Game 56 - Leafs 5, Florida 2 - Leafs survive opening period, take over the game in the final two frames

The Leafs had a poor opening period, but managed to survive it, and then rallied in the remaining two periods to pull away for the victory.making it 2-for-2 against their new divisional opponents.

Florida scored inside the first three minutes, and when they made it two with 6 minutes left, it looked like trouble for the Leafs, who lost the first in chances 5-1. They managed to get one back from the point, and then got two quick goals in the second, as they seized control, outchancing Florida 7-4 at ES.

The Leafs then extended the lead through Kulemin early in the third, and while Florida won the chances after Lupul extended the lead 6 minutes in, Bernier only allowed one more goal, allowing Toronto a fairly comfortable victory.

Florida won the ES chances narrowly, 14-12, and 9-7 ES close, but most of that advantage came in the first, as the Leafs clearly won the final two frames.

A summary of the scoring chances:

Status	Overall		ES
Team	Toronto	Florida	Toronto	Florida
1	1	6	1	5
2	9	4	7	4
3	7	8	4	5
Total	17	18	12	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						Florida
FLA	ES	1	18:21	GOAL! Bjusgtad from Upshall	43	19	41	44	51	45	15	27	19	4	55	30
FLA	SH	1	15:32	Kulikov from Jovanovski	11	41	4	51	45	-	15	27	19	7	55	30
FLA	ES	1	08:53	Matthias drives	11	28	37	44	51	45	18	21	82	51	77	30
FLA	ES	1	07:38	Bjugstad wide from loose puck	43	19	41	4	8	45	15	27	19	4	55	30
FLA	ES	1	06:10	GOAL! Bergenheim from Boyes	42	81	21	4	8	45	23	24	20	51	77	30
TOR	ES	1	05:06	Kessel drives	42	81	21	4	8	45	18	21	82	7	43	30
FLA	ES	1	01:36	Kopecky wide from loose puck	24	40	12	8	44	45	17	57	82	51	77	30
TOR	ES	2	19:33	GOAL! Raymond drives	24	40	12	8	44	45	11	17	57	7	43	30
TOR	PP	2	19:02	GOAL! Van Riemsdyk deflects Kessel shot	42	81	21	3	4	45	17	57	7	43	30	-
FLA	ES	2	16:47	Boyes from Bergenheim	42	81	21	3	36	45	23	24	20	7	43	30
FLA	ES	2	16:22	Winchester deflects Kulikov shot	42	81	21	3	36	45	11	17	57	7	43	30
FLA	ES	2	16:22	Huberdeau wide from rebound of Winchester shot	42	81	21	3	36	45	11	17	57	7	43	30
TOR	ES	2	14:27	Kadri deflects Franson shot wide	43	12	41	4	51	45	18	21	82	4	55	30
TOR	ES	2	11:08	Lupul from Kulemin	43	19	41	8	44	45	11	17	57	4	55	30
TOR	ES	2	11:07	Lupul wide from rebound	43	19	41	8	44	45	11	17	57	4	55	30
TOR	ES	2	08:12	Lupul from Kadri	43	19	41	4	51	45	15	27	19	4	55	30
TOR	ES	2	05:10	Van Riemsdyk drives	42	81	21	3	36	45	23	24	20	7	43	30
FLA	ES	2	04:43	Boyes bar from loose puck	42	81	21	3	36	45	23	24	20	51	77	30
TOR	PP	2	03:19	Rielly drives	42	81	21	44	51	45	18	82	7	43	30	-
TOR	ES	2	00:18	Gardiner drives wide	11	40	12	36	51	45	17	57	82	7	43	30
FLA	SH	3	18:07	Shore from Campbell	11	41	4	8	45	-	15	27	19	51	77	30
FLA	SH	3	18:04	Bjugstad from rebound of Shore shot	11	41	4	8	45	-	15	27	19	51	77	30
TOR	ES	3	16:00	GOAL! Kulemin from Lupul	43	19	41	8	44	45	15	27	19	4	43	30
TOR	ES	3	15:35	Kessel drives	42	81	21	3	36	45	23	24	20	51	77	30
TOR	PP	3	14:12	Lupul from Kadri	43	19	12	44	51	45	18	82	4	55	30	-
FLA	PP	3	14:00	Jovanovski drives	43	19	12	44	51	45	57	82	4	55	30	-
TOR	PP	3	13:38	GOAL! Lupul from Kadri	43	19	12	44	51	45	24	20	4	43	30	-
FLA	ES	3	11:32	Kopecky drives	11	28	37	4	51	45	18	21	82	51	77	30
FLA	ES	3	11:30	Matthias wraparound	11	28	37	4	51	45	18	21	82	51	77	30
FLA	ES	3	11:29	Matthias from rebound	11	28	37	4	51	45	18	21	82	51	77	30
TOR	SH	3	09:27	Ashton drives	37	12	8	51	45	-	23	24	20	51	77	30
FLA	ES	3	07:47	Goc wide from Campbell	42	81	21	8	51	45	57	21	82	51	77	30
FLA	ES	3	05:35	Kopecky from Barch	24	40	12	4	51	45	18	21	82	7	77	30
TOR	ES	3	04:11	Kadri from Kulemin	43	19	41	4	51	45	23	24	20	4	55	30
TOR	ES	3	01:23	GOAL! Bozak from Kessel	11	42	81	3	4	45	27	24	20	55	77	30

The Extra Skater game profile.

Florida managed the win in Corsi, 66-51 overall, 50-41 5-on-5 and 34-27 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	4	4	0	21:53	3	4	-1	15:24	1	0	1	02:16	0	0	0	04:13
Franson	6	9	-3	19:12	5	6	-1	12:52	1	0	1	02:16	0	3	-3	04:04
Gleason	6	6	0	23:41	5	4	1	20:24	0	0	0	00:00	1	2	-1	03:17
McClement	2	7	-5	12:33	2	4	-2	06:15	0	0	0	00:00	0	3	-3	06:18
Raymond	6	3	3	18:52	3	2	1	12:40	2	1	1	01:47	1	0	1	04:25
Lupul	7	3	4	13:10	5	2	3	11:29	2	1	1	01:41	0	0	0	00:00
Van Riemsdyk	5	6	-1	21:46	3	6	-3	17:00	2	0	2	02:23	0	0	0	02:23
Holland	1	2	-1	11:14	1	2	-1	11:14	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Orr	0	4	-4	03:45	0	4	-4	03:45	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Gunnarsson	3	4	-1	20:08	3	4	-1	14:41	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	05:27
Ashton	1	4	-3	04:46	0	4	-4	03:43	0	0	0	00:00	1	0	1	01:03
Bodie	2	2	0	12:21	2	2	0	12:21	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kulemin	6	5	1	16:14	6	2	4	11:57	0	0	0	00:00	0	3	-3	04:17
Bozak	6	6	0	21:26	4	6	-2	17:48	2	0	2	02:17	0	0	0	01:21
Kadri	8	3	5	12:53	6	2	4	10:58	2	1	1	01:47	0	0	0	00:08
Rielly	7	4	3	18:05	4	3	1	16:11	3	1	2	01:48	0	0	0	00:06
Gardiner	8	9	-1	17:43	4	7	-3	13:02	3	1	2	01:48	1	1	0	02:53
Kessel	6	6	0	19:59	4	6	-2	17:37	2	0	2	02:17	0	0	0	00:05
Bernier	17	18	-1	45:56	12	14	-2	04:04	4	1	3	10:00	1	3	-2	06:00

Yet again, there wasn't a lot from the top line, as they were slightly outchanced at ES overall, but poor at ES close, where each one was -4. The worst of the forwards were Orr and Ashton, on for four chances against in less than four minutes of ice time. It was Kadri, Lupul and Kulemin who carried the slack, producing chances in addition to their goals.

Morgan Rielly also played well, as he and Tim Gleason were the only positives among the Leaf defense, with Gleason showing some solid play in his 20 minutes of ES time. Gardiner was the worst of the defensemen, a -3, and on for a team-high 7 chances against.

The Panthers:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	PPF	PPA	PPD	PPTOI	SHF	SHA	SHD	SHTOI
Olsen	3	8	-5	13:52	2	6	-4	12:10	0	0	0	00:06	1	2	-1	01:36
Kulikov	5	6	-1	23:58	4	4	0	17:33	1	0	1	03:57	0	2	-2	02:28
Huberdeau	2	3	-1	14:42	2	3	-1	12:17	0	0	0	02:25	0	0	0	00:00
Shore	5	2	3	12:43	2	2	0	08:29	3	0	3	03:26	0	0	0	00:48
Winchester	3	5	-2	17:25	3	4	-1	12:53	0	0	0	02:30	0	1	-1	02:02
Matthias	5	4	1	09:56	5	2	3	09:01	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	00:55
Upshall	5	2	3	13:27	2	2	0	10:09	3	0	3	03:18	0	0	0	00:00
Bergenheim	3	6	-3	17:43	3	4	-1	13:10	0	0	0	04:17	0	2	-2	00:16
Barch	6	2	4	07:23	6	2	4	07:23	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Gomez	3	4	-1	17:20	3	3	0	13:22	0	0	0	03:58	0	1	-1	00:00
Boyes	3	6	-3	18:10	3	4	-1	14:02	0	0	0	04:04	0	2	-2	00:04
Bjugstad	5	3	2	14:17	2	3	-1	10:40	3	0	3	03:37	0	0	0	00:00
Weaver	3	8	-5	17:14	3	5	-2	14:34	0	0	0	00:01	0	3	-3	02:39
Campbell	10	2	8	25:43	8	1	7	19:25	2	1	1	06:18	0	0	0	00:00
Jovanovski	4	7	-3	15:49	2	6	-4	09:53	1	0	1	04:31	1	1	0	01:25
Goc	5	5	0	19:51	4	4	0	14:32	0	0	0	02:25	1	1	0	02:54
Gilbert	11	3	8	23:24	9	2	7	18:17	2	0	2	05:07	0	1	-1	00:00
Kopecky	8	5	3	12:45	7	3	4	11:36	0	0	0	00:00	1	2	-1	01:09
Clemmensen	18	17	1	59:55	14	12	2	45:51	3	0	3	10:00	1	5	-4	04:04

Tom Gilbert and Brian Campbell were excellent on the night, as both managed to be +7 in chances. Kopecky and Barch were the best of the forward, both +4. The defensive pairing of Olsen and Jovanovski were the weakest, both -4.

Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - Nikolai Kulemin, Nazem Kadri, Joffrey Lupul
Florida - Brian Campbell, Tom Gilbert, Tomas Kopecky

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Colton Orr, Carter Ashton, James Van Riemsdyk
Florida - Dylan Olsen, Ed Jovanovski, Mike Weaver