Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose SharksMar 3, 2020

FinalTuesday, Mar 3, 2020· SAP Center at San Jose

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Toronto Maple LeafsTOR

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San Jose SharksSJS

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	0	2	0	2		TOR	14	6	7	27
SJS	1	1	3	5		SJS	11	18	9	38

: TOR 53SJS 60
: TOR 3.35SJS 3.98
PP goals: TOR 0SJS 1
Hits: TOR 18SJS 18
Blocks: TOR 11SJS 15
PIM: TOR 4SJS 6
: TOR 55%SJS 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Couture, Kane and Meier) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:15 together.

Points
Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:09.Kane
Points
Antti Suomela had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 8:25.Suomela
Points
Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:46.Matthews
Points
Stefan Noesen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:01.Noesen
PP1
SJS's first power-play unit (Thornton, Burns, Couture, Kane and Meier) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:15 together.Thornton Burns Couture Kane Meier
Goalie
Jack Campbell (TOR) faced 37 shots and stopped 33 (.892), +8 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.Campbell
New line
New look for SJS: Noesen–Karlsson–Suomela skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Noesen Karlsson Suomela
Usage
Dylan Gambrell (SJS) played 18:16, +6:27 up on his 11:49 season average over 49 games.Gambrell

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)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →

SJS
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · SJS 60 · TOR 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SJS 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 39% of the game, SJS 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

SJS

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	SJS
	45	61
	2.05	2.95
	1.97	2.81
	7	12
	2	8
	18	26
	+0.037	−0.037
	39%	30%

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 – Marner – Matthews
14:2246% CF
L2Tavares – Kerfoot – Nylander
11:5142% CF
L3Gauthier – Engvall – Malgin
8:0246% CF
L4Spezza – Clifford – Kapanen
7:2042% CF
D1Holl – Dermott
15:2246% CF
D2Barrie – Marincin
11:0755% CF
D3Liljegren – Rosen
6:2233% CF

PP1Tavares – Barrie – Nylander – Marner – Matthews
3:31100% CF
PP2Spezza – Hyman – Kerfoot – Kapanen – Rosen
2:10100% CF
PK1FHyman – Marner
1:34
PK2FKapanen – Engvall
0:35
PK1DMarincin – Dermott
1:06
PK2DHoll – Liljegren
0:00

Current TOR line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Thornton – Labanc – Meier
11:4574% CF
L2Sorensen – Gambrell – Kellman
11:2650% CF
L3Couture – Kane – Gregor
7:5737% CF
L4Noesen – Karlsson – Suomela
4:0290% CF
D1Vlasic – Ferraro
15:4657% CF
D2Burns – Simek
15:3258% CF
D3Heed – Davidson
11:0058% CF

PP1Thornton – Burns – Couture – Kane – Meier
2:1575% CF
PP2Heed – Noesen – Labanc – Gregor – Gambrell
0:19
PK1FCouture – Gambrell
1:32
PK2FKane – Kellman
1:16
PK1DVlasic – Ferraro
1:47
PK2DBurns – Simek
1:39

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:38
SJSEvander KanePP (Brent Burns, Logan Couture)tip-in0.18 xG
TOR: Marincin, Holl, Hyman, MarnerSJS: Thornton, Burns, Couture, Kane, Meier
TOR 0 – 1 SJS

2nd period

2:48
TORAuston Matthews (Martin Marincin)backhand0.04 xG
TOR: Barrie, Marincin, Hyman, Marner, MatthewsSJS: Vlasic, Couture, Kane, Gregor, Ferraro
TOR 1 – 1 SJS
3:54
SJSAntti Suomela (Stefan Noesen, Melker Karlsson)wrist0.05 xG
TOR: Tavares, Barrie, Marincin, Kerfoot, NylanderSJS: Burns, Noesen, Karlsson, Simek, Suomela
TOR 1 – 2 SJS
17:27
TORMitch Marner (Auston Matthews, Calle Rosen)backhand0.09 xG
TOR: Barrie, Hyman, Dermott, Marner, MatthewsSJS: Burns, Sorensen, Gregor, Simek, Kellman
TOR 2 – 2 SJS

3rd period

5:48
SJSStefan Noesen (Antti Suomela)wrist0.21 xG
TOR: Holl, Gauthier, Engvall, Dermott, MalginSJS: Vlasic, Noesen, Gregor, Ferraro, Suomela
TOR 2 – 3 SJS
6:38
SJSEvander Kane (Marc-Edouard Vlasic)wrist0.08 xG
TOR: Barrie, Marincin, Hyman, Marner, MatthewsSJS: Burns, Couture, Kane, Gambrell, Simek
TOR 2 – 4 SJS
19:03
SJSRadim SimekENwrist0.32 xG
TOR: Tavares, Nylander, Kapanen, Dermott, Matthews, RosenSJS: Thornton, Burns, Kane, Noesen, Simek
TOR 2 – 5 SJS

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	1	1	2	0	5	0.52	1	0	0	21:46	—	—	45	50
Mitch Marner R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.52	0	1	0	21:30	—	—	46	51
Zach Hyman L	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.21	1	0	0	20:53	—	—	43	45
William Nylander R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.20	0	0	0	20:25	—	—	36	31
John Tavares C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.39	1	0	0	19:16	—	—	35	30
Alexander Kerfoot C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	0	1	0	16:01	—	—	43	37
Frederik Gauthier C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	1	0	0	11:06	—	—	47	23
Pierre Engvall L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	9:46	—	—	43	23
Denis Malgin C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:35	—	—	46	23
Kasperi Kapanen R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	1	0	14:51	—	—	42	52
Jason Spezza C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	0	0	0	11:55	—	—	39	52
Kyle Clifford L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.35	6	1	0	10:14	—	—	46	59
Travis Dermott D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	2	2	22:25	—	—	53	60
Justin Holl D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	3	3	2	18:05	—	—	36	41
Tyson Barrie D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	26:27	—	—	49	40
Martin Marincin D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.24	2	2	0	17:45	—	—	46	43
Calle Rosen D	D3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	16:36	—	—	35	23
Timothy Liljegren D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:55	—	—	28	26

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jack Campbell(start)	L	37	33	4	.892	3.05	57:44

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Joe Thornton C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	0	0	0	15:45	—	—	69	64
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	0	6	0.78	4	1	0	15:16	—	—	69	81
Kevin Labanc R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	12:49	—	—	74	73
Dylan Gambrell C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.07	0	2	0	18:16	—	—	55	60
Joel Kellman C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	0	0	0	16:21	—	—	56	59
Marcus Sorensen L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	0	0	15:39	—	—	53	37
Evander Kane L	L3	2	0	2	+1	7	0.68	1	0	0	20:09	—	—	39	42
Logan Couture C	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.18	1	2	0	19:27	—	—	35	38
Noah Gregor L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	1	1	4	11:37	—	—	38	49
Melker Karlsson C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.60	0	0	0	13:38	—	—	65	55
Stefan Noesen R	L4	1	1	2	+3	2	0.50	2	0	0	9:01	—	—	71	78
Antti Suomela C	L4	1	1	2	+2	3	0.16	1	0	0	8:25	—	—	71	82
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	0	2	0	23:13	—	—	63	70
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	2	2	2	22:07	—	—	53	62
Brent Burns D	D2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.07	1	1	0	24:19	—	—	61	56
Radim Simek D	D2	1	0	1	+2	4	0.40	2	2	0	21:05	—	—	56	53
Tim Heed D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	2	0	15:19	—	—	57	58
Brandon Davidson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	0	11:34	—	—	55	48

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	W	27	25	2	.926	3.35	60:00

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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.