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Wed, Nov 23, 2011·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

Philadelphia Flyers 4, New York Islanders 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 58% of the time.

NYI winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PHI1911211111433
NYI390130703332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:18PHIAndrej MeszarosAssists: Max Talbot, Matt Carle · Slap, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P1 0:37NYIKyle OkposoAssists: Michael Grabner · Snap, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P1 10:26NYIKyle OkposoPPAssists: Josh Bailey, Michael Grabner · Tip-in, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P1 18:29NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen · Snap, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P2 5:24PHIScott HartnellPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux · Snap, 0.19 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:18PHIDaniel BrièreAssists: Braydon Coburn · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:34PHIDaniel BrièreGWGAssists: Scott Hartnell, Braydon Coburn · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:01NYIMicheal Haley: Interference2 min
  2. P1 8:47PHIZac Rinaldo: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 15:27PHIClaude Giroux: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 19:40NYIPA Parenteau: Illegal check to head2 min
  5. P2 3:25NYISteve Staios: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 10:32NYITravis Hamonic: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 10:32PHIHarry Zolnierczyk: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 19:14PHIBraydon Coburn: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 2:17NYISteve Staios: Holding2 min
  10. OT 0:21PHIScott Hartnell: 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
45% to win55% to win
← PHI attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Talbot
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHINYI
33Shots on goal32
3.8Expected goals3.3
73Shot attempts57
31Faceoffs won31
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes10
24Hits14
15Blocked shots25
9Giveaways7
12Takeaways17

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 – van Riemsdyk – Simmonds8:28

    xG 0.45–0.35 (56%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  2. Talbot – Voracek – Read5:25

    xG 0.32–0.27 (54%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  3. Hartnell – Giroux – Read2:29

    xG 0.10–0.09 (53%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Rinaldo – Zolnierczyk – Couturier5:10

    xG 0.11–0.20 (36%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLilja – Meszaros4:44

    xG 0.24–0.06 (81%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Coburn – Bourdon2:00

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Carle – Meszaros4:25

    xG 0.32–0.20 (62%)attempts 8–6goals 2–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestParenteau – Moulson – Tavares14:42

    xG 0.89–0.40 (69%)attempts 16–18goals 0–1

  2. Nielsen – Okposo – Grabner10:20

    xG 0.90–0.73 (55%)attempts 14–15goals 2–0

  3. Pandolfo – Comeau – Haley3:43

    xG 0.05–0.11 (29%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Ullstrom – Martin6:05

    xG 0.18–0.53 (25%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Jurcina4:48

    xG 0.50–0.17 (75%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  2. Staios – Streit13:05

    xG 0.79–0.52 (60%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0

  3. Mottau – Jurcina5:55

    xG 0.20–0.16 (55%)attempts 6–3goals 0–1

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.

NYI 3.3 xGPHI 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 81/100 · #197 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.97 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 12% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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 58% of the time.

NYI winsPHI wins

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

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