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Thu, Nov 9, 2017·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Chicago Blackhawks 1, Philadelphia Flyers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 60% of the time.

PHI winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI012111016139
PHI21615010331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:58PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Jakub Voracek · Slap, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:08PHIJakub VoracekGWGAssists: Shayne Gostisbehere, Claude Giroux · Slap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:51PHISean CouturierAssists: Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek · Wrist, 0.23 xG0–3
  4. P2 16:13CHIConnor MurphyAssists: Lance Bouma, Jan Rutta · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:35CHITommy Wingels: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 2:35PHIJakub Voracek: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 15:04PHITravis Sanheim: Interference2 min
  4. P2 16:59PHIRadko Gudas: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 17:15PHIIvan Provorov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 3:27CHIJonathan Toews: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 14:01PHITravis Konecny: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 16:29CHITommy Wingels: High sticking2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Couturier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIPHI
39Shots on goal31
3.0Expected goals3.5
69Shot attempts52
24Faceoffs won49
4Power plays2
6Penalty minutes10
21Hits19
10Blocked shots16
12Giveaways9
7Takeaways10

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestAnisimov – Panik – Saad3:18

    xG 0.45–0.06 (88%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Anisimov – Panik – DeBrincat6:50

    xG 0.33–0.02 (93%)attempts 12–1goals 0–0

  3. Toews – Kane – Saad9:46

    xG 0.59–0.34 (63%)attempts 13–5goals 0–1

  4. Bouma – Hartman – Schmaltz5:24

    xG 0.18–0.12 (61%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestForsling – Rutta6:07

    xG 0.37–0.08 (82%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0

  2. Franson – Murphy11:56

    xG 0.88–0.70 (55%)attempts 19–11goals 0–1

  3. Keith – Seabrook5:09

    xG 0.22–0.06 (79%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestFilppula – Simmonds – Konecny11:13

    xG 0.93–0.42 (69%)attempts 12–16goals 0–0

  2. Laughton – Leier – Raffl9:55

    xG 0.48–0.29 (63%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. Giroux – Voracek – Couturier13:12

    xG 0.51–0.52 (49%)attempts 12–15goals 3–0

  4. Lehtera – Weise – Weal8:15

    xG 0.27–0.43 (39%)attempts 6–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHagg – Provorov13:01

    xG 0.87–0.39 (69%)attempts 13–10goals 2–0

  2. Gudas – Sanheim14:25

    xG 0.67–0.62 (52%)attempts 13–14goals 0–1

  3. Manning – Gostisbehere14:07

    xG 0.17–0.72 (19%)attempts 6–24goals 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 3.5 xGCHI 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHICHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 13/100 · #1090 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.59 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 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 60% of the time.

PHI winsCHI wins

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

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