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This game could have been another collapse for the Maple Leafs after a solid effort, as they gave up a pair of goals — late in the second and early in the third — to fall behind.

This time, they managed to push back in the third period, with a winner from a sharp angle by Jake Gardiner, giving them a second win against Dallas in November.

Dallas won the possession battle, after pulling ahead late in the second period, in the lead-up to their two goals. That was reflected in the chances as well, while the Leafs were able to win the other periods, and were even at ES Close. Dallas won the neutral zone overall, but the two teams were relatively close in terms of controlled entry.

TeamChances1st2nd3rdESESCloseESCh%NZEnt%ContEntOppContEnt
Tor21876191554.3%46.5%40.0%43.5%
Dal185103161545.7%53.5%--

You can see that Dallas had the better of the chances leading into their goal late in the second, but Toronto responded well to falling behind, out-chancing the Stars 5-1 in the last ten minutes of the game.

PeriodTimeSTSOTeamHowStateT1T2T3T4T5T6O1O2O3O4O5O6
118:1600TorFroese deflects Polak shot wideES24283436465622224313883
117:0500TorGrabner drives wideES2161934404431014313391
115:2200DalHemsky drivesES2242834515622224313883
112:4000DalEakin drives wideES3213443475121320313390
111:1800DalSharp deflects Oduya shot wideES2161934405141014314791
109:5100DalJanmark from SpezzaES3213443475141320314790
107:3500TorHolland drivesES3242834515632131333883
107:2700TorVan Riemsdyk from faceoffES3213443475141221314347
106:2300TorParenteau from MatthiasES15233436424621320243190
105:5300DalHemsky wide from reboundES2161934404432231333883
104:4900TorVan Riemsdyk deflects Gardiner shot wideES3213443475131014313391
102:0200TorBozak drives widePP24283442475124142031
101:2200TorGOAL! Holland deflects Gardiner shotPP15242834425124142031
218:2810TorKadri from Van RiemsdykES2213443445631014313391
217:1310DalFaksa wide from RousselES3161934405141221314347
215:3510TorKomarov deflects Harrington shotES21343643464732231333883
214:2210DalSeguin wide from reboundSH21634404631014319091
214:0610DalKlingberg wide from loose puckSH21634404631014319091
212:3910TorParenteau drivesES3151934425121221243143
212:3610TorParenteau from reboundES3151934425121221243143
211:2810TorParenteau from BozakES2152334424441014314791
211:0310DalGoligoski from loose puckES16193436404632231333883
209:0110DalBenn drives wideES2152334424431014313391
208:3910DalSeguin deflects Klingberg shotES2152334424431014313391
206:5810DalSpezza drivesES1523343642462312133190
205:4210DalDemers from SeguinES231634404241014314791
203:1210TorFroese deflects Boyes shotES2242834445641014314791
201:4710DalEakin from SpezzaES3213443475131320313390
200:4710TorFroese from loose puckES2163440445632231333883
200:3410DalGOAL! Sharp from DemersES2152334424441014314791
319:4011TorLupul drivesES16193436404621221243143
318:3911DalBenn from SeguinES2213443444741014314791
314:4411DalEakin drivesES3242834515621320243190
309:2112TorLupul wide from Van RiemsdykES3161921345131320313383
308:4412TorVan Riemsdyk wide from loose puckES3213443475131014313391
307:2212TorGOAL! Parenteau from RiellyES2152334424421221243143
304:2022TorFroese from reboundES3242834465621320243143
302:1832DalEakin from JanmarkES3152334425141320314790
301:3332TorKomarov drivesES21344344464742231384347

Leafs Player Data

PlayerESChFESChAESCh%ESTOIZS%NZ%ContEntOppContEnt
Froese6275.0%10:3250.0%46.9%33.3%41.2%
Holland4266.7%09:4457.1%46.7%28.6%43.8%
Boyes4266.7%09:3457.1%44.8%30.8%37.5%
Van Riemsdyk7463.6%15:2475.0%45.7%66.7%44.0%
Kadri6460.0%17:5869.2%44.4%58.3%43.3%
Lupul5455.6%16:0036.4%44.2%26.1%41.4%
Komarov5455.6%16:4569.2%45.3%58.3%44.8%
Parenteau5550.0%13:2645.5%51.3%30.0%47.4%
Bozak5645.5%15:1531.3%53.3%37.5%38.1%
Spaling4544.4%16:3125.0%43.8%33.3%48.1%
Matthias3537.5%13:4745.5%50.0%36.4%40.9%
Grabner3537.5%14:1225.0%42.9%22.2%45.8%
Polak6275.0%16:1758.3%44.4%35.0%52.0%
Harrington4266.7%12:5860.0%45.9%41.2%55.0%
Rielly7558.3%19:3831.6%49.3%36.4%35.3%
Phaneuf8753.3%21:2056.3%45.3%51.7%42.9%
Gardiner7846.7%21:3462.5%46.9%46.7%47.1%
Hunwick6842.9%21:2028.6%46.4%31.3%37.8%

Peter Holland came back into the line-up, with Daniel Winnik out, and his line was excellent, as he, Byron Froese and Brad Boyes had the best chance differential among the forwards. They mostly avoided the Benn line, but were effective against the other forwards that they faced.

The top line again finished in the positive in chances, and had very impressive neutral zone results, generating a lot of controlled entries, the only Leaf line above 50% in that category.

Roman Polak and Scott Harrington continue to have some success as the third pairing, as the Leafs have had a solid advantage with them on the ice in the last couple of games. They have avoided playing against the top lines, and gotten relatively safe zone starts, but have had good performances in that context.

Matt Hunwick and Morgan Rielly were mostly matched against the Benn line for the Stars, and managed to mostly hold their own in chances, despite their Corsi number against that line being poor.