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Mon, Nov 14, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 62% of the time.

CAR winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI2122917528
CAR171815320

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:19PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Jaromir Jagr, Chris Pronger · Snap, 0.22 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:50PHIMax TalbotAssists: Matt Read, Jakub Voracek · Snap, 0.22 xG2–0
  3. P1 19:59CARPatrick DwyerSHAssists: Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–1
  4. P2 2:45PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Jaromir Jagr · Snap, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P2 6:57PHIWayne SimmondsPPGWGAssists: Claude Giroux, Chris Pronger · Deflected, 0.19 xG4–1
  6. P2 12:01CARTuomo RuutuAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Skinner · Snap, 0.05 xG4–2
  7. P3 4:36CARPatrick DwyerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.41 xG4–3
  8. P3 16:09PHIMatt ReadAssists: Jakub Voracek, Chris Pronger · Tip-in, 0.10 xG5–3
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 10:57CARBryan Allen: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 10:57PHIZac Rinaldo: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 18:51CARTuomo Ruutu: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 3:33PHIZac Rinaldo: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 6:38CARJeff Skinner: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  6. P2 12:54PHISean Couturier: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 0:32CARJeff Skinner: Holding2 min
  8. P3 0:32PHIJakub Voracek: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 3:24CARTim Brent: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 6:06CARTomas Kaberle: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 7:04PHIWayne Simmonds: Cross checking2 min
  12. P3 9:44CARAlexei Ponikarovsky: Interference2 min
  13. P3 16:25PHIAndrej Meszaros: Interference2 min
  14. P3 16:25CARTuomo Ruutu: Hooking2 min
  15. P3 18:52PHIAndreas Lilja: 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 SOG0CAR
45% to win55% to win
← PHI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Brent won the faceoff against Talbot
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICAR
28Shots on goal20
3.1Expected goals2.4
48Shot attempts56
29Faceoffs won42
5Power plays4
14Penalty minutes16
20Hits22
21Blocked shots12
4Giveaways7
7Takeaways14

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. bestTalbot – Voracek – Read7:05

    xG 0.34–0.01 (97%)attempts 7–3goals 2–0

  2. Rinaldo – Zolnierczyk – Couturier5:09

    xG 0.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Jagr – Hartnell – Giroux7:21

    xG 0.40–0.19 (68%)attempts 7–9goals 2–0

  4. Brière – van Riemsdyk – Simmonds9:47

    xG 0.28–0.22 (57%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPronger – Carle13:09

    xG 0.87–0.33 (72%)attempts 14–10goals 2–0

  2. Timonen – Coburn9:48

    xG 0.17–0.07 (70%)attempts 4–11goals 0–1

  3. Lilja – Meszaros11:27

    xG 0.34–0.29 (53%)attempts 8–7goals 2–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestLaRose – Staal – Sutter12:15

    xG 0.57–0.36 (61%)attempts 18–10goals 0–1

  2. Tlusty – Boychuk – Dalpe2:35

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Ponikarovsky – Brent – Dwyer8:24

    xG 0.11–0.25 (31%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

  4. Ruutu – Jokinen – Skinner10:51

    xG 0.16–0.53 (23%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Gleason – Harrison8:09

    xG 0.37–0.40 (48%)attempts 14–5goals 0–2

  2. Kaberle – McBain5:44

    xG 0.13–0.19 (40%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  3. Allen – McBain9:01

    xG 0.18–0.37 (32%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

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.

CAR 2.4 xGPHI 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 78/100 · #236 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.54 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 62% of the time.

CAR winsPHI wins

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

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