Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston BruinsApr 21, 2018

FinalPlayoffsSaturday, Apr 21, 2018· TD Garden

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Toronto Maple LeafsTOR

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Boston BruinsBOS

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	2	2	0	4		TOR	6	10	5	21
BOS	0	2	1	3		BOS	15	10	20	45

: TOR 39BOS 90
: TOR 1.85BOS 4.76
PP goals: TOR 1BOS 1
Hits: TOR 28BOS 28
Blocks: TOR 22BOS 8
PIM: TOR 16BOS 6
: TOR 47%BOS 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at BOS. James van Riemsdyk (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +13 against a season average of 31.6; the win.

Points
James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:01.van Riemsdyk
Points
Noel Acciari had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:59.Acciari
Points
Tyler Bozak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:09.Bozak
Points
Torey Krug had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:54.Krug
Goalie
Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +13 against a season average of 31.6; the win.Andersen
New line
New look for TOR: Hyman–Brown–Matthews skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hyman Brown Matthews
Luck
TOR scored 4 goals on 1.85 expected goals (39 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
James van Riemsdyk (TOR) played 10:01, −5:02 down on his 15:03 season average over 6 games.van Riemsdyk

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

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

BOS
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · BOS 90 · TOR 39

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BOS 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 10% of the game, BOS 48%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

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
Stat	TOR	BOS
	44	77
	2.02	3.40
	1.99	3.19
	10	13
	4	5
	17	23
	−0.049	+0.049
	10%	48%

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

L1Hyman – Brown – Matthews
10:5430% CF
L2Marleau – Plekanec – Marner
10:0847% CF
L3Kadri – Johnsson – Nylander
10:0230% CF
L4van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Kapanen
7:3343% CF
D1Hainsey – Rielly
12:4429% CF
D2Gardiner – Zaitsev
12:3048% CF
D3Polak – Dermott
6:1863% CF

PP1van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Kadri – Rielly – Marner
0:31100% CF
PK1FPlekanec – Hyman
2:58
PK2FBrown – Kapanen
1:13
PK1DHainsey – Polak
3:19
PK2DRielly – Zaitsev
0:32

Current TOR line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
11:4879% CF
L2Nash – Krejci – DeBrusk
9:4075% CF
L3Kuraly – Schaller – Acciari
7:0644% CF
L4Backes – Nash – Heinen
6:4256% CF
D1Miller – Grzelcyk
13:2363% CF
D2Chara – McAvoy
12:1746% CF
D3McQuaid – Krug
8:0857% CF

PP1Nash – Bergeron – Marchand – Krug – Pastrnak
5:2192% CF
PP2Backes – Krejci – DeBrusk – McAvoy
2:43
PK1FBergeron – Marchand
0:31
PK1DChara – McQuaid
0:31

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:36
TORConnor Brown (Auston Matthews, Zach Hyman)wrist0.17 xG
TOR: Hainsey, Hyman, Rielly, Brown, MatthewsBOS: Bergeron, McQuaid, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak
TOR 1 – 0 BOS
10:12
TORAndreas Johnsson (Nazem Kadri, Jake Gardiner)tip-in0.08 xG
TOR: Gardiner, Kadri, Johnsson, Kapanen, ZaitsevBOS: Chara, Backes, Nash, Heinen, McAvoy
TOR 2 – 0 BOS

2nd period

9:45
BOSDavid BackesPP (Jake DeBrusk, Torey Krug)wrist0.05 xG
TOR: Hainsey, Plekanec, Polak, HymanBOS: Backes, Krejci, Krug, DeBrusk, McAvoy
TOR 2 – 1 BOS
10:36
TORTyler Bozak (Morgan Rielly, James van Riemsdyk)wrist0.11 xG
TOR: Polak, van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Rielly, KapanenBOS: Chara, Marchand, Kuraly, Pastrnak, McAvoy
TOR 3 – 1 BOS
11:55
TORJames van RiemsdykPP (Mitch Marner, Tyler Bozak)wrist0.17 xG
TOR: van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly, MarnerBOS: Chara, Bergeron, McQuaid, Marchand
TOR 4 – 1 BOS
17:18
BOSSean Kuraly (Matt Grzelcyk, Noel Acciari)snap0.13 xG
TOR: Polak, Gardiner, Hyman, Nylander, MatthewsBOS: Miller, Kuraly, Grzelcyk, Schaller, Acciari
TOR 4 – 2 BOS

3rd period

5:56
BOSNoel Acciari (Tim Schaller, Torey Krug)wrist0.17 xG
TOR: van Riemsdyk, Gardiner, Bozak, Kapanen, ZaitsevBOS: Miller, Kuraly, Krug, Schaller, Acciari
TOR 4 – 3 BOS

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Zach Hyman L	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	5	1	2	18:28	—	—	29	31
Connor Brown R	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.17	1	1	0	17:44	—	—	33	36
Auston Matthews C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.14	1	3	0	15:25	—	—	31	28
Tomas Plekanec C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:03	—	—	35	33
Patrick Marleau C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	2	0	0	15:10	—	—	43	33
Mitch Marner R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	15:05	—	—	44	43
Nazem Kadri C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.18	4	1	0	13:58	—	—	52	59
William Nylander R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	1	0	0	12:31	—	—	39	52
Andreas Johnsson L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.38	1	1	2	12:15	—	—	28	35
Kasperi Kapanen R	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	1	0	0	12:03	—	—	50	44
Tyler Bozak C	L4	1	1	2	0	2	0.17	0	0	4	11:09	—	—	30	24
James van Riemsdyk L	L4	1	1	2	0	3	0.20	0	1	0	10:01	—	—	33	31
Ron Hainsey D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	4	0	26:06	—	—	28	33
Morgan Rielly D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.05	2	1	0	21:10	—	—	29	37
Nikita Zaitsev D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	4	3	2	22:10	—	—	45	48
Jake Gardiner D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	0	2	20:43	—	—	41	41
Roman Polak D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	2	3	2	20:06	—	—	37	27
Travis Dermott D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	1	2	2	9:36	—	—	43	36

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Frederik Andersen(start)	W	45	42	3	.933	4.76	60:00

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brad Marchand L	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.28	0	0	0	23:06	—	—	69	72
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	0	0	-2	10	1.13	1	0	0	22:13	—	—	67	70
Patrice Bergeron C	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.71	3	0	0	20:57	—	—	81	83
David Krejci C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	20:42	—	—	79	69
Jake DeBrusk L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.49	3	1	0	19:06	—	—	69	59
Rick Nash L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.44	0	0	0	17:20	—	—	69	68
Noel Acciari C	L3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.21	2	0	0	10:59	—	—	48	49
Tim Schaller L	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.10	3	0	0	9:01	—	—	50	56
Sean Kuraly C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.17	2	0	0	8:18	—	—	38	45
David Backes R	L4	1	0	1	-1	2	0.18	3	1	4	14:17	—	—	75	78
Riley Nash C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:41	—	—	40	26
Danton Heinen L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	0	0	0	9:29	—	—	58	39
Kevan Miller D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.03	2	1	0	19:18	—	—	63	57
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.15	0	0	2	16:25	—	—	64	55
Charlie McAvoy D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	1	2	0	22:25	—	—	64	69
Zdeno Chara D	D2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.09	2	0	0	20:15	—	—	51	39
Torey Krug D	D3	0	2	2	0	6	0.61	5	2	0	23:54	—	—	74	80
Adam McQuaid D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:31	—	—	57	51

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	L	13	9	4	.692	1.05	31:55
Anton Khudobin	—	8	8	0	.1000	0.80	26:37

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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.