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Sat, Apr 1, 2017·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New Jersey Devils 0, Philadelphia Flyers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 76% of the time.

PHI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD010010012032
PHI21619016341

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:28PHIBrayden SchennPPGWGAssists: Claude Giroux, Shayne Gostisbehere · Snap, 0.43 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:28PHIColin McDonaldAssists: Chris VandeVelde, Radko Gudas · Wrist, 0.19 xG0–2
  3. P2 10:06PHIJordan WealPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Michael Del Zotto · Snap, 0.22 xG0–3
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 1:51PHIMichael Del Zotto: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 6:29NJDTravis Zajac: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 12:41NJDBeau Bennett: Holding2 min
  4. P1 17:35PHIShayne Gostisbehere: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 19:58NJDBlake Coleman: Interference2 min
  6. P2 7:59NJDDalton Prout: Interference5 min · PPG
  7. P2 7:59NJDDalton Prout: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 7:59NJDDalton Prout: Game misconduct10 min
  9. P2 7:59PHIWayne Simmonds: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 8:18PHIDale Weise: Boarding5 min
  11. P2 8:18PHIDale Weise: Game misconduct10 min
  12. P2 8:18NJDTravis Zajac: Roughing2 min
  13. P2 18:52PHIRadko Gudas: Holding2 min
  14. P3 7:46NJDAdam Henrique: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  15. P3 7:46PHIBrandon Manning: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  16. P3 10:19NJDMiles Wood: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 10:19PHIWayne Simmonds: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 10:19NJDMiles Wood: Misconduct10 min
  19. P3 10:19PHIWayne Simmonds: 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDPHI
32Shots on goal41
2.8Expected goals4.6
59Shot attempts64
20Faceoffs won51
4Power plays5
42Penalty minutes40
22Hits27
10Blocked shots15
12Giveaways5
7Takeaways2

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 Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Henrique – Quenneville6:36

    xG 0.77–0.09 (90%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Noesen – Blandisi – Zacha6:47

    xG 0.50–0.35 (59%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Bennett – Coleman – Wood5:04

    xG 0.14–0.54 (21%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

  4. Zajac – Palmieri – Hall7:41

    xG 0.19–0.65 (23%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Severson2:07

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Lovejoy – Kapla4:13

    xG 0.28–0.13 (69%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Severson – Kapla4:58

    xG 0.59–0.45 (57%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestWeise – Schenn – Couturier4:48

    xG 0.61–0.28 (68%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  2. Filppula – Simmonds – Weal8:04

    xG 0.29–0.14 (67%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. McDonald – VandeVelde – Bellemare6:36

    xG 0.41–0.30 (57%)attempts 4–8goals 1–0

  4. Giroux – Voracek – Konecny8:13

    xG 0.31–0.88 (26%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMacDonald – Provorov7:20

    xG 0.86–0.30 (74%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  2. Manning – Provorov3:54

    xG 0.37–0.15 (71%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Gostisbehere – Provorov2:49

    xG 0.21–0.04 (85%)attempts 3–3goals 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.

PHI 4.6 xGNJD 2.8 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHINJD

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 NJD. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1187 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.48 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 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 76% of the time.

PHI winsNJD wins

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

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