Thursday, October 24, 2013

Game 10 - Leafs 4, Anaheim 2 - Leafs outchanced, but it's OK this time

You wouldn't have thought it after about 25 minutes or so, but this ended up being the most complete Leaf game of the last week or so, as they came back from down 2-0 to Anaheim to earn a 4-2 win. Three of the goals came from Phil Kessel, scoring his second Leaf hat-trick.

I thought I had gotten distracted when I went back to my charts for the first period, as I had just one chance in the whole frame, the Anaheim goal. A rewatch showed that I wasn't wrong; the first period had the fewest chances of any Leaf period so far in the season. 

The second period was then evenly split, but the Leafs were ahead at even strength, as well as scoring three goals to take the lead. Cricitally, this included surviving a solid stretch of 5-on-3, just after tying the game. They lost the third period overall, but won it at even strength, despite score effects seeing Anaheim push the play looking for an equalizer.

The last time Toronto allowed less than 10 even strength chances in a game was at Nashville, also the last time that they managed to win the even strength chance battle.

A summary of the scoring chances:

Status Overall ES
Team Toronto Anaheim Toronto Anaheim
1 0 1 0 1
2 5 5 4 2
3 6 9 6 5
Total 11 15 10 8

Follow below the fold for details. 





This was my list of scoring chances from the game. If you see any problems or omissions (here or anywhere else), please go ahead and leave a comment.



Club St P Time Note Toronto Anaheim
ANA ES 1 02:22 GOAL! Bonino from Maroon 23 28 40 4 44 45 13 33 62 6 47 1
ANA ES 2 18:01 GOAL! Perreault from Vatanen 43 19 12 4 44 45 22 33 65 45 55 1
TOR ES 2 14:37 McClement from Bollland 11 63 32 15 36 45 13 33 62 23 47 1
TOR ES 2 14:02 Raymond from Lupul 43 19 12 4 44 45 15 21 10 4 55 1
TOR PP 2 12:16 GOAL! Kessel from Van Riemsdyk 42 81 21 3 4 45 7 65 23 55 1 -
TOR ES 2 10:57 GOAL! Phaneuf from rebound of Bolland shot 63 12 32 3 4 45 22 8 65 4 6 1
ANA SH 2 08:31 Fowler wide from Selanne 42 3 36 45 - - 15 22 8 10 4 1
ANA SH 2 08:27 Perry from loose puck 42 3 36 45 - - 15 22 8 10 4 1
ANA SH 2 07:28 Koivu wide from Perry 11 12 3 36 45 - 11 15 10 33 4 1
ANA ES 2 06:54 Van Riemsdyk from Bozak 42 81 21 15 51 45 7 11 34 23 47 1
TOR ES 2 03:51 GOAL! Kessel drives 42 81 21 3 15 45 15 21 10 4 6 1
ANA ES 3 19:16 Getzlaf wide from Silfverberg 42 81 3 51 45 - 15 33 4 6 1 -
TOR ES 3 18:59 Kessel wide from loose puck 42 81 4 44 45 - 7 11 4 6 1 -
ANA ES 3 18:50 Koivu from Fowler 43 19 4 44 45 - 7 11 4 6 1 -
TOR ES 3 18:12 Raymond post Gardiner 63 12 3 51 45 - 22 34 45 55 1 -
ANA ES 3 14:24 Winnik wide from rebound of Lindholm shot 11 63 81 4 44 45 7 11 34 6 47 1
TOR ES 3 13:46 Kessel from Bozak 42 81 21 3 36 45 13 15 10 4 6 1
ANA ES 3 13:02 Selanne from Perreault 43 19 12 36 44 45 22 8 33 45 55 1
TOR ES 3 11:49 GOAL! Kessell from Van Riemsdyk 42 81 21 15 44 45 7 11 34 23 47 1
TOR ES 3 09:23 Orr from McClement 11 63 28 15 51 45 13 21 65 6 55 1
ANA SH 3 07:50 Palmieri from Beauchemin 11 21 3 36 45 - 13 21 22 33 23 1
ANA SH 3 07:28 Bonino wide from Silfverberg 11 21 3 36 45 - 13 21 22 33 23 1
TOR ES 3 06:59 Van Riemsdyk PS after blocked shot 43 19 21 4 44 45 13 21 22 33 23 1
ANA ES 3 04:34 Silfverberg from Vatanen 42 81 21 4 36 45 22 10 33 45 55 1
ANA ES 3 01:41 Bonino from Getzlaf 42 19 21 3 36 45 13 15 8 33 4 45
ANA ES 3 01:37 Selanne from rebound of Bonino shot 42 19 21 3 36 45 13 15 8 33 4 45

The Extra Skater game profile.

The Leafs lost rather clearly on Corsi, which did not track with the scoring chances. it was 44-68 Ducks overall, and 34-49 5-on-5.

Some notes:

1st - 14:06 - It wasn't a chance, but it was close. Kessel has a pass across knocked down, springing Getzlaf with Palmieri, but Kessel's excellent backcheck has him tie Palmieri's stick up and ride him into the net, ensuring the Duck couldn't get a shot on net.
1st - 2:22 - Franson pinches on the Anaheim breakout, but the pass goes across the ice, rather than up the boards, leaving him nowhere. He then bumps into Bodie, leaving both totally out of the play and Rielly alone on a 3-on-1. Maroon gets the pass around Rielly with some quick hands, leaving Bonino an easy finish at the far side.

2nd - 18:01 - The nadir of the game for the Leafs, as Anaheim go ahead by two. Rielly can't pin Perreault against the boards, allowing him to get out in front. No one manages to get over and cover him, and he finishes by lifting the puck over Bernier.
2nd - 14:37 - The Leafs' first chance of the game; a long pass misses Bolland, but is knocked down by Lindholm, dropping nicely for Bolland. Some terrible backchecking from Anaheim means that McClement then appears totally alone in prime scoring position, forcing a good save from Hiller. Bonino and Maroon show markedly little defensive urgency here. Very unimpressive from them after a nice play on the first goal.
2nd - 14:02 - The classic 2-on-1 setup, Allen gets a shot blocked by Lupul at the line, sending the forward in with Raymond against Fowler. Fowler points Allen over to Raymond, but he can't get over in time, and Lupul gets the pass through, with Hiller there again.
2nd - 12:16 - Van Riemsydk's pass to setup the first goal is incredible, though also lucky to make it through a forest of legs. He's right there for the rebound of Franson's shot, but after missing with a swing, somehow gets off a turn-around pass through the slot to leave Kessel an easy tap-in. Another one of many excellent shows of skill from JVR.
2nd - 10:57 - Selanne mishandles the puck at the offensive blue line, springing Bolland on a rush that doesn't seem like it'll amount to much, as Bolland drifts wide and Leivo doesn't go to the front of the net, and is tightly covered. Bolland just fires a shot from a bad angle, but the rebound goes straight to Phaneuf, who none of the three Ducks forwards get over to cover. The captain finishes with a strong shot from prime position.
2nd - 3:51 - Ranger pokes the puck away from Getzalf on the boards, sending Kessel loose on a 2-on-1. He waits quite a while for JVR to get up into the play, but doesn't end up trying the pass, which Fowler seems to have covered fairly well, and just opts to snap it past Hiller with that spectacular shot of his.

3rd - 19:16 - 4-on-4, Kessel turns the puck over at the blue line, where it goes past Phaneuf, allowing Silfverberg in behind him. He gets into a good shooting position, but decides to drop it for Getzlaf, who ends up putting it wide.
3rd - 18:12 - A spin move, followed by a little drag, gets Raymond some space for a shot, as Allen can't keep with him. The shot's from the outer edge of the scoring chance area, but hit the bar. 
3rd - 14:24 - Toronto almost gets caught out by a chance off the back boards, as a shot from Lindholm comes right out to an open Winnik, with Bernier out of position. Winnik's shot found the post, though, keeping Toronto's lead.
3rd - 13:02 - A great diving save from Bernier, after Vatanen sifts through the middle and dishes to Perreault, who gets a pass through to Selanne at the far post, who had been left alone to move in by Kadri.
3rd - 11:49 - Another 2-on-1 as Lindholm gets caught on the wrong side of JVR, and then falls, allowing him the Leaf free with Kessel. Former Leaf Beauchemin gets down to try and block the pass, but Van Riemsdyk waits him out and threads it through to Kessel on the backhand for the hat-trick goal.
3rd - 9:23 - An Anaheim defender (Allen) falls after Bolland managed to keep the puck in at the line, setting up a 2-on-1 down low in the Duck zone. Bolland finds McClement, who gets it over to Orr, who can't manage to shovel it in.
3rd - 6:59 - JVR blocks a shot and takes the puck in on a rush again, this time earning a penalty shot, the second for the Leafs this season. I think it's a little light for a penalty shot, but it doesn't make a big difference, as he puts it off the crossbar.
3rd - 4:34 - A Vatanen pass catches one Leaf defender changing, and Gunnarson up a little to high to deal with a speeding Silfverberg. The Duck gets off a backhand, but is turned aside.
3rd - 1:41 - The best sequence Anaheim mustered with the net empty, as Bonino has a lot of empty space to hammer a shot from a Getzlaf pass. The rebound falls to Selanne, but he can't get a lot on it, and Anaheim are turned aside again.

The scoring chance numbers for the Leaf players:


Player F A D TOI ESF ESA ESD EVTOI PPF PPA PPD SHF SHA SHD
Phaneuf 5 9 -4 24:10 4 4 0 18:02 1 0 1 0 5 -5
Franson 5 5 0 20:33 4 5 -1 15:39 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mcclement 2 4 -2 17:14 2 1 1 13:40 0 0 0 0 3 -3
Raymond 3 3 0 20:56 3 2 1 17:16 0 0 0 0 1 -1
Ranger 4 1 3 18:32 4 1 3 16:59 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lupul 2 5 -3 19:12 2 5 -3 17:06 0 0 0 0 0 0
Van Riemsdyk 5 7 -2 18:02 4 5 -1 12:07 1 0 1 0 2 -2
Smith 0 1 -1 03:36 0 1 -1 03:33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Orr 1 1 0 09:26 1 1 0 09:14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leivo 2 0 2 06:45 2 0 2 06:45 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gunnarsson 2 10 -8 17:05 2 5 -3 12:21 0 0 0 0 5 -5
Bodie 0 1 -1 04:14 0 1 -1 04:11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bozak 5 8 -3 19:43 4 6 -2 15:48 1 0 1 0 2 -2
Kadri 2 3 -1 18:05 2 3 -1 15:50 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rielly 4 5 -1 18:34 4 5 -1 16:16 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gardiner 2 2 0 21:31 2 2 0 18:10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bolland 4 1 3 15:33 4 1 3 13:27 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kessel 5 5 0 16:53 4 5 -1 14:15 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bernier 11 16 -5 59:56 10 11 -1 48:27 1 0 1 0 5 -5
 
Kessel was the offensive star, but in chances he wasn't spectacular, as he was even in net. An improvement for him, and it helped the Leafs' cause that he was opportunistic within those chances. Even Van Riemsdyk, who produced a number of good chances, was on for a few as well. The best game came from Bolland, who rebounded extremely well after the disaster on Saturday. Raymond was also solid, his first positive game since playing Ottawa. Lupul had the lowest rating, at -3, though that is hurt a little by being on for the empty net chances in the third period. Josh Leivo also had a +2, though this may be his last game for a while, with some forwards looking to return soon.

Also a nice bounce-back game for Ranger, with a team high +3, on for just a single chance against in 17 minutes of ES time. Phaneuf was also a positive, and Gardiner was level. In fact, the worst defenceman of the night was the usually dependable Gunnarson, who was -2. Morgan Rielly and Franson were better in creating chances tonight, but were still on for a team high 5, and definitely need to improve defensively in the minutes they're getting.


The Ducks:
 
Player F A D TOI ESF ESA ESD EVTOI PPF PPA PPD SHF SHA SHD
Fowler 7 5 2 23:08 4 5 -1 16:15 3 0 3 0 0 0
Lovejoy 4 5 -1 12:35 4 5 -1 11:50 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cogliano 3 3 0 15:33 3 2 1 14:09 0 0 0 0 1 -1
Selanne 5 1 4 15:20 3 1 2 10:59 2 0 2 0 0 0
Perry 5 3 2 20:11 2 3 -1 14:17 3 0 3 0 0 0
Koivu 4 2 2 14:55 3 2 1 13:08 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bonino 5 4 1 13:32 3 4 -1 10:30 2 0 2 0 0 0
Getzlaf 7 3 4 21:44 4 3 1 15:42 3 0 3 0 0 0
Palmieri 3 4 -1 10:45 1 4 -3 08:44 2 0 2 0 0 0
Perreault 7 3 4 16:43 3 3 0 13:13 4 0 4 0 0 0
Beauchemin 4 4 0 24:09 2 3 -1 19:27 2 0 2 0 1 -1
Silfverberg 10 2 8 14:59 7 2 5 12:49 3 0 3 0 0 0
Winnik 2 2 0 13:31 2 2 0 11:41 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vatanen 5 1 4 19:35 5 1 4 17:08 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lindholm 4 2 2 18:58 4 2 2 16:22 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allen 3 4 -1 17:32 3 3 0 15:58 0 0 0 0 1 -1
Maroon 1 1 0 12:00 1 1 0 12:00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Etem 1 3 -2 10:39 1 2 -1 09:08 0 0 0 0 1 -1
Hiller 14 11 3 57:15 9 10 -1 45:46 5 0 5 0 1 -1

Silfverberg showed some good speed at times, and was on for a team high 7 chances, while Vatanen, who impressed me, looked very good himself at +4.

Cory Perry didn't make much of an impression over the course of the game, not a memorable on for him, while Kyle Palmieri had the lowest Duck rating, a -4 with no chances for while he was on.

Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - Dave Bolland, Paul Ranger
Anaheim - Jacob Silfverberg, Sami Vatanen

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Joffrey Lupul, Carl Gunnarsson
Anaheim - Kyle Palmieri, Cory Perry, Francois Beauchemin

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