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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo SabresDec 20, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
away
TOR
6
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home
BUF
3
Goals123TShots123T
TOR2316TOR912829
BUF0213BUF911727
TOR 53BUF 62
TOR 4.60BUF 2.15
PP goals
TOR 1BUF 0
Hits
TOR 26BUF 24
Blocks
TOR 21BUF 11
PIM
TOR 13BUF 15
TOR 57%BUF 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3 at BUF. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

  1. Points
    William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:22.Nylander
  2. Points
    Bobby McMann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:13.McMann
  3. Points
    JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:00.Peterka
  4. Points
    Mattias Samuelsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:25.Samuelsson
  5. Points
    Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:51.Domi
  6. Points
    Nick Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:26.Robertson
  7. Points
    Owen Power had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:33.Power
  8. Points
    John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.Tavares

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: 115 attempts, 56 on goal, 9 goals, 6.75 expected goals; best chance William Nylander at 0.82 xG.

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

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · BUF 62 · TOR 53

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 2.15 to 4.60 (TOR led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 53, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdBUFTORMMRPDPSPNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • TOR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFTORcontrol2nd3rdMcMann · 1st 1:29Matthews · 1st 6:05Robertson · 2nd 1:53Peterka · 2nd 2:22Domi · 2nd 4:27Pacioretty · 2nd 10:47Samuelsson · 2nd 15:56Power · 3rd 11:56Nylander · 3rd 19:40
  • 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 38% of the game, BUF 28%.

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: 39 players over 60:00; most ice James Reimer (33:26) for BUF and Matt Murray (60:00) for TOR, 9 goals.

BUF
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
StatTORBUF
4655
2.701.95
2.591.87
127
20
1013
+0.074−0.074
38%28%

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 →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:29
    TORBobby McMann (Max Domi, Nick Robertson)snap0.05 xG
    TOR: McCabe, Domi, Benoit, Robertson, McMannBUF: Clifton, Gilbert, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka
    TOR 1 – 0 BUF
  2. 6:05
    TORAuston MatthewsPP (William Nylander, Mitch Marner)wrist0.12 xG
    TOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Nylander, Marner, MatthewsBUF: Clifton, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Krebs
    TOR 2 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 1:53
    TORNick Robertson (Morgan Rielly, Conor Timmins)wrist0.11 xG
    TOR: Rielly, Domi, Timmins, Robertson, KniesBUF: Samuelsson, Krebs, Power, Kulich, Benson
    TOR 3 – 0 BUF
  2. 2:22
    BUFJJ Peterka (Dylan Cozens, Connor Clifton)wrist0.10 xG
    TOR: McCabe, Domi, Benoit, Robertson, McMannBUF: Clifton, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, Power
    TOR 3 – 1 BUF
  3. 4:27
    TORMax Domi (Bobby McMann, Mitch Marner)wrist0.20 xG
    TOR: Tanev, McCabe, Domi, Marner, McMannBUF: Gilbert, Krebs, Byram, Cozens, Quinn
    TOR 4 – 1 BUF
  4. 10:47
    TORMax Pacioretty (William Nylander, John Tavares)tip-in0.09 xG
    TOR: Pacioretty, Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, TimminsBUF: Clifton, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Cozens, Peterka
    TOR 5 – 1 BUF
  5. 15:56
    BUFMattias Samuelsson (Owen Power, JJ Peterka)wrist0.11 xG
    TOR: Rielly, Domi, Timmins, McMannBUF: Samuelsson, Peterka, Power, Kulich
    TOR 5 – 2 BUF

3rd period

  1. 11:56
    BUFOwen Power (Jiri Kulich, Mattias Samuelsson)snap0.18 xG
    TOR: Tanev, McCabe, Domi, Robertson, KniesBUF: Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Power, Kulich
    TOR 5 – 3 BUF
  2. 19:40
    TORWilliam NylanderEN (John Tavares, Chris Tanev)wrist0.82 xG
    TOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Tanev, Nylander, KampfBUF: McLeod, Dahlin, Quinn, Power, Kulich, Benson
    TOR 6 – 3 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

TOR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
William Nylander RL1123+231.0900019:22——5063
John Tavares CL1022+220.1850217:44——4556
Max Pacioretty LL1101+141.2010015:07——5360
Mitch Marner RL2022+110.1701019:54——4467
Auston Matthews CL2101050.8011019:18——4363
Matthew Knies LL2000010.0531015:09——4654
David Kampf CL3000+100.0021014:26——2439
Steven Lorentz CL3000000.0020010:38——136
Pontus Holmberg RL3000010.1611210:29——1625
Max Domi CL4112030.2800011:51——6870
Nick Robertson LL4112010.1010011:26——6566
Bobby McMann CL4112030.3410011:13——6284
Conor Timmins DD1011+100.0006020:52——4362
Morgan Rielly DD1011+100.0013718:25——5580
Chris Tanev DD2011+100.0012021:02——5256
Oliver Ekman-Larsson DD2000+120.0512019:05——3247
Jake McCabe DD3000030.1313219:35——4649
Simon Benoit DD3000000.0550016:24——4667
TOR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Matt Murray(start)W27243.8892.1560:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1000020.2220020:09——3822
Jason Zucker LL1000+110.0110817:07——4331
Tage Thompson CL1000000.0040515:55——4227
Dylan Cozens CL2011-220.1041217:30——5243
JJ Peterka RL2112020.2000016:00——5052
Jack Quinn RL2000-210.0601015:37——5546
Jiri Kulich CL3011020.2000014:25——6042
Zach Benson LL3000-200.0000012:41——6040
Peyton Krebs CL3000-210.0130011:32——6725
Ryan McLeod CL4000010.0100014:47——7970
Beck Malenstyn LL4000-110.2400011:20——8369
Sam Lafferty CL4000010.010008:16——9182
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-150.3310027:33——6043
Bowen Byram DD1000-120.1812023:43——5233
Owen Power DD2112+130.3821023:33——5348
Mattias Samuelsson DD2112020.1212021:25——4847
Connor Clifton DD3011-100.0224012:56——5651
Dennis Gilbert DD3000-210.043008:07——6033
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
James Reimer—15141.9332.0333:26
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L1394.6921.1324:27

Goal anatomy

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

Bobby McMann (TOR) 1st 1:29 · assists Max Domi, Nick Robertson · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-1 at the blue line · 61.7 mph shot · 2.6 s from entry to goal.

Bobby McMann · 1st 1:29 · TOR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
61.7 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s
Type
one-timer

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Nick Robertson · 2nd 1:53 · TOR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
46.7 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Max Domi · 2nd 4:27 · TOR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
52.2 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Max Pacioretty · 2nd 10:47 · TOR

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
25.5 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s
Type
one-timer

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Owen Power · 3rd 11:56 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
32.3 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
6.9 s

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William Nylander · 3rd 19:40 · TOR EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
70.3 mph
Distance
50 ft
Entry to goal
1.1 s

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