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Fri, Nov 24, 2017·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 5, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 65% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI1711121613537
PHI0104701201430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:43NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Andrew Ladd, Scott Mayfield · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:49PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Robert Hagg · Slap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:28PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Shayne Gostisbehere, Nolan Patrick · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:56NYICal ClutterbuckAssists: Dennis Seidenberg, Scott Mayfield · Tip-in, 0.21 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:11PHIShayne GostisbehereAssists: Jakub Voracek, Sean Couturier · Snap, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P2 12:30PHISean CouturierAssists: Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–4
  7. P3 4:12NYIJordan EberlePPAssists: Josh Bailey, Joshua Ho-Sang · Wrist, 0.28 xG3–4
  8. P3 12:11NYIAndrew LaddAssists: Jordan Eberle, Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.27 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:44NYINick LeddyGWGAssists: Joshua Ho-Sang, John Tavares · Snap, 0.18 xG5–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 1:56PHIWayne Simmonds: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 17:01NYIDennis Seidenberg: Penalty shot holding on breakaway0 min
  3. P2 17:42PHINolan Patrick: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 1:20NYIAndrew Ladd: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 1:20PHITravis Konecny: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 2:42PHIJakub Voracek: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 6:56NYIMathew Barzal: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
37Shots on goal30
3.9Expected goals2.8
67Shot attempts65
21Faceoffs won37
3Power plays1
4Penalty minutes8
24Hits35
18Blocked shots16
15Giveaways11
5Takeaways11

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. bestLadd – Eberle – Barzal10:42

    xG 0.82–0.23 (78%)attempts 14–8goals 2–0

  2. Bailey – Tavares – Lee13:03

    xG 0.72–0.56 (56%)attempts 12–15goals 0–1

  3. Chimera – Clutterbuck – Cizikas8:58

    xG 0.26–0.46 (36%)attempts 5–12goals 1–1

  4. Nelson – Ho-Sang – Beauvillier9:50

    xG 0.16–0.39 (29%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeidenberg – Mayfield12:35

    xG 1.02–0.42 (71%)attempts 15–13goals 3–0

  2. de Haan – Pelech16:21

    xG 0.80–0.42 (65%)attempts 15–11goals 0–2

  3. Boychuk – Leddy17:48

    xG 0.33–0.73 (31%)attempts 13–24goals 0–2

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. Filppula – Raffl – Konecny9:37

    xG 0.20–0.25 (45%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  2. Weal – Laughton – Leier3:39

    xG 0.09–0.25 (27%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  3. Simmonds – Martel – Patrick7:41

    xG 0.18–0.44 (29%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

  4. Giroux – Voracek – Couturier11:19

    xG 0.53–0.92 (37%)attempts 16–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Manning – Gostisbehere2:42

    xG 0.21–0.17 (55%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  2. Hagg – Provorov16:29

    xG 0.54–0.54 (50%)attempts 17–16goals 2–0

  3. Manning – Sanheim15:19

    xG 0.24–1.18 (17%)attempts 10–19goals 0–2

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 2.8 xGNYI 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 96/100 · #72 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.40 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 65% 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).