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Sun, Feb 12, 2012·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Philadelphia Flyers 3, Detroit Red Wings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 67% of the time.

DET winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI18211010329
DET1821314425

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:08DETNiklas KronwallPPAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Todd Bertuzzi · Slap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:42PHIBrayden SchennAssists: Daniel Brière · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:22PHIBrayden SchennAssists: Braydon Coburn · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 8:27DETPavel DatsyukPPAssists: Johan Franzen, Ian White · Snap, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 16:19PHIMax TalbotAssists: Scott Hartnell, Matt Read · Tip-in, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P2 18:21DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Valtteri Filppula, Brad Stuart · Slap, 0.06 xG3–3
  7. P3 0:52DETJohan FranzenGWGAssists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 5:44PHIBrayden Schenn: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 8:02DETJiri Hudler: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 13:32PHIZac Rinaldo: Charging2 min
  4. P1 18:42PHIWayne Simmonds: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 18:42DETJohan Franzen: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 7:48PHIWayne Simmonds: Slashing2 min · PPG
  7. P2 18:29PHIMarc-Andre Bourdon: Boarding2 min
  8. P3 6:43DETJiri Hudler: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 19:17PHIKimmo Timonen: Holding2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
45% to win55% to win
← PHI attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Talbot won the faceoff against Helm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIDET
29Shots on goal25
3.4Expected goals2.4
54Shot attempts48
24Faceoffs won25
2Power plays5
12Penalty minutes6
18Hits18
9Blocked shots10
2Giveaways8
4Takeaways6

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. bestJagr – Hartnell – Giroux12:07

    xG 1.12–0.38 (75%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  2. Talbot – Wellwood – Read7:58

    xG 0.23–0.10 (71%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Brière – Simmonds – Schenn11:55

    xG 0.52–0.58 (47%)attempts 10–11goals 2–0

  4. Sestito – Rinaldo – Couturier6:07

    xG 0.02–0.34 (6%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Bourdon12:00

    xG 0.73–0.19 (80%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  2. Timonen – Coburn10:14

    xG 0.93–0.53 (64%)attempts 14–12goals 1–0

  3. Timonen – Meszaros2:22

    xG 0.15–0.07 (68%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestHolmstrom – Emmerton – Mursak4:02

    xG 0.29–0.08 (78%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Miller – Abdelkader – Helm9:58

    xG 0.37–0.57 (39%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Datsyuk – Franzen10:57

    xG 0.45–0.79 (36%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  4. Zetterberg – Filppula – Hudler11:05

    xG 0.27–0.86 (24%)attempts 8–15goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Kronwall12:21

    xG 0.72–0.39 (65%)attempts 15–10goals 1–1

  2. Stuart – Ericsson2:27

    xG 0.03–0.11 (20%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Ericsson – Kindl11:54

    xG 0.31–0.40 (44%)attempts 4–7goals 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.

DET 2.4 xGPHI 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 78/100 · #233 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.04 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 67% of the time.

DET winsPHI wins

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

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