The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to play against possible playoff opponents. This time, they faced the Tampa Bay Lightning. From an individual standpoint, Auston Matthews pushed forth on his goal-scoring quest; but as a team, the Leafs faltered against the Lightning.
Notes and discussion from the charts are all below, read on to see it all!
Game events
- This game was all about physicality and not about shots. Neither team reached the 30-shot mark, but both nearly reached 60 hits in total.
- Joseph Woll didn’t have a great game as he gave up four goals on the 25 shots he faced, while the Leafs couldn’t quite solve Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Goal
| Goal | Assists | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman | Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel | 10:03 | 1st | TBL 1 – 0 TOR |
| Auston Matthews (PPG) | Morgan Rielly, John Tavares | 19:00 | 1st | TBL 1 – 1 TOR |
| Brayden Point | Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Duclair | 2:54 | 2nd | TBL 2 – 1 TOR |
| Steven Stamkos | Brandon Hagel, Haydn Fleury | 8:47 | 2nd | TBL 3 – 1 TOR |
| Nicholas Paul | Darren Raddysh, Nikita Kucherov | 14:19 | 3rd | TBL 4 – 1 TOR |
- Matthews scored on the power play to notch his 63rd goal of the season while tying the game up at one apiece heading into the first intermission.
- However, the Lighting restored then added to their lead while the Leafs were held goalless the rest of the way.
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All situations Corsi
- The two teams were relatively equal in the first period in shot attempts and the scoresheet reflected that.
- In the second, the Lightning scored two while the Leafs pressed to tying goals to no avail.
- In the third, Toronto came out flat and were on their heels as Tampa Bay was more tenacious. The third period press from the Leafs never fully materialised.
- Both teams had a good number of high-danger shots, but the Leafs were unable to beat Vasilevskiy on any of them.
- Meanwhile, the Lightning scored twice from in close.
5v5 Corsi
- Tampa Bay’s first goal came with the extra attacker on a delayed penalty so it wasn’t at 5v5, as such the even strength matchup netted out to Toronto being outscored 3–0.
- That said, the Leafs had more of the shot share at 5v5, but they just weren’t able to capitalise on their chances.
- In the shot locations, it’s clear that the Lightning were able to get a lot more shots in the slot, while Toronto’s shots came from all over the ice.
- Being shutout at 5v5 against a top goalie can happen to any team, but the Leafs didn’t do themselves any favours by not making it harder with their shot quality.
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