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Wed, Apr 3, 2013·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Montréal Canadiens 3, Philadelphia Flyers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 81% of the time.

PHI winsMTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL1112402317
PHI08212314534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:13MTLAlexei EmelinAssists: Max Pacioretty, David Desharnais · Snap, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:47PHISean CouturierAssists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Simon Gagne · Snap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:43PHISimon GagneAssists: Oliver Lauridsen, Luke Schenn · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:29MTLBrandon PrustAssists: Jeff Halpern, Alex Galchenyuk · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 16:49MTLDavid DesharnaisAssists: Alexei Emelin, Max Pacioretty · Snap, 0.02 xG3–2
  6. P3 14:54PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Bruno Gervais, Kimmo Timonen · Deflected, 0.15 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:24PHIErik GustafssonGWGAssists: Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek · Deflected, 0.19 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:21PHIJakub VoracekENAssists: Matt Read · Wrist, 0.73 xG3–5
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 9:28PHIMike Knuble: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 16:12PHIKimmo Timonen: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 0:00PHIBrayden Schenn: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  4. P2 2:13PHIWayne Simmonds: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:13MTLTravis Moen: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 2:15PHIZac Rinaldo: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 2:15MTLBrandon Prust: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 2:18MTLMike Blunden: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 19:50MTLAlexei Emelin: Closing hand on puck2 min
  10. P3 3:56MTLAlex Galchenyuk: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 4:38PHIClaude Giroux: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 4:38MTLLars Eller: 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.

MTL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
43% to win57% to win
← MTL attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Plekanec
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MTLPHI
17Shots on goal34
1.7Expected goals3.5
42Shot attempts48
25Faceoffs won31
3Power plays3
18Penalty minutes18
20Hits28
10Blocked shots13
8Giveaways9
5Takeaways5

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.

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestGionta – Ryder – Plekanec5:13

    xG 0.16–0.03 (87%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Halpern – Moen – Blunden6:32

    xG 0.09–0.13 (41%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  3. Prust – Eller – Galchenyuk5:03

    xG 0.24–0.33 (42%)attempts 6–3goals 0–1

  4. Halpern – Prust – Galchenyuk3:53

    xG 0.08–0.24 (24%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Bouillon – Drewiske13:09

    xG 0.47–0.46 (51%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

  2. Gorges – Subban14:52

    xG 0.35–0.50 (41%)attempts 11–9goals 1–1

  3. Markov – Emelin14:56

    xG 0.27–0.81 (25%)attempts 8–13goals 2–2

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestHartnell – Simmonds – Schenn9:16

    xG 0.70–0.16 (82%)attempts 10–7goals 1–1

  2. Knuble – Gagne – Fedotenko6:02

    xG 0.36–0.15 (71%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  3. Giroux – Voracek – Read11:01

    xG 0.22–0.28 (44%)attempts 4–6goals 1–1

  4. Rinaldo – McGinn – Couturier4:15

    xG 0.01–0.42 (3%)attempts 1–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchenn – Gustafsson2:36

    xG 0.32–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Timonen – Gervais11:23

    xG 0.52–0.27 (65%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  3. Huskins – Gustafsson6:38

    xG 0.29–0.06 (83%)attempts 6–6goals 1–1

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 3.5 xGMTL 1.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIMTL

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 MTL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 95/100 · #46 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.64 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
MTL 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 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 81% of the time.

PHI winsMTL wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).