Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo SabresMar 15, 2018
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | TOR | 18 | 8 | 13 | 39 | |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | BUF | 11 | 19 | 10 | 40 |
- TOR 55BUF 69
- TOR 3.09BUF 3.02
- PP goals
- TOR 1BUF 2
- Hits
- TOR 16BUF 18
- Blocks
- TOR 18BUF 9
- PIM
- TOR 15BUF 11
- TOR 48%BUF 52%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. James van Riemsdyk (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (O'Reilly, Wilson, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Rodrigues) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:41 together.
- PointsJames van Riemsdyk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:06.van Riemsdyk
- PointsPatrick Marleau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:08.Marleau
- PointsEvan Rodrigues had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:28.Rodrigues
- PP1BUF's first power-play unit (O'Reilly, Wilson, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Rodrigues) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:41 together.O'ReillyWilsonRistolainenReinhartRodrigues
- PP1TOR's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:07 together.van RiemsdykBozakKadriRiellyMarner
- GoalieCurtis McElhinney (TOR) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +11 against a season average of 29.3; the win.McElhinney
- New lineNew look for BUF: Pominville–Pouliot–Larsson skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PominvillePouliotLarsson
- UsageScott Wilson (BUF) played 19:45, +7:39 up on his 12:06 season average over 68 games.Wilson
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 BUF: 124 attempts, 79 on goal, 7 goals, 6.11 expected goals; best chance Patrick Marleau at 0.97 xG.
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- TOR
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 124 of 124 attempts · BUF 69 · TOR 55
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, TOR at BUF: expected goals 3.02 to 3.09 (TOR led the chances), shot attempts 69 to 55, 7 goals.
- BUF
- TOR
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF 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, BUF 37%.
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 BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Robin Lehner (57:15) for BUF and Curtis McElhinney (59:40) for TOR, 7 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | TOR | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 50 | |
| 1.97 | 1.86 | |
| 1.93 | 1.77 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 16 | 12 | |
| −0.031 | +0.031 | |
| 28% | 37% |
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
- L1van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Brown12:3464% CF
- 10:4848% CF
- 6:0038% CF
- 5:3838% CF
- 15:0649% CF
- 13:0350% CF
- 12:1464% CF
- PP1van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Kadri – Rielly – Marner2:0733% CF
- 1:3275% CF
- 2:00
- 0:59
- 2:40
- 0:32
Buffalo Sabres
- 12:0863% CF
- L2Pominville – Pouliot – Larsson8:4244% CF
- L3Girgensons – Baptiste – Rodrigues8:0442% CF
- 7:5233% CF
- D1Scandella – Ristolainen15:1848% CF
- 12:4440% CF
- 11:5950% CF
- PP1O'Reilly – Wilson – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Rodrigues3:4186% CF
- PP2Pominville – O'Reilly – Baptiste – Ristolainen – Reinhart0:26100% CF
- 1:00
- PK2FLarsson – Girgensons0:52
- PK1DScandella – Ristolainen2:31
- 1:12
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 3:39TOR 1 – 0 BUF
- 6:39TOR 2 – 0 BUF
- 14:29TOR 2 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 6:22TOR 3 – 1 BUF
- 14:10TOR: van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly, MarnerBUF: Scandella, O'Reilly, Josefson, RistolainenTOR 4 – 1 BUF
- 19:01TOR: Hainsey, Polak, Hyman, MarnerBUF: Pominville, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart, RodriguesTOR 4 – 2 BUF
3rd period
- 19:16TOR 5 – 2 BUF
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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bozak C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0.46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:47 | — | — | 61 | 76 |
| Connor Brown R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | — | — | 61 | 76 |
| James van Riemsdyk L | L1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | — | — | 58 | 63 |
| Zach Hyman L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:31 | — | — | 46 | 45 |
| Patrick Marleau C | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | — | — | 55 | 56 |
| William Nylander R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | — | — | 52 | 49 |
| Mitch Marner R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17:18 | — | — | 62 | 77 |
| Nazem Kadri C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17:06 | — | — | 46 | 59 |
| Leo Komarov R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:11 | — | — | 39 | 53 |
| Kasperi Kapanen R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:21 | — | — | 31 | 28 |
| Tomas Plekanec C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 | — | — | 44 | 31 |
| Matt Martin L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8:45 | — | — | 43 | 32 |
| Ron Hainsey D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:58 | — | — | 45 | 54 |
| Morgan Rielly D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.08 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23:09 | — | — | 50 | 54 |
| Roman Polak D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:29 | — | — | 44 | 37 |
| Jake Gardiner D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:10 | — | — | 50 | 35 |
| Travis Dermott D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | — | — | 63 | 70 |
| Connor Carrick D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:25 | — | — | 65 | 81 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis McElhinney(start) | W | 40 | 38 | 2 | .950 | 3.02 | 59:40 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:05 | — | — | 62 | 60 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0.28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23:43 | — | — | 63 | 58 |
| Scott Wilson C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:45 | — | — | 59 | 57 |
| Jason Pominville R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:55 | — | — | 40 | 25 |
| Johan Larsson L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:24 | — | — | 38 | 31 |
| Benoit Pouliot L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | — | — | 42 | 34 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:28 | — | — | 41 | 68 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | — | — | 50 | 71 |
| Nick Baptiste R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:26 | — | — | 42 | 66 |
| Jacob Josefson C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:58 | — | — | 36 | 21 |
| Jordan Nolan C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | — | — | 44 | 23 |
| Justin Bailey R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.09 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:00 | — | — | 27 | 21 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 0.31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27:11 | — | — | 46 | 55 |
| Marco Scandella D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:46 | — | — | 50 | 59 |
| Casey Nelson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | — | — | 45 | 33 |
| Brendan Guhle D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:27 | — | — | 39 | 24 |
| Victor Antipin D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | — | — | 56 | 66 |
| Nathan Beaulieu D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:21 | — | — | 52 | 64 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner(start) | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 2.12 | 57:15 |