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Sat, Nov 16, 2019·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 71% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI09013311032436
PHI21414012010331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:38PHISean CouturierAssists: Oskar Lindblom · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:36PHIIvan ProvorovPPAssists: Sean Couturier, Matt Niskanen · Slap, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 12:20PHIOskar LindblomAssists: Joel Farabee, Ivan Provorov · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–3
  4. P3 7:46NYIAnthony BeauvillierAssists: Derick Brassard, Brock Nelson · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P3 13:34NYIMathew BarzalPPAssists: Brock Nelson, Derick Brassard · Snap, 0.27 xG2–3
  6. P3 17:56NYIAnthony BeauvillierUnassisted · Backhand, 0.04 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. NYI Jordan Eberle scored
  2. 2. PHI Sean Couturier stopped
  3. 3. NYI Mathew Barzal scored
  4. 4. PHI Claude Giroux stopped
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 12:00NYIJohnny Boychuk: Interference2 min
  2. P1 18:11NYIJordan Eberle: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 5:03PHIKevin Hayes: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 13:49PHITravis Sanheim: Holding2 min
  5. P3 3:01NYICasey Cizikas: Holding2 min
  6. P3 11:44PHIJames van Riemsdyk: Too many men on the ice2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hayes won the faceoff against Cizikas
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
36Shots on goal31
3.5Expected goals2.4
67Shot attempts54
26Faceoffs won23
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
22Hits35
13Blocked shots20
14Giveaways10
5Takeaways9

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. bestBrassard – Nelson – Beauvillier11:16

    xG 0.40–0.24 (62%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0

  2. Bailey – Lee – Barzal3:22

    xG 0.11–0.05 (69%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Dal Colle3:58

    xG 0.20–0.14 (58%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Johnston – Dal Colle – Koivula3:18

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Toews12:53

    xG 0.61–0.09 (87%)attempts 18–7goals 1–0

  2. Boychuk – Leddy11:17

    xG 0.46–0.48 (49%)attempts 15–9goals 0–1

  3. Pelech – Pulock16:41

    xG 0.22–0.34 (39%)attempts 8–18goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGiroux – Raffl – Konecny8:56

    xG 0.41–0.19 (68%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. van Riemsdyk – Voracek – Hayes11:16

    xG 0.31–0.24 (56%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Couturier – Lindblom – Farabee12:07

    xG 0.38–0.54 (41%)attempts 14–19goals 2–1

  4. Stewart – Pitlick – Andreoff5:43

    xG 0.03–0.35 (8%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Braun – Sanheim2:30

    xG 0.02–0.06 (27%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  2. Braun – Gostisbehere12:59

    xG 0.17–0.35 (32%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  3. Hagg – Sanheim11:30

    xG 0.31–0.67 (31%)attempts 8–13goals 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 2.4 xGNYI 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 · #162 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.73 · 6 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +43 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 71% 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).