Chicago Blackhawks vs. Toronto Maple LeafsDec 11, 2021

FinalSaturday, Dec 11, 2021· Scotiabank Arena

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Chicago BlackhawksCHI

4

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Toronto Maple LeafsTOR

5

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CHI	1	1	2	4		CHI	12	14	9	35
TOR	3	1	1	5		TOR	11	3	12	26

: CHI 47TOR 43
: CHI 2.77TOR 1.94
PP goals: CHI 0TOR 2
Hits: CHI 24TOR 18
Blocks: CHI 12TOR 4
PIM: CHI 6TOR 6
: CHI 48%TOR 52%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Kase and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:10 together.

Points
William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:20.Nylander
Points
Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:15.Matthews
Points
Connor Murphy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:02.Murphy
Points
Jake McCabe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:50.McCabe
Points
John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:26.Tavares
PP1
TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Kase and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:10 together.Tavares Rielly Nylander Kase Matthews
New line
New look for CHI: Kane–Strome–DeBrincat skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kane Strome DeBrincat
New line
New look for TOR: Bunting–Kase–Matthews skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bunting Kase Matthews

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)TOR attacks right (top on phones) →

TOR
CHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 90 of 90 attempts · TOR 43 · CHI 47

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

TOR
CHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TOR pressure
CHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 30% of the game, TOR 25%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

TOR

CHI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	CHI	TOR
	44	47
	2.26	2.02
	2.16	1.98
	10	6
	4	4
	29	23
	−0.028	+0.027
	30%	25%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Kane – Strome – DeBrincat
9:2242% CF
L2Kubalik – Kurashev – Dach
6:0443% CF
L3Toews – Hagel – Johnson
5:5462% CF
L4Carpenter – Slavin – Hardman
5:3150% CF
D1Gustafsson – Jones
8:3250% CF
D2de Haan – Murphy
8:2719% CF
D3McCabe – Stillman
6:4645% CF

PP1Toews – Kane – Jones – Carpenter – DeBrincat
3:49100% CF
PP2Gustafsson – Kubalik – Strome – Kurashev – Dach
1:50100% CF
PK1FCarpenter – Slavin
1:05
PK2FHagel – Johnson
0:40
PK1DMurphy – McCabe
2:10
PK2Dde Haan – Jones
0:48

Current CHI line combinations →

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Bunting – Kase – Matthews
12:0056% CF
L2Tavares – Kerfoot – Nylander
10:5268% CF
L3Simmonds – Ritchie – Kampf
8:1842% CF
L4Clifford – Engvall – Steeves
6:0644% CF
D1Brodie – Rielly
14:3855% CF
D2Muzzin – Liljegren
13:0335% CF
D3Holl – Rubins
8:5540% CF

PP1Tavares – Rielly – Nylander – Kase – Matthews
2:10100% CF
PP2Muzzin – Simmonds – Ritchie – Bunting – Engvall
0:48
PK1FKase – Kampf
1:26
PK2FKerfoot – Nylander
1:04
PK1DMuzzin – Holl
3:39
PK2DBrodie – Rielly
1:36

Current TOR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:53
CHIJonathan Toews (Reese Johnson, Connor Murphy)wrist0.04 xG
CHI: Toews, Jones, Stillman, Hagel, JohnsonTOR: Simmonds, Holl, Ritchie, Rubins, Kampf
CHI 1 – 0 TOR
2:54
TORJohn TavaresPP (Auston Matthews, William Nylander)wrist0.11 xG
CHI: Murphy, McCabe, Carpenter, SlavinTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Kase, Matthews
CHI 1 – 1 TOR
9:14
TORWilliam Nylander (John Tavares, Timothy Liljegren)wrist0.13 xG
CHI: de Haan, Jones, DeBrincat, Johnson, DachTOR: Muzzin, Tavares, Kerfoot, Nylander, Liljegren
CHI 1 – 2 TOR
14:32
TORAuston MatthewsPP (Ondrej Kase, William Nylander)wrist0.03 xG
CHI: Toews, Murphy, McCabe, CarpenterTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Kase, Matthews
CHI 1 – 3 TOR

2nd period

3:25
TORPierre Engvall (Kyle Clifford, Alex Steeves)wrist0.10 xG
CHI: Toews, de Haan, Murphy, Hagel, JohnsonTOR: Clifford, Holl, Engvall, Rubins, Steeves
CHI 1 – 4 TOR
16:31
CHIConnor Murphy (Brandon Hagel)wrist0.02 xG
CHI: Murphy, Gustafsson, Kubalik, Hagel, KurashevTOR: Muzzin, Clifford, Holl, Bunting, Kampf
CHI 2 – 4 TOR

3rd period

1:47
CHIDominik Kubalik (Philipp Kurashev, Jake McCabe)wrist0.11 xG
CHI: McCabe, Kubalik, Stillman, Kurashev, DachTOR: Tavares, Holl, Kerfoot, Nylander, Rubins
CHI 3 – 4 TOR
10:42
CHIJake McCabe (Riley Stillman, Ryan Carpenter)wrist0.02 xG
CHI: Toews, McCabe, Carpenter, Stillman, HagelTOR: Brodie, Clifford, Rielly, Engvall, Steeves
CHI 4 – 4 TOR
18:40
TORDavid Kampf (Morgan Rielly, TJ Brodie)backhand0.08 xG
CHI: Murphy, McCabe, Strome, DeBrincat, KurashevTOR: Simmonds, Brodie, Clifford, Rielly, Kampf
CHI 4 – 5 TOR

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex DeBrincat R	L1	0	0	0	-2	7	0.52	0	0	0	23:21	—	—	41	43
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.38	0	0	0	23:20	—	—	42	46
Dylan Strome C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.64	0	1	0	19:04	—	—	50	47
Kirby Dach C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:12	—	—	50	56
Philipp Kurashev C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	1	0	16:17	—	—	61	66
Dominik Kubalik L	L2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.27	0	0	0	16:13	—	—	60	75
Jonathan Toews C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.05	1	0	0	17:05	—	—	50	62
Brandon Hagel L	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.11	0	0	0	12:44	—	—	52	63
Reese Johnson C	L3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.17	3	0	2	7:51	—	—	57	54
Ryan Carpenter C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	14:31	—	—	39	64
Josiah Slavin L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:34	—	—	38	34
Mike Hardman L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:02	—	—	50	44
Seth Jones D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	1	0	24:22	—	—	61	67
Erik Gustafsson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.35	2	0	0	18:19	—	—	60	60
Connor Murphy D	D2	1	1	2	-1	3	0.07	6	4	0	23:02	—	—	37	36
Calvin de Haan D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	1	1	0	16:11	—	—	39	35
Jake McCabe D	D3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.02	4	2	0	18:50	—	—	52	67
Riley Stillman D	D3	0	1	1	+3	3	0.08	1	0	4	13:17	—	—	52	68

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)	L	26	21	5	.808	1.94	58:47

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Auston Matthews C	L1	1	1	2	0	5	0.51	0	0	0	19:15	—	—	57	52
Ondrej Kase R	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.07	2	0	2	19:05	—	—	57	50
Michael Bunting L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.32	0	0	2	14:12	—	—	52	51
William Nylander R	L2	1	2	3	0	3	0.25	0	0	0	17:20	—	—	61	47
Alexander Kerfoot C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0	16:36	—	—	58	42
John Tavares C	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	16:26	—	—	58	48
David Kampf C	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.21	3	0	0	18:22	—	—	42	42
Wayne Simmonds R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:23	—	—	44	52
Nick Ritchie L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:23	—	—	44	39
Pierre Engvall L	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.15	1	0	0	13:26	—	—	35	40
Kyle Clifford L	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:41	—	—	50	51
Alex Steeves C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.12	0	0	0	8:10	—	—	46	41
Morgan Rielly D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.10	0	0	0	23:09	—	—	61	58
TJ Brodie D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	21:49	—	—	59	54
Jake Muzzin D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	24:53	—	—	35	30
Timothy Liljegren D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	18:02	—	—	48	42
Justin Holl D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	1	0	20:21	—	—	54	49
Kristians Rubins D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	2	9:27	—	—	44	46

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Petr Mrazek(start)	W	35	31	4	.886	2.77	60:00

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.