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Sat, Nov 17, 2018·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Philadelphia Flyers 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 70% of the time.

PHI winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TBL07382813626
PHI01811641100545

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:02TBLAdam ErnePPAssists: Yanni Gourde, Louis Domingue · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:10TBLCedric PaquetteAssists: Adam Erne, Braydon Coburn · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 14:33PHIJames van RiemsdykPPAssists: Shayne Gostisbehere, Claude Giroux · Snap, 0.23 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:05TBLBrayden PointAssists: Ryan Callahan, Adam Erne · Snap, 0.21 xG3–1
  5. P3 8:57TBLTyler JohnsonPPAssists: Nikita Kucherov · Slap, 0.25 xG4–1
  6. P3 9:08TBLBrayden PointPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov · Tip-in, 0.19 xG5–1
  7. P3 10:24PHITravis KonecnyPPAssists: Shayne Gostisbehere, James van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.04 xG5–2
  8. P3 11:29PHISean CouturierPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.22 xG5–3
  9. P3 15:58PHITravis KonecnyAssists: Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier · Tip-in, 0.08 xG5–4
  10. P3 16:28PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Robert Hagg, James van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.29 xG5–5
  11. OT 1:47TBLAnthony CirelliGWGAssists: Alex Killorn, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.13 xG6–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 10:37TBLSteven Stamkos: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 17:30PHIJames van Riemsdyk: Interference2 min
  3. P2 1:12TBLVictor Hedman: Holding the stick2 min
  4. P2 4:29PHIScott Laughton: Delaying game2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:12TBLErik Cernak: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 8:15PHITravis Konecny: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 8:47PHIClaude Giroux: Slashing2 min · PPG
  8. P3 9:57TBLErik Cernak: Roughing2 min · PPG
  9. P3 9:57PHIJakub Voracek: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 9:57TBLErik Cernak: High sticking2 min · PPG
  11. P3 11:16TBLJ.T. Miller: Hooking2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLPHI
26Shots on goal45
3.0Expected goals4.4
61Shot attempts75
31Faceoffs won35
4Power plays5
12Penalty minutes10
27Hits26
20Blocked shots19
5Giveaways14
3Takeaways8

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. Stamkos – Kucherov – Miller12:45

    xG 0.67–0.84 (44%)attempts 15–18goals 0–1

  2. Callahan – Paquette – Erne8:56

    xG 0.23–0.46 (33%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  3. Johnson – Gourde – Point12:07

    xG 0.27–0.53 (34%)attempts 10–11goals 0–1

  4. Killorn – Joseph – Cirelli9:42

    xG 0.17–0.70 (19%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcDonagh – Cernak15:04

    xG 0.37–0.19 (66%)attempts 14–8goals 0–1

  2. Coburn – Sergachev13:19

    xG 0.76–1.10 (41%)attempts 18–14goals 2–1

  3. Girardi – Hedman13:49

    xG 0.26–0.64 (28%)attempts 12–18goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestWeise – Laughton – Aube-Kubel4:41

    xG 0.62–0.03 (96%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. van Riemsdyk – Simmonds – Weal10:52

    xG 0.86–0.49 (64%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  3. Giroux – Couturier – Konecny12:43

    xG 0.81–0.51 (61%)attempts 18–14goals 1–1

  4. Voracek – Lindblom – Patrick9:31

    xG 0.08–0.33 (19%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHagg – Provorov17:17

    xG 1.44–0.60 (71%)attempts 18–17goals 1–0

  2. Gudas – Sanheim12:54

    xG 0.57–0.36 (61%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

  3. MacDonald – Gostisbehere9:48

    xG 0.48–0.31 (61%)attempts 12–11goals 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 4.4 xGTBL 3.0 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHITBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 97/100 · #45 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.01 · 10 goals in reach · 4-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +39 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 70% of the time.

PHI winsTBL wins

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

-7
-6
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-1
0
+1
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).