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Wed, Nov 24, 2010·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

Philadelphia Flyers 6, Minnesota Wild 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 62% of the time.

MIN winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI2811238628
MIN061307116

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:16PHIJames van RiemsdykAssists: Braydon Coburn, Andreas Nodl · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:32PHIJeff CarterGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 14:49MINPatrick O'SullivanAssists: Brent Burns, John Madden · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 19:00PHIDaniel BrièreAssists: Scott Hartnell, Ville Leino · Snap, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P3 7:47PHIAndreas NodlSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG4–1
  6. P3 8:52PHIVille LeinoAssists: Daniel Brière, Andrej Meszaros · Backhand, 0.13 xG5–1
  7. P3 11:12PHIJody ShelleyAssists: Darroll Powe, Blair Betts · Wrist, 0.16 xG6–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 1:45PHIJody Shelley: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 1:45MINMatt Kassian: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 3:34MINMikko Koivu: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 5:05PHIMike Richards: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 17:21MINBrent Burns: Holding2 min
  6. P2 10:16MINBrad Staubitz: Holding2 min
  7. P2 12:35PHIBraydon Coburn: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 6:10PHIBlair Betts: Slashing2 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MIN
47% to win53% to win
← PHI attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Koivu won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIMIN
28Shots on goal16
2.4Expected goals1.8
50Shot attempts46
18Faceoffs won37
3Power plays3
11Penalty minutes11
21Hits36
13Blocked shots14
4Giveaways11
6Takeaways8

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestZherdev – Carter – Giroux4:46

    xG 0.53–0.02 (96%)attempts 11–1goals 0–0

  2. Brière – Hartnell – Leino11:22

    xG 0.63–0.25 (72%)attempts 10–8goals 2–0

  3. Shelley – Betts – Zherdev2:35

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Richards – Nodl – van Riemsdyk9:50

    xG 0.27–0.33 (45%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTimonen – Coburn11:40

    xG 0.57–0.06 (90%)attempts 15–5goals 2–0

  2. Pronger – Carle16:44

    xG 0.71–0.36 (66%)attempts 18–10goals 1–0

  3. Carle – Meszaros3:10

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestBrodziak – Staubitz – Kassian4:56

    xG 0.26–0.04 (85%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. Cullen – O'Sullivan – Clutterbuck11:58

    xG 0.34–0.31 (53%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Brunette – Havlat – Koivu5:36

    xG 0.17–0.16 (52%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

  4. Madden – Havlat – Nystrom5:37

    xG 0.21–0.27 (43%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Burns3:13

    xG 0.20–0.10 (67%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  2. Zanon – Falk14:00

    xG 0.69–0.80 (46%)attempts 13–11goals 0–2

  3. Burns – Barker12:27

    xG 0.32–0.46 (41%)attempts 10–11goals 0–1

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.

MIN 1.8 xGPHI 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MINPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 26/100 · #857 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.87 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 62% of the time.

MIN winsPHI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).