Thu, Mar 15, 2012·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale
Philadelphia Flyers 3, New York Islanders 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 50% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 29 | 18 | 05 | 322 |
| NYI | 011 | 09 | 211 | 231 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 8:41PHIZac RinaldoAssists: Sean Couturier, Nicklas Grossmann · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–0
- P1 13:26PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Jaromir Jagr, Scott Hartnell · Snap, 0.12 xG2–0
- P2 7:02PHIScott HartnellGWGAssists: Kimmo Timonen, Claude Giroux · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–0
- P3 13:30NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Mark Streit, Dylan Reese · Tip-in, 0.04 xG3–1
- P3 14:05NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Mark Streit · Snap, 0.23 xG3–2
Penalties (4)
- P2 3:57PHIWayne Simmonds: Fighting5 min
- P2 3:57NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
- P2 14:28PHIAndreas Lilja: Interference2 min
- P2 16:26PHINicklas Grossmann: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Tavares
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestJagr – Hartnell – Giroux11:52
xG 0.73–0.10 (88%)attempts 17–7goals 1–0
- Brière – Voracek – Wellwood9:17
xG 0.72–0.37 (66%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0
- Talbot – Rinaldo – Couturier10:57
xG 0.24–0.30 (45%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0
- Simmonds – Schenn – Read9:34
xG 0.03–0.55 (6%)attempts 2–11goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestTimonen – Carle14:42
xG 1.03–0.04 (96%)attempts 18–8goals 1–0
- Carle – Gustafsson3:50
xG 0.23–0.01 (95%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0
- Coburn – Carle2:20
xG 0.17–0.02 (87%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
New York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestGrabner – Ullstrom – Cizikas3:17
xG 0.38–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 1–0
- Moulson – Okposo – Tavares15:12
xG 0.76–0.56 (58%)attempts 17–13goals 1–1
- Parenteau – Nielsen – Grabner6:25
xG 0.26–0.20 (56%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0
- Pandolfo – Martin – Cizikas3:10
xG 0.11–0.16 (42%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestStreit – Reese16:48
xG 1.07–0.73 (60%)attempts 21–12goals 2–1
- Jurcina – MacDonald2:10
xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–2goals 0–0
- Eaton – Jurcina13:12
xG 0.36–0.48 (42%)attempts 7–12goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NYI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYI is favoured, below it PHI. Dots are goals.
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 50% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYI − PHI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).