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Thu, Feb 24, 2011·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 3, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 63% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI1601521301335
PHI01121211614443

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:03NYIFrans NielsenAssists: Jack Hillen, Al Montoya · Snap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:58PHIMike RichardsAssists: Scott Hartnell · Snap, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:31PHIJames van RiemsdykAssists: Claude Giroux, Jeff Carter · Wrist, 0.23 xG1–2
  4. P3 5:05PHIJeff CarterAssists: Claude Giroux, Sean O'Donnell · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P3 6:31NYIMatt MartinAssists: Micheal Haley, Mark Katic · Snap, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:32NYIMatt MartinAssists: Travis Hamonic, Andrew MacDonald · Snap, 0.14 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:42PHIAndrej MeszarosGWGAssists: Ville Leino, Matt Carle · Snap, 0.10 xG3–4
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 14:39PHIJeff Carter: Hooking2 min
  2. P3 9:23NYIBlake Comeau: Hooking2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
47% to win53% to win
← NYI attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Nielsen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
35Shots on goal43
3.6Expected goals4.5
66Shot attempts79
26Faceoffs won27
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
23Hits26
22Blocked shots23
12Giveaways11
9Takeaways9

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestParenteau – Moulson – Tavares13:49

    xG 1.30–0.83 (61%)attempts 22–15goals 0–1

  2. Nielsen – Okposo – Grabner13:23

    xG 0.85–0.74 (53%)attempts 15–17goals 0–0

  3. Konopka – Haley – Martin7:46

    xG 0.08–0.14 (35%)attempts 2–8goals 1–0

  4. Schremp – Comeau – Bailey13:05

    xG 0.57–1.04 (35%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWishart – Hillen18:09

    xG 1.42–0.73 (66%)attempts 27–16goals 0–2

  2. Gervais – Katic14:35

    xG 0.28–0.52 (35%)attempts 9–14goals 1–1

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic17:53

    xG 1.04–2.12 (33%)attempts 13–33goals 1–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Versteeg – Nodl6:29

    xG 1.04–0.01 (99%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  2. Richards – Versteeg – van Riemsdyk9:09

    xG 0.43–0.15 (74%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  3. Carter – Giroux – van Riemsdyk6:42

    xG 0.72–0.49 (59%)attempts 8–8goals 2–0

  4. Shelley – Carcillo – Powe5:47

    xG 0.33–0.27 (55%)attempts 8–4goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestTimonen – Coburn16:22

    xG 1.03–0.50 (67%)attempts 18–15goals 0–0

  2. O'Donnell – Meszaros14:19

    xG 1.24–0.95 (57%)attempts 21–14goals 2–0

  3. Carle – Meszaros2:44

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 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.

PHI 4.5 xGNYI 3.6 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHINYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 91/100 · #87 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.32 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +48 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 63% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

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

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