Sat, May 1, 2021·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
New Jersey Devils 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 78% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 15 | 19 | 27 | 421 |
| PHI | 09 | 013 | 110 | 132 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 5:00NJDJesper BrattAssists: Pavel Zacha, Kevin Bahl · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–0
- P2 0:52NJDJanne KuokkanenGWGAssists: Jack Hughes, Yegor Sharangovich · Snap, 0.08 xG2–0
- P3 5:14NJDNico HischierSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–0
- P3 14:59NJDYegor SharangovichAssists: Jack Hughes · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–0
- P3 18:42PHIJoel FarabeeAssists: Shayne Gostisbehere, Nicolas Aube-Kubel · Snap, 0.05 xG4–1
Penalties (4)
- P2 6:34NJDJesper Bratt: Hooking2 min
- P2 9:21PHIJoel Farabee: Holding2 min
- P3 4:29NJDTy Smith: Slashing2 min
- P3 8:42PHISean Couturier: Slashing2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Patrick won the faceoff against McLeod
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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 Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- Wood – Bastian – McLeod10:21
xG 0.18–0.22 (45%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0
- Zacha – Bratt – Hischier10:06
xG 0.29–0.37 (44%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0
- Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Hughes11:15
xG 0.32–0.63 (34%)attempts 11–14goals 1–1
- Merkley – Maltsev – Boqvist11:19
xG 0.22–0.88 (20%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMurray – Severson14:43
xG 0.54–0.42 (56%)attempts 11–14goals 2–0
- Bahl – Smith14:47
xG 0.24–0.83 (22%)attempts 10–16goals 0–1
- Carrick – Butcher15:28
xG 0.31–1.08 (22%)attempts 9–22goals 1–0
Philadelphia Flyers
Forward lines
- bestGiroux – Voracek – Couturier12:00
xG 0.99–0.17 (85%)attempts 18–6goals 0–2
- van Riemsdyk – Aube-Kubel – Patrick10:24
xG 0.38–0.14 (73%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0
- Laughton – Lindblom – Allison11:37
xG 0.58–0.39 (60%)attempts 16–13goals 0–0
- Hayes – Konecny – Farabee10:56
xG 0.47–0.54 (47%)attempts 9–8goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestSanheim – Provorov2:48
xG 0.73–0.01 (99%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0
- Braun – Provorov14:19
xG 0.83–0.38 (68%)attempts 20–11goals 0–0
- Gostisbehere – Sanheim8:03
xG 0.21–0.14 (60%)attempts 9–3goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
PHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHI is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.
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 78% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (PHI − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).