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Sat, Apr 9, 2022·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Anaheim Ducks 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 74% of the time.

PHI winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA06317211534
PHI21604113333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:39PHITravis SanheimAssists: Morgan Frost, Travis Konecny · Snap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 2:28PHIRonnie AttardAssists: Hayden Hodgson, Scott Laughton · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:06ANASonny MilanoAssists: Jamie Drysdale, Cam Fowler · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:38ANAZachary Aston-ReeseAssists: Adam Henrique, Andrej Sustr · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P2 14:13ANATrevor ZegrasPPAssists: Urho Vaakanainen, Jamie Drysdale · Slap, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P3 3:53PHIIvan ProvorovAssists: Nate Thompson, Cam York · Snap, 0.11 xG3–3
  7. P3 11:38ANATrevor ZegrasGWGAssists: Derek Grant · Backhand, 0.02 xG4–3
  8. P3 14:33ANADerek GrantAssists: Andrej Sustr, Dominik Simon · Tip-in, 0.08 xG5–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 4:11ANAMaxime Comtois: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 8:16ANAJamie Drysdale: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 12:30PHIScott Laughton: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P3 11:53PHIRonnie Attard: Interference2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
48% to win52% to win
← ANA attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Laughton won the faceoff against Henrique
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANAPHI
34Shots on goal33
3.5Expected goals2.1
65Shot attempts56
24Faceoffs won32
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
24Hits22
14Blocked shots17
7Giveaways16
8Takeaways7

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestHenrique – Terry – Zegras4:50

    xG 0.69–0.10 (88%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Milano – Mayhew – Lundeström6:03

    xG 0.55–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–1goals 1–0

  3. Henrique – Simon – Aston-Reese6:22

    xG 0.57–0.33 (63%)attempts 8–4goals 1–1

  4. Grant – Carrick – Aston-Reese2:11

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestShattenkirk – Fowler5:35

    xG 0.31–0.13 (70%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  2. Sustr – Benoit12:54

    xG 0.42–0.31 (58%)attempts 11–10goals 2–0

  3. Fowler – Drysdale12:04

    xG 0.61–0.54 (53%)attempts 14–15goals 1–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Konecny – Frost9:40

    xG 0.52–0.31 (62%)attempts 11–9goals 1–0

  2. Hayes – Tippett – Cates10:30

    xG 0.57–0.76 (43%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  3. Thompson – Brown – Lindblom7:28

    xG 0.28–0.58 (33%)attempts 6–15goals 1–2

  4. Atkinson – Laughton – Hodgson8:35

    xG 0.03–0.54 (5%)attempts 2–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRistolainen – Sanheim15:50

    xG 0.45–0.34 (57%)attempts 13–15goals 1–1

  2. Sanheim – Provorov2:26

    xG 0.13–0.29 (32%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Connauton – Attard11:20

    xG 0.24–0.42 (36%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

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 2.1 xGANA 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 85/100 · #234 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.94 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 74% of the time.

PHI winsANA wins

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

-7
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-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+7

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