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Like their game in Boston, the Maple Leafs fell behind early in the third period but again managed to answer.

Tyler Bozak scored with an empty net to tie the game, sending a second straight to overtime. Neither team scored in the extra period before James Reimer was able to hold the fort in the shootout.

TeamChances1st2nd3rdOTESESCloseESCh%NZEnt%ContEnt
Tor204664151065.2%51.1%62.5%
Njd1647418534.8%48.9%39.1%

For a second straight game, the Leafs carried possession, opening up a huge gap, finishing with twice as many 5-on-5 Corsi events as New Jersey. They were able to turn that into a big chance advantage as well, dominating at even strength, and they were unfortunate to end up behind going into the final few minutes. That was coupled with domination of the neutral zone, as they had over sixty percent of entries under control.

After a fairly quiet first period, both sides were able to generate more chances in the second, with New Jersey having a good run on the powerplay at the end of the period. Toronto didn’t generate much at even strength while chasing the game in the final period, but they owned five of the last six chances, including the tying goal.

PeriodTimeSTSOTeamHowStateT1T2T3T4T5T6O1O2O3O4O5O6
119:1000TorParenteau from loose puckES152634424651168142064
118:4500TorBozak from WinnikES1526344246511819214451
118:1400NjdMoore from HelgesonES316192023341212163948
115:4400NjdGOAL! Josefson from SchlemkoSH16344044461816192164
111:2601TorGOAL! Matthias from BozakES151923344244128161920
109:5711TorLupul from BozakPP1519233442441561419
105:5811NjdHenrique deflects Kennedy shot wideSH31620263411214204448
105:5011NjdStempniak deflects Kennedy shot wideSH31620263411214204448
217:2311TorKomarov from KadriES3440434647511819214451
214:0511TorGrabner from loose puckES23440434447156142064
212:2511NjdPalmieri wide from BlandisiES3344347511562164
212:1211TorKadri wide from GardinerES34434647511562164
208:3611TorKadri from KomarovES234404344471819214451
207:4911TorSpaling from loose puckES316192023341819214451
207:4011NjdJosefson from GreeneES31619202334156121648
206:5211NjdFarnham from GiontaES2425344651561211222339
205:0311TorParenteau wraparound wideES315202634421812192144
204:2811NjdPalmieri from ZajacSH2344046561816192164
203:4311NjdJosefson post from KennedySH2163446471816214864
203:3811NjdBlandisi from KennedySH2163446471816214864
202:5411NjdBoucher from GelinasSH33440445611214204448
319:0411TorRielly wide from KomarovSH3163444471816192021
318:5011TorSpaling from RiellySH31626344411214204448
314:1411TorWinnik from BozakES21526344244156121921
313:4311NjdStepmniak from reboundES2634434446471819204464
313:0712NjdFarnham from loose puckES316192023341216233948
309:5612TorPhaneuf from HollandPP324344344471281120
309:4512NjdGionta from StempniakPP324344344471261120
308:1812TorParenteau drives wideES215202634421211213964
304:0512NjdTootoo from loose puckES21626344046125112223
302:0612TorGOAL! Bozak from HollandEN31519244244156111921
404:1622TorBozak drives wideES34404244122164
402:4822TorRielly drives wideES34434447161620
401:2522TorGrabner from loose puckES24344051152064
401:0022NjdStempniak from loose puckES34434447152064
400:4522TorKomarov drives wideES34434447152064

Leafs Player Data

PlayerESChFESChAESCh%ESTOIZS%NZ%ContEntOppContEnt
Bozak70100.00%17:2159.10%56.90%72.40%50.00%
Parenteau60100.00%15:5263.20%51.10%66.70%34.80%
Grabner5183.30%14:5154.60%48.90%72.70%39.10%
Winnik5271.40%16:1555.60%55.30%69.20%38.10%
Kadri6366.70%17:3554.60%48.90%68.20%30.40%
Komarov6366.70%16:1254.60%53.30%70.80%38.10%
Holland1150.00%09:2840.00%45.80%27.30%15.40%
Lupul2340.00%07:5483.30%47.40%44.40%50.00%
Matthias2340.00%06:21100.00%55.00%45.50%66.70%
Spaling1420.00%07:1783.30%58.30%64.30%50.00%
Clune010.00%06:1033.30%38.90%14.30%18.20%
Froese010.00%06:5833.30%36.40%12.50%21.40%
Hunwick4180.00%19:0042.90%53.10%61.50%47.80%
Rielly7277.80%17:4346.70%50.00%61.50%46.20%
Gardiner5271.40%16:1344.40%50.00%54.20%29.20%
Polak4357.10%16:4760.00%44.90%45.50%29.60%
Corrado3350.00%10:1378.60%54.50%66.70%33.30%
Phaneuf2433.30%14:1170.60%51.20%76.20%40.00%

Tyler Bozak and P.A. Parenteau, playing with Daniel Winnik for much of this game, were mostly matched up against the Zajac line and were able to dominate them. Their possession numbers were excellent, and Bozak and Parenteau had stellar chance numbers as well — not on for a single ES Devils chance against. They also dominated the neutral zone, and had a very high controlled entry percentage, beating out the Kadri line in both areas.

That Kadri unit also had a good night, although they weren’t able to match the Bozak line’s performance.

The pairing of Morgan Rielly and Matt Hunwick had another strong night, doing a good job of shutting down Adam Henrique’s line. Rielly was then on for further chances in overtime, helping him finish the best on the defense at +5. Jake Gardiner and Roman Polak stayed together as a pairing, and both finished in the positive in chances, doing an excellent job of preventing controlled entries.

Frank Corrado and Dion Phaneuf again had the highest percentage of offensive zone starts but finished as the worst pairing in terms of chances.