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Sat, Oct 11, 2014·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Montréal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 52% of the time.

PHI winsMTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
MTL01107319011438
PHI21411304010332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:39PHIMichael RafflAssists: Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek · Backhand, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 3:57PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Brayden Schenn, Michael Del Zotto · Snap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 0:55PHIWayne SimmondsPPAssists: Vincent Lecavalier, Mark Streit · Wrist, 0.46 xG0–3
  4. P3 7:05MTLAndrei MarkovAssists: Brendan Gallagher, P.K. Subban · Snap, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P3 9:12MTLTomas PlekanecAssists: PA Parenteau, Andrei Markov · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:40MTLAlex GalchenyukAssists: Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Markov · Tip-in, 0.13 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. PHI Vincent Lecavalier stopped
  2. 2. MTL Alex Galchenyuk stopped
  3. 3. PHI Claude Giroux stopped
  4. 4. MTL David Desharnais stopped
  5. 5. PHI Sean Couturier stopped
  6. 6. MTL Brendan Gallagher stopped
  7. 7. PHI Matt Read stopped
  8. 8. MTL PA Parenteau scored
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 6:53MTLRene Bourque: Interference2 min
  2. P1 11:36PHIMichael Del Zotto: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 12:59PHIJason Akeson: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P1 15:28MTLTom Gilbert: Cross checking2 min
  5. P1 15:28PHIJason Akeson: Closing hand on puck2 min
  6. P1 16:09PHIJakub Voracek: Holding2 min
  7. P1 17:14MTLP.K. Subban: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P2 0:10MTLP.K. Subban: High sticking2 min · PPG
  9. P2 11:46MTLBrandon Prust: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  10. OT 2:23MTLLars Eller: Tripping2 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
46% to win54% to win
← MTL attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Desharnais
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MTLPHI
38Shots on goal32
3.7Expected goals3.6
91Shot attempts66
27Faceoffs won26
3Power plays5
12Penalty minutes8
30Hits28
24Blocked shots32
7Giveaways16
3Takeaways3

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. bestDesharnais – Pacioretty – Gallagher13:17

    xG 1.25–0.46 (73%)attempts 27–9goals 1–0

  2. Plekanec – Parenteau – Galchenyuk4:24

    xG 0.71–0.02 (97%)attempts 9–3goals 2–0

  3. Bourque – Eller – Sekac5:04

    xG 0.42–0.01 (97%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  4. Plekanec – Galchenyuk – Sekac7:56

    xG 0.17–0.21 (44%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarkov – Subban15:56

    xG 1.51–0.64 (70%)attempts 32–13goals 3–0

  2. Weaver – Tinordi10:45

    xG 0.63–0.27 (70%)attempts 19–12goals 0–1

  3. Gilbert – Beaulieu15:30

    xG 0.76–0.69 (52%)attempts 20–15goals 0–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. Rinaldo – Akeson – Bellemare6:01

    xG 0.13–0.22 (37%)attempts 2–14goals 0–0

  2. Umberger – Read – Couturier9:14

    xG 0.57–0.80 (42%)attempts 13–14goals 0–1

  3. Giroux – Voracek – Raffl9:09

    xG 0.60–0.88 (41%)attempts 13–16goals 1–1

  4. Lecavalier – Simmonds – Schenn8:05

    xG 0.23–0.72 (24%)attempts 7–16goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Streit – Grossmann14:56

    xG 0.48–0.60 (44%)attempts 16–19goals 0–0

  2. Schenn – Del Zotto9:53

    xG 0.70–0.87 (45%)attempts 9–19goals 2–1

  3. Schultz – MacDonald18:33

    xG 0.40–1.29 (24%)attempts 15–30goals 0–2

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 3.6 xGMTL 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 85/100 · #160 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.71 · 6 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
MTL 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 52% of the time.

PHI winsMTL wins

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

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-1
0
+1
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+7

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