Game Recap: TBL 2, TOR 1, May 14, 2022

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Game Recap

TBL2

FinalSat, May 14, 2022PlayoffsEvery game that night

TOR1

TBL beat TOR 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.41 expected goals to 3.46. N. Paul led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Vasilevskiy stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
TBL	1	1	0	2
TOR	0	1	0	1

1st 18:24TBLN. Paul0.01 xG
2nd 13:25TORM. Rielly0.07 xG
2nd 16:32TBLN. Paul0.23 xG

Team Stats

TBLTOR

25Shots on goal31

2.41Expected goals3.46

45Shot attempts74

185v5 shots on goal22

0/2Power play0/3

37Hits39

26Blocked shots13

6Penalty minutes4

8Giveaways10

7Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TBL 2.41 xGTOR 3.46 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

TBL25 on goal, 2 scored

TOR31 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TBL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Paul	LW	2	0	2	4	2	1	+1	0	22:03	0:24
R. Colton	C	0	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	14:14	0:24
A. Killorn	LW	0	0	0	3	2	0	+1	0	22:00	3:36
A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	20:41	0:00
N. Kucherov	RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	18:43	3:36
S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	2	16:59	3:36
O. Palat	LW	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	16:21	0:21
B. Hagel	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	+1	2	14:22	0:03
P. Bellemare	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	13:48	0:00
C. Perry	RW	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	7:35	2:15
B. Point	C	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	5:51	1:36
P. Maroon	LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4:44	0:00
C. Foote	D	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	0	10:50	0:00
E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	-1	0	26:24	0:09
V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	2	2	6	-1	0	25:29	3:36
R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	2	2	4	+2	0	22:04	0:00
M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	+1	0	20:51	0:24
Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	+1	0	11:01	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Vasilevskiy	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win
B. Elliott	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	4	6	1	0	0	25:04	5:25
M. Marner	RW	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	24:16	5:18
J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	21:52	4:55
W. Nylander	RW	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	21:31	4:38
M. Bunting	LW	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	15:50	1:09
A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:13	0:00
D. Kampf	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1	0	15:10	0:00
I. Mikheyev	RW	0	0	0	2	2	1	-1	0	13:16	1:05
P. Engvall	LW	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1	0	11:23	0:00
J. Spezza	C	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	8:13	0:43
O. Kase	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8:06	0:00
C. Blackwell	C	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	5:26	0:00
M. Rielly	D	1	0	1	5	3	0	0	0	22:57	4:36
T. Brodie	D	0	0	0	1	2	2	-1	0	23:05	0:46
J. Muzzin	D	0	0	0	4	1	3	-1	0	19:30	0:00
M. Giordano	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	-1	2	19:00	1:25
J. Holl	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	+1	2	16:12	0:00
I. Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	11:55	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Campbell	25	23	2	.920	58:01	Loss
E. Kallgren	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamNick Paul TOR First game against TBL since he left (his team until May 2026)2 G, 4 SOG
Old teamIlya Mikheyev TBL Faces TOR, his team until May 20222 SOG
HometownAnthony Cirelli TBL Plays near home (born in Etobicoke)1 SOG

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