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Tue, Apr 16, 2013·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Rangers 2, Philadelphia Flyers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 57% of the time.

PHI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR010113117240
PHI2611214422

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:28PHIBrayden SchennAssists: Brandon Manning, Daniel Brière · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:21PHIErik GustafssonAssists: Sean Couturier, Matt Read · Slap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:54NYRMats ZuccarelloAssists: John Moore · Snap, 0.03 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:00PHIKimmo TimonenPPGWGAssists: Claude Giroux · Slap, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:28NYRDerek StepanAssists: Ryan Callahan, Derick Brassard · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:46PHIJakub VoracekENAssists: Kimmo Timonen, Claude Giroux · Snap, 0.70 xG2–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 13:00PHIJay Rosehill: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  2. P1 17:36PHIJakub Voracek: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 3:51NYRArron Asham: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 3:51PHIJay Rosehill: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 4:10PHIScott Hartnell: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 6:58NYRRyan McDonagh: Interference2 min
  7. P2 9:42NYRRyane Clowe: Boarding2 min · PPG
  8. P2 16:40PHILuke Schenn: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 4:54PHIScott Hartnell: Cross checking2 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
43% to win57% to win
← NYR attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Stepan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRPHI
40Shots on goal22
3.2Expected goals2.8
71Shot attempts47
30Faceoffs won39
5Power plays2
9Penalty minutes15
19Hits21
14Blocked shots19
7Giveaways7
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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestCallahan – Hagelin – Stepan5:41

    xG 0.58–0.02 (96%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Clowe – Brassard – Zuccarello6:21

    xG 0.34–0.14 (71%)attempts 8–2goals 1–1

  3. Asham – Pyatt – Powe4:46

    xG 0.25–0.10 (70%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Callahan – Stepan7:25

    xG 0.50–0.40 (56%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – Del Zotto5:35

    xG 0.65–0.13 (84%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Girardi – McDonagh10:28

    xG 0.70–0.21 (77%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  3. Stralman – McDonagh6:11

    xG 0.57–0.10 (85%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestHall – Fedotenko – Couturier3:13

    xG 0.17–0.01 (93%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Hall – Fedotenko – Rosehill4:03

    xG 0.35–0.20 (64%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Gagne – Giroux – Voracek11:39

    xG 0.29–0.21 (57%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  4. Simmonds – Read – Couturier10:58

    xG 0.30–0.67 (31%)attempts 10–16goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Schenn – Lauridsen14:43

    xG 0.60–0.61 (50%)attempts 9–17goals 0–1

  2. Timonen – Gustafsson15:34

    xG 0.47–0.72 (40%)attempts 17–12goals 1–0

  3. Foster – Manning10:52

    xG 0.26–0.69 (28%)attempts 8–14goals 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 2.8 xGNYR 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 44/100 · #410 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.19 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 56% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 57% 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).