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Fri, Oct 11, 2013·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Phoenix Coyotes 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1

Expected result

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

PHI winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX11211405231
PHI016111010137

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:41PHXDerek MorrisAssists: Tim Kennedy, Paul Bissonnette · Deflected, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:29PHIMax TalbotAssists: Zac Rinaldo, Sean Couturier · Deflected, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:47PHXOliver Ekman-LarssonPPGWGAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Martin Hanzal · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–1
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 8:44PHIClaude Giroux: Interference2 min
  2. P1 9:17PHXMichael Stone: Penalty shot tripping on breakaway0 min
  3. P1 14:33PHIZac Rinaldo: Charging2 min
  4. P1 14:33PHIZac Rinaldo: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 14:33PHXPaul Bissonnette: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 15:29PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: Holding2 min
  7. P2 5:39PHXMartin Hanzal: Interference2 min
  8. P2 10:14PHIKimmo Timonen: Holding2 min
  9. P2 14:01PHXRostislav Klesla: Holding2 min
  10. P2 19:34PHIZac Rinaldo: High sticking2 min · PPG
  11. P3 2:13PHIZac Rinaldo: Cross checking2 min
  12. P3 6:54PHXRostislav Klesla: Boarding2 min
  13. P3 18:12PHIAndrej Meszaros: Holding2 min
  14. P3 18:12PHIAndrej Meszaros: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  15. P3 18:12PHIAndrej Meszaros: Misconduct10 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
48% to win52% to win
← PHX attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Vermette
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXPHI
31Shots on goal37
2.1Expected goals4.1
63Shot attempts70
32Faceoffs won34
6Power plays4
13Penalty minutes29
23Hits18
11Blocked shots17
6Giveaways11
5Takeaways8

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Doan – Vermette – Korpikoski2:08

    xG 0.04–0.04 (51%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Moss – Chipchura – Korpikoski8:47

    xG 0.29–0.42 (41%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Doan – Vermette – Boedker10:25

    xG 0.45–0.74 (38%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  4. Ribeiro – Vrbata – Hanzal11:18

    xG 0.25–0.60 (30%)attempts 8–21goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Morris – Yandle12:22

    xG 0.41–0.57 (42%)attempts 16–17goals 1–1

  2. Michalek – Ekman-Larsson14:46

    xG 0.49–0.71 (41%)attempts 17–14goals 0–0

  3. Klesla – Stone12:41

    xG 0.29–0.66 (30%)attempts 9–17goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestSimmonds – Schenn – Couturier3:40

    xG 0.20–0.04 (83%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Giroux – Voracek – Read3:52

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Giroux – Simmonds2:54

    xG 0.15–0.12 (56%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Talbot – Read – Couturier3:30

    xG 0.19–0.20 (49%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCoburn – Grossmann11:59

    xG 1.12–0.27 (81%)attempts 19–9goals 1–0

  2. Timonen – Coburn2:05

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Timonen – Schenn9:20

    xG 0.35–0.32 (52%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

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 4.1 xGPHX 2.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 21/100 · #927 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 winsPHX wins

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

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