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Fri, Nov 12, 2021·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 73% of the time.

CAR winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI0607215228
CAR013115012140

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 11:14CARSteven LorentzAssists: Jesper Fast, Jordan Staal · Deflected, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P3 4:06PHIJoel FarabeeAssists: Scott Laughton, Rasmus Ristolainen · Wrist, 0.30 xG1–1
  3. P3 10:20PHIZack MacEwenGWGAssists: Justin Braun, Patrick Brown · Deflected, 0.11 xG2–1
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 6:34CARJesperi Kotkaniemi: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:01PHIJames van Riemsdyk: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 16:47PHIIvan Provorov: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 17:52CARJordan Staal: Interference2 min
  5. P1 18:08CARVincent Trocheck: Tripping2 min
  6. P1 18:08CARVincent Trocheck: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  7. P2 16:00PHISean Couturier: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 18:12PHIJoel Farabee: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 10:55PHITravis Konecny: Interference2 min
  10. P3 14:07CARVincent Trocheck: 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
48% to win52% to win
← PHI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Trocheck won the faceoff against Laughton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICAR
28Shots on goal40
3.6Expected goals5.2
56Shot attempts75
30Faceoffs won42
5Power plays5
10Penalty minutes10
16Hits12
18Blocked shots12
14Giveaways18
7Takeaways9

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. bestBrassard – Atkinson – Lindblom7:34

    xG 0.77–0.50 (60%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  2. Giroux – van Riemsdyk – Couturier3:48

    xG 0.29–0.26 (53%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  3. Thompson – Brown – MacEwen8:20

    xG 0.20–0.18 (52%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  4. Laughton – Konecny – Farabee3:55

    xG 0.32–0.39 (45%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRistolainen – Sanheim14:28

    xG 1.08–0.84 (56%)attempts 16–14goals 1–0

  2. Braun – Provorov13:45

    xG 0.84–0.84 (50%)attempts 11–19goals 1–0

  3. Yandle – Seeler9:08

    xG 0.38–0.61 (38%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Fast – Lorentz9:21

    xG 0.89–0.47 (65%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  2. Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis8:46

    xG 0.51–0.37 (58%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Trocheck – Teravainen – Kotkaniemi10:01

    xG 0.56–0.87 (39%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  4. Stepan – Leivo – Martinook5:25

    xG 0.07–0.39 (16%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSlavin – Bear11:46

    xG 0.83–0.57 (59%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  2. Cole – Smith10:14

    xG 0.22–0.39 (37%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  3. Skjei – DeAngelo11:59

    xG 0.77–1.13 (41%)attempts 12–20goals 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.

CAR 5.2 xGPHI 3.6 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 43/100 · #796 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.41 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +35 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 73% of the time.

CAR winsPHI wins

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

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