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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 23, 2023

Final· Nationwide Arena
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CBJ
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Goals123TShots123T
TOR1214TOR1451130
CBJ0101CBJ145928
TOR 55CBJ 61
TOR 3.12CBJ 3.07
PP goals
TOR 1CBJ 0
Hits
TOR 9CBJ 7
Blocks
TOR 19CBJ 13
PIM
TOR 12CBJ 8
TOR 55%CBJ 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:04 together.

  1. Points
    Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.Matthews
  2. Points
    William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:14.Nylander
  3. Points
    Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:53.Marner
  4. PP1
    TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:04 together.TavaresRiellyNylanderMarnerMatthews
  5. New line
    New look for TOR: Marner–Matthews–Knies skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MarnerMatthewsKnies
  6. Usage
    Sean Kuraly (CBJ) played 4:21, −9:32 down on his 13:53 season average over 61 games.Kuraly
  7. Luck
    CBJ scored 1 goal on 3.07 expected goals (61 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. Usage
    Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 19:18, +5:06 up on his 14:12 season average over 70 games.Danforth

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.

Shot map, TOR at CBJ: 116 attempts, 58 on goal, 5 goals, 6.20 expected goals; best chance John Tavares at 0.25 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← TOR attacks left (bottom on phones)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CBJ
  • TOR
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · CBJ 61 · TOR 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, TOR at CBJ: expected goals 3.07 to 3.12 (TOR led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 55, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCBJTORMDTMNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • TOR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJTORcontrol2nd3rdMatthews · 1st 8:20Danforth · 2nd 0:22Tavares · 2nd 2:58Matthews · 2nd 8:21Nylander · 3rd 11:51
  • CBJ pressure
  • TOR pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TOR 36% of the game, CBJ 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, TOR at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Daniil Tarasov (60:00) for CBJ and Martin Jones (60:00) for TOR, 5 goals.

CBJ
TOR
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
StatTORCBJ
4952
2.462.13
2.341.99
1311
20
104
+0.031−0.031
36%38%

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Current TOR line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:20
    TORAuston Matthews (Mitch Marner)slap0.14 xG
    TOR: McCabe, Marner, Matthews, Liljegren, KniesCBJ: Peeke, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov, Jiricek
    TOR 1 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 0:22
    CBJJustin Danforth (Johnny Gaudreau, Adam Fantilli)snap0.21 xG
    TOR: Tavares, McCabe, Bertuzzi, Nylander, LiljegrenCBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Werenski, Danforth, Fantilli
    TOR 1 – 1 CBJ
  2. 2:58
    TORJohn Tavares (TJ Brodie, William Nylander)wrist0.12 xG
    TOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, LagessonCBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Werenski, Marchenko
    TOR 2 – 1 CBJ
  3. 8:21
    TORAuston MatthewsPP (Mitch Marner, William Nylander)slap0.12 xG
    TOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner, MatthewsCBJ: Gudbranson, Gaunce, Provorov, Texier
    TOR 3 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 11:51
    TORWilliam NylanderSH (Auston Matthews, Jake McCabe)snap0.10 xG
    TOR: Brodie, McCabe, Nylander, MatthewsCBJ: Provorov, Danforth, Bemstrom, Johnson, Fantilli
    TOR 4 – 1 CBJ

Box score

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

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mitch Marner RL1022+140.1901021:53——5469
Auston Matthews CL1213+250.5902017:59——5467
Matthew Knies LL1000+110.2020012:11——4867
David Kampf CL2000000.0400216:25——5255
Noah Gregor LL2000010.0600213:53——5855
Bobby McMann CL2000040.1310210:16——5955
William Nylander RL3123+120.2400018:14——1830
John Tavares CL3101040.8400014:48——2434
Tyler Bertuzzi LL3000-100.0000212:02——2538
Calle Jarnkrok CL4000010.2200012:54——6780
Max Domi CL4000020.3000212:16——6178
Nick Robertson LL4000010.010007:50——7361
Morgan Rielly DD1000+140.2802021:53——6668
TJ Brodie DD1011+100.0104221:38——5046
Timothy Liljegren DD2000000.0003021:20——3548
Jake McCabe DD2011+110.0011021:10——5059
Simon Benoit DD3000000.0053017:24——4130
William Lagesson DD3000+100.0003013:54——5049
TOR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Martin Jones(start)W28271.9643.0760:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Johnny Gaudreau LL1011040.2300021:04——5046
Justin Danforth RL1101020.5120219:18——5246
Adam Fantilli CL1011010.0221417:39——4645
Kirill Marchenko RL2000-240.5500019:30——5230
Egor Chinakhov RL2000-120.2800018:58——4827
Dmitri Voronkov LL2000-120.1700014:39——4215
Cole Sillinger CL3000030.3913017:00——6159
Kent Johnson CL3000-120.1000012:25——5072
Emil Bemstrom CL3000-100.2501012:07——5372
Alexandre Texier LL4000010.0300012:47——5841
Brendan Gaunce CL4000010.0710010:06——5652
Sean Kuraly CL4000000.001004:21——4084
Ivan Provorov DD1000-100.1201023:20——5745
Damon Severson DD1000010.0701019:17——4634
Zach Werenski DD2000020.1703226:36——5047
Erik Gudbranson DD2000010.0202018:13——5673
David Jiricek DD3000-120.0501015:31——4838
Andrew Peeke DD3000-100.030009:21——5045
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)L30264.8673.1260:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Auston Matthews (TOR) 1st 8:20 · assists Mitch Marner · Forecheck turnover · 59.3 mph shot.

John Tavares · 2nd 2:58 · TOR

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
52.3 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
3.7 s

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William Nylander · 3rd 11:51 · TOR SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
56.7 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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