TOR 4–5 CAR Final / SO · L
Maple Leafs/Schedule/Recap Sat, Mar 16, 2024 · 2023-24 regular season
Toronto Maple Leafs
TOR · 38-19-9
4–5
Final / SOL
Carolina Hurricanes
CAR · 41-20-6
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT TOR 09314111060440 CAR 09216213021540 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Maple Leafs trail the season series 0–2
TOR 38-19-9 · CAR 41-20-6 · Meeting 2 this season — the Maple Leafs trail the season series 0–2

Maple Leafs fell to the Hurricanes

The Maple Leafs let a 3–0 lead get away: the Hurricanes came back with four unanswered goals — Aho's equalizer with 0:07 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in a shootout. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Maple Leafs created the better chances: 5.5 expected goals to 3.9, on 40 and 40 shots on goal.

TOR 5.5 xG · 40 shots CAR 3.9 xG · 40 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1st 0.8 · 0.7
2nd 1.2 · 1.6
3rd 1.4 · 1.4
OT · the swing 2.2 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Maple Leafs win 70.
TOR 70%CAR 30%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 0 penalties
← Maple Leafs shoot this way Hurricanes shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
No goals or penalties.
2nd period
1
04:47 John Tavares
TJ Brodie · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
1–0
2
Morgan Rielly · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
2–0
3
John Tavares, Timothy Liljegren · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
3–0
4
Brent Burns, Jesper Fast · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (19%)
3–1
5
19:57 Seth Jarvis PP
Jake Guentzel, Sebastian Aho · backhand shot on a rebound, a good chance (10%)
3–2
3rd period
6
02:55 David Kampf
Morgan Rielly · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
4–2
7
18:28 Sebastian Aho EXTRA ATTACKER
Jake Guentzel, Dmitry Orlov · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
4–3
8
19:53 Sebastian Aho EXTRA ATTACKER
Brent Burns, Evgeny Kuznetsov · tip in shot, a good chance (11%)
4–4
No penalties
Shootout
Decided in a shootout — Hurricanes
Goaltending
−0.1
vs expected
36/40 saves · 4 GA · 3.9 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+1.5
vs expected
36/40 saves · 4 GA · 5.5 xGA Stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team TORCAR
Shots on goal
40
40
Expected goals
5.5
3.9
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
1/0
Penalty minutes
0
0