Game 43 - NY Rangers 7, Leafs 1 - Leafs collapse after Winter Classic

After a nice start to 2014, the Leafs were brought down to earth, getting badly beaten at home against the Rangers on Saturday night. It was an odd game, as despite the scoreline, the Leafs weren't actually that badly outchanced. That's partly score effects, but it also points to a night with some big breakdowns and less than stellar goaltending.

A very busy opening period saw the Rangers take the chances, but get somewhat fortunate with the goals, with one coming from a tipped point shot in a crowd and the other a terrible effort from Bernier, who seemed totally caught out by Moore's shot.

New York had some good powerplay chances in the first half of the second, then but weren't able to score. The two teams exchanged chances in the back half of the period, but New York's were much more fruitful, Pouliot wide open to finish a pass from Staal and Kreider driving to the net, with Dom Moore then dancing around Gardiner for a second. The Leafs won the chance battle the rest of the way, but with the score so lopsided, there wasn't much action from either side, and no impetus from the Rangers to take any chances.

The game ended fairly even on ES chances, with the Rangers just edging Toronto, and even if you consider only the chances while the game was close, New York only narrowly had an advantage. Of course, they took advantage of their chances, while Toronto hit a couple of posts, and by the time the Leafs were behind by a hatful, the chances aren't really that meaningful.

A summary of the scoring chances:

Status	Overall		ES
Team	Toronto	NY Rangers	Toronto	NY Rangers
1	8	13	8	13
2	9	9	9	6
3	2	5	1	2
Total	19	27	18	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						NY Rangers
TOR	ES	1	19:41	Van Riemsdyk from Bozak	42	81	21	4	51	45	16	36	67	6	18	33
TOR	ES	1	19:39	Kessel wide from rebound of Van Riemsdyk shot	42	81	21	4	51	45	16	36	67	6	18	33
TOR	ES	1	19:39	Van Riemsdyk deflects Franson shot	42	81	21	4	51	45	16	36	67	6	18	33
NYR	ES	1	19:19	Kreider drives	11	71	41	3	36	45	20	21	61	5	27	33
NYR	ES	1	18:28	Hagelin from giveaway	42	81	21	15	44	45	19	24	62	5	27	33
NYR	ES	1	18:19	Hagelin deflects Girardi shot wide	42	81	21	15	44	45	19	24	62	5	27	33
NYR	ES	1	15:42	Nash wide from giveaway	11	71	41	3	36	45	20	21	61	5	27	33
NYR	ES	1	15:30	Nash drives	11	71	41	3	36	45	20	21	61	5	27	33
TOR	ES	1	14:06	Holland from D'Amigo	24	28	29	15	44	45	16	36	67	6	18	33
NYR	ES	1	13:03	GOAL! Hagelin deflects Girardi shot	43	19	12	4	51	45	19	24	62	5	27	33
NYR	ES	1	11:55	D Moore wide from Miller	24	28	29	15	44	45	10	22	28	4	17	33
TOR	ES	1	11:14	Orr from Holland	11	28	41	4	51	45	10	16	22	4	17	33
TOR	ES	1	11:04	Kulemin from Orr	11	28	41	4	51	45	10	16	67	4	17	33
NYR	ES	1	08:32	Boyle from rebound of Stralman shot	43	19	12	15	44	45	10	22	28	6	18	33
TOR	ES	1	08:01	Lupul from loose puck	43	19	12	15	44	45	10	22	28	6	18	33
NYR	ES	1	07:53	Kreider from Miller	43	19	12	15	44	45	10	20	28	5	27	33
NYR	ES	1	04:46	Brassard from Pouliot	24	19	12	15	44	45	16	36	67	6	18	33
NYR	ES	1	03:07	McDonagh wraparound	11	29	41	3	51	45	20	21	36	5	27	33
TOR	ES	1	01:48	Kessel post from Phaneuf	42	81	3	51	45	-	19	62	5	27	33	-
NYR	ES	1	00:20	Stepan drives wide	11	12	21	3	15	45	16	20	21	5	27	33
NYR	ES	1	00:09	Kreider deflects Girardi shot	11	12	21	3	15	45	20	21	36	5	27	33
TOR	ES	2	19:24	Lupul from giveaway	43	19	12	15	44	45	16	36	67	6	18	33
TOR	ES	2	18:14	Phaneuf from Van Riemsdyk	42	81	21	3	51	45	19	24	62	5	27	33
NYR	SH	2	15:48	Pouliot deflects McDonagh shot	11	42	3	51	45	-	16	19	36	67	27	33
NYR	SH	2	15:43	McDonagh from Zuccarello	11	42	3	51	45	-	16	19	36	67	27	33
NYR	SH	2	14:49	Stepan from Kreider	29	41	4	44	45	-	19	20	21	61	27	33
NYR	ES	2	11:49	Hagelin from Richards	42	81	21	4	15	45	19	24	62	4	17	33
NYR	ES	2	09:21	GOAL! Pouliot from Staal	42	81	21	15	44	45	16	36	67	6	18	33
NYR	ES	2	07:30	Callahan deflects Richards shot	43	19	41	3	4	45	19	24	62	6	18	33
TOR	ES	2	06:44	Rielly from loose puck	42	81	21	15	44	45	19	61	62	6	18	33
TOR	ES	2	06:38	Kessel from rebound of Rielly shot	42	81	21	15	44	45	19	61	62	6	18	33
TOR	ES	2	06:28	Bozak wide from Kessell	42	81	21	15	44	45	19	61	62	6	18	33
NYR	ES	2	05:21	GOAL! Kreider drives	42	81	21	4	15	45	20	21	61	4	27	33
NYR	ES	2	03:25	GOAL! D Moore drives	43	81	21	3	51	45	28	24	62	6	18	33
TOR	ES	2	02:28	Lupul from loose puck	42	81	19	3	44	34	19	20	24	5	27	33
TOR	ES	2	02:26	Lupul from rebound	42	81	19	3	44	34	19	20	24	5	27	33
TOR	ES	2	02:18	GOAL! Lupul from Bozak	42	81	19	3	44	34	20	21	24	5	27	33
NYR	ES	2	01:02	Zuccarello drives wide	11	12	41	4	15	34	16	36	67	4	17	33
TOR	ES	2	00:13	Kessel drives wide	42	81	19	4	44	34	10	22	28	6	18	33
TOR	ES	3	13:59	Kulemin post from Van Riemsdyk	43	21	41	15	44	34	10	22	28	5	27	33
NYR	ES	3	10:57	GOAL! Richards from Callahan	42	81	19	4	44	34	19	24	62	5	27	33
TOR	EN	3	10:25	Bozak deflects Rielly shot	42	43	21	41	3	44	10	22	28	4	17	33
NYR	SH	3	06:41	Boyle from loose puck	11	42	15	51	34	-	10	22	28	4	17	33
NYR	SH	3	05:44	Richards from Zuccarello	29	41	4	51	34	-	19	36	24	62	6	33
NYR	SH	3	03:56	GOAL! Boyle deflects Del Zotto shot	11	42	15	44	34	-	10	22	28	4	17	33
NYR	ES	3	03:09	Hagelin wide from rebound of Stralman shot	43	21	41	4	51	34	19	24	62	6	18	33

The Extra Skater game profile.

As is the norm at this point, a Corsi beatdown was handed out to the Leafs, losing overall 53-85, 5-on-5 46-73 and 5-on-5 close 12-23.


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	6	10	-4	22:13	5	8	-3	19:53	0	0	0	00:58	1	2	-1	01:22
Franson	6	9	-3	23:04	6	7	-1	20:31	0	0	0	00:53	0	2	-2	01:40
McClement	2	11	-9	19:57	2	7	-5	16:26	0	0	0	00:00	0	4	-4	03:31
Raymond	2	7	-5	14:27	2	7	-5	13:29	0	0	0	00:52	0	0	0	00:06
Ranger	7	14	-7	23:32	7	12	-5	21:43	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	01:49
Lupul	6	6	0	17:51	6	6	0	16:43	0	0	0	01:08	0	0	0	00:00
Van Riemsdyk	9	9	0	15:55	8	9	-1	14:41	0	0	0	01:08	1	0	1	00:06
Holland	1	2	-1	08:52	1	2	-1	08:52	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Orr	3	1	2	09:51	3	1	2	09:51	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
D'Amigo	1	4	-3	12:54	1	2	-1	12:00	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	00:54
Gunnarsson	0	3	-3	05:06	0	3	-3	05:06	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kulemin	4	9	-5	18:50	3	7	-4	17:36	0	0	0	00:00	1	2	-1	01:14
Bozak	13	10	3	18:59	12	6	6	14:56	0	0	0	00:52	1	4	-3	03:11
Kadri	4	6	-2	15:02	3	6	-3	14:10	0	0	0	00:52	1	0	1	00:00
Rielly	12	10	2	21:38	11	8	3	18:43	0	0	0	01:07	1	2	-1	01:48
Gardiner	7	8	-1	24:32	7	4	3	21:07	0	0	0	01:02	0	4	-4	02:23
Clarkson	0	3	-3	04:24	0	3	-3	04:24	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kessel	12	7	5	16:33	12	7	5	15:25	0	0	0	01:08	0	0	0	00:00
Bernier	13	21	-8	36:35	13	18	-5	34:35	0	0	0	00:00	0	3	-3	02:00
Reimer	5	6	-1	23:14	5	3	2	18:43	0	0	0	02:00	0	3	-3	02:31

Another good game for the top line, which were, again, the only real bright spots. Tyler Bozak was a team best +6, with his buddy Phil Kessel just behind at +5. Meanwhile, after a couple of good games, Jay McClement and Nik Kulemin continue to struggle, two of the worst Leaf forwards, along with Mason Raymond.

The young Leafs did well on the back end, with Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner both a best +3. Paul Ranger struggled again, a -5, and even with an injury to Carl Gunnarsson, he could find himself out of the lineup for the next game.


The Rangers:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	PPF	PPA	PPD	PPTOI	SHF	SHA	SHD	SHTOI
Del zotto	6	3	3	17:38	4	2	2	16:13	2	0	2	01:25	0	1	-1	00:00
Girardi	11	6	5	21:01	11	6	5	18:55	0	0	0	00:58	0	0	0	01:08
Stralman	7	10	-3	20:26	6	10	-4	18:35	1	0	1	00:59	0	0	0	00:52
Miller	5	6	-1	14:06	3	5	-2	12:37	2	0	2	01:26	0	1	-1	00:03
Brassard	6	7	-1	15:00	4	7	-3	14:02	2	0	2	00:58	0	0	0	00:00
J Moore	5	3	2	17:32	3	2	1	16:07	2	0	2	01:25	0	1	-1	00:00
Staal	6	10	-4	18:16	6	10	-4	17:23	0	0	0	00:01	0	0	0	00:52
Richards	11	7	4	16:10	7	7	0	13:13	4	0	4	02:57	0	0	0	00:00
Kreider	9	3	6	13:18	8	3	5	12:09	1	0	1	01:09	0	0	0	00:00
Stepan	8	1	7	13:36	7	1	6	12:27	1	0	1	01:09	0	0	0	00:00
Boyle	4	5	-1	13:40	2	4	-2	11:11	2	0	2	01:25	0	1	-1	01:04
Callahan	9	4	5	15:03	8	4	4	13:07	1	0	1	01:07	0	0	0	00:49
Mcdonagh	15	6	9	22:19	12	6	6	19:54	3	0	3	01:17	0	0	0	01:08
D Moore	6	4	2	14:25	4	3	1	12:07	2	0	2	01:25	0	1	-1	00:53
Zuccarello	8	5	3	17:10	5	5	0	15:22	3	0	3	01:48	0	0	0	00:00
Nash	5	3	2	14:45	4	3	1	13:33	1	0	1	01:09	0	0	0	00:03
Hagelin	9	5	4	16:04	8	5	3	13:57	1	0	1	00:59	0	0	0	01:08
Pouliot	5	6	-1	15:31	3	6	-3	14:33	2	0	2	00:58	0	0	0	00:00
Talbot	27	19	8	60:00	21	18	3	53:29	6	0	6	04:31	0	1	-1	02:00

Derek Stepan was the best of the Ranger forwards, and Chris Kreider had a very impressive night as well. US Olympian Ryan McDonagh had the best night of any Ranger, and Dan Girardi was also very good. Marc Staal and former Leaf Anton Stralman managed to be -4 in a 7-1 win, easily the team's worst.

Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - Tyler Bozak, Phil Kessel, Morgan Rielly
NY Rangers - Derek Stepan, Chris Kreider, Dan Girardi

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Jay McClement, Mason Raymond, Paul Ranger
NY Rangers - Anton Stralman, Eric Staal, Benoit Pouliot