Game 46 Scoring Chances and Zone Entries: Canadiens 3 vs. Leafs 2 (SO)

Toronto fell behind against Montreal inside the first two minutes, and were down by two after the first frame.

They managed to wake up after that, getting one back through Nazem Kadri in the second before Joffrey Lupul scored an equalizer early in the third period. Neither side managed a winning goal after that, leaving the game to a shootout, which was won by Montreal.

Team	Chances	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	ES	ESClose	ESCh%	NZEnt%	ContEnt
Tor	14	1	6	5	2	10	3	41.7%	54.2%	29.7%
Mtl	19	6	5	6	2	14	8	58.3%	45.8%	40.3%

The Canadiens had a hot start, opening up a lead in chances and possession, but in the final two periods the Leafs were mostly able to limit that advantage. There was a good stretch for Montreal midway through the third that saw them open up their Corsi lead, although they weren’t able to have the same success with their chances. Toronto won the overall neutral zone battle, but Montreal had far more controlled entries, which contributed to their chance and possession advantages.

Montreal had the first five chances of the game, but after that things were relatively even, going back and forth between the two sides. There were a couple of long stretches with no chances at all, but Toronto managed a couple of flurries in the second and third periods, while Montreal had somewhat more consistent pressure.

Period	Time	ST	SO	Team	How	State	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	O1	O2	O3	O4	O5	O6
1	18:19	0	0	Mtl	GOAL! Desharnais from Weise	ES	2	19	32	34	42	44	22	27	28	39	45	51
1	14:22	0	1	Mtl	Pacioretty deflects Barberio shot wide	ES	19	24	32	34	46	52	11	28	39	45	67	81
1	11:45	0	1	Mtl	Pacioretty from Subban	SH	2	34	40	43	46		11	14	26	39	67	76
1	11:44	0	1	Mtl	Gallagher from rebound	SH	2	34	40	43	46		11	14	26	39	67	76
1	11:10	0	1	Mtl	Eller wide from loose puck	ES	3	26	34	44	47	56	15	28	39	43	45	81
1	02:58	0	1	Tor	Phaneuf wraparound	ES	3	25	32	34	51	56	22	26	27	39	51	74
1	01:27	0	1	Mtl	GOAL! Fleischmann from Eller	ES	3	15	23	34	42	51	15	28	39	43	45	81
2	18:19	0	2	Tor	Komarov deflects Gardiner shot wide	PP	19	24	34	43	47	51	14	39	67	76	79
2	17:08	0	2	Mtl	Eller post from Flynn	ES	3	15	23	32	34	42	22	28	32	39	45	81
2	14:01	0	2	Tor	Winnik drives	ES	2	3	25	26	34	56	11	14	39	67	74	76
2	12:52	0	2	Mtl	Desharnais drives	ES	19	24	32	34	46	51	22	26	27	28	39	51
2	12:17	0	2	Mtl	Carr wraparound	ES	15	23	34	42	46	51	15	28	39	43	45	81
2	11:46	0	2	Tor	GOAL! Kadri from Rielly	ES	2	19	34	43	44	47	11	14	39	67	76	79
2	10:49	1	2	Mtl	Beaulieu drives wide	EN	3	25	26	34	51	56	14	15	27	28	74	81
2	09:31	1	2	Mtl	Galchenyuk wide from Petry	SH	2	26	34	46	56		22	26	27	39	51	76
2	07:30	1	2	Tor	Leivo from loose puck	PP	15	23	32	34	42	44	32	39	76	79	81
2	07:13	1	2	Tor	Rielly wide from Leivo	PP	15	23	32	34	42	44	32	39	76	79	81
2	06:58	1	2	Tor	Parenteau from Bozak	PP	15	23	32	34	42	44	32	39	76	79	81
3	18:05	1	2	Tor	Lupul wide from Leivo	ES	3	19	24	32	34	51	17	32	39	76	79	81
3	17:21	1	2	Mtl	Gallagher wraparound	ES	2	3	34	40	43	47	11	14	26	39	67	74
3	15:24	1	2	Tor	Holland from Rielly	ES	3	19	24	32	34	44	17	21	26	32	39	76
3	15:23	1	2	Tor	GOAL! Lupul from rebound	ES	3	19	24	32	34	44	17	21	26	32	39	76
3	15:00	2	2	Mtl	Gallagher from loose puck	ES	2	34	40	43	44	47	11	14	28	39	45	67
3	13:22	2	2	Tor	Lupul deflects Marincin shot wide	ES	19	24	32	34	46	52	15	17	39	76	79	81
3	12:23	2	2	Mtl	Gallagher drives	ES	2	34	40	43	44	47	11	14	26	39	67	74
3	09:45	2	2	Mtl	Gallagher post from faceoff	ES	2	34	40	43	44	47	11	14	26	39	67	74
3	07:04	2	2	Mtl	Weise wide from Desharnais	ES	19	23	34	42	44	46	22	27	28	39	45	51
3	02:32	2	2	Mtl	Gallagher from Pacioretty	SH	2	34	40	46	56		11	14	26	39	67	76
3	00:29	2	2	Tor	Kadri from Holland	ES	3	19	24	34	43	44	15	26	39	43	74	81
4	04:10	2	2	Tor	Bozak drives	ES	34	42	44	47			26	27	39	51
4	03:39	2	2	Tor	Bozak drives	ES	2	15	34	42			26	27	39	51
4	03:23	2	2	Mtl	Eller drives	ES	2	15	34	40			27	28	39	81
4	01:00	2	2	Mtl	Desharnais wide from Subban	ES	3	15	34	40			27	39	51	76

Leafs Player Data

Player	ESChF	ESChA	ESCh%	ESTOI	ZS%	NZ%	ContEnt	OppContEnt
Clune	2	0	100.0%	11:19	25.0%	60.6%	10.0%	15.4%
Holland	5	2	71.4%	09:27	80.0%	44.1%	33.3%	31.6%
Froese	2	1	66.7%	12:58	42.9%	55.9%	10.5%	26.7%
Lupul	6	4	60.0%	11:20	66.7%	48.6%	41.2%	27.8%
Leivo	5	4	55.6%	10:00	100.0%	40.0%	8.3%	33.3%
Winnik	1	1	50.0%	13:04	20.0%	58.8%	15.0%	21.4%
Kadri	2	4	33.3%	17:01	16.7%	54.4%	45.2%	46.2%
Bozak	2	5	28.6%	13:52	0.0%	59.1%	23.1%	44.4%
Komarov	2	5	28.6%	16:08	33.3%	58.5%	45.2%	50.0%
Parenteau	1	5	16.7%	13:35	0.0%	51.0%	24.0%	50.0%
Matthias	0	4	0.0%	12:11	0.0%	54.8%	17.4%	42.1%
Grabner	0	6	0.0%	13:26	28.0%	58.7%	40.7%	57.9%
Phaneuf	6	5	54.6%	18:25	40.0%	50.0%	27.3%	48.5%
Marincin	1	1	50.0%	10:35	28.6%	56.7%	11.8%	7.7%
Rielly	5	6	45.5%	19:33	10.0%	54.7%	42.9%	44.8%
Gardiner	2	3	40.0%	16:30	18.2%	51.9%	17.9%	42.3%
Hunwick	3	6	33.3%	18:08	0.0%	55.7%	35.3%	40.7%
Polak	1	4	20.0%	17:28	18.2%	60.9%	17.9%	16.7%

Mike Babcock was able to get some pretty clear matchups at home, but it didn’t work out very well for either of the top two lines. Nazem Kadri’s trio went against Pacioretty and Plekanec, and were out-chanced clearly, with Michael Grabner finishing as a team worst -6.

Tyler Bozak’s line had very similar numbers, as they were beaten in their match-up against the Galchenyuk line.

The good news for Toronto came down the lineup. Joffrey Lupul, with Josh Leivo and Peter Holland, had a very strong offensive night, dominating possession against the Montreal fourth line and generating more chances than any of the other lines. Rich Clune and his line also got more ice time, and managed to hold even in chances.

Morgan Rielly and Matt Hunwick paired with the Kadri line against Montreal’s top forwards for most of the night, and like that line the pairing ended up outchanced. As has often happened, Hunwick finished below Rielly in the table, as the youngster was on for a couple of late Toronto chances. Dion

Phaneuf and Jake Gardiner were both about even, but Phaneuf had some eventful shifts without Gardiner, meaning he finished with more chances both ways. Martin Marincin didn’t play much, but his controlled entry numbers are really striking — extremely low on both ends — showing that he did not get much time with the more offensive units.