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Fri, Jan 14, 2011·Philips Arena, Atlanta

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Atlanta Thrashers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 60% of the time.

ATL winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI010215311536
ATL01121206229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 16:37ATLAndrew LaddAssists: Niclas Bergfors · Snap, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:13PHIJody ShelleyUnassisted · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:34PHIKimmo TimonenAssists: Claude Giroux, James van Riemsdyk · Snap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 19:57ATLRich PeverleyPPAssists: Niclas Bergfors, Toby Enstrom · Snap, 0.54 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:48PHIDaniel BrièreGWGAssists: Ville Leino, Scott Hartnell · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P3 17:03PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Matt Carle, Jeff Carter · Snap, 0.05 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:20PHIJeff CarterENUnassisted · Snap, 0.62 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 15:20ATLAnthony Stewart: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 17:52PHIDarroll Powe: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 19:00ATLNik Antropov: Interference2 min
  4. P2 2:13ATLToby Enstrom: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 19:01PHIKimmo Timonen: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P3 1:19PHIAndrej Meszaros: Interference2 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 SOG0ATL
47% to win53% to win
← PHI attackATL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Peverley
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIATL
36Shots on goal29
3.2Expected goals2.7
63Shot attempts57
28Faceoffs won27
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
19Hits13
15Blocked shots17
6Giveaways8
13Takeaways26

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 – Richards – Nodl9:30

    xG 0.15–0.03 (84%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  2. Brière – Hartnell – Leino12:47

    xG 0.52–0.42 (56%)attempts 14–15goals 1–1

  3. Shelley – Betts – Powe5:16

    xG 0.07–0.05 (57%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  4. Carter – Giroux – van Riemsdyk13:29

    xG 0.71–0.88 (45%)attempts 15–15goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Meszaros7:00

    xG 0.52–0.11 (82%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  2. O'Donnell – Walker3:08

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Timonen – Coburn13:54

    xG 0.56–0.56 (50%)attempts 15–10goals 2–0

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Peverley – Bergfors13:10

    xG 1.01–0.52 (66%)attempts 14–14goals 1–2

  2. Boulton – Thorburn – Stewart2:52

    xG 0.14–0.11 (57%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Stewart – Little – Kane9:01

    xG 0.40–0.48 (46%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  4. Machacek – Cormier – Burmistrov6:57

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 1–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien17:36

    xG 1.35–0.49 (73%)attempts 23–16goals 1–2

  2. Sopel – Hainsey10:58

    xG 0.13–0.21 (39%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Bogosian15:40

    xG 0.11–0.75 (13%)attempts 7–15goals 0–2

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.

ATL 2.7 xGPHI 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ATLPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 67/100 · #383 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.80 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50ATL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 60% of the time.

ATL winsPHI wins

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

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