Game 68 - Leafs 3, Los Angeles 2 - Solid performance seals winning California trip

A perfect response from the Leafs after their worst game of the season, as they played an even game with a strong LA team, and some great goaltending, from both Reimer and Bernier, and an opportunistic shorthanded goal, allowed them to leave California with four points.

LA's fast start, getting a goal and the first five chances, was worrisome after how poor the Leafs were in San Jose, but Toronto responded well, getting some solid chances on the powerplay, and coming back to be nearly level on the period at even strength as well. Kopitar pulled the home side ahead by two, but a critical powerplay goal from Phaneuf kept the lead to one.

The second period was also a close one, with the pattern going almost in reverse, as the start of the period was won by the Leafs, including getting an equalizing goal from Gunnarsson. After that, LA took charge, but Reimer was able to keep them at bay.

The third period started fairly cagily, but a spectacular sequence featuring a huge Reimer save and a shorthanded goal from Raymond at the other end saw the Leafs move into the lead. After that, the Kings were chasing the victory, and while they did manage a couple of chances with the net empty, they only managed three at ES in the fifteen minutes they were chasing, a fairly successful result for the Leafs.

The Leafs narrowly lost each period, but were close overall, losing 14-10. They also lost ES close, but it was a tight one as well, 11-8.

A summary of the scoring chances:

Status	Overall		ES
Team	Toronto	Los Angeles	Toronto	Los Angeles
1	10	6	4	5
2	6	9	5	6
3	2	7	1	3
Total	18	22	10	14

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						Los Angeles
LAK	ES	1	19:14	Richards wide from Regehr	43	81	19	3	44	45	10	73	77	26	44	32
LAK	ES	1	19:05	Richards fom rebound of Carter shot	43	81	19	3	44	45	10	73	77	26	44	32
LAK	ES	1	18:05	Doughty from Williams	71	21	41	3	36	45	11	12	14	6	8	32
LAK	ES	1	18:03	GOAL! Gaborik from rebound of Doughty shot	71	21	41	3	36	45	11	12	14	6	8	32
LAK	ES	1	15:16	Kopitar from rebound of Voynov shot	43	19	71	3	36	45	11	12	14	26	44	32
TOR	PP	1	12:45	Lupul from loose puck	43	19	12	44	15	45	14	13	8	33	32	-
TOR	ES	1	10:16	Van Riemsdyk from loose puck	42	81	21	3	36	45	11	12	14	6	8	32
TOR	ES	1	09:52	Kessel wraparound	42	81	21	8	44	45	11	12	14	6	8	32
TOR	EN	1	07:44	Raymond deflects Franson shot	42	81	12	21	4	51	22	71	13	27	33	32
TOR	PP	1	07:33	Bozak from Phaneuf	42	81	21	3	4	45	11	22	26	44	32	-
TOR	PP	1	07:22	Kessel from Phaneuf	42	81	21	3	4	45	11	22	26	44	32	-
TOR	PP	1	06:12	Kadri from Lupul	43	19	12	44	51	45	28	74	26	44	32	-
LAK	SH	1	03:55	GOAL! Kopitar from Doughty	11	41	4	15	45	-	11	77	12	8	26	32
TOR	ES	1	03:24	Lupul wide from loose puck	43	19	71	8	44	45	22	23	74	26	44	32
TOR	PP	1	01:47	GOAL! Phaneuf from Kadri	43	19	12	3	44	45	11	14	26	44	32	-
TOR	ES	1	01:29	Ranger from loose puck	42	81	21	8	15	45	10	73	77	6	8	32
LAK	ES	2	19:05	Carter from faceoff	43	19	71	8	44	34	10	73	77	26	44	32
LAK	ES	2	19:02	Toffoli from faceoff	11	19	71	8	44	34	10	73	77	26	44	32
TOR	ES	2	18:01	Bodie wide from Rielly	19	40	41	8	44	34	10	23	74	26	44	32
TOR	ES	2	17:46	Lupul wraparound	19	40	41	44	51	34	10	23	74	26	44	32
TOR	ES	2	17:36	Lupul wide from rebound of Rielly shot	19	40	41	44	51	34	10	23	74	26	44	32
TOR	ES	2	17:15	Franson wide from Lupul	19	40	41	4	51	34	10	23	74	26	44	32
TOR	ES	2	14:19	Lupul from Gleason	19	71	41	8	44	34	28	73	77	27	33	32
LAK	ES	2	08:15	Kopitar from Williams	43	19	71	3	36	34	11	12	14	26	33	32
LAK	ES	2	08:12	Williams from rebound of Kopitar shot	43	19	71	3	36	34	11	12	14	26	33	32
LAK	SH	2	07:51	Gaborik from Kopitar	11	42	3	36	34	-	11	77	12	8	26	32
LAK	SH	2	06:13	Richards deflects Martinez shot wide	11	21	3	36	34	-	10	73	14	6	27	32
LAK	ES	2	02:48	Gaborik from Williams	43	19	71	15	36	34	11	12	14	26	44	32
LAK	ES	2	02:47	Williams from rebound of Gaborik shot	43	19	71	15	36	34	11	12	14	27	33	32
TOR	SH	2	01:57	McClement steal from Kopitar	11	41	8	36	34	-	11	77	12	8	26	32
LAK	SH	2	01:45	Doughty from Kopitar	11	41	8	36	34	-	11	77	12	8	27	32
TOR	ES	3	18:30	Raymond from faceoff	40	12	41	4	51	34	28	23	74	27	33	32
LAK	SH	3	15:01	Kopitar from rebound of Carter shot	12	21	8	15	34	-	11	77	12	8	26	32
LAK	SH	3	15:00	Kopitar wide from rebound	12	21	8	15	34	-	11	77	12	8	26	32
TOR	SH	3	14:54	GOAL! Raymond from Van Riemsdyk	12	21	4	15	34	-	11	77	12	8	26	32
LAK	ES	3	10:46	King wide from rebound of Martinez shot	11	12	41	8	15	34	28	23	74	27	33	32
LAK	ES	3	08:55	Williams deflects Doughty shot	43	19	71	3	36	34	11	12	14	6	8	32
LAK	ES	3	05:48	Clifford from Regehr	43	19	71	8	51	34	11	14	13	26	44	32
LAK	EN	3	00:41	Clifford from loose puck	43	81	19	8	15	34	10	73	14	13	26	27
LAK	EN	3	00:40	Clifford from rebound	43	81	19	8	15	34	10	73	14	13	26	27

The Extra Skater game profile.

A surprisingly poor Corsi game for the Leafs, as the game felt much more even than the 83-43 overall loss, 65-32 5-on-5 and 45-25 5-on-5 close.

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	4	10	-6	19:29	1	8	-7	14:26	3	0	3	02:21	0	2	-2	02:42
Franson	6	1	5	18:06	2	0	2	15:03	2	0	2	01:45	2	1	1	01:18
Gleason	6	9	-3	18:49	5	4	1	15:58	0	0	0	00:00	1	5	-4	02:51
McClement	1	6	-5	12:04	0	2	-2	07:48	0	0	0	00:00	1	4	-3	04:16
Raymond	6	3	3	12:17	1	1	0	08:33	3	0	3	02:39	2	2	0	01:05
Ranger	3	8	-5	13:25	1	3	-2	11:33	1	0	1	00:00	1	5	-4	01:52
Lupul	9	13	-4	22:16	6	11	-5	19:28	3	0	3	02:39	0	2	-2	00:09
Van Riemsdyk	7	5	2	22:09	3	2	1	18:23	2	0	2	01:52	2	3	-1	01:54
Orr	0	0	0	02:58	0	0	0	02:58	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Gunnarsson	2	11	-9	18:55	1	8	-7	15:23	0	0	0	00:00	1	3	-2	03:32
Bodie	5	0	5	06:46	5	0	5	06:46	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kulemin	7	5	2	15:27	6	3	3	11:10	0	0	0	00:00	1	2	-1	04:17
Bozak	6	1	5	21:32	3	0	3	18:36	2	0	2	01:52	1	1	0	01:04
Kadri	4	12	-8	20:02	1	10	-9	17:14	3	0	3	02:39	0	2	-2	00:09
Rielly	9	4	5	16:48	6	4	2	14:07	3	0	3	02:41	0	0	0	00:00
Gardiner	6	1	5	14:45	4	1	3	11:51	1	0	1	02:15	1	0	1	00:39
Clarkson	2	11	-9	16:41	2	11	-9	16:41	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kessel	6	4	2	21:26	3	2	1	19:34	2	0	2	01:52	1	2	-1	00:00
Bernier	9	6	3	19:38	4	5	-1	14:40	5	0	5	04:31	0	1	-1	00:27
Reimer	8	16	-8	40:00	6	9	-3	34:00	0	0	0	00:00	2	7	-5	06:00

The big line had a rare night where they generated very little offensively, but still managed to have a strong game, with Bozak a +3 and not on for a single Kings chance, and JVR and Kessel each +1. The real star was Troy Bodie, though, who was an excellent +5 in 6 minutes. Nazem Kadri had a brutal night, despite getting two points, as he was a -9, along with David Clarkson. 

Carl Gunnarsson and Dion Phaneuf, who combined for two goals, were poor at even strength, both -7. The good contrast were the two young defensemen, as Gardiner led the back line at +3, and Rielly was a good +2 in 14 minutes of ES time. Cody Franson, returning from illness, had a strong performance, not on for a Kings chance in 15 minutes.

The Kings:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	PPF	PPA	PPD	PPTOI	SHF	SHA	SHD	SHTOI
Muzzin	4	3	1	18:12	3	3	0	16:37	1	0	1	01:35	0	0	0	00:00
Doughty	8	6	2	25:05	3	3	0	18:04	5	1	4	04:52	0	2	-2	02:09
Richards	7	5	2	16:29	4	5	-1	13:28	1	0	1	02:15	2	0	2	00:46
Kopitar	14	7	7	20:50	9	2	7	15:00	5	1	4	04:12	0	4	-4	01:38
Gaborik	13	4	9	19:36	8	2	6	15:24	5	1	4	04:12	0	1	-1	00:00
Clifford	3	2	1	11:44	1	0	1	10:53	0	0	0	00:00	2	2	0	00:51
Williams	12	4	8	19:27	9	2	7	16:10	1	0	1	01:55	2	2	0	01:22
Lewis	0	4	-4	09:43	0	1	-1	08:46	0	0	0	00:00	0	3	-3	00:57
Brown	1	6	-5	10:12	1	6	-5	10:12	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Voynov	15	11	4	25:26	9	5	4	18:53	4	0	4	04:11	2	6	-4	02:22
Martinez	6	3	3	15:36	2	2	0	13:41	2	0	2	01:55	2	1	1	00:00
Stoll	1	3	-2	13:23	1	2	-1	12:18	0	0	0	00:00	0	1	-1	01:05
Mitchell	4	4	0	17:16	4	2	2	15:00	0	0	0	00:21	0	2	-2	01:55
Regehr	7	9	-2	18:29	7	5	2	15:53	0	0	0	00:00	0	4	-4	02:36
Nolan	0	1	-1	09:03	0	0	0	09:03	0	0	0	00:00	0	1	-1	00:00
Toffoli	7	2	5	14:28	4	2	2	12:07	1	0	1	02:21	2	0	2	00:00
King	1	7	-6	12:53	1	6	-5	11:37	0	0	0	00:00	0	1	-1	01:16
Carter	9	4	5	18:54	4	2	2	13:21	5	0	5	04:26	0	2	-2	01:07
Quick	20	18	2	58:43	14	10	4	47:45	6	0	6	06:27	0	8	-8	04:31

Anze Kopitar had an excellent game, and if not for a couple of great Leaf saves, could have had a hat trick. Williams and Gaborik, his linemates, were also excellent. The captain, Dustin Brown, who played just 10 minutes, struggled in that time, a -5, as was Dwight King.

Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - Troy Bodie, Nikolai Kulemin, Tyler Bozak
Los Angeles - Anze Kopitar, Justin Williams, Marion Gaborik

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Nazem Kadri, David Clarkson, Carl Gunnarsson
Los Angeles - Dustin Brown, Dwight King