15	86	2	3	41

Player-by-Player data:

Player	Overall				Even Strength				ES Close
	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff
Franson	6	10	-4	23:41	5	8	-3	19:27	2	3	-1
Robidas	5	7	-2	15:44	5	6	-1	14:30	2	3	-1
Panik	3	8	-5	13:00	2	7	-5	11:04	1	3	-2
Booth	2	7	-5	10:10	2	5	-3	08:56	1	3	-2
Van Riemsdyk	8	10	-2	17:02	7	10	-3	14:32	3	4	-1
Smith	3	6	-3	09:19	3	4	-1	08:19	2	3	-1
Holland	3	6	-3	13:11	2	5	-3	12:09	0	0	0
Santorelli	3	3	0	17:40	3	3	0	17:40	1	1	0
Winnik	2	7	-5	17:37	2	5	-3	15:31	1	2	-1
Bozak	9	8	1	18:28	8	8	0	15:12	4	4	0
Kadri	3	5	-2	17:11	2	5	-3	16:23	1	1	0
Rielly	4	10	-6	21:47	3	9	-6	18:35	2	3	-1
Polak	4	16	-12	20:46	4	13	-9	18:22	2	5	-3
Komarov	3	4	-1	12:14	3	3	0	10:46	0	2	-2
Gardiner	7	6	1	22:25	6	6	0	21:03	2	2	0
Holzer	5	3	2	14:35	5	2	3	13:01	2	0	2
Clarkson	2	2	0	10:35	1	2	-1	09:33	1	0	1
Kessel	8	7	1	19:38	7	7	0	17:00	3	1	2
Bernier	16	26	-10	58:57	14	22	-8	51:37	6	8	-2

In contrast to some of the recent Leaf performances, in this game the top line were clearly the most effective for Toronto. Phil Kessel, who Peter Horachek praised for a better effort, was one of the only forwards who ended up a positive at ES Close, finishing at +2. He did have some of the easier zone starts, along with Tyler Bozak, who was also strong offensively and finished at even, and Van Riemsdyk, who was the weakest of that trio. David Clarkson, in his return, was also positive at ES Close, but his offensive contributions were minimal. Nazem Kadri was very quiet, on for only two ES Leaf chances, and finishing a -3, a poor game after some strong performances over the last week.

Roman Polak finished as the worst Leaf in terms of chances against, despite having fairly soft zone starts. Jake Gardiner was much better, finishing at even, and Korbinian Holzer topped the back line, the only Leaf player to finish in the positive at ES Overall. Morgan Rielly did well while the game was close, but his numbers cratered in the third period, as he wasn’t on for much Leaf offense. Cody Franson had the hardest zone starts on the defence by a clear margin, and he ended up with poor numbers, finishing in the negative.

Cumulative numbers this season:

Overall	Pos	#	Even Strength				ES Close
			For	Against	%	TOI	For	Against	%
Winnik	F	54	202	222	47.6%	13:14	115	105	52.3%
Kadri	F	54	275	282	49.4%	14:57	163	156	51.1%
Franson	D	54	296	310	48.8%	16:16	173	176	49.6%
Clarkson	F	54	196	211	48.2%	12:08	103	107	49.0%
Komarov	F	37	113	115	49.6%	11:57	58	63	47.9%
Bernier	G	38	520	608	46.1%	45:18	318	355	47.3%
Phaneuf	D	48	267	317	45.7%	17:05	160	183	46.6%
Gardiner	D	53	255	288	47.0%	17:30	140	161	46.5%
Rielly	D	55	295	345	46.1%	16:35	158	182	46.5%
Lupul	F	32	137	169	44.8%	13:29	77	89	46.4%
Polak	D	46	230	299	43.5%	17:59	138	161	46.2%
Panik	F	50	117	125	48.3%	09:18	65	76	46.1%
Kessel	F	56	301	358	45.7%	15:08	176	215	45.0%
Santorelli	F	56	213	253	45.7%	13:54	114	140	44.9%
Bozak	F	56	283	332	46.0%	14:56	154	194	44.3%
Smith	F	38	83	95	46.6%	08:38	46	59	43.8%
Van Riemsdyk	F	56	271	363	42.7%	15:00	159	217	42.3%
Reimer	G	24	302	381	44.2%	42:47	144	205	41.3%
Holland	F	46	119	187	38.9%	11:38	62	92	40.3%
Booth	F	33	69	92	42.9%	09:11	37	56	39.8%
Robidas	D	43	167	230	42.1%	14:57	81	136	37.3%
Holzer	D	27	102	145	41.3%	15:02	56	95	37.1%

Leo Komarov had a great start to the season, but his numbers have come down in the last couple of weeks, and he’s been nowhere near as effective. Tyler Bozak, who could be traded sooner rather than later, if rumour is to be believed, has actually been decent in the Horachek era, near 50% in ES chance, and ahead of Kessel and far ahead of the struggling Van Riemsdyk.