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Game Recap
TOR4
FinalSat, Dec 23, 2023Every game that night
CBJ1

TOR beat CBJ 4-1, with the chances close: 3.27 expected goals to 3.07. A. Matthews led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). M. Jones stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TOR1214
CBJ0101
  1. 1st 8:20TORA. Matthews0.09 xG
  2. 2nd 0:22CBJJ. Danforth0.19 xG
  3. 2nd 2:58TORJ. Tavares0.14 xG
  4. 2nd 8:21TORA. MatthewsPP0.12 xG
  5. 3rd 11:51TORW. NylanderSH0.11 xG

Team Stats

TORCBJ
30Shots on goal28
3.27Expected goals3.07
55Shot attempts61
215v5 shots on goal18
1/2Power play0/4
9Hits7
19Blocked shots13
12Penalty minutes8
2Giveaways4
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 3.27 xGCBJ 3.07 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdTOR goal, 8:20CBJ goal, 0:22TOR goal, 2:58TOR goal, 8:21TOR goal, 11:51

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

TOR30 on goal, 4 scored
CBJ28 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. NylanderRW123200+1018:142:48
A. MatthewsC213502+2017:593:04
M. MarnerRW022401+1021:533:04
J. TavaresC1014000014:483:04
D. KampfC0000000216:250:00
N. GregorLW0001000213:530:00
C. JarnkrokC0001000012:540:44
M. DomiC0002000212:160:44
M. KniesLW000120+1012:110:00
T. BertuzziLW000000-1212:020:44
B. McMannC0004100210:160:00
N. RobertsonLW000100007:500:00
T. BrodieD011004+1221:380:00
J. McCabeD011111+1021:101:00
M. RiellyD000402+1021:533:04
T. LiljegrenD0000030021:200:44
S. BenoitD0000530017:240:00
W. LagessonD000003+1013:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Jones28271.96460:00Win
I. Samsonov000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. GaudreauLW0114000021:045:00
J. DanforthRW1012200219:182:22
A. FantilliC0111210417:393:17
K. MarchenkoRW000400-2019:305:26
E. ChinakhovRW000200-1018:585:08
C. SillingerC0003130017:000:15
D. VoronkovLW000200-1014:394:28
A. TexierLW0001000012:470:15
K. JohnsonC000200-1012:252:43
E. BemstromC000001-1012:072:34
B. GaunceC0001100010:060:15
S. KuralyC000010004:210:00
Z. WerenskiD0002030226:365:14
I. ProvorovD000001-1023:202:46
D. SeversonD0001010019:170:15
E. GudbransonD0001020018:130:00
D.JiricekD000201-1015:310:02
A. PeekeD000000-109:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tarasov30264.86760:00Loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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