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Sun, Jan 31, 2021·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Islanders 3, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 75% of the time.

PHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI0131921004336
PHI162120714429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:42PHIJoel FarabeeAssists: James van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:38NYINick LeddyPPAssists: Josh Bailey, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:19PHIJoel FarabeeAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Travis Sanheim · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P2 15:52PHIJoel FarabeeAssists: Philippe Myers, James van Riemsdyk · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P3 1:03NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Ryan Pulock, Mathew Barzal · Deflected, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P3 6:27NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Anders Lee · Snap, 0.15 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:22PHIKevin HayesPPGWGAssists: Claude Giroux, James van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.19 xG3–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:38PHIIvan Provorov: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 10:11NYIAdam Pelech: Elbowing2 min
  3. P1 10:54NYIBrock Nelson: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 14:26PHIMichael Raffl: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 0:25PHINolan Patrick: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 3:22NYIMathew Barzal: Holding2 min
  7. P2 4:51PHITravis Sanheim: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 8:50PHINolan Patrick: Holding2 min
  9. P3 10:58PHIJustin Braun: Holding2 min
  10. OT 3:40NYIMathew Barzal: 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 20:00Barzal won the faceoff against Patrick
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPHI
36Shots on goal29
1.9Expected goals3.5
57Shot attempts57
26Faceoffs won27
6Power plays4
8Penalty minutes12
19Hits15
11Blocked shots8
12Giveaways6
4Takeaways4

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 – Barzal9:05

    xG 0.26–0.12 (69%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  2. Pageau – Dal Colle – Czarnik5:24

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas8:57

    xG 0.09–0.16 (35%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Eberle – Nelson2:42

    xG 0.08–0.16 (32%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Pelech2:36

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Pelech – Pulock13:32

    xG 0.34–0.33 (51%)attempts 9–9goals 2–1

  3. Leddy – Mayfield11:52

    xG 0.25–0.42 (38%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Laughton – Farabee8:11

    xG 0.48–0.22 (68%)attempts 7–7goals 3–0

  2. Raffl – Aube-Kubel – Bunnaman8:35

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  3. Hayes – Lindblom – Konecny10:00

    xG 0.12–0.09 (59%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Giroux – Voracek – Patrick8:03

    xG 0.29–0.32 (47%)attempts 10–6goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestProvorov – Myers3:13

    xG 0.43–0.07 (87%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Sanheim – Myers12:50

    xG 0.44–0.16 (74%)attempts 14–5goals 2–0

  3. Gostisbehere – Provorov10:54

    xG 0.27–0.13 (67%)attempts 8–9goals 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 3.5 xGNYI 1.9 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 86/100 · #124 of 868 this seasonSwing 2.11 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +27 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 75% 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).