Game 42 - Leafs 3, Detroit 2 (SO) - Leafs win Winter Classic in shootout

I'll admit that the Winter Classic is an event that hasn't had a lot of appeal for me in recent seasons; the first Heritage Classic was an event, but it's become less and less interesting over time. Of course, with the Leafs involved I was a whole lot more interested, and with a split crowd of over 100 thousand people, it made for a great spectacle.

The opening period was a slow one, with not a lot of action going on. Detroit got a few powerplay chances, but at 5-on-5 there wasn't much for either side. In the second, both teams started to find their legs, culminating in a Daniel Alfredsson goal that gave the Wings the lead. After that, the game came alive, the two teams combining for ten chances in the remainder of the period, after generating just twelve in the first half of the game. The Leafs managed to draw level in the last minute of the period, but were slightly behind in chances.

Toronto then pulled ahead early in the third, Bozak getting another point on his return, tipping in a Phaneuf shot. The Leafs then actually did a fairly strong job of defending a lead, as they managed to keep Detroit from getting a single chance until, of course, they managed a tying goal. After a couple more Detroit chances, the teams saw off the last few minutes to go to overtime. With no goals coming in the extra period, the game was settled in the shootout, their fifth in the last six games

The Leafs narrowly lost each period, which ended up to a fairly substantial loss in chances overall. Given how much powerplay time the Wings had, Toronto holding on to manage the win is an excellent result in a fairly mediocre game.

A summary of the scoring chances:
 

Status	Overall		ES
Team	Toronto	Detroit	Toronto	Detroit
1	2	5	1	2
2	6	10	5	7
3	1	4	1	4
4	2	3	2	3
Total	11	22	9	16

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						Detroit
DET	ES	1	14:51	Tatar drives	24	28	29	15	44	45	18	21	20	27	65	35
TOR	ES	1	13:22	Van Riemsdyk wide from Kessel	42	81	21	3	36	45	13	44	8	2	55	35
TOR	PP	1	12:53	Kessel from rebound	81	19	21	3	4	45	18	20	55	65	35	-
DET	SH	1	08:33	Zetterberg from Alfredsson	11	42	3	36	45	-	13	11	44	40	55	35
DET	SH	1	08:22	Datsyuk deflects Zetterberg shot	11	42	3	36	45	-	13	11	44	40	55	35
DET	SH	1	06:57	Cleary from Datsyuk	42	12	3	36	45	-	13	71	8	4	27	35
DET	ES	1	00:59	Miller from giveaway	42	81	21	15	44	45	41	8	20	2	27	35
DET	ES	2	17:27	Miller from loose puck	43	19	12	4	51	45	18	21	20	4	23	35
TOR	ES	2	15:33	Kadri wide from Lupul	43	19	12	15	44	45	21	71	40	2	55	35
DET	ES	2	15:09	Datsyuk wraparound	42	19	12	15	44	45	13	21	71	27	65	35
TOR	ES	2	14:25	Kessel drives	42	81	21	3	36	45	13	44	8	4	23	35
TOR	ES	2	11:35	Kessel wide from loose puck	42	81	21	15	44	45	13	44	8	27	65	35
DET	ES	2	09:43	Cleary post from loose puck	24	19	29	3	36	45	14	71	40	27	65	35
DET	ES	2	06:46	GOAL! Alfredsson from Zetterberg	43	19	12	4	51	45	14	11	40	2	55	35
DET	ES	2	06:28	Miller from Cleary	11	71	41	4	15	45	41	71	20	4	23	35
DET	SH	2	05:31	Cleary from Dekeyser	29	21	4	15	45	-	14	21	71	4	65	35
DET	SH	2	05:31	Nyquist from rebound of Cleary shot	29	21	4	15	45	-	14	21	71	4	65	35
DET	SH	2	04:58	Datsyuk from Zetterberg	42	41	3	36	45	-	13	11	44	40	55	35
DET	ES	2	04:19	Datsyuk wide from loose puck	11	29	12	15	36	45	13	71	40	2	27	35
TOR	ES	2	02:42	Van Riemsdyk from Rielly	42	81	21	44	51	45	18	44	8	4	23	35
TOR	PP	2	00:50	Van Riemsdyk from loose puck	42	81	21	3	36	45	13	40	55	65	35	-
TOR	ES	2	00:37	GOAL! Van Riemsdyk from Kessel	42	81	21	3	36	45	18	20	4	55	65	35
DET	ES	2	00:01	Quincey from Zetterberg	11	42	41	3	36	45	13	11	40	2	27	35
DET	ES	3	16:46	Dekeyser from Nyquist	43	81	21	3	15	45	14	11	40	55	65	35
TOR	ES	3	15:19	GOAL! Bozak deflects Phaneuf shot	42	81	21	3	36	45	13	44	8	27	65	35
DET	ES	3	05:32	GOAL! Abdelkader from Smith	42	81	21	4	15	45	13	44	8	2	27	35
DET	ES	3	05:16	Miller from Cleary	11	71	41	3	44	45	41	71	20	4	23	35
DET	ES	3	04:01	Nyquist wide from Zetterberg	43	19	12	4	44	45	14	11	40	2	55	35
TOR	ES	4	03:41	Kadri wide from rebound of Kessel shot	43	81	3	36	45	-	13	8	2	55	35	-
DET	ES	4	01:19	Datsyuk from loose puck	11	41	3	36	45	-	13	11	2	55	35	-
TOR	ES	4	00:33	Franson post from Kessel	42	81	4	51	45	-	11	40	2	27	35	-
DET	ES	4	00:07	Nyquist drives wide	42	81	4	51	45	-	14	40	27	65	35	-
DET	ES	4	00:02	Zetterberg from loose puck	42	81	4	51	45	-	14	40	27	65	35	-

The Extra Skater game profile.

Another tough Corsi game for Toronto, losing 40-63 overall, 30-43 5-on-5 and a narrow 28-33 5-on-5 close.


The scoring chance numbers for the Leaf players:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	PPF	PPA	PPD	PPTOI	SHF	SHA	SHD	SHTOI
Phaneuf	7	9	-2	28:24	5	5	0	21:58	2	0	2	02:36	0	4	-4	03:50
Franson	2	9	-7	23:13	1	7	-6	18:11	1	0	1	02:16	0	2	-2	02:46
McClement	0	7	-7	20:20	0	5	-5	17:12	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	03:08
Raymond	1	6	-5	15:59	1	5	-4	13:32	0	0	0	01:24	0	1	-1	01:03
Ranger	2	9	-7	17:15	2	7	-5	13:58	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	03:17
Lupul	2	5	-3	16:41	1	5	-4	14:50	1	0	1	01:51	0	0	0	00:00
Van Riemsdyk	8	5	3	19:14	6	3	3	15:41	2	0	2	02:36	0	2	-2	00:57
Holland	0	2	-2	03:44	0	2	-2	03:44	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Orr	0	1	-1	01:59	0	1	-1	01:59	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
D'Amigo	0	5	-5	08:28	0	3	-3	05:22	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	03:06
Gunnarsson	6	8	-2	26:12	5	4	1	20:50	1	0	1	00:20	0	4	-4	05:02
Kulemin	0	5	-5	20:24	0	4	-4	16:43	0	0	0	00:00	0	1	-1	03:41
Bozak	8	10	-2	23:36	7	6	1	18:46	1	0	1	00:45	0	4	-4	04:05
Kadri	2	4	-2	15:55	2	4	-2	14:31	0	0	0	01:24	0	0	0	00:00
Rielly	3	5	-2	13:06	3	5	-2	11:36	0	0	0	01:24	0	0	0	00:06
Gardiner	2	4	-2	22:01	2	4	-2	19:38	0	0	0	01:24	0	0	0	00:59
Clarkson	0	2	-2	13:54	0	2	-2	12:30	0	0	0	01:24	0	0	0	00:00
Kessel	10	5	5	21:39	8	5	3	19:03	2	0	2	02:36	0	0	0	00:00
Bernier	11	22	-11	64:56	9	16	-7	52:56	2	0	2	04:00	0	6	-6	08:00

The top line was the only real positive up front for the Leafs, with those three the only positive Leaf forwards, led by Kessel, on ice for a team-high eight chances for. Jay McClement and Nik Kulemin both had a second straight bad game, neither on for a single Leaf chance for. Jerry D'Amigo also managed to be on the ice for three chances against in less than six minutes, the worst rate in the game.

Carl Gunnarsson was the only positive defender at +1, and on the day of his new deal Dion Phaneuf was even. Cody Franson and Paul Ranger had bad games, and in Ranger's case you might think it's a matter of time before new arrival Gleason displaces him.

The Red Wings:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	PPF	PPA	PPD	PPTOI	SHF	SHA	SHD	SHTOI
Smith	7	4	3	22:23	7	4	3	22:14	0	0	0	00:07	0	0	0	00:02
Kindl	6	3	3	16:55	3	3	0	13:50	3	0	3	03:03	0	0	0	00:02
Abdelkader	3	6	-3	17:43	2	6	-4	17:36	1	0	1	00:07	0	0	0	00:00
Alfredsson	8	1	7	19:55	5	1	4	15:28	3	0	3	04:27	0	0	0	00:00
Datsyuk	9	6	3	24:17	5	5	0	19:17	4	0	4	04:32	0	1	-1	00:28
Nyquist	8	0	8	16:29	6	0	6	12:59	2	0	2	03:28	0	0	0	00:02
Eaves	0	0	0	03:00	0	0	0	02:30	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:30
Andersson	2	3	-1	10:02	2	2	0	07:44	0	0	0	00:21	0	1	-1	01:57
Miller	5	2	3	13:15	5	1	4	11:26	0	0	0	00:00	0	1	-1	01:49
Tatar	5	1	4	13:32	3	1	2	10:04	2	0	2	03:28	0	0	0	00:00
Lashoff	3	2	1	15:24	3	2	1	13:45	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	01:39
Quincey	10	3	7	24:33	9	3	6	22:33	1	0	1	00:21	0	0	0	01:39
Zetterberg	11	3	8	23:29	8	2	6	18:50	3	0	3	04:25	0	1	-1	00:14
Glendening	3	0	3	14:40	3	0	3	12:53	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	01:47
Bertuzzi	4	5	-1	16:28	1	5	-4	12:04	3	0	3	04:24	0	0	0	00:00
Kronwall	7	6	1	23:49	4	4	0	16:40	3	0	3	04:50	0	2	-2	02:19
Dekeyser	8	5	3	22:30	6	3	3	16:58	2	0	2	03:13	0	2	-2	02:19
Cleary	8	1	7	17:53	5	1	4	13:26	3	0	3	03:14	0	0	0	01:13
Howard	22	11	11	65:00	16	9	7	52:43	6	0	6	08:00	0	2	-2	04:00

Henrik Zetterberg was excellent, at +6, as was Gustav Nyquist, who was not on for a single chance against. Despite scoring the tying goal, Justin Abdelkader had one of the worst games for a Wing, along with Todd Bertuzzi.

Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - James Van Riemsdyk, Phil Kessel
Detroit - Henrik Zetterberg, Kyle Quincey, Gustav Nyquist

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Cody Franson, Jay McClement, Paul Ranger
Detroit - Justin Abdelkader, Todd Bertuzzi