Game 58 Scoring Chances and Zone Entries: Predators 3 vs. Leafs 2

Filip Forsberg scored three goals in a 20 minute stretch to open up a lead for Nashville.

While Toronto was able to fight back in the final period, scoring twice including one with the net empty, they ultimately fell short.

The Leafs dominated possession over the course of the game, but that was due to the fact they were chasing the lead for so long. Nashville had the better of the chances at even strength, but overall it was a very quiet game. As with the possession numbers, Toronto had excellent zone entry numbers, built up mostly in the last two periods.

Team	Chances	1st	2nd	3rd	ES	ESClose	ESCh%	NZEnt%	ContEnt
Tor	12	4	3	5	7	4	41.2%	54.3%	44.7%
Nsh	13	3	8	2	10	4	58.8%	45.7%	31.3%

Nashville had a strong start to the second period, with a 5-0 run in chances including Forsberg’s two goals that opened up that substantial lead. Toronto weren’t able to generate much at even strength in the third, failing to generate a single ES chance for in the last fifteen minutes.

Period	Time	ST	SO	Team	How	State	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	O1	O2	O3	O4	O5	O6
1	14:39	0	0	Tor	Grabner drives	SH	34	40	44	52	56		9	15	30	33	59	63
1	14:14	0	0	Nsh	GOAL! Forsberg drives	SH	25	34	44	52	56		9	15	30	33	59	63
1	12:28	0	1	Nsh	Wilson from Granberg	ES	24	26	28	34	50	55	8	12	14	30	33	38
1	08:11	0	1	Tor	Arcobello drives	ES	15	33	34	38	44	51	2	5	9	15	30	63
1	07:31	0	1	Nsh	Johansen wraparound	ES	15	33	34	38	44	52	4	18	19	30	59	92
1	06:13	0	1	Tor	Kadri from Leipsic	ES	34	40	43	44	49	52	8	14	18	19	30	92
1	00:44	0	1	Tor	Parenteau from Rielly	ES	15	33	34	38	44	51	2	5	9	15	30	63
2	19:33	0	1	Tor	Gardiner drives post	ES	15	20	33	34	38	51	8	9	14	15	30	63
2	16:42	0	1	Nsh	Bitetto from a loose puck	ES	25	32	34	50	55	56	2	5	20	28	30	51
2	16:20	0	1	Nsh	GOAL! Forsberg from Smith	ES	15	20	33	34	38	51	8	9	14	15	30	63
2	15:52	0	2	Nsh	Arvidsson drives	ES	24	26	28	34	50	55	2	5	12	30	33	38
2	14:24	0	2	Nsh	Forsberg from rebound	ES	15	20	33	34	38	51	4	9	15	30	59	63
2	14:24	0	2	Nsh	GOAL! Forsberg from loose puck	ES	15	20	33	34	38	51	4	9	15	30	59	63
2	10:20	0	3	Tor	Winnik wide from loose puck	ES	20	24	26	28	34	51	8	14	18	19	30	92
2	05:52	0	3	Tor	Winnik from giveaway	ES	20	24	26	28	34	51	2	5	18	19	30	92
2	03:40	0	3	Nsh	Wilson from Josi	SH	24	34	40	44	52		9	15	30	33	59	63
2	03:38	0	3	Nsh	Forsberg from rebound	SH	24	34	40	44	52		9	15	30	33	59	63
2	01:42	0	3	Nsh	Josi drives	ES	24	34	43	44	49	52	4	9	15	30	59	63
3	17:37	0	3	Tor	GOAL! Leivo from Kadri	PP	24	32	34	43	49	51	4	5	9	19	30
3	15:27	1	3	Tor	Winnik wide from rebound	ES	26	28	33	34	44	52	2	5	12	30	33	38
3	11:38	1	3	Nsh	Neal from faceoff	ES	20	26	28	33	34	55	2	5	18	19	30	92
3	08:33	1	3	Tor	Boyes from Rielly	PP	15	28	33	34	38	44	4	19	28	30	59
3	04:37	1	3	Nsh	Forsberg drives	ES	34	40	43	49	50	51	2	5	9	15	30	63
3	02:23	1	3	Tor	GOAL! Rielly from loose puck	EN	15	24	32	43	44	51	4	9	12	19	30	59
3	00:06	2	3	Tor	Holland wide from rebound	EN	15	24	32	43	44	51	4	20	28	30	51	59

Leafs Player Data

Player	ESChF	ESChA	ESCh%	ESTOI	ZS%	NZ%	ConEnt	OppConEnt
Winnik	3	3	50.0%	12:19	75.0%	54.3%	47.4%	31.3%
Boyes	3	3	50.0%	10:55	75.0%	50.0%	46.7%	40.0%
Grabner	1	1	50.0%	10:33	16.7%	59.3%	43.8%	36.4%
Arcobello	4	5	44.4%	13:10	33.3%	55.0%	45.5%	33.3%
Parenteau	3	4	42.9%	16:19	53.9%	52.2%	45.8%	31.8%
Greening	3	4	42.9%	11:28	42.9%	52.5%	47.6%	47.4%
Holland	2	3	40.0%	15:08	90.0%	50.0%	47.4%	36.8%
Kadri	1	2	33.3%	15:31	50.0%	52.8%	52.6%	41.2%
Leipsic	1	2	33.3%	13:39	20.0%	52.8%	52.6%	35.3%
Clune	0	1	0.0%	08:47	100.0%	59.3%	37.5%	0.0%
Leivo	0	1	0.0%	13:26	83.3%	57.1%	35.0%	13.3%
Froese	0	1	0.0%	09:07	100.0%	60.0%	33.3%	8.3%
Rielly	4	2	66.7%	19:50	63.6%	59.2%	58.6%	35.0%
Gardiner	5	4	55.6%	20:47	37.5%	50.0%	40.0%	33.3%
Marincin	2	2	50.0%	16:55	37.5%	58.0%	55.2%	42.9%
Corrado	3	4	42.9%	16:50	40.0%	53.4%	41.9%	25.9%
Percy	0	4	0.0%	14:00	75.0%	51.4%	31.6%	27.8%
Loov	0	4	0.0%	10:44	77.8%	53.8%	28.6%	16.7%

Brendan Leipsic went onto the top line with Michael Grabner and Nazem Kadri, and while that line had good controlled entry numbers, they generated very little offense, with only one ES chance as a line. The offence came from the Mark Arcobello line, as he, Colin Greening and Michael Grabner all produced chances. Daniel Winnik’s line, which mostly matched up against Mike Fisher, and finished even.

The young guys who are now the experienced old hands on the Leaf blueline, Jake Gardiner and Morgan Rielly, both had solid nights, although they mostly played on separate pairings. Rielly was the best Leaf defender in terms of chance differential, while Gardiner, playing with Corrado, had the best offensive numbers from the backend. Stuart Percy and Viktor Loov mostly avoided the top Nashville lines, but still finished with poor numbers, with neither player on for a Leaf ES chance.