Game 62 Scoring Chances: Canadiens 4 vs. Maple Leafs 0

Montreal had a strong start, getting six of the first nine chances, and a pair of goals in the first thirteen minutes (the second of which Bernier would like back).

Toronto was able to get even in chances for the period after a good late push, but didn’t get a goal out of it. The second period was also even in chances, with Montreal again having a hot start before the Leafs pulled things back late in the frame. There wasn’t a real push back from Toronto in the third, as an early Montreal goal extended the lead to three, and a good power-play threatened to make it four before the Canadiens managed a goal into the empty net.

Status	Overall			Even Strength			ES Close
Team	TOR	MTL	%	TOR	MTL	%	TOR	MTL	%
1	7	6	53.8%	7	5	58.3%	3	4	42.9%
2	6	7	46.2%	4	3	57.1%	0	0	-
3	4	10	28.6%	4	6	40.0%	0	0	-
Total	17	23	42.5%	15	14	51.7%	3	4	42.9%

The Leafs quickly fell behind in chances, and ended up losing in ES Close while winning chances at ES overall. Montreal were able to dominate the third period, out-chancing Toronto 10-4, as the Leafs struggled to chase down the Montreal lead.

Club	St	P	Time	TSc	Osc	Note	Toronto						Montreal
TOR	ES	1	16:02	0	0	Holland deflects Komarov shot wide	24	47	20	12	55	45	51	11	67	55	64	31
MTL	ES	1	15:00	0	0	GOAL! Malhotra from Wiese	43	18	19	44	46	45	20	22	49	28	79	31
MTL	ES	1	14:04	0	1	Eller from loose puck	42	81	21	3	55	45	81	8	25	76	79	31
MTL	ES	1	14:02	0	1	Eller wide from rebound	42	81	21	3	55	45	81	8	25	76	79	31
TOR	ES	1	13:54	0	1	Kessel drives	42	81	21	3	55	45	81	8	25	76	79	31
TOR	ES	1	12:44	0	1	Kessel from Phaneuf	42	81	21	3	46	45	14	27	21	28	79	31
MTL	ES	1	11:33	0	1	Prust drives	11	47	20	12	51	45	81	8	25	55	64	31
MTL	EN	1	07:03	0	1	GOAL! Plekanec from Markov	42	81	21	3	55	45	14	51	22	49	76	79
MTL	ES	1	06:39	0	2	Pacioretty deflects Gilbert shot wide	22	24	67	44	46	45	51	11	67	28	77	31
TOR	ES	1	05:39	0	2	Rielly drives	11	47	20	44	46	45	14	27	81	55	77	31
TOR	ES	1	05:29	0	2	Booth deflects Polak shot wide	11	47	20	44	46	45	14	27	81	55	77	31
TOR	ES	1	04:33	0	2	Van Riemsdyk from Gardiner	42	81	21	12	51	45	11	8	25	76	79	31
TOR	ES	1	01:55	0	2	Holland deflects Robidas shot	22	24	20	12	51	45	20	22	49	28	64	31
MTL	ES	2	19:31	0	2	De La Rose wide from loose puck	43	18	19	3	55	45	21	8	25	55	77	31
MTL	ES	2	18:58	0	2	Markov wide from Pacioretty	42	18	21	3	55	45	51	11	67	76	79	31
MTL	SH	2	18:18	0	2	Subban from Markov	24	47	12	46	45	-	14	27	81	76	79	31
MTL	SH	2	18:16	0	2	Galchenyuk wide from rebound of Subban shot	24	47	12	46	45	-	14	27	81	76	79	31
TOR	SH	2	17:05	0	2	Booth drives wide	11	20	3	55	45	-	51	11	67	55	76	31
TOR	PP	2	15:23	0	2	Jokinen wide from Kadri	11	43	18	19	51	45	20	81	28	77	31	-
TOR	ES	2	12:24	0	2	Panik drives	43	18	19	3	55	45	51	11	67	55	77	31
MTL	PP	2	10:46	0	2	Eller drives	11	43	18	19	51	45	20	81	28	77	31	-
MTL	PP	2	09:57	0	2	Pacioretty wraparound	42	81	21	3	51	45	20	67	64	79	31	-
TOR	ES	2	08:08	0	2	Holland from rebound of Kozun shot	22	24	67	3	55	45	51	11	67	55	77	31
TOR	ES	2	05:17	0	2	Van Riemsdyk from Kessel	42	81	21	3	55	45	14	27	81	76	79	31
TOR	ES	2	04:18	0	2	Komarov from rebound of Booth shot	11	47	20	44	46	45	20	51	11	55	77	31
MTL	ES	2	00:44	0	2	Bournival deflects Malhotra shot wide	11	47	20	3	55	45	20	22	49	76	79	31
MTL	ES	3	18:59	0	2	Gallagher from loose puck	42	18	19	3	46	45	51	11	67	76	79	31
MTL	ES	3	18:58	0	2	GOAL! Desharnais from rebound of Gallagher shot	42	18	19	3	46	45	51	11	67	76	79	31
TOR	ES	3	18:18	0	2	Jokinen wide from Komarov	11	47	20	12	46	45	51	11	67	28	64	31
MTL	ES	3	15:41	0	3	Prust drives wide	43	18	19	44	46	45	21	8	25	28	64	31
TOR	ES	3	14:39	0	3	Komarov wide from loose puck	11	47	20	12	51	45	51	81	11	55	77	31
MTL	ES	3	14:22	0	3	Galchenyuk wide from Pacioretty	42	47	20	12	51	45	14	27	81	76	79	31
TOR	ES	3	11:48	0	3	Kessel from faceoff	42	81	44	51	45	-	14	67	76	79	31	-
MTL	ES	3	10:19	0	3	Gonchar wide from Eller	43	21	3	46	45	-	27	81	55	77	31	-
MTL	SH	3	09:23	0	3	Gallacher from Markov	24	47	46	55	45	-	51	11	67	76	79	31
MTL	SH	3	09:04	0	3	Pacioretty from Markov	24	47	46	55	45	-	51	11	67	76	79	31
MTL	SH	3	08:14	0	3	Eller from Galchenyuk	11	20	12	44	45	-	14	27	81	55	77	31
MTL	SH	3	08:13	0	3	Plekanec from rebound of Eller shot	11	20	12	44	45	-	14	27	81	55	77	31
TOR	ES	3	06:08	0	3	Kozun from Rielly	11	19	67	12	44	45	51	22	49	55	76	31
MTL	ES	3	00:57	0	4	Prust drives	22	24	67	44	46	45	21	8	25	55	77	31

Player-by-Player data:

Player	Overall				Even Strength				ES Close
	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff
Phaneuf	6	10	-4	22:01	5	8	-3	18:22	2	2	0
Jokinen	8	5	3	14:16	6	2	4	08:56	0	1	-1
Robidas	6	6	0	18:04	6	2	4	15:33	1	1	0
Panik	2	7	-5	18:27	1	6	-5	14:37	0	1	-1
Lupul	3	6	-3	17:41	2	5	-3	14:22	0	1	-1
Booth	8	5	3	14:23	7	3	4	12:30	1	1	0
Van Riemsdyk	4	6	-2	17:10	4	4	0	13:44	2	2	0
Sill	2	2	0	06:58	2	2	0	06:58	0	0	0
Holland	3	6	-3	14:21	3	2	1	10:59	1	0	1
Bozak	5	8	-3	18:23	5	6	-1	15:09	2	2	0
Kadri	2	5	-3	17:52	1	4	-3	14:11	0	1	-1
Rielly	5	6	-1	18:11	5	4	1	14:55	0	1	-1
Polak	5	11	-6	20:28	5	7	-2	16:27	1	1	0
Komarov	6	7	-1	14:48	6	3	3	12:39	1	1	0
Gardiner	5	4	1	18:22	4	2	2	14:45	0	1	-1
Holzer	6	8	-2	19:33	5	5	0	16:05	2	2	0
Kozun	2	2	0	07:19	2	2	0	06:51	0	0	0
Kessel	5	4	1	15:49	5	2	3	13:24	2	2	0
Bernier	17	23	-6	57:54	15	14	1	45:54	3	4	-1

The best line on the night was Jokinen with Booth and Komarov, who were even at ES Close, but were much better after that, with Booth on for a team-best 7 ES chances, and, with Jokinen, finishing at +4. They did have the easiest zone starts on the team, which helped them accrue such positive numbers. Phil Kessel also had a good game, finishing even at ES Close, but in the positive at ES overall, while Tyler Bozak was in the negative after a bad shift early in the third period. Nazem Kadri’s line had a poor night, as they struggled to generate much offense. Kadri was on for only a single Leaf ES chance, and Panik ended up at -5.

Korbinian Holzer had a much better night than on Thursday, despite getting some tough assignments and the most difficult zone starts on the defence. The German finished event on the night, beating out Dion Phaneuf, who was often paired with him. Phaneuf had the worst chance differential on the defence, finishing at -3. The two young defenceman had the easiest zone starts, and both managed to finish in the positive. The best numbers on the defence came from Stephane Robidas, who has managed a couple of strong games in a row, finishing a team-best +4.

Cumulative numbers this season:

Overall	Pos	#	Even Strength				ES Close
			For	Against	%	TOI	For	Against	%
Winnik	F	58	217	238	47.7%	13:17	127	118	51.8%
Kadri	F	60	298	307	49.3%	14:58	180	169	51.6%
Franson	D	55	301	315	48.9%	16:17	178	181	49.6%
Clarkson	F	58	204	215	48.7%	11:56	109	111	49.5%
Panik	F	56	138	149	48.1%	09:44	80	85	48.5%
Polak	D	52	263	322	45.0%	18:01	162	175	48.1%
Rielly	D	61	333	368	47.5%	16:48	182	198	47.9%
Komarov	F	43	132	130	50.4%	11:51	68	75	47.6%
Bernier	G	43	586	671	46.6%	45:28	359	398	47.4%
Gardiner	D	59	290	317	47.8%	17:34	164	183	47.3%
Phaneuf	D	50	274	330	45.4%	17:02	163	186	46.7%
Lupul	F	35	148	186	44.3%	13:36	83	95	46.6%
Kessel	F	62	329	381	46.3%	15:01	194	236	45.1%
Santorelli	F	57	217	260	45.5%	13:51	118	147	44.5%
Bozak	F	62	309	362	46.1%	14:49	171	216	44.2%
Smith	F	39	85	98	46.4%	08:36	48	62	43.6%
Van Riemsdyk	F	62	297	389	43.3%	14:52	177	237	42.8%
Reimer	G	25	317	396	44.5%	43:00	156	215	42.0%
Booth	F	39	83	103	44.6%	09:17	44	63	41.1%
Holland	F	52	130	198	39.6%	11:18	69	100	40.8%
Holzer	D	33	129	182	41.5%	15:09	76	119	39.0%
Robidas	D	49	180	251	41.8%	14:38	85	154	35.6%

Olli Jokinen’s five games with the Leafs have been a fairly successful, as he is over 60% in chances at ES. The Sunday game may very well be his last as a Leaf, as his play has been decent enough that it should draw some interest at the deadline. His fellow Finn, Leo Komarov, went back over 50% at ES overall, the only player on the team above that mark.