Game 63 Scoring Chances and Zone Entries: Wild 2 vs. Leafs 1

Toronto did well to take the lead against Minnesota in the second half of a back-to-back, but the Wild scored two powerplay goals to extend the Leafs losing streak to three.

Team	Chances	1st	2nd	3rd	ES	ESClose	ESCh%	NZEnt%	ContEnt
Tor	15	8	2	5	11	11	42.3%	52.5%	36.5%
Min	19	7	7	5	15	14	57.7%	47.5%	34.3%

The two sides were close in Corsi, but Minnesota were able to finish ahead in chances, both overall and at even strength. The neutral zone was also won by the Leafs, partly thanks to a late push for an equalizer.

The Wild had a strong second period, dominating the chances and being somewhat unlucky to fall behind during that stretch, although they did get level. It’s been a bit of a problem recently, but again Toronto did not generate much while chasing the game at even strength, as their only chances in the last nine minutes came with an extra attacker.

Period	Time	ST	SO	Team	How	State	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	O1	O2	O3	O4	O5	O6
1	17:23	0	0	Tor	Laich from loose puck	ES	8	23	26	31	38	51	6	7	14	19	24	40
1	17:16	0	0	Tor	Smith wide from rebound	ES	8	23	26	31	38	51	7	14	19	20	40	46
1	16:03	0	0	Min	Scandella from Parise	ES	2	31	43	44	47	49	3	6	9	11	24	40
1	15:49	0	0	Min	Reilly wide from Koivu	ES	2	31	43	44	47	49	3	4	9	11	25	40
1	11:35	0	0	Min	Haula from Vanek	ES	8	24	31	40	41	52	4	22	25	29	40	56
1	09:25	0	0	Min	Niederreiter drives	ES	2	31	43	44	47	49	3	6	9	22	24	40
1	08:48	0	0	Tor	Soshnikov drives	ES	20	24	31	40	41	51	4	22	25	29	40	56
1	05:44	0	0	Min	Niederreiter from Reilly	ES	8	24	31	40	41	52	4	22	25	29	40	56
1	04:43	0	0	Tor	Hyman from Kapanen	ES	11	20	31	37	39	51	12	20	26	40	46	64
1	04:38	0	0	Tor	Nylander from Kapanen	ES	11	20	31	37	39	51	12	20	26	40	46	64
1	02:08	0	0	Min	Niederreiter wide from loose puck	ES	2	11	31	37	39	44	20	22	29	40	46	56
1	01:56	0	0	Min	Suter wide from Pominville	ES	2	11	31	37	39	44	20	22	29	40	46	56
1	00:55	0	0	Tor	Komarov deflects Rielly shot	ES	2	31	43	44	47	49	3	6	9	11	24	40
1	00:54	0	0	Tor	Kadri from rebound	ES	2	31	43	44	47	49	3	6	9	11	24	40
1	00:03	0	0	Tor	Granlund from loose puck	SH	26	31	40	44	52		4	22	26	29	40	64
2	18:55	0	0	Min	Koivu wide from Dumba	SH	11	26	31	44	52		3	9	11	20	24	40
2	18:39	0	0	Min	Dumba wide from Coyle	SH	11	26	31	44	52		3	9	11	20	24	40
2	17:06	0	0	Min	Granlund wide from Vanek	ES	2	8	11	31	37	39	12	20	26	40	46	64
2	16:50	0	0	Min	Jones wide from Granlund	ES	2	8	11	31	37	39	12	20	26	40	46	64
2	12:36	0	0	Tor	Greening wide from loose puck	ES	20	23	26	31	38	51	7	14	19	20	40	46
2	09:20	1	0	Min	Parise wide from Koivu	SH	2	11	26	31	52		3	9	11	20	24	40
2	04:02	1	1	Tor	Nylander wide from Hyman	ES	11	20	31	37	39	51	4	22	25	29	40	56
2	03:43	1	1	Min	Niederreiter drives	ES	11	20	31	37	39	51	4	22	25	29	40	56
2	00:18	1	1	Min	Niederreiter from loose puck	ES	2	31	43	44	47	49	3	6	9	22	25	40
3	16:55	1	1	Min	Parise wide from Suter	ES	2	31	43	44	47	49	3	9	11	20	40	46
3	11:53	1	1	Min	Jones wide from Granlund	ES	11	31	37	39	51	52	12	20	26	40	46	64
3	11:17	1	1	Tor	Nylander wide from Kapanen	ES	11	20	31	37	39	52	7	14	20	40	46	64
3	10:37	1	1	Min	Brodin from Reilly	ES	20	26	31	38	39	52	4	7	14	19	25	40
3	09:57	1	1	Tor	Kadri from Komarov	ES	2	31	43	44	47	49	3	9	11	20	40	46
3	08:25	1	1	Min	GOAL! Granlund from Vanek	SH	2	26	31	40	52		4	22	26	29	40	64
3	02:47	1	2	Min	Pominville wide from Parise	ES	2	11	31	37	39	44	6	11	25	29	40	56
3	01:56	1	2	Tor	Hyman from loose puck	EN	8	11	37	39	43	51	6	22	25	29	40	56
3	00:54	1	2	Tor	Holland from Komarov	EN	24	43	44	47	49	51	9	11	20	40	46	64
3	00:37	1	2	Tor	Kadri wide from Komarov	EN	24	43	44	47	49	51	9	11	20	40	46	64

Leafs Player Data

Player	ESChF	ESChA	ESCh%	ESTOI	ZS%	NZ%	ConEnt	OppConEnt
Laich	3	0	100.0%	09:23	83.3%	57.1%	0.0%	44.4%
Smith	3	1	75.0%	10:36	83.3%	58.3%	14.3%	60.0%
Greening	3	1	75.0%	11:52	83.3%	51.7%	13.3%	50.0%
Kadri	3	5	37.5%	17:20	70.6%	56.0%	32.1%	36.4%
Komarov	3	5	37.5%	14:34	68.8%	52.4%	27.3%	35.0%
Leipsic	3	5	37.5%	14:06	68.8%	51.3%	25.0%	36.8%
Hyman	4	7	36.4%	14:59	75.0%	44.7%	52.9%	33.3%
Kapanen	4	7	36.4%	14:53	75.0%	47.4%	55.6%	35.0%
Nylander	4	8	33.3%	15:38	75.0%	46.2%	55.6%	33.3%
Holland	1	2	33.3%	15:26	100.0%	57.9%	45.5%	18.8%
Grabner	1	2	33.3%	10:28	100.0%	53.3%	50.0%	21.4%
Soshnikov	1	2	33.3%	12:32	100.0%	57.1%	50.0%	20.0%
Gardiner	7	2	77.8%	19:59	88.9%	52.8%	46.4%	36.0%
Corrado	6	2	75.0%	10:31	75.0%	48.3%	42.9%	40.0%
Carrick	2	4	33.3%	15:03	87.5%	54.8%	26.1%	36.8%
Rielly	3	8	27.3%	19:50	70.0%	50.8%	34.4%	35.5%
Hunwick	3	10	23.1%	19:50	66.7%	54.9%	28.6%	34.8%
Marincin	1	4	20.0%	16:59	88.9%	52.3%	43.5%	23.8%

Nazem Kadri, playing with Leo Komarov and Brandon Leipsic, went up against Mikko Koivu’s line. While they were able to have good possession numbers, they were narrowly out-chanced, all three men finishing at -2.

William Nylander’s Marlie line were given a match-up against Thomas Vanek’s trio, and were the best line at producing offense to go along with a great controlled entries ratio. They were also the worst defensive line, though; all were on for at least seven chances against.

The best Leaf line was the fourth line, as Ben Smith, Brooks Laich and Colin Greening, who mostly went against Minnesota’s fourth line, were the only trio to finish above even in chances.

Morgan Rielly was a workhorse in this game, playing over 27 minutes including over 24 ES minutes — more than Ryan Suter. Rielly and Matt Hunwick matched up mostly against the Koivu line, and both struggled in chances, with Hunwick on for a team-worst ten against at ES. Frank Corrado and Jake Gardiner were the best of the pairings, with both men finishing well in the positive.