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Sat, Nov 23, 2013·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 2, Philadelphia Flyers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 51% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI010113115238
PHI01031228530

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:46PHIMatt ReadAssists: Sean Couturier, Steve Downie · Slap, 0.31 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:45PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Vincent Lecavalier, Erik Gustafsson · Snap, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:48PHIClaude GirouxPPGWGAssists: Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek · Slap, 0.15 xG0–3
  4. P2 14:04NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Thomas Vanek, Matt Donovan · Tip-in, 0.05 xG1–3
  5. P3 2:39NYIEric BoultonAssists: Casey Cizikas · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:21PHIBrayden SchennAssists: Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux · Snap, 0.37 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:11PHIMatt ReadENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.54 xG2–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 10:00NYIThomas Hickey: Interference2 min
  2. P2 3:17NYIThomas Vanek: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:48NYIAndrew MacDonald: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  4. P2 10:22PHIErik Gustafsson: Interference2 min
  5. P3 13:59PHISteve Mason: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 16:21PHIClaude Giroux: Delaying game face off violation2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
38Shots on goal30
3.8Expected goals3.9
66Shot attempts71
26Faceoffs won35
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
30Hits21
21Blocked shots18
9Giveaways9
3Takeaways9

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 Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestClutterbuck – Grabner – Nelson7:18

    xG 0.45–0.23 (66%)attempts 11–5goals 0–1

  2. Vanek – Okposo – Tavares17:04

    xG 1.27–1.10 (54%)attempts 25–22goals 1–1

  3. Nielsen – McDonald – Bailey10:50

    xG 0.70–0.93 (43%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

  4. Boulton – Martin – Cizikas7:01

    xG 0.14–0.40 (27%)attempts 2–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – Donovan4:51

    xG 0.72–0.03 (96%)attempts 14–1goals 1–0

  2. Martinek – Hamonic2:54

    xG 0.45–0.02 (95%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Martinek – Donovan2:59

    xG 0.38–0.04 (90%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestDownie – Read – Couturier13:18

    xG 0.83–0.54 (61%)attempts 15–15goals 1–0

  2. Lecavalier – Simmonds – Schenn11:30

    xG 0.48–0.53 (47%)attempts 15–11goals 1–1

  3. Hall – Rosehill – Rinaldo3:31

    xG 0.13–0.19 (40%)attempts 7–2goals 0–1

  4. Hartnell – Giroux – Voracek10:09

    xG 0.50–0.66 (43%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchenn – Gustafsson12:54

    xG 1.16–0.68 (63%)attempts 23–12goals 2–1

  2. Streit – Grossmann13:37

    xG 1.08–0.71 (60%)attempts 15–19goals 1–0

  3. Timonen – Coburn12:40

    xG 0.35–0.46 (43%)attempts 14–14goals 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.

PHI 3.9 xGNYI 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHINYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 68/100 · #310 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.96 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 51% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

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

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