The Leafs weren’t offensively impressive for most of their game in Carolina, but some strong goaltending from James Reimer earned them an eventual shootout victory.
That was put in danger when Carolina went ahead midway through the third, but Nazem Kadri got a well-timed power-play goal, and the Leafs prevailed in the ensuing shoot-out.
The possession numbers were pretty even for the first half of the game, but in the second half the Hurricanes pulled out a substantial advantage. That didn’t end up showing in chances, as the two teams finished even after regulation, though Carolina was slightly ahead at even strength. You can see that effect in the zone entries, where the Hurricanes dominated, particularly in the third period.
Team | Chances | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | ES | ESClose | ESCh% | NZEnt% | ContEnt | OppContEnt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tor | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 46.7% | 41.3% | 39.4% | 41.6% |
Car | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 53.3% | 58.7% | - | - |
Neither side really had a substantial period of sustained chances, and there were a couple of long stretches, early in the second and third periods, where there were no chances either way. While Carolina had the better of the possession early in the third, you can see that they didn’t manage a chance until almost ten minutes into the frame. The overall chance numbers were saved by the overtime period, as the two teams combined for only twenty-six chances in the sixty minutes of regulation.
Period | Time | ST | SO | Team | How | State | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | O5 | O6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19:28 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Van Riemsdyk from rebound | ES | 2 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 42 | 74 |
1 | 17:52 | 0 | 0 | Car | Rask from loose puck | ES | 19 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 49 | 53 |
1 | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Winnik deflects Rielly shot wide | ES | 2 | 23 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 56 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 32 |
1 | 12:08 | 0 | 0 | Car | Liles drives | ES | 2 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 30 |
1 | 12:01 | 0 | 0 | Car | McClement deflects Hanifin shot wide | ES | 2 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 30 |
1 | 10:12 | 0 | 0 | Car | J Staal drives | ES | 3 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 42 | 51 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 42 | 74 |
1 | 09:17 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Froese deflects Hunwick shot wide | ES | 2 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 56 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 32 |
1 | 05:39 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Lupul wide from loose puck | ES | 3 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 53 | 65 |
1 | 04:12 | 0 | 0 | Car | Pesce from E Staal | ES | 2 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 54 | 65 |
1 | 03:23 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Grabner from loose puck | ES | 24 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 74 |
1 | 03:21 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Grabner from rebound | ES | 24 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 74 |
2 | 14:46 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Matthias wraparound | ES | 15 | 23 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 54 | 65 |
2 | 13:19 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Grabner from Holland | ES | 24 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 49 | 53 |
2 | 11:08 | 0 | 0 | Car | Nordstrom drives post | ES | 2 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 65 |
2 | 10:38 | 0 | 0 | Car | E Staal wide from Faulk | ES | 2 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 |
2 | 07:44 | 0 | 0 | Car | Nash from loose puck | ES | 2 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 47 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 42 |
2 | 06:37 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Boyes wide from Hunwick | ES | 2 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 53 | 74 |
2 | 06:15 | 0 | 0 | Car | Nordstrom wide from loose puck | ES | 19 | 26 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 65 |
2 | 00:28 | 0 | 0 | Tor | Parenteau from Bozak | PP | 3 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 65 | |
3 | 10:17 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Hunwick from Parenteau | ES | 2 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 54 | 65 |
3 | 10:02 | 0 | 1 | Car | E Staal from rebound | ES | 2 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 74 |
3 | 09:13 | 0 | 1 | Car | McClement drives | ES | 19 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 42 |
3 | 09:02 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Lupul drives wide | ES | 3 | 19 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 56 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 53 | 74 |
3 | 07:50 | 0 | 1 | Car | J Staal drives | ES | 3 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 30 | ||
3 | 04:34 | 0 | 1 | Car | Skinner from Lindholm | ES | 3 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 49 | 53 |
3 | 03:33 | 0 | 1 | Tor | GOAL! Kadri from Komarov | PP | 19 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 65 | |
4 | 04:39 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Bozak drives | ES | 15 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 30 | ||||
4 | 04:29 | 0 | 1 | Car | Faulk from E Staal | ES | 15 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 30 | ||||
4 | 04:17 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Kadri drives | ES | 2 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 30 | 32 | 53 | 65 | ||||
4 | 04:08 | 0 | 1 | Car | Hainsey drives | ES | 2 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 30 | 32 | 53 | 65 | ||||
4 | 03:13 | 0 | 1 | Car | Faulk drives | ES | 2 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 16 | 27 | 30 | 49 | ||||
4 | 02:32 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Phaneuf from Kadri | PP | 3 | 21 | 34 | 42 | 43 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 65 | |||
4 | 01:55 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Phaneuf from Kadri | PP | 3 | 21 | 34 | 42 | 43 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 65 | |||
4 | 01:31 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Rielly wide from Parenteau | PP | 15 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 65 | |||
4 | 01:00 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Parenteau wide from Holland | PP | 15 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 65 | |||
4 | 00:02 | 0 | 1 | Tor | Hunwick from loose puck | ES | 2 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 54 |
Leafs Player Data
Player | ESChF | ESChA | ESCh% | ESTOI | ZS% | NZ% | ContEnt | OppContEnt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grabner | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | 09:08 | 32.6% | 50.0% | 53.3% | 20.0% |
Froese | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 10:55 | 100.0% | 46.9% | 33.3% | 23.5% |
Holland | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | 11:44 | 33.3% | 40.0% | 35.7% | 28.6% |
Boyes | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | 10:39 | 40.0% | 42.4% | 42.9% | 31.6% |
Lupul | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 14:10 | 12.5% | 37.5% | 13.3% | 28.0% |
Matthias | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 14:45 | 36.4% | 34.8% | 25.0% | 46.7% |
Winnik | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 09:47 | 14.3% | 44.0% | 9.1% | 28.6% |
Bozak | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 16:10 | 25.0% | 38.9% | 42.9% | 54.5% |
Parenteau | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | 15:25 | 38.5% | 42.9% | 33.3% | 57.1% |
Van Riemsdyk | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | 16:05 | 46.2% | 38.5% | 50.0% | 46.9% |
Kadri | 3 | 8 | 27.3% | 17:36 | 35.7% | 40.7% | 45.5% | 46.9% |
Komarov | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 13:43 | 30.0% | 43.5% | 50.0% | 34.6% |
Gardiner | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | 17:24 | 36.4% | 41.5% | 45.5% | 35.5% |
Polak | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | 16:42 | 30.0% | 36.8% | 23.8% | 38.9% |
Hunwick | 7 | 9 | 43.8% | 23:33 | 27.8% | 43.9% | 44.8% | 48.6% |
Rielly | 6 | 8 | 42.9% | 23:38 | 42.9% | 43.1% | 35.5% | 43.9% |
Marincin | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 09:45 | 33.3% | 34.4% | 36.4% | 38.1% |
Phaneuf | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 18:13 | 36.8% | 44.8% | 42.3% | 34.4% |
I’ve sung the praises of the top line a lot this season, but this was a rare game where that line was out-chanced. Nazem Kadri’s numbers look particularly bad, but they are a little inflated by a tricky overtime shift that added three chances against to his tally. No one line got the better of them, as they gave up chances against all three Carolina top lines.
The strength of Toronto’s game came from the bottom two lines. Peter Holland, Brad Boyes and Michael Grabner dominated their matchup against the Carolina fourth line. The Joffrey Lupul, Daniel Winnik and Byron Froese line managed to break even, and were the strongest line at preventing Carolina from entering with control.
Jake Gardiner and Dion Phaneuf played most of the game with each other, but ended up with very different chance numbers, as the moments they were apart from one another ended up benefiting Gardiner, who finished with the best numbers on the team.
Matt Hunwick and Morgan Rielly dominated the ES ice time, playing six more minutes than anyone else on the team, and they finished just below even in chances. The third pairing of Roman Poland and Martin Marincin had terrible neutral zone numbers, barely getting over a third of zone entries.