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Thu, Mar 31, 2011·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Atlanta Thrashers 1, Philadelphia Flyers 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 83% of the time.

PHI winsATL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ATL060818122
PHI010014019043

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 10:22ATLNik AntropovGWGAssists: Evander Kane · Deflected, 0.17 xG1–0
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 0:40ATLDustin Byfuglien: Holding2 min
  2. P1 4:15PHIVille Leino: Interference2 min
  3. P1 10:04PHINick Boynton: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 4:38PHIDaniel Carcillo: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 9:04PHIAndrej Meszaros: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 14:58ATLAnthony Stewart: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 16:34PHIKris Versteeg: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 18:52ATLEvander Kane: Boarding2 min
  9. P3 1:10ATLToby Enstrom: Holding2 min
  10. P3 5:57PHIDaniel Brière: Interference2 min
  11. P3 12:15ATLRon Hainsey: Tripping2 min
  12. P3 19:14PHIScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 19:14ATLRon Hainsey: Roughing2 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.

ATL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ATLPHI
22Shots on goal43
1.9Expected goals4.1
44Shot attempts71
24Faceoffs won32
6Power plays5
12Penalty minutes14
22Hits27
19Blocked shots13
11Giveaways7
7Takeaways11

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.

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestAntropov – Schremp – Kane8:30

    xG 0.55–0.28 (66%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  2. Ladd – Wheeler – Little7:50

    xG 0.26–0.24 (52%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Boulton – Thorburn – Burmistrov6:53

    xG 0.03–0.10 (23%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  4. Stewart – Stapleton – Maxwell9:46

    xG 0.35–0.94 (27%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Stuart10:17

    xG 0.73–0.44 (62%)attempts 11–11goals 1–0

  2. Enstrom – Byfuglien2:07

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Byfuglien9:47

    xG 0.29–0.20 (59%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestBrière – Hartnell – Leino12:13

    xG 0.50–0.37 (57%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  2. Richards – Versteeg – van Riemsdyk6:14

    xG 0.10–0.04 (70%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Carter – Giroux – Nodl6:44

    xG 0.02–0.53 (4%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoynton – Carle5:51

    xG 0.81–0.09 (90%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Carle – Meszaros8:10

    xG 0.34–0.07 (84%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0

  3. O'Donnell – Meszaros7:16

    xG 0.23–0.08 (76%)attempts 6–2goals 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 4.1 xGATL 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIATL

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 ATL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 12/100 · #1056 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.02 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
ATL 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 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 83% of the time.

PHI winsATL wins

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

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