Game 62 Scoring Chances and Zone Entries: Capitals 3 vs. Leafs 2

Two goals in less than 30 seconds opened up a Washington lead late in the opening period, but a first NHL goal for Nikita Soshnikov and Colin Greening’s third period goal got the Leafs level.

That lasted less than 90 seconds, with a Caps goal on the powerplay putting them back ahead — a lead they were able to see it out.

Team	Chances	1st	2nd	3rd	ES	ESClose	ESCh%	NZEnt%	ContEnt
Tor	12	5	4	3	8	5	38.1%	54.0%	43.2%
Wsh	16	8	3	5	13	8	61.9%	46.0%	38.1%

Again, Toronto were able to build a solid advantage in Corsi while they were behind and pushing for the win. That wasn’t reflected in chances, as the Capitals ended up finishing ahead at even strength. Toronto did have a good game in terms of zone entries, which was helped with a good push in the closing minutes.

The third period was very disappointing for the Leafs, as they generated only one chance while chasing the late lead and that one came with the net empty. Washington had several chances to extend the lead, while Toronto manufactured little down the stretch.

Period	Time	ST	SO	Team	How	State	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	O1	O2	O3	O4	O5	O6
1	18:45	0	0	Wsh	Williams deflects Orpik shot wide	ES	11	37	39	44	45	52	9	14	31	44	65	92
1	18:34	0	0	Wsh	Kuznetsov from Orlov	ES	11	37	39	44	45	52	9	14	31	44	65	92
1	17:17	0	0	Wsh	Beagle wide from Chimera	ES	20	23	26	38	45	51	2	25	27	31	83	90
1	14:15	0	0	Tor	Kadri from Komarov	ES	2	41	43	44	45	47	8	9	19	31	44	77
1	11:37	0	0	Tor	Hyman wide from Kapanen	ES	2	11	37	39	45	52	2	10	26	27	31	83
1	09:19	0	0	Wsh	Burakovsky wide from Kuznetsov	ES	2	41	43	44	45	47	2	27	31	65	77	92
1	07:06	0	0	Tor	Komarov from Boyes	PP	24	28	43	44	45	47	4	26	31	44	77
1	07:04	0	0	Tor	Holland post from rebound	PP	24	28	43	44	45	47	4	26	31	44	77
1	05:28	0	0	Wsh	Beagle deflects Weber shot	ES	2	26	40	41	44	45	6	9	19	31	83	90
1	02:10	0	0	Tor	Greening from Laich	ES	8	23	26	38	45	52	6	9	14	31	65	92
1	01:45	0	0	Wsh	GOAL! Chorney from Oshie	ES	8	26	38	43	45	52	4	31	44	65	77	92
1	01:17	0	1	Wsh	GOAL! Ovechkin from Backstrom	ES	2	41	43	44	45	47	4	8	19	31	44	77
1	00:18	0	2	Wsh	Ovechkin wide from Kuznetsov	SH	2	40	45	47	52		2	8	14	19	31	90
2	18:23	0	2	Tor	GOAL! Soshnikov from Kadri	ES	2	24	41	43	45	52	9	14	31	44	65	92
2	16:20	1	2	Tor	Soshnikov wide from rebound	PP	23	37	39	41	45	51	2	19	27	31	77
2	15:02	1	2	Wsh	Orlov from Backstrom	SH	2	11	26	45	52		8	9	19	31	77	90
2	15:01	1	2	Wsh	Johansson from rebound	SH	2	11	26	45	52		8	9	19	31	77	90
2	06:53	1	2	Tor	Gardiner from Grabner	ES	11	20	39	40	45	51	4	6	25	31	43	90
2	03:45	1	2	Tor	Smith from Rielly	ES	2	26	38	39	44	45	8	9	19	31	44	77
2	00:31	1	2	Wsh	Oshie from giveaway	ES	2	41	43	44	45	47	2	8	19	27	31	77
3	16:38	1	2	Tor	Grabner drives	ES	11	20	39	40	45	51	2	27	31	43	65	90
3	11:44	1	2	Tor	GOAL! Greening from Holland	ES	8	24	28	38	45	51	4	6	10	25	31	43
3	10:05	2	3	Wsh	Johansson from Chimera	ES	2	24	28	37	44	45	9	25	31	43	44	90
3	07:46	2	3	Wsh	Oshie from loose puck	ES	2	41	43	44	45	47	2	8	19	27	31	77
3	06:38	2	3	Wsh	Williams drives	ES	20	24	28	37	45	51	4	6	14	31	65	83
3	03:03	2	3	Wsh	Winnik from loose puck	ES	24	28	40	44	45	51	9	26	31	44	83	92
3	02:18	2	3	Wsh	Backstrom from Oshie	ES	11	43	44	45	47	51	2	10	19	27	31	77
3	01:28	2	3	Tor	Komarov from Kadri	EN	2	8	24	28	43	47	2	10	19	26	27	31

Leafs Player Data

Player	ESChF	ESChA	ESCh%	ESTOI	ZS%	NZ%	ConEnt	OppConEnt
Nylander	4	2	66.7%	11:10	42.9%	54.3%	52.6%	100.0%
Greening	3	2	60.0%	10:29	80.0%	54.8%	41.2%	0.0%
Hyman	3	3	50.0%	11:33	33.3%	55.6%	55.0%	100.0%
Grabner	2	2	50.0%	07:56	60.0%	63.3%	42.1%	50.0%
Laich	1	1	50.0%	09:34	33.3%	70.0%	33.3%	20.0%
Holland	2	3	40.0%	12:32	42.9%	53.3%	18.8%	60.0%
Smith	2	3	40.0%	10:03	80.0%	64.3%	44.4%	0.0%
Soshnikov	2	5	28.6%	11:42	33.3%	48.6%	66.7%	16.7%
Kadri	2	6	25.0%	15:49	50.0%	51.1%	54.2%	30.0%
Boyes	1	3	25.0%	12:11	25.0%	46.9%	13.3%	66.7%
Kapanen	1	4	20.0%	12:17	28.6%	44.1%	40.0%	83.3%
Komarov	1	5	16.7%	13:51	60.0%	48.8%	45.0%	33.3%
Carrick	2	1	66.7%	12:21	55.6%	50.0%	23.5%	50.0%
Corrado	2	2	50.0%	11:21	28.6%	60.5%	39.1%	75.0%
Marincin	3	3	50.0%	15:11	54.6%	52.8%	31.6%	50.0%
Gardiner	3	4	42.9%	17:40	40.0%	51.9%	42.9%	57.1%
Hunwick	4	6	40.0%	17:15	25.0%	56.1%	50.0%	33.3%
Rielly	2	10	16.7%	18:17	20.0%	52.7%	58.6%	27.3%

The top line didn’t have a great night, despite the first goal for Soshnikov, as he, Leo Komarov and Nazem Kadri were clearly out-chanced by Alex Ovechkin’s line. The Marlie trio of William Nylander, Zach Hyman and Kasperi Kapanen, with Michael Grabner also getting some time in place of the Finn, struggled to contain opponent zone entries, but did a good job in terms of chances, with Nylander leading the table.

It was a bad night for Morgan Rielly, who also struggled against the Ovechkin trio. Matt Hunwick’s numbers were somewhat better, as Rielly had a couple of poor shifts without his regular partner. The other pairings all finished around even, with a solid night from Connor Carrick seeing him lead the table.