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Fri, Nov 6, 2009·HSBC Arena, Buffalo

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Buffalo Sabres 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 59% of the time.

BUF winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI111214212537
BUF0918113230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:39PHIDaniel CarcilloAssists: Braydon Coburn, Ian Laperriere · Tip-in, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:28PHIChris ProngerAssists: Blair Betts, Ian Laperriere · Snap, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:28BUFDerek RoyAssists: Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–1
  4. P2 14:55PHIJames van RiemsdykGWGAssists: Kimmo Timonen, Jeff Carter · Backhand, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P3 2:34PHIDarroll PoweUnassisted · Slap, 0.04 xG4–1
  6. P3 10:34BUFTyler MyersPPAssists: Derek Roy, Craig Rivet · Wrist, 0.24 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:12PHIDaniel CarcilloENAssists: Chris Pronger · Wrist, 0.69 xG5–2
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 0:36BUFTim Kennedy: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 4:58PHIDavid Laliberte: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 15:40PHIArron Asham: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 3:52PHIMike Richards: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 3:52BUFPatrick Kaleta: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 4:14PHIJames van Riemsdyk: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P2 7:30PHIBraydon Coburn: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 7:30BUFTyler Myers: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 11:04BUFMatt Ellis: Tripping2 min
  10. P2 14:14BUFSteve Montador: Cross checking2 min
  11. P2 14:14PHIDaniel Carcillo: Cross checking2 min
  12. P3 9:21PHIMatt Carle: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0BUF
43% to win57% to win
← PHI attackBUF attack →
  1. P1 20:00Betts won the faceoff against Gaustad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIBUF
37Shots on goal30
3.4Expected goals2.8
55Shot attempts55
30Faceoffs won27
2Power plays4
14Penalty minutes10
18Hits9
10Blocked shots9
7Giveaways8
0Takeaways4

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.

BUF 2.8 xGPHI 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BUFPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 52/100 · #573 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50BUF 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 59% of the time.

BUF winsPHI wins

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

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