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Sun, Jan 2, 2011·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Philadelphia Flyers 3, Detroit Red Wings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 55% of the time.

DET winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI0831905332
DET0901127227

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:51PHIJames van RiemsdykAssists: Andreas Nodl, Mike Richards · Snap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:32PHIDaniel CarcilloAssists: Andrej Meszaros, Matt Carle · Tip-in, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P2 14:24PHIScott HartnellGWGAssists: Sean O'Donnell, Daniel Brière · Snap, 0.11 xG3–0
  4. P3 0:51DETValtteri FilppulaAssists: Johan Franzen · Snap, 0.09 xG3–1
  5. P3 12:28DETHenrik ZetterbergPPAssists: Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom · Backhand, 0.08 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 5:33PHIDaniel Brière: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 6:45PHIClaude Giroux: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 8:19DETJohan Franzen: Holding2 min
  4. P3 9:40DETChris Osgood: Delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min
  5. P3 11:11PHIVille Leino: Interference goalkeeper2 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
47% to win53% to win
← PHI attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Richards won the faceoff against Zetterberg
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIDET
32Shots on goal27
2.1Expected goals1.9
48Shot attempts51
27Faceoffs won33
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
22Hits18
10Blocked shots9
7Giveaways10
7Takeaways6

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. bestRichards – Nodl – van Riemsdyk13:07

    xG 0.56–0.37 (60%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

  2. Carter – Giroux – Powe13:19

    xG 0.46–0.28 (62%)attempts 14–9goals 0–1

  3. Brière – Hartnell – Leino12:35

    xG 0.46–0.29 (61%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  4. Shelley – Betts – Carcillo5:54

    xG 0.25–0.17 (59%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Meszaros15:31

    xG 0.82–0.46 (64%)attempts 16–13goals 2–1

  2. Timonen – Coburn17:29

    xG 0.55–0.29 (65%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  3. O'Donnell – Bartulis12:17

    xG 0.25–0.46 (35%)attempts 6–13goals 1–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestHolmstrom – Zetterberg – Franzen12:45

    xG 0.49–0.33 (60%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  2. Filppula – Hudler – Franzen2:33

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Draper – Helm – Tatar7:29

    xG 0.28–0.17 (63%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Miller – Abdelkader – Mursak4:40

    xG 0.18–0.17 (52%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – Rafalski5:01

    xG 0.21–0.04 (85%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Lidstrom – Stuart10:43

    xG 0.30–0.30 (50%)attempts 10–9goals 0–1

  3. Rafalski – Ericsson14:51

    xG 0.46–0.50 (48%)attempts 12–15goals 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.

DET 1.9 xGPHI 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 61/100 · #459 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 55% of the time.

DET winsPHI wins

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

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