Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 9, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	0	2	1	3		TOR	9	10	8	27
MTL	1	0	1	2		MTL	9	13	9	31

: TOR 50MTL 52
: TOR 2.40MTL 2.06
PP goals: TOR 0MTL 1
Hits: TOR 23MTL 44
Blocks: TOR 13MTL 16
PIM: TOR 10MTL 6
: TOR 47%MTL 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at MTL. Max Domi (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:07 together.

Points
Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:19.Domi
Points
Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 28:21.Matheson
Points
Juraj Slafkovský had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:23.Slafkovský
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:07 together.Matheson Suzuki Caufield Newhook Slafkovský
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New look for TOR: Bertuzzi–Nylander–Matthews skated 12:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bertuzzi Nylander Matthews
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New look for TOR: Kampf–McMann–Knies skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kampf McMann Knies
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New look for MTL: Pearson–Pezzetta–Harvey-Pinard skated 5:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pearson Pezzetta Harvey-Pinard
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New look for TOR: Reaves–Dewar–Holmberg skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Reaves Dewar Holmberg

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)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 102 of 102 attempts · MTL 52 · TOR 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 28% of the game, MTL 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

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	MTL
	50	53
	2.54	1.92
	2.45	1.85
	10	6
	0	2
	19	28
	−0.022	+0.022
	28%	31%

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

L1Bertuzzi – Nylander – Matthews
12:1035% CF
L2Kampf – McMann – Knies
11:5856% CF
L3Tavares – Jarnkrok – Domi
9:5360% CF
L4Reaves – Dewar – Holmberg
7:1754% CF
D1Brodie – McCabe
15:0258% CF
D2Edmundson – Liljegren
13:3641% CF
D3Rielly – Lyubushkin
11:3039% CF

PP1Jarnkrok – Rielly – Bertuzzi – Nylander – Matthews
2:23100% CF
PK1FNylander – Kampf
1:12
PK2FJarnkrok – Dewar
0:36
PK1DBrodie – McCabe
2:50
PK2DEdmundson – Lyubushkin
0:54

Current TOR line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
12:4052% CF
L2Gallagher – Anderson – Evans
8:5071% CF
L3Armia – Newhook – Roy
8:2150% CF
L4Pearson – Pezzetta – Harvey-Pinard
5:1450% CF
D1Matheson – Guhle
15:3273% CF
D2Savard – Xhekaj
15:0341% CF
D3Harris – Struble
11:3850% CF

PP1Matheson – Suzuki – Caufield – Newhook – Slafkovský
3:07100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Anderson – Harvey-Pinard – Roy – Xhekaj
0:35100% CF
PK1FArmia – Evans
1:55
PK1DMatheson – Guhle
1:55

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Auston Matthews C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.44	3	2	0	20:59	—	—	36	45
William Nylander R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.24	0	0	0	19:13	—	—	35	42
Tyler Bertuzzi L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	16:40	—	—	29	35
David Kampf C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.03	1	0	0	17:36	—	—	53	73
Bobby McMann C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.33	0	0	2	14:44	—	—	55	70
Matthew Knies L	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.49	4	0	0	13:56	—	—	50	69
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	0	2	16:12	—	—	56	73
John Tavares C	L3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.30	1	0	2	14:10	—	—	52	71
Max Domi C	L3	1	1	2	+2	4	0.30	1	1	0	12:19	—	—	57	74
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:13	—	—	53	24
Pontus Holmberg R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	9:36	—	—	54	25
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	1	0	0	8:42	—	—	56	25
TJ Brodie D	D1	0	1	1	+3	0	0.02	0	1	0	22:04	—	—	64	66
Jake McCabe D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.03	1	1	0	21:53	—	—	55	48
Timothy Liljegren D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	2	19:25	—	—	46	61
Joel Edmundson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	19:03	—	—	41	37
Morgan Rielly D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.08	1	1	2	19:26	—	—	55	71
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	3	0	15:59	—	—	36	47

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	2.06	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.11	0	2	0	24:51	—	—	55	54
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.24	2	2	0	21:44	—	—	45	50
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.41	5	1	0	21:23	—	—	55	53
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	4	0	2	14:44	—	—	61	35
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.24	3	0	0	13:55	—	—	71	55
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	0	0	13:38	—	—	70	68
Alex Newhook C	L3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.16	2	1	0	17:51	—	—	40	38
Joel Armia R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	17:04	—	—	27	12
Joshua Roy R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	2	0	13:08	—	—	42	25
Rafael Harvey-Pinard L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	5	1	0	10:45	—	—	47	34
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:53	—	—	46	16
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	8	1	0	6:45	—	—	50	28
Mike Matheson D	D1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.31	0	2	0	28:21	—	—	66	68
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.07	3	2	0	20:55	—	—	67	66
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	2	1	2	19:19	—	—	46	24
Arber Xhekaj D	D2	0	0	0	-1	7	0.08	4	0	2	17:45	—	—	39	13
Jordan Harris D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	0	1	0	14:04	—	—	44	44
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	14:02	—	—	48	47

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	L	27	24	3	.889	2.40	57:53

Goal anatomy

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

Mike Matheson (MTL) 1st 0:38 · assists Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský · Dump and chase · dumped in · 27.5 mph shot · 3.9 s from entry to goal.

Mike Matheson · 1st 0:38 · MTL

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.5 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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Bobby McMann · 2nd 0:39 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 63.3 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 1.8 s

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Max Domi · 2nd 18:41 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.0 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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Alex Newhook · 3rd 5:05 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 50.8 mph
Distance: 13 ft

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John Tavares · 3rd 13:14 · TOR

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 6.6 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s
Type: rebound

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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.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 9, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Mike Matheson · 1st 0:38 · MTL

Bobby McMann · 2nd 0:39 · TOR

Max Domi · 2nd 18:41 · TOR

Alex Newhook · 3rd 5:05 · MTL PP

John Tavares · 3rd 13:14 · TOR