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Thu, Jan 19, 2012·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 70% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI0122926427
PHI08017116141

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:28NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: John Tavares, Kyle Okposo · Snap, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:58NYIJosh BaileySHGWGAssists: Matt Martin · Backhand, 0.16 xG2–0
  3. P3 7:07NYIMark StreitPPAssists: John Tavares, PA Parenteau · Slap, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P3 10:48PHIMatt ReadAssists: Sean Couturier, Andrej Meszaros · Tip-in, 0.01 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:59NYIMichael GrabnerENAssists: PA Parenteau · Snap, 0.68 xG4–1
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 14:45PHIMarc-Andre Bourdon: Holding2 min
  2. P2 3:00NYINino Niederreiter: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 6:22PHIAndrej Meszaros: Elbowing2 min
  4. P2 7:58NYIMark Streit: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 12:44NYIDylan Reese: Holding2 min
  6. P2 17:41PHIClaude Giroux: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 17:41NYIDylan Reese: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 4:14NYIPA Parenteau: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 6:34PHIBrayden Schenn: Roughing2 min · PPG
  10. P3 6:34NYIKyle Okposo: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 6:52PHIKimmo Timonen: Tripping2 min
  12. P3 19:59NYIPA Parenteau: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  13. P3 19:59PHIClaude Giroux: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
27Shots on goal41
3.2Expected goals4.5
42Shot attempts80
25Faceoffs won29
3Power plays4
17Penalty minutes15
24Hits30
25Blocked shots8
6Giveaways9
11Takeaways4

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. bestRolston – Bailey – Martin8:20

    xG 0.21–0.08 (72%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Moulson – Okposo – Tavares13:03

    xG 1.22–1.29 (49%)attempts 13–16goals 1–0

  3. Parenteau – Nielsen – Grabner11:24

    xG 0.20–0.29 (42%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  4. Pandolfo – Wallace – Niederreiter5:01

    xG 0.02–0.17 (12%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. MacDonald – Hamonic16:08

    xG 0.55–0.68 (45%)attempts 9–18goals 1–1

  2. Streit – Jurcina13:56

    xG 0.89–1.02 (47%)attempts 16–16goals 0–0

  3. Eaton – Reese8:34

    xG 0.22–0.43 (33%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestSimmonds – Read – Couturier4:29

    xG 0.52–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 1–0

  2. Brière – Talbot – Voracek9:59

    xG 0.71–0.43 (62%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0

  3. Jagr – Hartnell – Giroux10:19

    xG 0.25–0.31 (45%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

  4. Simmonds – Schenn – Read5:46

    xG 0.06–0.23 (22%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMeszaros – Gustafsson12:40

    xG 0.64–0.15 (81%)attempts 19–6goals 1–0

  2. Timonen – Coburn12:14

    xG 1.26–1.14 (52%)attempts 14–9goals 0–1

  3. Carle – Bourdon13:07

    xG 0.21–0.51 (30%)attempts 8–17goals 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 4.5 xGNYI 3.2 xG
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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 26/100 · #880 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.84 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 70% 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).