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Sat, Jan 9, 2016·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 0, Philadelphia Flyers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 78% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI0208010020
PHI011210210431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:27PHIMichael RafflGWGAssists: Sean Couturier, Matt Read · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 8:33PHIEvgeny MedvedevAssists: Matt Read, Michael Del Zotto · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P3 10:58PHIMatt ReadAssists: Mark Streit, Scott Laughton · Snap, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P3 15:14PHISean CouturierAssists: Radko Gudas, Michael Raffl · Deflected, 0.14 xG0–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 19:21NYINick Leddy: Interference2 min
  2. P2 3:19PHIR.J. Umberger: Delaying game2 min
  3. P2 6:38PHIScott Laughton: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 8:06NYIMikhail Grabovski: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P2 10:02NYICasey Cizikas: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 12:06PHIEvgeny Medvedev: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 12:09NYIAnders Lee: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 14:16NYIFrans Nielsen: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 15:46NYIAnders Lee: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 15:46PHIBrandon Manning: Fighting5 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
47% to win54% to win
← NYI attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Grabovski
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
20Shots on goal31
1.2Expected goals2.6
45Shot attempts66
22Faceoffs won34
3Power plays5
15Penalty minutes11
42Hits25
18Blocked shots15
11Giveaways5
5Takeaways7

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. bestBailey – Tavares – Lee4:58

    xG 0.12–0.05 (71%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Nielsen – Okposo – Kulemin5:13

    xG 0.29–0.23 (56%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Nielsen – Bailey – Lee3:37

    xG 0.10–0.11 (47%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas8:27

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. de Haan – Leddy16:18

    xG 0.53–0.50 (52%)attempts 11–15goals 0–1

  2. Mayfield – Pelech13:25

    xG 0.25–0.44 (36%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

  3. Strait – Hickey13:13

    xG 0.16–0.73 (18%)attempts 9–20goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGiroux – Voracek – Simmonds9:46

    xG 0.67–0.32 (68%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  2. Umberger – Read – Laughton10:52

    xG 0.38–0.15 (71%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  3. Schenn – Couturier – Raffl9:39

    xG 0.34–0.33 (51%)attempts 13–8goals 1–0

  4. VandeVelde – White – Bellemare9:39

    xG 0.09–0.16 (36%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDel Zotto – Gudas15:18

    xG 0.92–0.21 (81%)attempts 22–6goals 2–0

  2. Manning – Medvedev12:24

    xG 0.33–0.14 (69%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Streit – Schultz11:40

    xG 0.46–0.50 (48%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

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 2.6 xGNYI 1.2 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

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 7/100 · #1184 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.65 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 78% 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).