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Thu, Oct 8, 2009·Wachovia Center, Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Philadelphia Flyers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 67% of the time.

PHI winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT2102719526
PHI112211111434

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 0:48PITEvgeni MalkinPPAssists: Sergei Gonchar, Kris Letang · Slap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:53PHIDaniel BrièreAssists: Braydon Coburn, Jeff Carter · Backhand, 0.17 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:21PITJordan StaalAssists: Evgeni Malkin · Backhand, 0.20 xG2–1
  4. P2 2:37PHIDaniel BrièrePPAssists: Jeff Carter, Kimmo Timonen · Snap, 0.28 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:26PITBill GuerinAssists: Chris Kunitz, Alex Goligoski · Snap, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P2 8:08PITAlex GoligoskiUnassisted · Backhand, 0.17 xG4–2
  7. P2 16:59PHIJeff CarterPPAssists: Mike Richards, Chris Pronger · Wrist, 0.28 xG4–3
  8. P3 8:37PITTyler KennedyGWGUnassisted · Tip-in, 0.17 xG5–3
  9. P3 19:19PHIJeff CarterAssists: Mike Richards, Matt Carle · Snap, 0.08 xG5–4
Penalties (21)
  1. P1 0:14PHIDaniel Brière: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 1:19PHIIan Laperriere: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 1:19PITCraig Adams: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 5:13PITEvgeni Malkin: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 16:50PITEvgeni Malkin: Holding2 min
  6. P1 16:50PITEvgeni Malkin: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 16:50PHIMatt Carle: Holding2 min
  8. P1 16:50PHIArron Asham: Roughing2 min
  9. P1 16:50PITRuslan Fedotenko: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 1:17PITChris Kunitz: Tripping2 min · PPG
  11. P2 6:09PHIMatt Carle: Holding2 min
  12. P2 7:37PITEvgeni Malkin: Interference2 min
  13. P2 16:08PITSidney Crosby: Tripping2 min · PPG
  14. P2 16:39PITJordan Staal: Slashing2 min
  15. P3 9:01PHIMatt Carle: Tripping2 min
  16. P3 10:09PHIBraydon Coburn: Tripping2 min
  17. P3 13:01PITBrooks Orpik: Interference2 min
  18. P3 19:58PHIMike Richards: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  19. P3 19:58PHIScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  20. P3 19:58PITKris Letang: Roughing2 min
  21. P3 19:58PITChris Kunitz: Misconduct10 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

PIT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
43% to win57% to win
← PIT attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Carter won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PITPHI
26Shots on goal34
4.6Expected goals3.5
44Shot attempts72
37Faceoffs won29
5Power plays7
35Penalty minutes21
16Hits14
24Blocked shots11
9Giveaways9
6Takeaways9

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

PHI 3.5 xGPIT 4.6 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIPIT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHI is favoured, below it PIT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 80/100 · #206 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.80 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 67% of the time.

PHI winsPIT wins

Simulated goal difference (PHI − PIT), 10,000 replays

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
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-1
0
+1
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+7

The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).