Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Oct 21, 2015 · First Niagara Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	24
Buffalo Sabres	2	35

Decided in a shootout.

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
01:28	TOR	PA Parenteau (1)	Roman Polak (1), Michael Grabner (2)	1 - 0
3rd Period
15:31	BUF	Evander Kane (1)	Unassisted	1 - 1
Shootout
	BUF	Matt Moulson	Shootout winner	1 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
07:10	TOR	Roman Polak	Holding	2
2nd Period
04:02	BUF	Josh Gorges	Holding	2
08:15	TOR	Nick Spaling	Interference goalkeeper	2
19:36	TOR	Matt Hunwick	Interference	2
3rd Period
15:39	TOR	Dion Phaneuf	High sticking	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Toronto Maple Leafs	49	36	24	1	2.4	48.0
Buffalo Sabres	61	42	35	1	2.1	52.0

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Buffalo Sabres had taken more, and below it and blue while Toronto Maple Leafs had.

Expected goals

Toronto Maple Leafs: 2.4 expected, 1 scored · Buffalo Sabres: 2.1 expected, 1 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Toronto Maple Leafs

Buffalo Sabres

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Leo Komarov · James van Riemsdyk · Nazem Kadri	14:17	52.4	54.4	0-1
Joffrey Lupul · Daniel Winnik · Nick Spaling	10:49	50.0	73.5	0-0
Brad Boyes · Shawn Matthias · Peter Holland	7:52	75.0	100.0	0-0
PA Parenteau · Michael Grabner · Mark Arcobello	6:12	42.9	52.5	1-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Dion Phaneuf · Matt Hunwick	12:59	66.7	94.2	0-0
Roman Polak · Martin Marincin	10:42	66.7	67.8	1-0
Scott Harrington · Morgan Rielly	10:12	26.7	33.8	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
11	PA Parenteau	R	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	09:37	0.08	6-10	0.16-0.20
40	Michael Grabner	L	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	12:49	0.05	7-10	0.20-0.17
45	Roman Polak	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	20:33	0.02	15-16	0.28-0.40
3	Dion Phaneuf	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17:30	0.02	13-7	0.77-0.09
12	Peter Holland	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12:52	0.11	5-3	0.16-0.09
16	Shawn Matthias	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:57	0.01	6-3	0.17-0.12
16	Nick Spaling	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	20:34	0.10	12-10	0.45-0.16
17	Scott Harrington	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	16:58	0.05	6-17	0.12-0.31
19	Joffrey Lupul	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:43	0.44	11-10	0.48-0.16
21	James van Riemsdyk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	20:31	0.66	13-15	0.44-0.39
26	Daniel Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18:39		11-11	0.42-0.18
28	Brad Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	11:25	0.01	4-3	0.01-0.20
33	Mark Arcobello	R	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	10:32	0.02	8-12	0.21-0.35
44	Morgan Rielly	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	25:07	0.18	10-18	0.28-0.50
47	Leo Komarov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	18:13	0.14	11-13	0.39-0.36
48	Matt Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	27:23	0.22	15-13	0.69-0.24
52	Martin Marincin	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	15:53	0.03	13-8	0.30-0.35
91	Nazem Kadri	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	20:44	0.26	14-16	0.56-0.43

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
45	Jonathan Bernier	OTL	35	34	1	65:00	2.07	+1.07

Buffalo Sabres

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Tyler Ennis · Ryan O'Reilly · Sam Reinhart	7:35	60.0	34.3	0-0
Brian Gionta · Matt Moulson · Zemgus Girgensons	5:39	57.1	77.8	0-0
Jamie McGinn · Evander Kane · Jack Eichel	5:20	44.4	8.7	0-1
Tyler Ennis · Ryan O'Reilly · Evander Kane	2:04	0.0	0.0	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Josh Gorges · Rasmus Ristolainen	15:15	42.9	38.3	1-0
Cody Franson · Mike Weber	14:58	52.0	36.0	0-1
Mark Pysyk · Jake McCabe	13:46	62.5	59.7	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
91	Evander Kane	L	1	1	0	0	7	4	22:05	0.31	13-12	0.21-0.47
4	Josh Gorges	D	0	0	1	2	2	1	18:34	0.03	13-16	0.23-0.37
6	Mike Weber	D	0	0	-1	0	1	2	19:04	0.01	15-13	0.37-0.62
9	Jack Eichel	C	0	0	-1	0	6	1	19:42	0.35	14-10	0.35-0.39
11	Cody Franson	D	0	0	-1	0	1	1	22:32	0.02	13-12	0.35-0.62
12	Brian Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	3	0	18:31	0.19	8-9	0.20-0.46
13	Mark Pysyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	15:59		12-6	0.35-0.22
13	Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	15:27	0.22	9-9	0.15-0.21
17	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	09:30	0.19	7-8	0.29-0.34
22	Johan Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	11:00		9-10	0.13-0.25
22	Jake McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	17:27		10-7	0.33-0.22
26	Matt Moulson	L	0	0	1	0	4	0	12:53	0.33	6-6	0.19-0.11
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	0	0	1	0	1	1	17:01	0.09	10-9	0.41-0.11
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	10:38	0.06	9-7	0.30-0.19
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	1	0	3	2	24:09	0.08	14-18	0.25-0.38
63	Tyler Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	24:36	0.09	16-10	0.38-0.30
88	Jamie McGinn	L	0	0	-1	0	1	4	10:44	0.04	7-8	0.08-0.33
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	23:08	0.11	10-10	0.16-0.50

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
1	Chad Johnson	W	24	23	1	65:00	2.36	+1.36