Game 74 Scoring Chances and Zone Entries: Bruins 3 vs. Leafs 1

Toronto had a strong start in their last game against the Bruins this season, taking the lead but falling behind seven minutes into the second period.

They couldn’t manage to pull any goals back before an empty netter sealed the game for Boston.

The game was even in chances and in the neutral zone. Toronto’s early advantage was negated in the second period, and the two sides finished essentially level.

Team	Chances	1st	2nd	3rd	ES	ESClose	ESCh%	NZEnt%	ContEnt
Tor	15	7	3	5	11	7	45.8%	49.0%	29.2%
Bos	14	2	7	5	13	8	54.2%	51.0%	30.7%

The Leafs dominated the first period, allowing Boston only two chances, but found themselves facing the opposite result in the second. Both teams exchanged chances in the third, with Toronto able to generate a few in the last five minutes, although none paid off.

Period	Time	ST	SO	Team	How	State	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	O1	O2	O3	O4	O5	O6
1	19:48	0	0	Tor	Grabner deflects Kadri shot	ES	18	40	43	44	45	52	20	33	37	40	63	86
1	15:17	0	0	Tor	Hyman deflects Gardiner shot	ES	8	16	28	42	45	51	21	40	44	45	51	72
1	18:59	0	0	Bos	Krejci drives	ES	8	11	15	39	45	51	39	40	46	47	54	88
1	17:42	0	0	Tor	Smith wide from Laich	ES	23	26	29	38	44	45	11	29	33	40	44	55
1	12:28	0	0	Tor	Brown from Bozak	PP	16	18	42	43	44	45	21	33	40	46	54
1	06:43	0	0	Bos	Hayes from rebound	ES	20	23	26	29	38	45	11	29	40	44	45	55
1	03:48	0	0	Tor	Laich drives	ES	8	23	26	38	45	51	21	40	47	51	54	72
1	03:44	0	0	Tor	Greening from rebound	ES	8	23	26	38	44	45	21	40	47	51	54	72
1	03:05	0	0	Tor	GOAL! Smith deflects Greening shot	ES	20	23	26	29	38	45	11	29	40	45	55	86
2	19:13	1	0	Bos	Marchand drives	ES	18	40	43	44	45	52	20	40	46	47	54	63
2	18:07	1	0	Tor	Hyman wide from Boyes	ES	8	11	20	28	42	45	21	33	40	45	46	72
2	17:08	1	0	Bos	GOAL! Bergeron from rebound	SH	23	40	44	45	52		21	37	39	40	46	47
2	13:31	1	1	Bos	GOAL! Chara from rebound	ES	11	15	44	45	52		33	40	46	47	72
2	13:05	1	2	Bos	Marchand drives	ES	20	29	40	43	45		33	37	40	63	86
2	09:46	1	2	Bos	Ferraro deflects Miller shot wide	ES	8	23	26	38	45	51	11	29	33	40	55	86
2	06:43	1	2	Tor	Carrick from Kadri	EN	8	16	28	42	43	51	21	40	47	51	54	72
2	06:06	1	2	Tor	Nylander wide from Parenteau	PP	15	26	38	39	45	51	33	37	40	63	86
2	02:57	1	2	Bos	Pastrnak wide from faceoff	ES	8	11	15	39	45	51	39	40	46	47	54	88
2	01:03	1	2	Bos	Marchand wide from loose puck	ES	18	40	43	44	45	52	20	37	40	47	54	63
3	19:54	1	2	Bos	Stempniak drives	ES	18	40	43	44	45	52	20	33	37	40	63	86
3	13:32	1	2	Bos	Acciari drives	ES	11	15	20	29	39	45	11	21	40	47	54	55
3	13:21	1	2	Tor	Parenteau from Nylander	ES	11	15	20	29	39	45	11	21	40	47	54	55
3	13:20	1	2	Tor	Parenteau from rebound	ES	11	15	20	29	39	45	11	21	40	47	54	55
3	12:21	1	2	Bos	Stempniak from loose puck	ES	16	28	42	44	45	51	20	29	40	44	45	72
3	08:28	1	2	Bos	Bergeron from Marchand	ES	18	40	43	44	45	52	20	33	37	40	63	86
3	06:00	1	2	Bos	Marchand wide from faceoff	ES	18	40	43	44	45	52	20	37	40	47	54	63
3	04:33	1	2	Tor	Bozak from Boyes	ES	8	16	28	42	45	51	33	39	40	46	86	88
3	04:32	1	2	Tor	Carrick wide from rebound	ES	8	16	28	42	45	51	33	39	40	46	86	88
3	02:02	1	2	Tor	Parenteau from Nylander	EN	11	15	28	39	44	51	20	33	37	40	63	86

Leafs Player Data

Player	ESChF	ESChA	ESCh%	ESTOI	ZS%	NZ%	ConEnt	OppConEnt
Boyes	4	1	80.0%	14:35	87.5%	62.8%	33.3%	25.0%
Bozak	4	1	80.0%	14:31	77.8%	56.5%	34.6%	20.0%
Brown	3	1	75.0%	13:26	88.9%	54.8%	30.4%	31.6%
Laich	4	2	66.7%	09:19	33.3%	48.0%	33.3%	53.8%
Smith	4	2	66.7%	08:52	37.5%	41.7%	20.0%	50.0%
Greening	4	2	66.7%	09:02	28.6%	47.8%	27.3%	41.7%
Hyman	3	4	42.9%	17:10	46.7%	47.7%	23.8%	30.4%
Nylander	2	3	40.0%	15:30	46.7%	48.6%	22.2%	31.6%
Parenteau	2	4	33.3%	15:27	46.7%	48.6%	22.2%	31.6%
Michalek	1	5	16.7%	12:33	50.0%	41.0%	31.3%	21.7%
Grabner	1	6	14.3%	12:06	42.9%	41.7%	33.3%	23.8%
Kadri	1	6	14.3%	13:52	50.0%	42.5%	29.4%	26.1%
Carrick	6	3	66.7%	20:17	47.1%	54.9%	28.6%	47.8%
Valiev	4	3	57.1%	14:01	63.6%	45.0%	38.9%	31.8%
Corrado	4	3	57.1%	12:56	63.6%	42.5%	41.2%	26.1%
Gardiner	4	4	50.0%	22:09	52.6%	54.4%	22.6%	38.5%
Rielly	3	7	30.0%	18:48	45.5%	50.0%	25.0%	17.9%
Marincin	1	6	14.3%	16:16	33.3%	44.0%	27.3%	25.0%

Tyler Bozak, with Connor Brown and Brad Boyes, totally avoided Patrice Bergeron, and were able to take a solid advantage against of their matchups. They were on for just a single chance against, and finished top the table in chance differential. They did have the advantage of getting more offensive zone starts than any of the other lines. Bergeron ended up going almost exclusively against Nazem Kadri’s line, and the Leafs got the worst of that matchup, with Kadri and Grabner a team-low -5.  The fourth line had an effective night, as Brooks Laich, Ben Smith and Colin Greening joined the Bozak line in finishing positive.

Like the Kadri line, Morgan Rielly and Martin Marincin had a tough night, finishing well in the negative against the Bergeron trio. It was a much better game for Rinat Valiev and Frank Corrado, who were effective against the Eriksson line. Connor Carrick, playing with Jake Gardiner, was the best of the defencemen, beating out his teammate thanks to a couple of chances while he was on with other partners.