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Sat, Feb 11, 2012·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Rangers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 53% of the time.

PHI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR2101729526
PHI1911806233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:25NYRRyan CallahanPPAssists: Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:03PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Andrej Meszaros, Braydon Coburn · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:40NYRMarian GaborikPPAssists: Brad Richards, Derek Stepan · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:36PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Wayne Simmonds, Scott Hartnell · Wrist, 0.45 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:15NYRRyan CallahanPPGWGAssists: Michael Del Zotto, Marian Gaborik · Wrist, 0.19 xG3–2
  6. P3 6:28NYRArtem AnisimovAssists: Derek Stepan, Marian Gaborik · Wrist, 0.24 xG4–2
  7. P3 11:25NYRRyan CallahanAssists: Carl Hagelin, Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.28 xG5–2
Penalties (25)
  1. P1 4:48PHIDaniel Brière: Holding2 min
  2. P1 8:01PHITom Sestito: Roughing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 8:01PHITom Sestito: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 8:01NYRStu Bickel: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 8:01NYRStu Bickel: Misconduct10 min
  6. P1 8:01PHITom Sestito: Misconduct10 min
  7. P1 8:25PHIDaniel Brière: Misconduct10 min
  8. P1 10:25NYRMarian Gaborik: Hooking2 min
  9. P1 15:45PHIAndrej Meszaros: Hooking2 min · PPG
  10. P2 3:00NYRSteve Eminger: Cross checking2 min
  11. P2 8:14PHIScott Hartnell: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  12. P2 12:46NYRSteve Eminger: Holding2 min
  13. P3 2:21PHIMax Talbot: Interference2 min
  14. P3 7:35PHIScott Hartnell: High sticking2 min
  15. P3 10:41NYRBrian Boyle: Fighting5 min
  16. P3 10:41PHIWayne Simmonds: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 12:55NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Fighting5 min
  18. P3 12:55PHIZac Rinaldo: Roughing2 min
  19. P3 12:55PHIZac Rinaldo: Roughing2 min
  20. P3 12:55PHIZac Rinaldo: Fighting5 min
  21. P3 12:55PHIZac Rinaldo: Misconduct10 min
  22. P3 12:55NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Tripping2 min
  23. P3 12:55NYRBrandon Prust: Misconduct10 min
  24. P3 12:55PHITom Sestito: Misconduct10 min
  25. P3 15:54NYRMarian Gaborik: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRPHI
26Shots on goal33
3.2Expected goals3.4
52Shot attempts64
22Faceoffs won30
7Power plays4
42Penalty minutes68
37Hits33
16Blocked shots12
9Giveaways7
4Takeaways3

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Callahan – Hagelin5:33

    xG 0.68–0.06 (92%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0

  2. Gaborik – Anisimov – Stepan7:20

    xG 0.92–0.91 (50%)attempts 8–12goals 1–1

  3. Boyle – Dubinsky – Prust8:52

    xG 0.14–0.65 (18%)attempts 5–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – McDonagh16:41

    xG 0.57–0.45 (56%)attempts 14–17goals 1–0

  2. Stralman – Del Zotto7:45

    xG 0.32–0.94 (25%)attempts 6–12goals 1–1

  3. Eminger – Staal7:21

    xG 0.24–0.97 (20%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestBrière – Simmonds – Schenn7:00

    xG 0.26–0.04 (85%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Jagr – Hartnell – Giroux11:14

    xG 0.75–0.78 (49%)attempts 13–12goals 0–1

  3. Talbot – Voracek – Read2:56

    xG 0.01–0.21 (6%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Sestito – Rinaldo – Couturier4:10

    xG 0.03–0.27 (9%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Bourdon12:18

    xG 1.22–0.60 (67%)attempts 14–10goals 1–1

  2. Timonen – Coburn11:06

    xG 0.63–0.07 (90%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  3. Meszaros – Gustafsson9:23

    xG 0.47–1.14 (29%)attempts 11–9goals 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.

PHI 3.4 xGNYR 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHINYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 59/100 · #479 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.63 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 53% of the time.

PHI winsNYR wins

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

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