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Wed, Dec 6, 2017·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Edmonton Oilers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 62% of the time.

EDM winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI01321327433
EDM0719110226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:41EDMLeon DraisaitlSHAssists: Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P2 8:53PHIJordan WealPPAssists: Sean Couturier, Claude Giroux · Tip-in, 0.17 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:45PHIDale WeiseAssists: Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:06PHIMichael RafflGWGAssists: Jakub Voracek · Snap, 0.09 xG3–1
  5. P3 13:20EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Patrick Maroon · Wrist, 0.32 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:21PHIWayne SimmondsENAssists: Valtteri Filppula, Ivan Provorov · Wrist, 0.64 xG4–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:33EDMMatt Benning: Holding2 min
  2. P1 12:43EDMLeon Draisaitl: Interference2 min
  3. P2 2:08EDMPatrick Maroon: Interference2 min
  4. P2 5:11PHITravis Sanheim: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 7:49EDMOscar Klefbom: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P3 16:17PHIScott Laughton: Holding2 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 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← PHI attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Draisaitl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIEDM
33Shots on goal26
4.2Expected goals3.3
60Shot attempts52
26Faceoffs won40
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
21Hits27
13Blocked shots18
17Giveaways19
7Takeaways9

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. bestFilppula – Voracek – Raffl10:25

    xG 0.45–0.30 (59%)attempts 10–15goals 1–0

  2. Weal – Laughton – Leier8:37

    xG 0.28–0.17 (62%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  3. Giroux – Simmonds – Couturier13:11

    xG 0.25–0.48 (34%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  4. Weise – Konecny – Patrick4:41

    xG 0.04–0.33 (11%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Gostisbehere – Hagg12:23

    xG 0.46–0.61 (43%)attempts 10–15goals 1–0

  2. MacDonald – Provorov19:48

    xG 0.40–0.63 (39%)attempts 13–18goals 0–0

  3. Alt – Sanheim9:19

    xG 0.30–0.59 (34%)attempts 8–8goals 1–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Maroon – Nugent-Hopkins9:57

    xG 0.74–0.38 (66%)attempts 9–12goals 1–1

  2. Letestu – Kassian – Khaira8:09

    xG 0.46–0.28 (63%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

  3. Lucic – McDavid – Puljujarvi8:07

    xG 0.11–0.08 (57%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  4. Strome – Draisaitl – Caggiula7:37

    xG 0.12–0.15 (46%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Nurse16:10

    xG 0.55–0.34 (62%)attempts 20–13goals 0–1

  2. Gryba – Auvitu9:16

    xG 0.69–0.50 (58%)attempts 5–12goals 1–1

  3. Klefbom – Benning11:31

    xG 0.24–0.12 (66%)attempts 10–5goals 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.

EDM 3.3 xGPHI 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 48/100 · #656 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.46 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 62% of the time.

EDM winsPHI wins

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

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