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Sat, Dec 10, 2016·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Dallas Stars 2, Philadelphia Flyers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 57% of the time.

PHI winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL1100716223
PHI1705310422

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:30DALDevin ShoreAssists: Curtis McKenzie, Adam Cracknell · Backhand, 0.23 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:18PHIBrayden SchennPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Shayne Gostisbehere · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P3 10:32DALDevin ShoreAssists: Antoine Roussel, Dan Hamhuis · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–1
  4. P3 16:12PHIBrayden SchennPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Mark Streit · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 17:45PHIBrayden SchennPPGWGAssists: Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:51PHIJakub VoracekENAssists: Claude Giroux · Backhand, 0.63 xG2–4
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 12:32PHIRadko Gudas: Clipping2 min
  2. P1 14:46DALEsa Lindell: Interference2 min
  3. P1 16:39DALCurtis McKenzie: Boarding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 1:37PHIIvan Provorov: Interference2 min
  5. P2 7:47DALStephen Johns: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 7:47PHIBrayden Schenn: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 16:59DALTyler Seguin: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 1:55DALLauri Korpikoski: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P3 8:23PHIRadko Gudas: Holding2 min
  10. P3 12:19PHIBrayden Schenn: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 15:06DALJamie Oleksiak: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  12. P3 17:03DALTyler Seguin: High sticking2 min · PPG
  13. P3 19:49DALAntoine Roussel: Slashing5 min
  14. P3 19:49DALAntoine Roussel: Game misconduct10 min
  15. P3 19:49PHIWayne Simmonds: Slashing5 min
  16. P3 19:49PHIWayne Simmonds: Game 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
44% to win56% to win
← DAL attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Faksa
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALPHI
23Shots on goal22
2.2Expected goals2.5
49Shot attempts49
31Faceoffs won40
4Power plays6
32Penalty minutes28
38Hits26
12Blocked shots16
10Giveaways10
5Takeaways5

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestCracknell – McKenzie – Shore7:11

    xG 0.54–0.08 (87%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  2. Roussel – Ritchie – Faksa8:32

    xG 0.18–0.03 (85%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Spezza – Benn – Seguin11:30

    xG 0.32–0.31 (51%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  4. Eaves – Korpikoski – Eakin8:02

    xG 0.04–0.49 (8%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Johns8:49

    xG 0.58–0.23 (71%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  2. Klingberg – Lindell14:10

    xG 0.26–0.24 (52%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Benn – Oleksiak13:09

    xG 0.27–0.36 (43%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestSimmonds – Schenn – Konecny8:11

    xG 0.36–0.06 (87%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. VandeVelde – Bellemare – Lyubimov9:49

    xG 0.15–0.23 (40%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  3. Giroux – Voracek – Raffl12:37

    xG 0.09–0.22 (29%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  4. Gordon – Weise – Cousins2:58

    xG 0.02–0.54 (3%)attempts 2–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestManning – Gostisbehere10:34

    xG 0.30–0.04 (88%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. MacDonald – Provorov12:47

    xG 0.08–0.41 (16%)attempts 5–17goals 0–0

  3. Streit – Gudas14:22

    xG 0.29–0.78 (27%)attempts 11–11goals 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 2.5 xGDAL 2.2 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 76/100 · #266 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 57% of the time.

PHI winsDAL wins

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

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