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Thu, Jan 18, 2018·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 55% of the time.

PHI winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TOR0821101101231
PHI0901221511337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 12:57TORConnor BrownAssists: Zach Hyman · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:25TORFrederik GauthierAssists: Matt Martin, Jake Gardiner · Snap, 0.26 xG2–0
  3. P3 1:33PHINolan PatrickUnassisted · Wrap-around, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P3 3:25PHIWayne SimmondsSHAssists: Valtteri Filppula, Andrew MacDonald · Snap, 0.19 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:18PHISean CouturierGWGAssists: Travis Konecny, Michal Neuvirth · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 18:01TORZach Hyman: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 1:59PHIAndrew MacDonald: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 2:07PHIJori Lehtera: Interference2 min
  4. P3 8:30TORLeo Komarov: Interference2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORPHI
31Shots on goal37
3.5Expected goals3.2
58Shot attempts66
28Faceoffs won36
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
19Hits25
15Blocked shots19
10Giveaways8
7Takeaways11

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Komarov – Kadri11:45

    xG 0.84–0.18 (83%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  2. Hyman – Brown – Matthews6:49

    xG 0.57–0.11 (84%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  3. van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Marner12:29

    xG 0.57–0.33 (63%)attempts 15–11goals 0–1

  4. Martin – Brown – Gauthier3:03

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGardiner – Carrick16:30

    xG 0.90–0.29 (76%)attempts 19–11goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Gardiner3:01

    xG 0.11–0.09 (55%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Polak – Gardiner3:03

    xG 0.04–0.19 (17%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGiroux – Couturier – Konecny13:13

    xG 0.64–0.32 (67%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1

  2. Voracek – Lehtera – Laughton3:13

    xG 0.30–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–0goals 0–0

  3. Simmonds – Weal – Patrick9:54

    xG 0.25–0.49 (34%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  4. Lehtera – Laughton – Goulbourne2:54

    xG 0.00–0.39 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMacDonald – Hagg15:47

    xG 0.73–0.67 (52%)attempts 14–16goals 0–1

  2. Gostisbehere – Provorov17:33

    xG 0.62–0.74 (45%)attempts 20–16goals 0–1

  3. Manning – Gudas12:45

    xG 0.23–1.05 (18%)attempts 8–14goals 1–0

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 3.2 xGTOR 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHITOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 67/100 · #437 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.63 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 55% of the time.

PHI winsTOR wins

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

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