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Sat, Dec 3, 2011·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 52% of the time.

PHX winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI4170607430
PHX013113112238

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:23PHIMatt ReadPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:01PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Daniel Brière, Matt Read · Wrist, 0.33 xG2–0
  3. P1 16:13PHIClaude GirouxGWGAssists: Kimmo Timonen, Jaromir Jagr · Slap, 0.07 xG3–0
  4. P1 18:29PHIScott HartnellPPAssists: Daniel Brière, Matt Read · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–0
  5. P2 7:15PHXRay WhitneyAssists: Radim Vrbata, Derek Morris · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–1
  6. P3 19:19PHXMikkel BoedkerAssists: Keith Yandle, Raffi Torres · Tip-in, 0.13 xG4–2
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 3:18PHXRaffi Torres: Illegal check to head2 min · PPG
  2. P1 12:18PHIWayne Simmonds: Interference2 min
  3. P1 17:18PHXBoyd Gordon: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 1:40PHIDaniel Brière: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 19:24PHXAdrian Aucoin: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 19:24PHIWayne Simmonds: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 19:24PHIKimmo Timonen: Holding2 min
  8. P3 2:45PHXLauri Korpikoski: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 8:01PHXKyle Turris: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 8:01PHIHarry Zolnierczyk: Interference2 min
  11. P3 13:10PHIKimmo Timonen: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  12. P3 16:04PHIDaniel Brière: Slashing2 min
  13. P3 16:04PHXJason LaBarbera: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 19:47PHXRaffi Torres: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 19:47PHIMax Talbot: 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
45% to win55% to win
← PHI attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Langkow won the faceoff against Schenn
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIPHX
30Shots on goal38
2.9Expected goals2.8
51Shot attempts82
28Faceoffs won29
3Power plays4
16Penalty minutes14
16Hits49
22Blocked shots7
5Giveaways6
4Takeaways4

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 – Simmonds – Read7:43

    xG 0.53–0.32 (63%)attempts 6–15goals 1–0

  2. Talbot – Voracek – Schenn8:35

    xG 0.58–0.38 (61%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Rinaldo – Zolnierczyk – Couturier5:35

    xG 0.24–0.30 (45%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

  4. Jagr – Hartnell – Giroux9:27

    xG 0.40–0.52 (43%)attempts 6–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Meszaros5:02

    xG 0.31–0.08 (80%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Coburn – Marshall2:14

    xG 0.26–0.06 (81%)attempts 4–3goals 0–1

  3. Carle – Bourdon10:18

    xG 0.54–0.39 (58%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestPyatt – Gordon – Korpikoski3:38

    xG 0.37–0.01 (97%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Langkow – Doan – Torres5:24

    xG 0.36–0.15 (70%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  3. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal7:23

    xG 0.27–0.19 (59%)attempts 12–5goals 1–1

  4. Korpikoski – Turris – Boedker4:31

    xG 0.19–0.21 (47%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlesla – Schlemko3:54

    xG 0.29–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson14:03

    xG 0.99–0.78 (56%)attempts 33–9goals 1–1

  3. Klesla – Yandle10:52

    xG 0.28–0.46 (37%)attempts 11–8goals 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.

PHX 2.8 xGPHI 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 60/100 · #459 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.71 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 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 52% of the time.

PHX winsPHI wins

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

-7
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-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+7

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