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Sat, Mar 23, 2019·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 91% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI114115211440
PHI1100519224

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:39PHIRobert HaggAssists: Radko Gudas, Ryan Hartman · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:27NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Scott Mayfield, Devon Toews · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:58NYINick LeddyAssists: Mathew Barzal, Johnny Boychuk · Snap, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:16PHIShayne GostisbeherePPAssists: Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier · Slap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 16:03NYIJosh BaileyGWGAssists: Brock Nelson, Andrew Ladd · Snap, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P3 17:26NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Leo Komarov, Adam Pelech · Snap, 0.13 xG4–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 0:26PHIRadko Gudas: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 1:45PHIRobert Hagg: High sticking double minor4 min
  3. P1 2:38NYIMatt Martin: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P3 2:16PHIRyan Hartman: Interference2 min
  5. P3 2:16PHIJakub Voracek: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P3 6:12NYIScott Mayfield: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 9:08NYIAdam Pelech: Tripping2 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

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
40Shots on goal24
5.0Expected goals1.8
78Shot attempts54
20Faceoffs won36
5Power plays2
6Penalty minutes10
34Hits16
17Blocked shots17
5Giveaways15
4Takeaways3

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. bestLadd – Bailey – Nelson9:49

    xG 0.79–0.16 (83%)attempts 16–5goals 2–0

  2. Eberle – Lee – Barzal10:08

    xG 0.88–0.43 (67%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas10:02

    xG 0.61–0.41 (60%)attempts 15–8goals 0–1

  4. Komarov – Beauvillier – Fritz8:03

    xG 0.34–0.22 (61%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Toews13:28

    xG 0.82–0.04 (95%)attempts 23–3goals 1–0

  2. Pelech – Pulock13:41

    xG 0.82–0.42 (66%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy13:57

    xG 1.19–0.95 (56%)attempts 19–26goals 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestLaughton – Hartman – Konecny6:22

    xG 0.36–0.19 (65%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Voracek – Couturier – Lindblom5:35

    xG 0.24–0.14 (64%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Voracek – Lindblom – Patrick3:58

    xG 0.09–0.04 (70%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Giroux – van Riemsdyk – Patrick8:46

    xG 0.37–0.44 (46%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Sanheim – Myers2:26

    xG 0.05–0.01 (81%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Sanheim – Provorov15:20

    xG 0.65–0.74 (47%)attempts 15–19goals 0–0

  3. Gudas – Hagg13:57

    xG 0.81–0.96 (46%)attempts 16–21goals 1–2

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 1.8 xGNYI 5.0 xG
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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 50/100 · #641 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.59 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, New York Islanders win this game 91% 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).