Game 70 - Detroit 3, Leafs 2 - Toronto lose second straight on the road

After a strong start to the Leafs' road adventure, with two wins in California, they finished with a couple of losses closer to home, with this one in Detroit seeing them fall behind after a bad opening period, and not be able to get back into it.

Toronto ended up having the same chance gap against Detroit as they did in Washington after one, down 5-2 at even strength. They were only down by one goal, though, in contrast to their start the other day. In the second, the Leafs were able to generate a good number of chances, despite allowing Detroit some powerplay opportunites, but couldn't take advantage, and entered the third still behind.

A miserable start to the third saw the Leafs give up the first five chances, including a second goal to Gustav Nyquist. They did wake up after that, Gardiner pulling one back, but a late goal from Alfredsson, as the Leafs pushed forward trying to generate an equalizer, was a killer.

Detroit won the first and third period, which was enough to see them claim the ES and overall chance victories. The Wings also won the 5-on-5 close chances, though that was much more even, 11-9 for Detroit.

A summary of the scoring chances:

Status	Overall		ES
Team	Toronto	Detroit	Toronto	Detroit
1	3	6	2	5
2	8	10	7	6
3	8	7	4	7
Total	19	23	13	18

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
TOR	ES	1	18:48	Kulemin wide from loose puck	43	19	41	8	44	34	41	44	20	27	65	35
DET	SH	1	15:47	Franzen from Alfredsson	12	21	3	36	34	-	14	93	11	44	65	35
TOR	PP	1	14:12	Van Riemdsyk from Kadri	43	19	21	3	4	34	17	20	23	27	35	-
DET	ES	1	12:10	Kindl from Dekeyser	42	81	12	8	51	34	14	17	21	4	65	35
DET	ES	1	07:10	GOAL! Nyquist drives	42	81	21	4	8	34	14	15	21	27	55	35
DET	ES	1	06:23	Tatar post from Sheahan	24	71	12	15	44	34	14	15	21	4	23	35
DET	ES	1	05:47	Legwand from Franzen	42	81	21	3	36	34	17	93	11	52	55	35
TOR	ES	1	03:30	Raymond from Holland	24	71	12	8	15	34	14	15	21	23	52	35
DET	ES	1	00:54	Miller from giveaway	42	81	21	44	51	34	29	41	20	27	52	35
DET	ES	2	19:19	Nyquist from rebound of Sheahan shot	43	19	41	4	51	34	14	15	21	4	23	35
DET	ES	2	19:19	Nyquist from rebound	43	19	41	4	51	34	14	15	21	4	23	35
TOR	ES	2	18:44	Kadri drives	43	19	41	4	51	34	41	44	20	27	65	35
DET	ES	2	17:46	Ferraro from Smith	11	40	12	8	15	34	25	29	2	4	23	35
DET	SH	2	16:39	Alfredsson from Franzen	11	42	3	36	34	-	14	93	11	44	55	35
TOR	ES	2	13:58	Kadri from Lupul	43	19	71	4	51	34	29	41	20	27	52	35
TOR	ES	2	13:05	Lupul drives	43	19	71	4	51	34	41	44	20	27	65	35
DET	SH	2	10:54	Bertuzzi from loose puck	11	41	8	15	34	-	14	93	11	44	55	35
DET	SH	2	10:41	Nyquist from Kronwall	11	41	8	15	34	-	14	93	11	44	55	35
DET	SH	2	10:22	Nyquist drives	11	41	3	36	34	-	14	93	11	44	55	35
TOR	ES	2	09:41	Kessel from Gardiner	42	81	21	4	51	34	29	41	20	27	52	35
TOR	ES	2	08:52	Kulemin drives	11	12	41	15	44	34	14	15	21	4	23	35
TOR	ES	2	08:43	Kulemin deflects Ranger shot	40	12	41	15	44	34	14	15	21	4	23	35
DET	ES	2	08:11	Legwand wide from Alfredsson	43	71	12	3	44	34	17	93	11	27	65	35
DET	ES	2	07:37	Miller wide from Bertuzzi	42	81	21	8	36	34	41	44	20	52	55	35
TOR	ES	2	06:07	Clarkson from loose puck	24	19	71	3	15	34	14	15	21	27	65	35
TOR	PP	2	04:42	Kessel from Franson	42	81	21	3	4	34	29	93	52	55	35	-
DET	ES	2	00:25	Bertuzzi wide from Miller	42	81	21	4	51	34	41	44	20	27	65	35
DET	ES	3	19:42	Franzen wraparound	42	81	21	3	36	34	17	93	11	55	65	35
DET	ES	3	17:54	GOAL! Nyquist drives	43	19	71	15	44	34	14	15	21	2	27	35
DET	ES	3	16:45	Legwand wide from Franzen	42	81	21	3	36	34	17	93	11	55	65	35
DET	ES	3	16:08	Glendening from Smith	43	19	71	8	44	34	41	44	20	2	27	35
DET	ES	3	14:02	Miller from Bertuzzi	43	19	71	3	51	34	41	44	20	2	55	35
TOR	ES	3	13:33	Kadri wraparound wide	43	19	71	3	51	34	41	44	20	2	55	35
TOR	PP	3	11:36	GOAL! Gardiner from loose puck	43	19	12	44	51	34	41	20	55	65	35	-
DET	ES	3	10:41	Smith wide from Nyquist	40	12	41	15	36	34	14	17	21	2	65	35
TOR	PP	3	09:09	Lupul from Rielly	43	19	12	44	51	34	41	20	55	65	35	-
TOR	ES	3	05:36	Phaneuf from loose puck	42	81	21	3	15	34	17	93	11	55	65	35
TOR	ES	3	04:04	Raymond wraparound	40	12	41	4	51	34	14	15	21	55	65	35
TOR	ES	3	02:47	Kessel from Van Riemsdyk	42	81	21	4	51	34	17	93	11	55	65	35
DET	ES	3	02:33	GOAL! Alfredsson from Legwand	42	81	21	4	51	34	17	93	11	55	65	35
TOR	EN	3	01:13	GOAL! Van Riemsdyk deflects Phaneuf shot	42	81	19	21	3	4	14	15	21	4	23	35
TOR	EN	3	00:04	Van Riemsdyk from Bozak	42	81	19	21	3	4	17	41	20	27	55	35

The Extra Skater game profile.

A rare even Corsi game from Toronto, with a 57-58 loss overall, a 46-43 win 5-on-5, and a 30-32 loss 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	8	-1	23:07	3	5	-2	15:05	2	0	2	03:50	2	3	-1	04:12
Franson	10	5	5	20:25	6	5	1	15:03	2	0	2	03:45	2	0	2	01:37
Gleason	2	7	-5	11:39	2	5	-3	10:09	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	01:30
McClement	1	5	-4	09:33	1	1	0	04:54	0	0	0	00:00	0	4	-4	04:39
Raymond	6	6	0	16:46	4	5	-1	12:33	2	0	2	02:31	0	1	-1	01:42
Ranger	5	6	-1	12:47	5	4	1	10:40	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	02:07
Lupul	11	5	6	19:45	6	5	1	16:19	3	0	3	03:26	2	0	2	00:00
Van Riemsdyk	7	9	-2	22:21	3	8	-5	17:20	2	0	2	03:21	2	1	1	01:40
Holland	2	1	1	07:17	2	1	1	07:17	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Gunnarsson	0	8	-8	16:15	0	5	-5	12:11	0	0	0	00:00	0	3	-3	04:04
Bodie	2	2	0	08:06	2	2	0	08:06	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kulemin	5	6	-1	16:51	5	3	2	12:41	0	0	0	00:00	0	3	-3	04:10
Bozak	6	10	-4	19:55	3	9	-6	15:54	1	0	1	03:24	2	1	1	00:37
Kadri	8	6	2	18:48	5	6	-1	14:58	3	0	3	02:48	0	0	0	01:02
Rielly	5	5	0	14:50	3	5	-2	12:12	2	0	2	02:31	0	0	0	00:07
Gardiner	9	7	2	21:15	7	7	0	18:26	2	0	2	02:36	0	0	0	00:13
Clarkson	5	5	0	13:41	5	5	0	13:41	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kessel	6	9	-3	20:54	3	9	-6	17:21	1	0	1	03:33	2	0	2	00:00
Reimer	17	23	-6	57:45	13	18	-5	44:29	4	0	4	06:21	0	5	-5	06:55

For the second straight game, it was Nik Kulemin who was the top Leaf forward, as he was a +2; the only other Leaf forwards above even were Lupul and Holland. The top line struggled yet again, with Bozak and Kessel game worst -6, and Van Riemsdyk not much better at -5. A decent night for Kadri and Clarkson, who end up -1 and even, respectively, but did a solid job in creating chances, outdoing the top line.

A good night from Cody Franson, a +1 in 15 minutes. Jake Gardiner, who scored and made a poor pinch on the clinching goal, had a solid night, even while on for more ES chances than any other Leaf. Despite getting caught out a couple of times, Paul Ranger also finished at +1. It was Carl Gunnarsson who had the worst night of the Leaf defense, not on for a single Toronto chance and a -5.

The Red Wings:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	PPF	PPA	PPD	PPTOI	SHF	SHA	SHD	SHTOI
Smith	5	1	4	09:43	5	1	4	09:43	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kindl	5	3	2	15:39	5	2	3	12:59	0	0	0	02:40	0	1	-1	00:00
Alfredsson	10	2	8	17:22	5	2	3	13:20	5	0	5	04:02	0	0	0	00:00
Nyquist	12	6	6	16:03	7	5	2	12:10	5	0	5	03:53	0	1	-1	00:00
Sheahan	5	6	-1	14:16	5	5	0	11:38	0	0	0	02:38	0	1	-1	00:00
Legwand	7	4	3	17:30	7	2	5	14:37	0	0	0	02:40	0	2	-2	00:13
Miller	5	10	-5	20:47	5	6	-1	16:04	0	0	0	00:13	0	4	-4	04:30
Tatar	7	6	1	15:21	7	5	2	12:32	0	0	0	02:49	0	1	-1	00:00
Lashoff	4	5	-1	13:28	4	3	1	10:04	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	03:24
Emmerton	1	0	1	09:21	1	0	1	06:56	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	02:25
Quincey	6	8	-2	19:44	6	6	0	16:34	0	0	0	00:13	0	2	-2	02:57
Ferraro	2	3	-1	09:45	2	2	0	07:47	0	0	0	00:13	0	1	-1	01:45
Glendening	5	9	-4	18:14	5	6	-1	15:06	0	0	0	00:13	0	3	-3	02:55
Bertuzzi	9	4	5	15:12	4	4	0	11:18	5	0	5	03:54	0	0	0	00:00
Ericsson	3	4	-1	13:09	3	3	0	11:37	0	0	0	00:23	0	1	-1	01:09
Kronwall	11	8	3	23:35	7	4	3	16:22	4	0	4	03:49	0	4	-4	03:24
Dekeyser	8	9	-1	25:09	7	7	0	20:28	1	0	1	02:53	0	2	-2	01:48
Franzen	10	3	7	18:16	5	2	3	13:20	5	0	5	04:02	0	1	-1	00:54
Howard	23	19	4	60:00	18	13	5	46:44	5	0	5	06:55	0	6	-6	06:21

Gustav Nyquist had two goals, and impressed with his speed, a solid +2, but on for a game best 12 overall chances for. The top Wing was David Legwand, a game-best +5. Brendan Smith, Niklas Kronwall and Jakub Kindl were also strong, along with longtime Leaf enemy Daniel Alfredsson. The two Wings who managed to be in the negative in chances were Drew Miller and Luke Glendening, both -1.

Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - Nikolai Kulemin, Joffrey Lupul, Cody Franson
Detroit - David Legwand, Brendan Smith, Niklas Kronwall

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Tyler Bozak, Phil Kessel, James Van Riemsdyk
Detroit - Drew Miller, Luke Glendening