Game 35 Scoring Chances and Zone Entries: Islanders 6 vs. Leafs 3

Despite carrying most of the play, New York managed to put three goals behind Jonathan Bernier in the opening period.

P.A. Parenteau cut the lead back in the second period, but three goals in the second half of the frame opened up a comfortable lead for the Isles.

The Leafs finished a long away ahead in Corsi, but the chances were much more even, as the Leafs were unable to threaten much as they chased the game in the third period. Both teams exchanged chances through the first two periods, before a much more defensive third. The neutral zone was won by Toronto, mostly down to their domination in the third period.

Team	Chances	1st	2nd	3rd	ES	ESClose	ESCh%	NZEnt%	ContEnt
Tor	16	6	7	3	13	5	46.4%	51.2%	55.4%
Nyi	16	6	7	3	15	7	53.6%	48.8%	45.6%

Toronto made a good push in the second period, and opened the period with seven of the first nine chances, including Parenteau’s goal. They weren’t able to build on that, though, as the Islanders had the last five chances of the period, three of which ended up behind Bernier.

Period	Time	ST	SO	Team	How	State	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	O1	O2	O3	O4	O5	O6
1	18:00	0	0	Nyi	GOAL! Nelson drives	ES	19	24	26	45	46	52	1	14	18	28	29	84
1	17:21	0	1	Tor	GOAL! Boyes from rebound	ES	3	23	28	45	51	56	1	14	15	17	28	53
1	12:45	1	1	Tor	Matthias drives	ES	23	28	45	46	52	56	1	3	14	18	29	91
1	11:02	1	1	Nyi	Tavares drives wide	ES	2	15	21	42	44	45	1	12	14	27	28	91
1	10:44	1	1	Nyi	Hickey wide from Tavares	ES	2	40	43	44	45	47	1	3	12	14	27	91
1	10:04	1	1	Tor	Boyes from loose puck	ES	23	28	45	46	52	56	1	2	3	15	17	53
1	09:56	1	1	Nyi	Cizkas from Martin	ES	23	28	45	46	52	56	1	2	3	15	17	53
1	08:09	1	1	Nyi	GOAL! Tavares from Bailey	ES	2	40	43	44	45	47	1	12	27	44	55	91
1	06:48	1	2	Tor	Van Riemsdyk drives	ES	3	15	21	42	45	51	1	14	21	28	51	86
1	04:44	1	2	Tor	Parenteau deflects Van Riemsdyk shot wide	ES	3	15	21	42	45	51	1	2	3	21	51	86
1	02:15	1	2	Nyi	GOAL! Nielsen drives	ES	3	15	21	42	45	51	1	2	3	21	51	86
1	01:22	1	3	Tor	Matthias from Froese	ES	2	23	28	44	45	56	1	12	14	17	28	91
2	18:37	1	3	Tor	Lupul drives wide	PP	19	24	43	45	47	51	1	3	14	15	53
2	18:18	1	3	Tor	Lupul from Kadri	PP	19	24	43	45	47	51	1	3	14	51	86
2	18:13	1	3	Tor	Lupul from rebound	PP	19	24	43	45	47	51	1	3	14	51	86
2	16:12	1	3	Nyi	Leddy drives	SH	2	40	45	46	56		1	2	21	29	51	91
2	10:16	1	3	Nyi	Tavares drives wide	ES	2	23	43	44	45	56	1	12	27	44	55	91
2	09:32	1	3	Tor	Polak wide from Van Riemsdyk	ES	15	21	42	45	46	52	1	2	14	18	29	84
2	09:27	1	3	Tor	Parenteau from Bozak	ES	15	21	42	45	46	52	1	2	14	18	29	84
2	09:05	1	3	Tor	Holland wide from Van Riemsdyk	ES	3	15	21	24	45	51	1	3	14	18	29	84
2	09:03	1	3	Tor	GOAL! Parenteau from Holland	ES	3	15	21	24	45	51	1	3	14	18	29	84
2	08:35	2	3	Nyi	GOAL! Kulemin from Nielsen	ES	3	19	24	26	45	51	1	2	3	21	51	86
2	04:10	2	4	Nyi	Hamonic from loose puck	ES	2	40	43	44	45	47	1	2	3	12	27	91
2	01:54	2	4	Nyi	GOAL! Martin from Cizikas	ES	3	15	21	42	45	51	1	15	17	44	53	55
2	01:00	2	5	Nyi	Tavares drives wide	ES	2	24	43	45	47	52	1	2	3	12	27	91
2	00:40	2	5	Nyi	GOAL! Lee from De Haan	ES	2	24	43	45	47	52	1	12	27	44	55	91
3	18:42	2	6	Tor	Bozak from loose puck	ES	3	15	21	34	42	51	1	21	44	51	55	86
3	15:14	2	6	Nyi	Okposo drives	ES	19	24	34	40	46	52	1	2	21	28	51	86
3	13:41	2	6	Nyi	Okposo wraparound	ES	3	15	21	34	42	51	1	21	44	51	55	86
3	11:25	2	6	Nyi	Strome from Martin	ES	19	26	34	46	52	56	1	14	17	18	28	53
3	09:55	2	6	Tor	Kadri from Grabner	ES	2	34	40	43	44	47	1	2	3	12	27	91
3	04:00	2	6	Tor	GOAL! Matthias from Boyes	ES	23	24	28	34	46	52	1	2	3	18	29	84

Leafs Player Data

Player	ESChF	ESChA	ESCh%	ESTOI	ZS%	NZ%	ContEnt	OppContEnt
Boyes	5	1	83.30%	07:42	100.0%	37.5%	66.7%	13.3%
Matthias	5	2	71.40%	11:19	100.0%	40.0%	71.4%	33.3%
Parenteau	7	4	63.60%	10:46	83.3%	53.5%	60.9%	50.0%
Van Riemsdyk	7	4	63.60%	11:29	83.3%	51.1%	56.5%	59.1%
Froese	4	3	57.10%	11:11	100.0%	40.0%	68.8%	29.2%
Bozak	5	4	55.60%	12:01	83.3%	47.8%	63.6%	58.3%
Holland	3	5	37.50%	11:21	100.0%	51.4%	50.0%	47.1%
Grabner	1	4	20.00%	13:03	37.5%	63.0%	44.8%	58.8%
Komarov	1	5	16.70%	13:13	16.7%	59.5%	44.0%	64.7%
Kadri	1	6	14.30%	14:47	37.5%	58.0%	48.3%	57.1%
Lupul	0	4	0.00%	11:12	100.0%	50.0%	50.0%	40.0%
Winnik	0	3	0.00%	10:50	100.0%	51.4%	57.9%	33.3%
Phaneuf	6	4	60.00%	14:42	90.0%	48.9%	60.9%	37.5%
Gardiner	6	4	60.00%	15:40	90.0%	46.9%	56.5%	42.3%
Polak	5	4	55.60%	14:39	100.0%	50.0%	61.5%	38.5%
Marincin	5	6	45.50%	13:20	100.0%	44.4%	65.0%	44.0%
Rielly	2	5	28.60%	17:18	44.4%	56.9%	51.4%	53.6%
Hunwick	2	7	22.20%	17:33	44.4%	57.6%	47.4%	53.6%

It was another strong offensive game for the Tyler Bozak line, and while they weren’t as defensively strong as they were in the first game, they managed to finish comfortably in the positive along with strong neutral zone numbers. Nazem Kadri’s line was again used against John Tavares, but the result was very different. They had the most defensive zone start ratio of any line, but were badly exploited, generating only a single chance at even strength in the game.

The best line for Toronto was Brad Boyes with Shawn Matthias and Byron Froese, which did really well in the first period and finished comfortably in the positive. They did a great job of controlling the neutral zone, limiting the Isles’ controlled entries. This was particularly impressive given that they got a lot of time against the Grabovski line.

Morgan Rielly and Matt Hunwick, like the Kadri line, were given the most difficult match-up and had a tough night, with Hunwick heavily out-chanced. Jake Gardiner and Dion Phaneuf matched up against most of the non-Tavares lines and had a solid night, both men finishing at +2 in chances. Martin Marincin and Roman Polak were not given a single defensive zone start, but were only able to finish even, although Polak had solid neutral zone numbers.