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Thu, Mar 16, 2017·Prudential Center, Newark

Philadelphia Flyers 2, New Jersey Devils 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 74% of the time.

NJD winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI161904219
NJD11021237629

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:00PHIMichael Del ZottoAssists: Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux · Slap, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P1 18:11NJDKyle PalmieriAssists: Travis Zajac · Snap, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:50NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Beau Bennett, Dalton Prout · Snap, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:40NJDJoseph BlandisiPPGWGAssists: Damon Severson, Pavel Zacha · Tip-in, 0.17 xG1–3
  5. P2 11:13PHIBrayden SchennAssists: Radko Gudas, Michael Del Zotto · Snap, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P3 1:33NJDTaylor HallAssists: Travis Zajac · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–4
  7. P3 4:08NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: John Moore, Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–5
  8. P3 15:21NJDTaylor HallENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.48 xG2–6
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 5:17NJDTaylor Hall: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 14:16PHIRadko Gudas: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 1:10PHITravis Konecny: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 8:43PHIAndrew MacDonald: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:47NJDDalton Prout: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 15:18PHIJakub Voracek: Holding2 min
  7. P2 15:39NJDJon Merrill: Interference2 min
  8. P3 0:00NJDStefan Noesen: Misconduct10 min
  9. P3 0:00NJDStefan Noesen: Roughing2 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 SOG0NJD
44% to win56% to win
← PHI attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Blandisi won the faceoff against Couturier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHINJD
19Shots on goal29
1.7Expected goals3.0
30Shot attempts51
30Faceoffs won28
3Power plays3
8Penalty minutes18
18Hits18
11Blocked shots6
6Giveaways5
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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestWeise – Schenn – Couturier11:57

    xG 0.52–0.44 (54%)attempts 5–11goals 1–1

  2. Filppula – Read – Konecny2:18

    xG 0.06–0.02 (72%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Giroux – Voracek – Simmonds2:55

    xG 0.12–0.15 (43%)attempts 2–1goals 0–1

  4. Giroux – Simmonds – Weal7:45

    xG 0.02–0.12 (14%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Gudas2:47

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  2. Del Zotto – Gudas14:32

    xG 0.58–0.62 (49%)attempts 8–15goals 2–1

  3. Gostisbehere – Provorov2:27

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestHenrique – Bennett – Blandisi9:01

    xG 0.62–0.18 (78%)attempts 10–4goals 1–0

  2. Zajac – Palmieri – Hall10:14

    xG 0.55–0.28 (66%)attempts 9–5goals 2–0

  3. Pietila – Wood – Lappin8:21

    xG 0.21–0.28 (43%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

  4. Noesen – Quenneville – Zacha10:28

    xG 0.11–0.21 (34%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMoore – Severson13:39

    xG 0.84–0.25 (77%)attempts 16–6goals 2–0

  2. Prout – Merrill13:46

    xG 0.69–0.50 (58%)attempts 13–8goals 1–2

  3. Greene – Lovejoy15:56

    xG 0.26–0.50 (34%)attempts 11–6goals 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.

NJD 3.0 xGPHI 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 53/100 · #529 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.15 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 74% of the time.

NJD winsPHI wins

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

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