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Sat, Oct 27, 2018·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 6, Philadelphia Flyers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 77% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI271936622
PHI081708123

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:38NYILeo KomarovAssists: Adam Pelech, Andrew Ladd · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:20NYIAnthony BeauvillierGWGAssists: Jordan Eberle, Mathew Barzal · Snap, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:58NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Josh Bailey, Anders Lee · Snap, 0.13 xG3–0
  4. P2 6:28PHIJori LehteraUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–1
  5. P3 8:17NYIAdam PelechAssists: Anders Lee · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–1
  6. P3 8:58NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Anders Lee · Snap, 0.20 xG5–1
  7. P3 11:09NYIAnders LeePPAssists: Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal · Snap, 0.17 xG6–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 6:23NYIBrock Nelson: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 17:36NYIJordan Eberle: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 0:06PHIShayne Gostisbehere: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 10:23PHIJakub Voracek: High sticking2 min
  5. P3 3:06NYIScott Mayfield: Interference2 min
  6. P3 10:37PHIJakub Voracek: High sticking2 min · PPG

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 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Patrick
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
22Shots on goal23
2.8Expected goals1.3
47Shot attempts52
21Faceoffs won36
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
27Hits31
20Blocked shots15
9Giveaways5
2Takeaways4

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. bestBailey – Lee – Nelson12:23

    xG 0.98–0.33 (75%)attempts 17–10goals 2–0

  2. Bailey – Martin – Cizikas2:33

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Ladd – Martin – Cizikas2:45

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas3:48

    xG 0.05–0.08 (38%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLeddy – Pulock14:47

    xG 0.59–0.28 (68%)attempts 10–14goals 2–1

  2. Boychuk – Pelech14:35

    xG 0.59–0.49 (55%)attempts 17–12goals 2–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy2:10

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestLehtera – Weise – Laughton4:58

    xG 0.29–0.16 (64%)attempts 5–3goals 1–1

  2. Lehtera – Weise – Knight2:52

    xG 0.10–0.01 (93%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Giroux – Couturier – Konecny11:22

    xG 0.26–0.23 (52%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  4. Voracek – Simmonds – Patrick5:29

    xG 0.15–0.24 (38%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFolin – Sanheim3:28

    xG 0.31–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–0goals 1–0

  2. Hagg – Provorov9:37

    xG 0.35–0.09 (79%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  3. Gostisbehere – Provorov3:49

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 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 1.3 xGNYI 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

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 25/100 · #932 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.77 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 77% 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).