Saturday, April 5, 2014

Game 78 - Leafs 4, Boston 3 (OT) - Toronto blow lead to Boston, but manage win in overtime

A classic Randy Carlyle Leafs game, as they pulled out to a lead thanks to a couple of goals from the big line, then went into an absurd defensive shell, rarely venturing out of their own zone until Boston managed to draw level in the third period. However, unlike what we saw in the playoffs last year, the Leafs were able to salvage a result from the game, Nazem Kadri scoring in overtime to win it and secure two important points.

Boston dominated much of the first period, but Paul Ranger put Toronto ahead, only to see Marchand pull the lead back almost immediately afterwards. The Leafs did have a couple of powerplay chances, but it was still Boston carrying the play, and Toronto's second, going in off of Bozak in front, really came against the run of play.

Van Riemsdyk made the lead two in the first minute of the second, and while Boston had a number of chances right after that, the Leafs managed to finish the period almost level, as they did well in the second half of the period. With Boston chasing the game in the third, the Leafs were totally shut down, not generating a single ES chance, and allowing 7 ES and 8 overall to Boston. Two of these went in, one past Bernier and one past James Reimer, sending the game to overtime.

Some questionable penalties in the closing minutes gave both sides powerplays in the extra frame, and it was the Leafs who took advantage, Nazem Kadri getting a huge goal to earn Toronto the win.

The Leafs were obliterated in chances, mostly due to that blowout third period. It was 22-15 overall, and a huge 21-8 at ES. Close chances weren't a whole lot better, with Boston taking those, 11-5.

A summary of the scoring chances:
Status Overall ES
Team Toronto Boston Toronto Boston
1 5 8 3 8
2 5 5 4 5
3 1 8 0 7
4 4 1 1 1
Total 15 22 8 21

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 Boston
BOS ES 1 18:41 Miller post from Krejci 42 40 21 4 51 45 46 12 17 47 86 30
BOS ES 1 17:30 Kelly from loose puck 43 71 12 3 15 45 23 20 21 43 55 30
BOS ES 1 17:30 Eriksson from rebound of Kelly shot 43 71 12 3 15 45 23 20 21 43 55 30
TOR ES 1 15:38 Bodie from rebound of Phaneuf shot 63 40 41 3 36 45 37 63 12 43 55 30
TOR ES 1 14:00 GOAL! Ranger from loose puck 43 29 40 15 44 45 23 38 21 43 55 30
BOS ES 1 13:13 Thornton from loose puck 11 40 12 4 51 45 11 20 22 47 86 30
BOS ES 1 13:04 GOAL! Marchand from giveaway 11 40 12 4 51 45 37 63 18 47 86 30
TOR PP 1 10:51 Kessel from Van Riemsdyk 42 81 21 3 51 45 37 63 33 55 30 -
TOR PP 1 10:04 Van Riemsdyk from Kadri 43 81 21 3 51 45 23 21 43 86 30 -
TOR ES 1 08:05 Bolland from Gleason 63 29 40 8 44 45 23 12 38 47 86 30
BOS ES 1 07:58 Caron from Kelly 63 29 40 8 44 45 23 38 21 43 55 30
BOS ES 1 05:43 Krejci wide from Lucic 42 81 41 4 51 45 46 12 17 33 86 30
BOS ES 1 03:25 Campbell from Paille 63 81 12 3 15 45 11 20 22 27 33 30
TOR ES 2 19:08 GOAL! Van Riemsdyk from Kessel 42 81 21 8 15 45 46 12 17 27 33 30
BOS ES 2 18:44 Bergeron wraparound 63 71 12 36 44 45 37 63 21 47 86 30
BOS ES 2 18:44 Bergeron from rebound 63 71 12 36 44 45 37 63 21 47 86 30
BOS ES 2 16:20 Iginla from Krejci 42 71 21 8 15 45 46 12 17 27 47 30
BOS ES 2 15:46 Krug from loose puck 42 81 21 36 44 45 11 20 22 47 86 30
BOS ES 2 13:41 Lucic wide from Krejci 42 81 21 8 36 45 46 12 17 47 86 30
TOR PP 2 08:20 Bozak wide from Kessel 42 81 21 3 51 45 37 63 27 33 30 -
TOR ES 2 05:22 D'Amigo from loose puck 43 81 29 4 44 45 11 20 22 47 86 30
TOR ES 2 05:22 D'Amigo from rebound 43 81 29 4 44 45 11 20 22 47 86 30
TOR ES 2 01:44 Van Riemsdyk wraparound 42 81 21 3 44 45 11 20 21 47 86 30
BOS ES 3 16:10 Campbell wide from Thornton 43 40 12 15 36 45 11 20 22 27 33 30
BOS ES 3 14:57 GOAL! Lucic from Krejci 63 71 12 4 51 45 46 12 17 43 55 30
BOS ES 3 12:33 Marchand drives 43 29 71 3 4 45 37 63 21 43 55 30
BOS ES 3 11:51 Eriksson deflects Krug shot wide 63 71 12 15 36 45 37 63 21 47 86 30
BOS SH 3 10:30 Chara from rebound of Krug shot 11 41 3 36 34 - 46 12 17 33 47 30
BOS ES 3 07:09 GOAL! Bergeron from Marchand 63 71 12 15 36 34 37 63 21 47 86 30
BOS ES 3 02:50 Bergeron from Marchand 42 81 21 15 44 34 37 63 21 27 33 30
BOS ES 3 02:37 Bergeron wide from Marchand 42 81 21 15 36 34 37 63 21 33 55 30
TOR SH 3 00:02 Van Riemsdyk drives 11 21 3 36 34 - 46 12 17 33 47 30
BOS ES 4 04:08 Bergeron wide from Chara 11 41 3 36 34 - 37 21 27 33 30 -
TOR ES 4 03:40 Gardiner drives 42 81 4 51 34 - 46 12 17 47 30 -
TOR PP 4 02:23 Van Riemsdyk from Phaneuf 42 81 21 3 34 - 37 33 55 30 - -
TOR PP 4 02:09 Kadri deflects Franson shot 43 12 4 51 34 - 23 43 86 30 - -
TOR PP 4 02:09 GOAL! Kadri from rebound 43 12 4 51 34 - 23 43 86 30 - -

The Extra Skater game profile.

Unsurprisingly, the Leafs were badly beaten in Corsi, 80-46 overall, 71-30 5-on-5, and 31-17 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 7 6 1 21:59 2 5 -3 16:32 4 0 4 03:36 1 1 0 01:51
Franson 5 6 -1 15:04 3 6 -3 13:06 2 0 2 00:38 0 0 0 01:20
Gleason 2 3 -1 17:11 2 3 -1 15:02 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 02:09
McClement 1 4 -3 19:37 0 3 -3 16:37 0 0 0 00:00 1 1 0 03:00
Raymond 2 11 -9 17:25 0 11 -11 15:35 2 0 2 00:46 0 0 0 01:04
Ranger 2 9 -7 20:05 2 9 -7 19:16 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 00:49
Van Riemsdyk 7 6 1 20:38 2 6 -4 14:40 4 0 4 04:07 1 0 1 01:51
D'Amigo 4 2 2 08:10 4 2 2 08:10 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 00:00
Gunnarsson 2 10 -8 22:38 1 9 -8 20:47 0 0 0 00:00 1 1 0 01:51
Bodie 3 5 -2 20:29 3 5 -2 20:29 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 00:00
Kulemin 1 3 -2 17:10 1 2 -1 16:18 0 0 0 00:00 0 1 -1 00:52
Bozak 6 7 -1 19:13 3 7 -4 15:20 3 0 3 03:26 0 0 0 00:27
Kadri 6 4 2 11:40 3 4 -1 10:07 3 0 3 01:33 0 0 0 00:00
Rielly 5 5 0 11:40 5 5 0 10:28 0 0 0 01:12 0 0 0 00:00
Gardiner 6 5 1 16:38 1 5 -4 12:54 5 0 5 03:44 0 0 0 00:00
Bolland 2 7 -5 13:18 2 7 -5 13:13 0 0 0 00:05 0 0 0 00:00
Clarkson 0 9 -9 12:12 0 9 -9 11:36 0 0 0 00:36 0 0 0 00:00
Kessel 9 6 3 22:17 5 6 -1 18:04 4 0 4 04:13 0 0 0 00:00
Bernier 10 17 -7 48:22 7 17 -10 44:22 3 0 3 04:00 0 0 0 00:00
Reimer 5 5 0 14:29 1 4 -3 09:30 3 0 3 00:59 1 1 0 04:00

Some horrific numbers from the Leafs, especially Mason Raymond, whose -11 in 15 ES minutes was the worst performance outside of the San Jose blowout by any Leafs player this year. David Clarkson was equally abysmal, -9, but in just 11 ES minutes. Neither was on for a Leafs chance. The impressive forward was Jerry D'Amigo, who has been good when he's gotten a chance this season, the only positive Leaf at +2. Phil Kessel was strong at -1, but his two linemates were both poor, at -4. Nazem Kadri, who scored the game winner, played the fewest ES minutes of anyone other than D'Amigo, and, like Kessel and Kulemin, was a -1.

Morgan Rielly continues to impress, as the only defenseman not in the negative, though in relatively few minutes. Tim Gleason also had a solid game, -1 in 15 minutes. There were some terrible numbers on the back end, with Gunnarsson a -8 and Ranger a -7; part of this is their usage, as they both played a lot of minutes, especially down the stretch while defending the lead.

The Bruins:
Player F A D TOI ESF ESA ESD EVTOI PPF PPA PPD PPTOI SHF SHA SHD SHTOI
Campbell 4 3 1 10:47 4 3 1 10:12 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 00:35
Iginla 6 5 1 20:29 5 4 1 18:20 1 0 1 02:09 0 1 -1 00:00
Lucic 6 3 3 19:14 5 2 3 17:05 1 0 1 02:09 0 1 -1 00:00
Smith 1 0 1 14:02 1 0 1 13:13 0 0 0 00:49 0 0 0 00:00
Paille 6 3 3 10:48 6 3 3 09:35 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 01:13
Eriksson 11 3 8 17:53 11 2 9 14:22 0 1 -1 01:51 0 0 0 01:40
Thornton 4 2 2 08:51 4 2 2 08:51 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 00:00
Kelly 3 5 -2 13:17 3 2 1 10:53 0 0 0 00:00 0 3 -3 02:24
Hamilton 5 2 3 21:15 5 1 4 18:48 0 0 0 01:47 0 1 -1 00:40
Chara 7 5 2 27:00 6 1 5 20:13 1 0 1 02:55 0 4 -4 03:52
Bergeron 9 4 5 18:56 9 1 8 15:05 0 0 0 01:51 0 3 -3 02:00
Caron 1 2 -1 09:58 1 2 -1 09:58 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 0 00:00
Bartkowski 5 5 0 16:35 5 2 3 15:22 0 0 0 00:06 0 3 -3 01:07
Krejci 6 3 3 20:58 5 2 3 18:45 1 0 1 02:13 0 1 -1 00:00
Krug 11 6 5 21:34 10 5 5 19:15 1 0 1 02:19 0 1 -1 00:00
Boychuk 6 4 2 18:39 6 2 4 15:23 0 0 0 00:00 0 2 -2 03:16
Marchand 8 3 5 16:57 8 1 7 14:45 0 0 0 01:05 0 2 -2 01:07
Miller 10 7 3 19:12 10 4 6 18:09 0 0 0 00:00 0 3 -3 01:03
Johnson 22 15 7 62:51 21 8 13 53:52 1 0 1 04:00 0 7 -7 04:59

Eriksson was the most impressive of the Bruins, at +9, while Bergeron, always a strong performer, was +8, and Marchand +7. There was a Bruin who managed to be negative, as Caron was -1 in 10 minutes.

Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - Jerry D'Amigo, Morgan Rielly
Boston - Loui Eriksson, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Mason Raymond, David Clarkson, Carl Gunnarsson

Boston - Jordan Caron

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