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Thu, Jan 4, 2018·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 88% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1618217431
PHI11141417632

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:38PHISean CouturierPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux · Deflected, 0.19 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:37NYICal ClutterbuckAssists: Nick Leddy, Dennis Seidenberg · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:36PHIMichael RafflAssists: Ivan Provorov, Shayne Gostisbehere · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 2:16PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Robert Hagg, Jordan Weal · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P2 6:24PHIIvan ProvorovPPAssists: Nolan Patrick, Brandon Manning · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–4
  6. P2 12:26NYICal ClutterbuckAssists: Shane Prince, Dennis Seidenberg · Snap, 0.23 xG2–4
  7. P2 13:56PHITravis KonecnyGWGAssists: Sean Couturier · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–5
  8. P3 6:02NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Nick Leddy, Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–5
  9. P3 14:35NYIRyan PulockAssists: Thomas Hickey · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–5
  10. P3 19:47PHIIvan ProvorovENAssists: Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek · Wrist, 0.70 xG4–6
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 7:43NYIDennis Seidenberg: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:04NYIShane Prince: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 11:04PHITravis Konecny: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 5:09NYITanner Fritz: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  5. P2 5:56NYICal Clutterbuck: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 5:56PHISean Couturier: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 5:22PHIScott Laughton: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 6:50NYIAndrew Ladd: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 14:50PHISean Couturier: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 14:50NYIJosh Bailey: Fighting5 min · PPG
  11. P3 19:10PHIScott Laughton: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 19:10NYIJordan Eberle: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 19:10NYIAndrew Ladd: Tripping2 min
  14. P3 19:10PHIWayne Simmonds: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 19:10NYICal Clutterbuck: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
31Shots on goal32
2.4Expected goals5.1
59Shot attempts66
31Faceoffs won31
1Power plays5
37Penalty minutes29
23Hits23
17Blocked shots17
8Giveaways10
7Takeaways7

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. Ladd – Eberle – Barzal7:29

    xG 0.22–0.33 (41%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

  2. Chimera – Clutterbuck – Cizikas6:16

    xG 0.12–0.32 (27%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Bailey – Tavares – Lee11:22

    xG 0.25–0.49 (33%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

  4. Nelson – Prince – Fritz5:16

    xG 0.01–0.29 (4%)attempts 2–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Hickey – Pulock15:58

    xG 0.67–0.65 (51%)attempts 21–14goals 2–1

  2. Mayfield – Pelech12:35

    xG 0.20–0.56 (27%)attempts 12–14goals 0–2

  3. Seidenberg – Leddy17:29

    xG 0.61–0.96 (39%)attempts 16–17goals 1–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGiroux – Couturier – Konecny9:24

    xG 0.42–0.02 (95%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  2. Simmonds – Weal – Patrick11:40

    xG 0.65–0.33 (66%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

  3. Filppula – Voracek – Raffl9:38

    xG 0.38–0.38 (50%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  4. Weise – Laughton – Leier5:14

    xG 0.07–0.45 (14%)attempts 4–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMacDonald – Hagg16:43

    xG 0.85–0.33 (72%)attempts 17–14goals 1–2

  2. Gostisbehere – Provorov14:17

    xG 0.50–0.43 (54%)attempts 14–15goals 1–0

  3. Manning – Gudas14:09

    xG 0.48–0.49 (50%)attempts 14–12goals 0–1

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 5.1 xGNYI 2.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 85/100 · #191 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.26 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 88% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).