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Wed, Dec 11, 2013·United Center, Chicago

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Chicago Blackhawks 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 55% of the time.

CHI winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI11017013230
CHI0651126723

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:31PHIJakub VoracekPPAssists: Kimmo Timonen, Claude Giroux · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:43CHIDuncan KeithPPAssists: Patrick Sharp, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:22CHIAndrew ShawAssists: Brandon Bollig, Johnny Oduya · Wrap-around, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P2 5:27CHIMichal HandzusSHGWGAssists: Marcus Kruger · Tip-in, 0.21 xG1–3
  5. P2 6:11PHISteve DowniePPAssists: Brayden Schenn, Mark Streit · Tip-in, 0.42 xG2–3
  6. P2 9:44CHIKris VersteegAssists: Brandon Saad, Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–4
  7. P2 14:15CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa · Deflected, 0.14 xG2–5
  8. P3 1:05CHIBrent SeabrookAssists: Michal Handzus, Kris Versteeg · Slap, 0.02 xG2–6
  9. P3 9:33CHIPatrick SharpPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–7
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 1:47CHISheldon Brookbank: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 1:47PHIWayne Simmonds: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 12:08CHIMarcus Kruger: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  4. P1 13:41CHIBrandon Bollig: High sticking2 min
  5. P1 19:34PHIKimmo Timonen: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P2 4:27CHIBrandon Saad: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 7:18PHIZac Rinaldo: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 14:15PHIScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 2:12CHIJeremy Morin: Boarding2 min
  10. P3 6:32PHIScott Hartnell: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  11. P3 9:13PHILuke Schenn: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  12. P3 9:13PHIJay Rosehill: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 10:09PHIAndrej Meszaros: Cross checking2 min
  14. P3 15:29PHIJay Rosehill: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 15:29CHIBrandon Bollig: Misconduct10 min
  16. P3 17:07PHIBraydon Coburn: Misconduct10 min
  17. P3 17:07CHIJeremy Morin: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 17:07CHIJeremy Morin: 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
48% to win52% to win
← PHI attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICHI
30Shots on goal23
2.5Expected goals2.2
52Shot attempts46
27Faceoffs won38
5Power plays7
39Penalty minutes35
35Hits8
15Blocked shots12
2Giveaways10
4Takeaways8

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestSimmonds – Schenn – Raffl6:34

    xG 0.18–0.01 (95%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  2. Hartnell – Giroux – Voracek10:14

    xG 0.49–0.37 (57%)attempts 12–5goals 0–2

  3. Hall – Rosehill – Rinaldo3:37

    xG 0.09–0.03 (77%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Downie – Read – Couturier9:27

    xG 0.25–0.50 (33%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Meszaros3:39

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Meszaros – Schenn8:30

    xG 0.24–0.21 (53%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  3. Timonen – Coburn9:45

    xG 0.42–0.40 (51%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Sharp – Toews8:07

    xG 0.52–0.01 (97%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

  2. Smith – Kruger – Bollig6:45

    xG 0.15–0.13 (54%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  3. Handzus – Versteeg – Kane7:27

    xG 0.10–0.10 (51%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  4. Morin – Shaw – Saad7:11

    xG 0.14–0.16 (46%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson11:21

    xG 0.33–0.05 (86%)attempts 6–6goals 2–0

  2. Seabrook – Leddy2:51

    xG 0.28–0.23 (55%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  3. Brookbank – Leddy10:57

    xG 0.21–0.31 (41%)attempts 7–13goals 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.

CHI 2.2 xGPHI 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 53/100 · #530 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.16 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 34% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CHI 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 55% of the time.

CHI winsPHI wins

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

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