Friday, February 28, 2014

Game 61 - NY Islanders 5, Leafs 4 (OT) - Toronto blow two late leads to lose on the Island

Toronto's return to NHL action seemed poised for victory in the third period, but they weren't able to hold on against the now Tavares-less Islanders, ultimately losing the game in overtime.

The Leafs started well, getting the better of the early chances, and taking the lead through Kessel. However, after that goal, the Isles pounced, dominating the rest of the period, including while the Leafs were on the powerplay, during which a couple of Leaf mistakes allowed Grabner a pair of short-handed goals.

The second was a more even and quiet period, with the Leafs slightly having the better of it, but not generating much. After that, the third was a huge contrast, going wild with a lot of chances for both sides. The two teams exchanged chances early, but after Ranger scored to level the game, the Isles put up a strong fight, with Toronto outchanced 9-3 after that point. Two of these three chances went in, with Phaneuf and Lupul scoring to give the Leafs two leads, but each time the Isles came up with an answer, through Lee, before another giveaway in overtime allowed Visnovsky to score a winner.

The Isles easily won the ES chances, 19-12, and 13-7 ES close. The really concerning thing for the Leafs is how the game finished, as they were totally unable to maintain the leads they picked up, and weren't able to take advantage of their opportunistic finishing.

A summary of the scoring chances:

Status Overall ES
Team Toronto NY Islanders Toronto NY Islanders
1 5 9 3 6
2 3 3 2 1
3 7 11 7 10
4 0 2 0 2
Total 15 25 12 19

Details below.


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 NY Islanders
TOR ES 1 19:37 Lupul from Clarkson 43 19 71 8 44 45 12 15 40 37 47 20
NYI ES 1 17:24 Boulton wide from rebound of Strome shot 11 23 81 15 44 45 18 13 36 37 47 20
TOR ES 1 15:30 Kessel from Bozak 42 81 21 3 36 45 29 21 26 11 14 20
TOR ES 1 13:07 GOAL! Kessel from Bozak 42 81 21 3 36 45 29 21 26 3 44 20
NYI ES 1 12:36 Grabner from Clutterbuck 43 19 71 8 44 45 12 15 40 37 47 20
NYI ES 1 11:43 Cizikas deflects Visnovsky shot 11 23 71 4 51 45 53 36 43 11 14 20
NYI ES 1 10:26 Hamonic drives 42 81 21 3 44 45 29 21 26 3 37 20
NYI ES 1 10:02 Grabner from Bailey 43 19 71 4 51 45 12 15 40 37 47 20
NYI ES 1 08:35 Boulton from Helmo 42 81 21 15 51 45 53 36 43 37 47 20
NYI SH 1 06:51 Okposo wide from Visnovsky 11 41 8 36 45 - 29 21 26 11 47 20
TOR PP 1 04:19 Bozak post from Phaneuf 42 81 21 3 4 45 29 15 3 47 20 -
NYI PP 1 04:07 GOAL! Grabner from Cizikas 42 81 21 44 51 45 53 40 3 14 20 -
NYI PP 1 03:19 GOAL! Grabner from giveaway 43 19 12 3 44 45 53 40 37 47 20 -
TOR PP 1 00:56 Kadri wide from Raymond 43 19 12 44 51 45 53 40 37 47 20 -
TOR EN 2 16:03 Bodie from Gardiner 42 43 40 21 4 51 12 21 26 37 47 20
NYI PP 2 14:53 Nelson drives wide 42 81 21 3 4 45 29 15 37 47 20 -
TOR ES 2 13:45 Lupul wide from loose puck 43 19 12 44 51 45 12 53 40 3 14 20
TOR ES 2 11:18 Van Riemsdyk from Kessel 42 81 21 3 36 45 29 21 26 37 47 20
NYI ES 2 08:54 Grabner from Clutterbuck 42 81 21 3 51 45 12 15 40 37 47 20
NYI SH 2 03:07 Okposo drives wide 11 41 8 36 45 - 29 21 26 11 47 20
NYI ES 3 18:41 Strome from loose puck 19 71 41 3 36 45 18 21 26 14 44 20
NYI ES 3 18:09 Lee drives 40 12 41 4 51 45 18 27 13 11 14 20
TOR ES 3 16:22 Van Riemsdyk drives 23 81 21 8 44 45 12 15 40 3 44 20
TOR ES 3 15:18 Gunnarsson wide from rebound of Raymond shot 43 71 12 3 36 45 29 21 26 11 14 20
NYI ES 3 13:13 Nelson drives 43 71 12 3 8 45 29 21 26 11 14 20
NYI ES 3 12:00 Cizikas from Halmo 42 81 19 4 51 45 53 36 43 37 47 20
TOR ES 3 11:10 Van Riemsdyk post from Ranger 42 81 21 15 44 45 12 15 40 37 47 20
TOR ES 3 11:10 GOAL! Ranger from rebound of Van Riemsdyk shot 42 81 21 15 44 45 12 15 40 37 47 20
NYI ES 3 10:31 Nelson drives 43 19 71 3 36 45 29 21 26 3 44 20
NYI ES 3 08:56 Bailey wide from Clutterbuck 42 81 21 8 44 45 12 15 40 3 44 20
NYI ES 3 08:44 Grabner wide from giveaway 42 81 21 8 44 45 12 15 40 3 44 20
TOR ES 3 08:34 GOAL! Phaneuf from Bozak 42 81 21 3 36 45 12 15 40 3 44 20
NYI SH 3 07:08 GOAL! Lee from Bailey 11 41 3 8 45 - 12 18 27 3 44 20
TOR ES 3 06:06 GOAL! Lupul from Kadri 43 19 71 3 36 45 29 21 26 11 14 20
TOR ES 3 04:53 Van Riemsdyk wide from Kessel 42 81 21 15 44 45 12 15 40 37 47 20
NYI ES 3 03:06 Lee from McDonald 43 19 71 3 36 45 18 27 13 3 44 20
NYI ES 3 02:40 GOAL! Lee from Strome 43 19 71 3 36 45 18 27 15 3 44 20
NYI ES 3 02:14 Clutterbuck from Bailey 11 12 41 4 51 45 12 15 40 11 47 20
NYI ES 4 04:13 Vanek from rebound of MacDonald shot 42 19 3 36 45 - 21 26 37 47 20 -
NYI ES 4 03:05 GOAL! Visnovsky from loose puck 12 21 44 51 45 - 29 15 11 14 20 -
 
The Extra Skater game profile.

A pretty even Corsi game, with the Isles winning overall 55-51 and 5-on-5 37-36, but the Leafs winning 5-on-5 close, 27-24.

The scoring chance numbers for Leaf players:

Player F A D TOI ESF ESA ESD EVTOI PPF PPA PPD PPTOI SHF SHA SHD SHTOI
Phaneuf 7 11 -4 24:47 6 8 -2 18:31 1 2 -1 04:36 0 1 -1 01:40
Franson 2 6 -4 19:12 0 5 -5 13:21 1 1 0 04:23 1 0 1 01:28
Gleason 2 7 -5 13:43 2 4 -2 10:53 0 0 0 00:00 0 3 -3 02:50
McClement 0 6 -6 10:59 0 3 -3 07:18 0 0 0 00:01 0 3 -3 03:40
Raymond 3 5 -2 14:57 2 4 -2 10:34 1 1 0 02:47 0 0 0 01:36
Ranger 3 2 1 12:28 3 2 1 10:39 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 01:49
Lupul 4 9 -5 20:05 3 8 -5 17:17 1 1 0 02:48 0 0 0 00:00
Van Riemsdyk 10 8 2 23:13 8 6 2 17:03 1 2 -1 04:13 1 0 1 01:57
Smith 1 2 -1 06:03 1 2 -1 06:03 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 00:00
Gunnarsson 6 7 -1 21:18 6 5 1 17:34 0 0 0 00:01 0 2 -2 03:43
Bodie 1 1 0 07:24 0 1 -1 07:24 0 0 0 00:00 1 0 1 00:00
Kulemin 0 6 -6 13:21 0 3 -3 09:32 0 0 0 00:00 0 3 -3 03:49
Bozak 9 9 0 22:19 7 7 0 17:38 1 2 -1 04:13 1 0 1 00:28
Kadri 6 7 -1 18:25 4 6 -2 15:37 1 1 0 02:48 1 0 1 00:00
Rielly 7 8 -1 14:25 6 6 0 12:09 1 2 -1 02:16 0 0 0 00:00
Gardiner 3 9 -6 18:57 1 8 -7 16:11 1 1 0 02:46 1 0 1 00:00
Clarkson 3 8 -5 16:20 3 8 -5 16:20 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 00:00
Kessel 9 9 0 23:01 8 7 1 18:48 1 2 -1 04:13 0 0 0 00:00
Bernier 14 25 -11 61:54 12 19 -7 49:08 2 3 -1 07:01 0 3 -3 05:45
The big line, with Kessel and JVR back from the Olympics, performed solidly, generating a lot of chances and having Van Riemsdyk at a team-best +2. However, the other lines weren't very good, with Clarkson and Lupul struggling in particular, both -5. Kulemin was a -3 in 9 ES minutes, while McClement managed the same difference in just 7 minutes.

A solid night for Paul Ranger, +1 in 10 minutes, while Carl Gunnarsson was the best of the defense, getting his +1 in 17 minutes of ice time. Cody Franson had a miserable night, not on for a single Leaf ES chance. However, the team's worst night came from Jake Gardiner, a game-worst -7.

The Islanders:
Player F A D TOI ESF ESA ESD EVTOI PPF PPA PPD PPTOI SHF SHA SHD SHTOI
Hamonic 8 5 3 23:27 6 4 2 17:41 1 0 1 03:02 1 1 0 02:44
Visnovsky 7 3 4 19:25 5 3 2 16:34 2 0 2 02:36 0 0 0 00:15
Bailey 7 8 -1 17:21 6 7 -1 14:28 1 0 1 02:53 0 1 -1 00:00
Mcdonald 3 0 3 12:06 3 0 3 11:59 0 0 0 00:07 0 0 0 00:00
Hickey 6 4 2 16:47 5 4 1 15:15 0 0 0 00:00 1 0 1 01:32
Clutterbuck 9 7 2 15:12 8 6 2 11:57 0 0 0 00:00 1 1 0 03:15
Strome 6 0 6 14:04 5 0 5 11:10 1 0 1 02:53 0 0 0 00:01
Okposo 7 6 1 19:26 5 5 0 16:14 2 0 2 02:36 0 1 -1 00:36
Vanek 7 6 1 19:01 5 5 0 16:31 2 0 2 02:30 0 1 -1 00:00
Lee 4 0 4 12:21 3 0 3 09:27 1 0 1 02:53 0 0 0 00:01
Nelson 7 6 1 20:10 4 5 -1 13:57 2 0 2 02:36 1 1 0 03:37
Boulton 4 0 4 06:12 4 0 4 06:03 0 0 0 00:09 0 0 0 00:00
Strait 10 7 3 18:10 8 5 3 14:23 0 0 0 00:07 2 2 0 03:40
Grabner 8 8 0 18:14 6 7 -1 14:29 0 0 0 00:00 2 1 1 03:45
Halmo 3 0 3 09:01 3 0 3 08:45 0 0 0 00:16 0 0 0 00:00
De haan 7 3 4 23:11 6 3 3 18:16 1 0 1 03:02 0 0 0 01:53
Macdonald 12 8 4 22:55 8 5 3 16:14 2 0 2 02:43 2 3 -1 03:58
Cizikas 5 2 3 12:37 3 1 2 09:28 0 0 0 00:22 2 1 1 02:47
Nabokov 25 15 10 61:55 19 12 7 49:09 3 0 3 05:45 3 3 0 07:01

Ryan Strome was excellent, not on for a single chance against, while being on for 5 Isles chances, and Eric Boulton also did very well, a +4. Lee, who had two goals, and the debutant Mike Halmo also didn't face a single Leafs ES chance against. The only negative Isles were Bailey, Nelson and Grabner, all -1 at ES.

Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - James Van Riemsdyk, Phil Kessel, Carl Gunnarsson
NY Islanders - Ryan Strome, Eric Boulton, Mike Halmo

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Jake Gardiner, Cody Franson, David Clarkson
NY Islanders - Josh Bailey, Brock Nelson, Michael Grabner

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