Game 70 Scoring Chances: Canucks 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1

The Leafs again had a terrible first period, in what’s become a trend in recent games.

 

While they at least managed some chances at even strength, they also allowed Vancouver to run rampant, out-chancing them 11-4, and they were fortunate not to end the period down by more than one. Two quick goals halfway through the second opened up Vancouver’s lead, and while Toronto had a number of power-plays, they couldn’t score. They finally scored a goal in the second half of the final period, but the Canucks totally shut the game down after that, and Kessel’s penalty shot was the last chance the Leafs managed.

Status	Overall			Even Strength			ES Close
Team	TOR	VAN	%	TOR	VAN	%	TOR	VAN	%
1	4	13	23.5%	4	11	26.7%	4	11	26.7%
2	11	8	57.9%	4	6	40.0%	1	3	25.0%
3	6	5	54.5%	3	5	37.5%	0	0	-
Total	21	26	44.7%	11	22	33.3%	5	14	26.3%

The Leafs had a huge first period deficit, and finished at under 30% ES Close, as well as one of their worst performances at ES overall of the season.

Club	St	P	Time	TSc	Osc	Note	Toronto						Vancouver
VAN	ES	1	19:39	0	0	H Sedin from D Sedin	43	20	21	2	44	45	33	9	22	3	5	31
VAN	ES	1	19:32	0	0	D Sedin wraparound	43	20	21	2	44	45	33	9	22	3	5	31
TOR	ES	1	18:28	0	0	Komarov drives	23	47	19	25	57	45	15	51	20	2	6	31
VAN	ES	1	17:02	0	0	D Sedin drives wide	22	20	21	3	51	45	33	9	22	8	23	31
TOR	ES	1	16:44	0	0	Booth from loose puck	43	20	21	3	51	45	33	9	22	8	23	31
TOR	ES	1	14:37	0	0	Smith deflects Brewer shot wide	23	47	19	2	44	45	15	51	20	5	8	31
VAN	ES	1	13:42	0	0	Weber from Hansen	15	22	67	3	51	45	53	36	41	2	6	31
VAN	SH	1	12:10	0	0	Vrbata from Edler	19	20	2	3	45	-	33	9	17	22	23	31
VAN	SH	1	11:54	0	0	D Sedin wide from H Sedin	19	20	2	3	45	-	33	9	17	22	23	31
VAN	ES	1	08:50	0	0	D Sedin wide from loose puck	23	47	19	2	3	45	33	9	22	2	6	31
VAN	ES	1	03:16	0	0	GOAL! Higgins from Richardson	42	81	18	2	44	45	15	51	20	2	6	31
VAN	ES	1	02:12	0	1	Kassian deflects D Sedin shot	43	20	21	3	51	45	33	9	22	8	23	31
VAN	ES	1	02:09	0	1	H Sedin from rebound of Kassian shot	43	20	21	3	51	45	33	9	22	8	23	31
VAN	ES	1	02:09	0	1	D Sedin from rebound of H Sedin shot	43	20	21	3	51	45	33	9	22	8	23	31
TOR	ES	1	01:14	0	1	Kessel drives	43	81	21	3	51	45	27	15	51	2	6	31
VAN	ES	1	00:10	0	1	Horvat from Hansen	43	20	21	2	44	45	53	36	20	3	5	31
VAN	ES	1	00:08	0	1	Bieksa from rebound of Horvat shot	43	20	21	2	44	45	53	36	20	3	5	31
TOR	ES	2	19:19	0	1	Panik from faceoff	42	81	18	2	44	45	13	27	17	8	23	31
VAN	ES	2	18:43	0	1	Bonino from Matthias	42	81	18	2	44	45	13	27	17	8	23	31
VAN	ES	2	18:32	0	1	Hamhuis wraparound	23	47	19	25	57	45	15	51	20	2	6	31
TOR	PP	2	15:37	0	1	Van Riemsdyk drives	42	81	21	3	25	45	13	20	8	23	31	-
TOR	PP	2	15:26	0	1	Kessel from loose puck	42	81	21	3	25	45	13	20	8	23	31	-
TOR	PP	2	15:25	0	1	Bozak from rebound of Kessel shot	42	81	21	3	25	45	13	20	8	23	31	-
VAN	ES	2	13:51	0	1	GOAL! Dorsett from Bonino	42	81	18	3	25	45	13	9	51	6	8	31
VAN	ES	2	13:19	0	2	GOAL! Hansen from loose puck	23	47	19	2	44	45	53	36	41	2	6	31
TOR	PP	2	12:25	0	3	Lupul wide from Gardiner	43	18	19	44	51	45	15	20	2	6	31	-
TOR	PP	2	11:05	0	3	Kessel wide from rebound of Brennan shot	42	81	21	3	25	45	13	53	8	23	31	-
TOR	ES	2	10:55	0	3	Bozak wide from Van Riemsdyk	42	81	21	3	25	45	13	53	5	8	23	31
TOR	PP	2	08:48	0	3	Kessel wide from Phaneuf	42	81	21	3	25	45	13	3	8	23	31	-
VAN	PP	2	07:55	0	3	Higgins drives	43	18	19	44	51	45	27	20	5	8	31	-
TOR	PP	2	07:38	0	3	Booth drives	43	19	20	44	51	45	15	20	5	8	31	-
TOR	ES	2	07:03	0	3	Booth from Gardiner	23	47	20	2	51	45	15	20	5	6	8	31
TOR	ES	2	06:45	0	3	Sill from loose puck	15	22	67	2	57	45	53	17	41	8	23	31
VAN	ES	2	03:45	0	3	Horvat drives	15	22	67	25	57	45	53	36	41	2	6	31
VAN	ES	2	00:56	0	3	Richardson wraparound	47	18	21	2	57	45	15	51	20	8	23	31
VAN	SH	2	00:07	0	3	Vrbata wide from H Sedin	23	47	2	3	45	-	33	17	36	22	23	31
VAN	ES	3	17:24	0	3	Vrbata wraparound	43	20	21	25	57	45	15	17	20	8	23	31
TOR	PP	3	14:55	0	3	Gardiner wide from Kadri	43	18	19	44	51	45	15	51	8	23	31	-
TOR	ES	3	11:15	0	3	Bozak deflects Brewer shot wide	42	81	18	2	44	45	33	51	22	2	6	31
VAN	ES	3	10:39	0	3	Dorsett wide from loose puck	42	18	67	2	44	45	13	27	51	5	8	31
VAN	ES	3	10:03	0	3	Sbisa from loose puck	42	18	67	2	44	45	27	15	17	5	8	31
VAN	ES	3	08:52	0	3	Horvat drives	15	22	67	3	51	45	53	36	41	2	6	31
VAN	ES	3	08:47	0	3	Hansen wide from rebound of Horvat shot	15	22	67	3	51	45	53	36	41	2	6	31
TOR	SH	3	08:30	0	3	Smith drives	23	47	3	57	45	-	33	17	36	22	23	31
TOR	SH	3	08:29	0	3	Smith from rebound	23	47	3	57	45	-	33	17	36	22	23	31
TOR	ES	3	07:24	0	3	Kessel drives wide	42	81	3	25	45	-	33	22	2	3	31	-
TOR	ES	3	07:22	0	3	GOAL! Kessel penalty shot	42	81	3	25	45	-	33	22	2	3	31	-

Player-by-Player data:

Player	Overall				Even Strength				ES Close
	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff	TOI	For	Against	Diff
Brewer	5	14	-9	20:30	5	11	-6	17:39	2	7	-5
Phaneuf	12	12	0	25:07	5	9	-4	16:18	2	7	-5
Lindstrom	1	4	-3	06:36	1	4	-3	06:14	0	1	-1
Panik	4	7	-3	15:51	2	6	-4	11:16	1	3	-2
Lupul	5	6	-1	14:33	2	3	-1	09:30	2	2	0
Booth	3	11	-8	16:33	2	9	-7	14:50	1	8	-7
Van Riemsdyk	8	10	-2	19:46	3	10	-7	14:34	2	8	-6
Sill	1	5	-4	07:36	1	5	-4	06:41	0	2	-2
Smith	5	4	1	13:41	3	3	0	11:00	2	2	0
Brennan	9	4	5	20:17	4	4	0	14:14	1	2	-1
Bozak	10	5	5	19:05	5	5	0	13:57	1	3	-2
Kadri	5	9	-4	18:00	2	8	-6	13:24	2	7	-5
Rielly	6	10	-4	21:52	3	9	-6	16:42	2	6	-4
Komarov	5	5	0	13:48	3	4	-1	10:53	2	2	0
Gardiner	6	8	-2	20:31	3	7	-4	15:46	2	5	-3
MacWilliam	4	4	0	12:15	2	4	-2	10:47	1	1	0
Kozun	1	6	-5	07:40	1	6	-5	07:18	0	1	-1
Kessel	11	3	8	18:58	6	3	3	13:22	2	3	-1
Bernier	21	26	-5	59:21	11	22	-11	44:51	5	14	-9

In his return to the ice, Nazem Kadri was unimpressive, one of the worst Leafs in terms of chances, a -5 at ES Close. He was on a line with James Van Riemsdyk and David Booth, and that unit struggled, as all three players had terrible first period numbers. Kadri’s -5 at ES Close was the best of those three, with Booth putting up another poor result, finishing at -7. Phil Kessel had a decent game, as he was a team best +3 at even strength. In fact, he was the only player to finish above even at ES, and was rewarded with a goal. The third line, with Lupul, Komarov and Smith were able to hold on and finish at even, while the fourth line was not good, on for a lot of Canuck chances, although most were after the game had gotten out of reach.

Eric Brewer and Dion Phaneuf both struggled, with a -5 chance differential at ES close, the worst of the defence. Morgan Rielly also finished with a big negative number, and Jake Gardiner had poor numbers as well. That left the Marlie pairing of TJ Brennan and Andrew MacWilliam, who played relatively little, but were effective in that time, Brennan the only defenceman who managed to finish at even in chances.

Cumulative numbers this season:

Overall	Pos	#	Even Strength				ES Close
			For	Against	%	TOI	For	Against	%
Kadri	F	65	319	337	48.6%	14:53	192	187	50.7%
Polak	D	56	286	346	45.3%	17:54	174	188	48.1%
Komarov	F	51	168	166	50.3%	12:04	88	99	47.1%
Rielly	D	69	378	424	47.1%	16:51	207	233	47.0%
Gardiner	D	67	342	377	47.6%	17:52	190	214	47.0%
Bernier	G	49	668	778	46.2%	45:22	412	469	46.8%
Panik	F	64	174	194	47.3%	10:07	98	113	46.4%
Phaneuf	D	58	317	386	45.1%	17:06	188	221	46.0%
Lupul	F	43	179	236	43.1%	13:23	99	119	45.4%
Kessel	F	70	359	421	46.0%	14:54	207	255	44.8%
Bozak	F	70	339	404	45.6%	14:41	183	236	43.7%
Smith	F	46	108	123	46.8%	08:54	61	80	43.3%
Van Riemsdyk	F	70	323	426	43.1%	14:42	190	258	42.4%
Holland	F	59	165	234	41.4%	11:36	87	120	42.0%
Reimer	G	28	353	441	44.5%	42:41	164	230	41.6%
Booth	F	47	113	152	42.6%	09:57	60	99	37.7%
Robidas	D	52	192	267	41.8%	14:44	93	163	36.3%
Kozun	F	15	18	40	31.0%	07:07	9	21	30.0%

A couple of bad games in a row have undone a lot of David Booth’s recent good work, and he is back well below the 40% mark at ES Close. Zach Sill is about to break into the table, and he’ll move into top spot, as he’s been a useful fourth line piece thus far, and is at even in terms of chances.