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Sun, Jan 23, 2011·United Center, Chicago

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 58% of the time.

CHI winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI0911936434
CHI01109111131

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:49PHIJeff CarterAssists: Claude Giroux, Nikolay Zherdev · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P3 2:28PHINikolay ZherdevGWGAssists: Claude Giroux · Wrap-around, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P3 5:21PHIJeff CarterAssists: Claude Giroux · Tip-in, 0.20 xG3–0
  4. P3 6:49CHIMarian HossaUnassisted · Wrist, 0.36 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:08PHIScott HartnellENAssists: Jeff Carter, Claude Giroux · Backhand, 0.63 xG4–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 6:37PHIScott Hartnell: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 6:37CHIBryan Bickell: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 7:18CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 10:13PHIBraydon Coburn: Holding2 min
  5. P2 7:04PHIDaniel Brière: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 13:46CHIJake Dowell: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 13:46PHIDaniel Carcillo: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 6:49PHIBraydon Coburn: Penalty shot covering puck in crease0 min
  9. P3 8:50CHITroy Brouwer: Tripping2 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 SOG0CHI
47% to win53% to win
← PHI attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Brière
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICHI
34Shots on goal31
3.3Expected goals2.8
48Shot attempts56
34Faceoffs won27
2Power plays2
14Penalty minutes14
33Hits30
18Blocked shots11
6Giveaways10
6Takeaways10

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 – Giroux10:46

    xG 1.21–0.48 (72%)attempts 16–7goals 3–0

  2. Brière – Hartnell – Leino11:27

    xG 0.65–0.17 (79%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Richards – Carcillo – Nodl5:54

    xG 0.02–0.06 (28%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  4. Shelley – Betts – Powe6:19

    xG 0.02–0.16 (12%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTimonen – Coburn12:57

    xG 1.18–0.61 (66%)attempts 15–12goals 2–0

  2. Carle – Meszaros2:06

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  3. O'Donnell – Meszaros12:39

    xG 0.11–0.31 (26%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestDowell – Stalberg – Scott5:04

    xG 0.30–0.01 (97%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Brouwer – Toews – Kane11:54

    xG 0.55–0.35 (61%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  3. Pisani – Bolland – Bickell10:16

    xG 0.05–0.34 (13%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Kopecky – Sharp11:54

    xG 0.72–1.35 (35%)attempts 13–19goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHendry – Leddy7:12

    xG 0.75–0.10 (89%)attempts 12–1goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook21:54

    xG 1.31–0.78 (63%)attempts 27–12goals 0–1

  3. Campbell – Keith2:04

    xG 0.04–0.09 (32%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

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.

CHI 2.8 xGPHI 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 24/100 · #883 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.70 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CHI 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 58% of the time.

CHI winsPHI wins

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

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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).