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Thu, Nov 4, 2021·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 56% of the time.

PIT winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PHI0171101902238
PIT1811601012336

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:16PITBrock McGinnAssists: Mike Matheson, Zachary Aston-Reese · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:37PHITravis KonecnyPPAssists: Claude Giroux, Ivan Provorov · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:46PITJake GuentzelAssists: Danton Heinen, John Marino · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P3 17:08PHIScott LaughtonAssists: James van Riemsdyk · Slap, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. OT 1:54PITKris LetangGWGAssists: Jeff Carter · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 6:40PITPierre-Olivier Joseph: Interference2 min
  2. P2 3:41PHIClaude Giroux: Holding2 min
  3. P2 6:20PITDanton Heinen: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P3 6:12PHINicolas Aube-Kubel: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 13:58PITBrock McGinn: High sticking2 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PIT
48% to win52% to win
← PHI attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Blueger won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIPIT
38Shots on goal36
3.4Expected goals3.8
66Shot attempts64
27Faceoffs won30
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
20Hits39
14Blocked shots16
4Giveaways11
8Takeaways14

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Laughton – Lindblom12:26

    xG 0.44–0.28 (62%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  2. Giroux – Couturier – Konecny13:11

    xG 0.70–0.71 (49%)attempts 16–14goals 0–1

  3. Thompson – Aube-Kubel – MacEwen6:33

    xG 0.15–0.53 (22%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  4. Brassard – Atkinson – Farabee9:27

    xG 0.17–0.84 (17%)attempts 6–16goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRistolainen – Provorov2:25

    xG 0.38–0.07 (85%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Braun – Provorov12:45

    xG 0.88–0.87 (50%)attempts 22–12goals 0–1

  3. Braun – Sanheim2:36

    xG 0.05–0.13 (26%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestZucker – Kapanen – Rodrigues12:23

    xG 1.20–0.40 (75%)attempts 16–12goals 0–0

  2. Blueger – McGinn – Aston-Reese13:02

    xG 0.53–0.29 (64%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  3. Carter – Guentzel – Heinen12:01

    xG 0.94–0.88 (52%)attempts 18–18goals 1–0

  4. Boyle – Simon – O'Connor6:28

    xG 0.14–0.22 (39%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarino – Joseph13:40

    xG 0.77–0.35 (69%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  2. Letang – Matheson18:54

    xG 1.11–0.97 (53%)attempts 22–23goals 1–1

  3. Friedman – Riikola8:40

    xG 0.43–0.30 (59%)attempts 7–9goals 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.

PIT 3.8 xGPHI 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PIT's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PIT is favoured, below it PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 70/100 · #469 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.93 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50PIT 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, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 56% of the time.

PIT winsPHI wins

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

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).