Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Los Angeles KingsJan 2, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	0	2	1	3		TOR	11	11	7	29
LAK	0	0	0	0		LAK	6	13	12	31

: TOR 61LAK 76
: TOR 3.25LAK 2.96
PP goals: TOR 0LAK 0
Hits: TOR 27LAK 19
Blocks: TOR 26LAK 22
PIM: TOR 11LAK 13
: TOR 48%LAK 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0 at LAK. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Lewis–Anderson-Dolan–Lizotte skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
William Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:57.Nylander
Points
Tyler Bertuzzi had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:04.Bertuzzi
New line
New look for LAK: Lewis–Anderson-Dolan–Lizotte skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lewis Anderson-Dolan Lizotte
Luck
LAK scored 0 goals on 2.96 expected goals (76 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Calle Jarnkrok (TOR) played 11:40, −3:40 down on his 15:20 season average over 51 games.Jarnkrok
PP1
TOR's PP1 (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) went scoreless in 4:04 of 5v4 time with 11 attempts.Tavares Rielly Nylander Marner Matthews
Cats
Simon Benoit (TOR) threw 6 hits and blocked 1 shot, a night for hits leagues.Benoit
Cats
Timothy Liljegren (TOR) blocked 6 shots in 19:31.Liljegren

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)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 137 of 137 attempts · LAK 76 · TOR 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK 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 34% of the game, LAK 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

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	LAK
	49	76
	1.87	2.84
	1.86	2.61
	8	10
	6	6
	13	7
	−0.022	+0.022
	34%	35%

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

L1Tavares – Bertuzzi – Nylander
10:0934% CF
L2Marner – Matthews – Knies
10:0143% CF
L3Gregor – Kampf – McMann
8:5569% CF
L4Jarnkrok – Domi – Robertson
5:2413% CF
D1Brodie – Rielly
13:4441% CF
D2McCabe – Benoit
13:0756% CF
D3Giordano – Liljegren
10:3736% CF

PP1Tavares – Rielly – Nylander – Marner – Matthews
4:04100% CF
PP2Jarnkrok – Bertuzzi – Domi – Liljegren – Robertson
1:21100% CF
PK1FJarnkrok – Nylander
1:02
PK2FMarner – Kampf
0:55
PK1DGiordano – Brodie
1:49
PK2DMcCabe – Benoit
1:30

Current TOR line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Lewis – Anderson-Dolan – Lizotte
7:4550% CF
L2Danault – Fiala – Moore
6:4735% CF
L3Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield
5:3746% CF
L4Grundstrom – Dubois – Laferriere
4:5278% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
16:0167% CF
D2Gavrikov – Roy
15:2259% CF
D3Englund – Spence
10:0152% CF

PP1Kopitar – Doughty – Fiala – Kempe – Byfield
2:0975% CF
PP2Danault – Grundstrom – Dubois – Moore – Spence
1:25100% CF
PK1FKopitar – Kempe
2:22
PK2FLewis – Lizotte
2:02
PK1DGavrikov – Roy
3:39
PK2DDoughty – Anderson
1:46

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

5:13
TORWilliam Nylander (Tyler Bertuzzi, John Tavares)wrist0.19 xG
TOR: Brodie, Tavares, Rielly, Bertuzzi, NylanderLAK: Danault, Fiala, Gavrikov, Roy, Moore
TOR 1 – 0 LAK
8:14
TORCalle Jarnkrok (Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi)backhand0.18 xG
TOR: Giordano, Jarnkrok, Bertuzzi, Domi, LiljegrenLAK: Doughty, Danault, Englund, Dubois, Moore
TOR 2 – 0 LAK

3rd period

19:00
TORWilliam NylanderENbackhand0.97 xG
TOR: Giordano, Tavares, McCabe, Nylander, MatthewsLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Danault, Fiala, Dubois, Moore
TOR 3 – 0 LAK

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
William Nylander R	L1	2	0	2	+2	6	1.47	1	0	0	20:57	—	—	36	40
John Tavares C	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.23	0	1	2	17:39	—	—	32	33
Tyler Bertuzzi L	L1	0	2	2	+2	2	0.10	2	2	2	16:04	—	—	42	50
Mitch Marner R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	2	1	0	21:43	—	—	42	54
Auston Matthews C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.43	1	1	0	19:08	—	—	42	54
Matthew Knies L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:10	—	—	41	52
David Kampf C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:30	—	—	68	64
Bobby McMann C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	5	1	0	12:50	—	—	52	44
Noah Gregor L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	12:22	—	—	58	22
Max Domi C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.27	1	0	2	11:54	—	—	25	30
Calle Jarnkrok C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.45	0	1	0	11:40	—	—	18	23
Nick Robertson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	8:39	—	—	23	21
Morgan Rielly D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	2	2	0	21:46	—	—	35	27
TJ Brodie D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	2	0	20:37	—	—	40	28
Jake McCabe D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	4	3	0	20:52	—	—	50	52
Simon Benoit D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	1	5	16:01	—	—	50	43
Timothy Liljegren D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	6	0	19:31	—	—	29	59
Mark Giordano D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	1	3	0	15:37	—	—	37	54

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	W	31	31	0	.1000	2.96	60:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Blake Lizotte C	L1	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	12:34	—	—	50	71
Trevor Lewis C	L1	0	2	0.12	1	0	0	10:39	—	—	56	78
Jaret Anderson-Dolan C	L1	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	9:52	—	—	56	78
Trevor Moore L	L2	-3	1	0.37	1	1	0	19:08	—	—	62	72
Phillip Danault C	L2	-3	0	0.08	0	2	0	17:04	—	—	41	51
Kevin Fiala L	L2	-2	6	0.35	1	1	0	16:38	—	—	46	56
Anze Kopitar C	L3	-1	2	0.17	0	1	0	20:17	—	—	77	86
Adrian Kempe R	L3	0	1	0.17	2	0	0	17:21	—	—	47	32
Quinton Byfield R	L3	0	4	0.86	0	0	0	16:39	—	—	78	83
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L4	-2	0	0.10	0	0	2	14:42	—	—	70	30
Carl Grundstrom R	L4	0	1	0.13	3	0	0	12:55	—	—	68	45
Alex Laferriere R	L4	0	0	0.08	2	0	2	10:33	—	—	64	26
Drew Doughty D	D1	-2	3	0.03	1	3	2	23:54	—	—	68	62
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	2	0.12	2	2	0	20:59	—	—	64	71
Matt Roy D	D2	-1	3	0.20	2	5	0	22:41	—	—	61	67
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	-1	3	0.09	0	0	0	21:14	—	—	60	66
Jordan Spence D	D3	0	2	0.06	2	2	0	15:47	—	—	59	47
Andreas Englund D	D3	-1	0	0.00	1	1	7	11:22	—	—	48	34

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	L	28	26	2	.929	2.29	57:41

Goal anatomy

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

William Nylander (TOR) 2nd 5:13 · assists Tyler Bertuzzi, John Tavares · Rebound · 39.8 mph shot.

William Nylander · 2nd 5:13 · TOR

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.8 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Type: rebound

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Calle Jarnkrok · 2nd 8:14 · TOR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 32.9 mph
Distance: 13 ft

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William Nylander · 3rd 19:00 · TOR EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.4 mph
Distance: 111 ft

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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.