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Sat, Apr 9, 2011·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 72% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI315110011436
PHI313212214739

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:16PHIKimmo TimonenAssists: Mike Richards, Kris Versteeg · Snap, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 0:47PHIScott HartnellAssists: Ville Leino, Andrej Meszaros · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–2
  3. P1 7:03NYIMichael GrabnerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–2
  4. P1 9:31NYITravis HamonicPPAssists: John Tavares, Kyle Okposo · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P1 9:50PHIDaniel BrièreUnassisted · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P1 12:05NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Dylan Reese, PA Parenteau · Tip-in, 0.38 xG3–3
  7. P2 0:53NYIPA ParenteauPPAssists: John Tavares, Matt Moulson · Wrist, 0.41 xG4–3
  8. P2 8:00PHIAndrej MeszarosAssists: Matt Carle, James van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–4
  9. P2 18:29PHIScott HartnellGWGAssists: Daniel Brière, Andrej Meszaros · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–5
  10. P3 9:40PHIAndrej MeszarosPPAssists: Daniel Brière, Jeff Carter · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–6
  11. P3 19:59PHIDarroll PoweENAssists: Kris Versteeg · Wrist, 0.54 xG4–7
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 2:11NYITravis Hamonic: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  2. P1 2:11PHIDaniel Carcillo: Misconduct10 min
  3. P1 2:11NYITrevor Gillies: Misconduct10 min
  4. P1 2:11NYIZenon Konopka: Misconduct10 min
  5. P1 7:29PHIBraydon Coburn: Holding2 min
  6. P1 9:04PHIAndrej Meszaros: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  7. P2 0:19PHIMike Richards: Slashing2 min · PPG
  8. P2 1:32NYIBlake Comeau: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 6:51NYIKyle Okposo: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 6:51PHINikolay Zherdev: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 8:15NYIBlake Comeau: Slashing2 min
  12. P2 11:15PHIScott Hartnell: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  13. P2 15:56PHIAndrej Meszaros: Hooking2 min
  14. P3 0:54NYIKyle Okposo: Hooking2 min
  15. P3 9:19NYIMatt Martin: Boarding2 min · PPG
  16. P3 9:40NYIZenon Konopka: Misconduct10 min
  17. P3 9:53PHIMike Richards: High sticking2 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 20:00Richards won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
36Shots on goal39
3.5Expected goals5.1
68Shot attempts69
39Faceoffs won34
6Power plays5
42Penalty minutes24
25Hits23
18Blocked shots14
8Giveaways5
8Takeaways7

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. bestOkposo – Grabner – Bailey6:56

    xG 0.74–0.35 (68%)attempts 10–7goals 1–1

  2. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares10:49

    xG 0.68–0.37 (65%)attempts 12–10goals 1–1

  3. Comeau – Okposo – Grabner2:03

    xG 0.05–0.14 (29%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Comeau – Joensuu – Martin6:30

    xG 0.18–0.30 (38%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestReese – Wishart2:18

    xG 0.41–0.01 (97%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Reese – Katic4:42

    xG 0.37–0.34 (53%)attempts 3–8goals 1–2

  3. Martinek – Katic4:43

    xG 0.11–0.11 (51%)attempts 6–1goals 0–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestZherdev – Carter – Giroux8:28

    xG 1.21–0.29 (81%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Richards – Versteeg – van Riemsdyk8:00

    xG 0.46–0.50 (48%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  3. Carcillo – Nodl – Powe4:21

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  4. Brière – Hartnell – Leino7:33

    xG 0.91–1.16 (44%)attempts 9–11goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Syvret6:12

    xG 1.30–0.06 (95%)attempts 11–2goals 1–0

  2. Carle – Meszaros6:30

    xG 0.76–0.30 (72%)attempts 13–12goals 2–0

  3. Coburn – Carle2:14

    xG 0.02–0.02 (48%)attempts 1–2goals 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 5.1 xGNYI 3.5 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 95/100 · #45 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.18 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 72% 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).