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Thu, Mar 17, 2011·Philips Arena, Atlanta

Philadelphia Flyers 3, Atlanta Thrashers 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 66% of the time.

ATL winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
PHI1517111010324
ATL1821203022425

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:59ATLTim StapletonAssists: Evander Kane · Snap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:20PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Matt Carle, Daniel Brière · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:35ATLBryan LittleAssists: Ron Hainsey, Blake Wheeler · Backhand, 0.19 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:30PHIDaniel BrièreAssists: Jeff Carter · Wrap-around, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 17:52ATLNik AntropovAssists: Chris Thorburn, Ron Hainsey · Snap, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:32PHIDaniel BrièreAssists: Ville Leino, Kimmo Timonen · Backhand, 0.22 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. ATL Bryan Little stopped
  2. 2. PHI Mike Richards stopped
  3. 3. ATL Rob Schremp scored
  4. 4. PHI Daniel Brière stopped
  5. 5. ATL Blake Wheeler scored
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 5:25ATLChris Thorburn: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  2. P1 5:25PHIDaniel Carcillo: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P1 17:53PHIAndrej Meszaros: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 2:03ATLMark Stuart: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:03PHIDaniel Carcillo: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 12:04ATLRon Hainsey: Interference2 min
  7. P2 19:57ATLDustin Byfuglien: Holding2 min
  8. P3 5:34PHIDaniel Brière: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 8:15PHISean O'Donnell: 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 20:00Little won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIATL
24Shots on goal25
2.4Expected goals1.6
41Shot attempts58
27Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
13Penalty minutes11
16Hits11
18Blocked shots10
5Giveaways4
15Takeaways13

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. bestBrière – Hartnell – Leino6:41

    xG 0.72–0.13 (85%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Richards – Carcillo – Versteeg3:09

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Brière – Carter – Giroux5:03

    xG 0.19–0.01 (95%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  4. Carter – Giroux – van Riemsdyk2:36

    xG 0.07–0.03 (66%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestO'Donnell – Gustafsson6:09

    xG 0.43–0.01 (98%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Carle – Meszaros15:48

    xG 0.77–0.40 (66%)attempts 16–14goals 1–0

  3. Coburn – Carle2:10

    xG 0.07–0.06 (51%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Wheeler – Little11:48

    xG 0.65–0.29 (69%)attempts 14–6goals 1–1

  2. Dvorak – Antropov – Thorburn9:03

    xG 0.18–0.15 (54%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Boulton – Schremp – Burmistrov4:20

    xG 0.06–0.08 (43%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  4. Stewart – Stapleton – Kane9:43

    xG 0.10–0.55 (15%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Bogosian2:09

    xG 0.23–0.04 (86%)attempts 3–1goals 0–1

  2. Enstrom – Bogosian16:49

    xG 0.19–0.40 (33%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Byfuglien16:53

    xG 0.42–0.67 (38%)attempts 13–12goals 2–1

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.

ATL 1.6 xGPHI 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 88/100 · #130 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.40 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50ATL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 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 66% of the time.

ATL winsPHI wins

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

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