Game Recap: FLA 4, TOR 2, May 2, 2023

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Game Recap

FLA4

FinalTue, May 2, 2023PlayoffsEvery game that night

TOR2

FLA beat TOR 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.71 expected goals to 3.71. TOR outshot FLA 36 to 28. M. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). S. Bobrovsky stopped 34 of 36.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
FLA	1	2	1	4
TOR	0	2	0	2

1st 9:25FLAN. Cousins0.02 xG
2nd 7:58FLAS. Bennett0.05 xG
2nd 8:09TORM. Knies0.14 xG
2nd 14:51TORM. Bunting0.18 xG
2nd 17:47FLAC. Verhaeghe0.17 xG
3rd 12:24FLAB. Montour0.04 xG

Team Stats

FLATOR

28Shots on goal36

2.71Expected goals3.71

55Shot attempts60

235v5 shots on goal20

0/1Power play0/4

47Hits36

8Blocked shots13

10Penalty minutes2

8Giveaways12

3Takeaways17

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 2.71 xGTOR 3.71 xGGoal

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

FLA28 on goal, 4 scored

TOR36 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Tkachuk	LW	0	3	3	3	9	0	+2	0	20:45	2:00
A. Barkov	C	0	2	2	4	3	1	+2	0	21:57	2:00
S. Bennett	C	1	1	2	4	4	0	+2	6	19:02	2:00
C. Verhaeghe	C	1	0	1	1	6	0	+2	0	15:21	0:00
N. Cousins	C	1	0	1	1	5	0	+1	0	13:38	0:00
A. Duclair	LW	0	1	1	0	1	0	+1	0	12:59	0:00
S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	2	3	2	-1	0	20:44	1:47
A. Lundell	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	17:47	0:13
E. Luostarinen	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17:02	0:00
E. Staal	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	6:50	0:00
C. White	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	4:58	0:00
Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4:19	0:00
A. Ekblad	D	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	23:11	0:00
B. Montour	D	1	0	1	5	3	1	+2	0	22:15	2:00
G. Forsling	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	25:57	0:00
M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	+1	0	20:40	0:00
R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	15:30	0:00
J. Mahura	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	+1	2	11:00	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
S. Bobrovsky	36	34	2	.944	59:28	Win
A. Lyon	0	0	0	–	0:00

TOR Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
A. Matthews	C	0	1	1	6	2	0	0	0	24:13	5:03
R. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	3	1	0	-1	0	18:26	4:33
M. Knies	LW	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	14:53	1:15
M. Bunting	LW	1	0	1	2	2	0	-1	0	14:24	1:33
C. Jarnkrok	C	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	14:08	1:24
M. Marner	RW	0	0	0	1	0	2	-1	0	25:07	5:02
J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	5	4	1	-1	0	21:23	5:06
W. Nylander	RW	0	0	0	7	0	0	-1	0	19:18	2:42
N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	0	7	0	-1	0	11:20	0:00
D. Kampf	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10:30	0:05
A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	9:56	0:02
Z. Aston-Reese	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6:21	0:00
M. Rielly	D	0	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	25:01	5:07
J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	1	4	0	-3	0	20:29	0:00
T. Brodie	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	-2	0	18:42	0:07
T. Liljegren	D	0	0	0	1	2	2	+1	0	17:03	0:13
M. Giordano	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	15:09	1:30
L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	0	14:26	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
I. Samsonov	28	24	4	.857	57:11	Loss
J. Woll	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamSergei Bobrovsky TOR First game against FLA since he left (his team until Apr 2026)34 saves on 36, the win
HometownCarter Verhaeghe FLA Plays in his hometown1 G, 1 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.