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Sat, Dec 17, 2022·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New York Rangers 6, Philadelphia Flyers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 76% of the time.

PHI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR18211316635
PHI18114110332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:11PHIJames van RiemsdykAssists: Owen Tippett · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:58NYRArtemi PanarinAssists: Barclay Goodrow, Mika Zibanejad · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:09NYRK'Andre MillerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P2 12:14NYRBarclay GoodrowAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin · Backhand, 0.11 xG3–1
  5. P2 17:56PHIScott LaughtonSHUnassisted · Backhand, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 6:22NYRJimmy VeseyGWGAssists: Vincent Trocheck · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–2
  7. P3 7:53PHIMorgan FrostAssists: Travis Sanheim, Cam York · Wrist, 0.02 xG4–3
  8. P3 17:52NYRJacob TroubaENAssists: K'Andre Miller · Wrist, 0.39 xG5–3
  9. P3 19:12NYRKaapo KakkoENAssists: Ryan Lindgren · Other, 0.79 xG6–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 18:46NYRAdam Fox: Holding2 min
  2. P2 4:26NYRBen Harpur: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P2 6:49NYRK'Andre Miller: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 17:37PHITravis Sanheim: Cross checking2 min
  5. P3 16:40NYRVincent 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
49% to win51% to win
← NYR attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zibanejad won the faceoff against Cates
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRPHI
35Shots on goal32
4.2Expected goals2.5
61Shot attempts60
28Faceoffs won26
1Power plays4
8Penalty minutes2
20Hits22
18Blocked shots11
5Giveaways15
9Takeaways6

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestBrodzinski – Blais – Kravtsov8:24

    xG 0.60–0.09 (86%)attempts 12–2goals 0–0

  2. Kreider – Trocheck – Vesey10:01

    xG 0.82–0.34 (70%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  3. Chytil – Kakko – Lafrenière9:52

    xG 0.35–0.18 (65%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  4. Zibanejad – Goodrow – Panarin12:31

    xG 0.65–0.51 (56%)attempts 10–17goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFox – Lindgren16:27

    xG 1.32–0.20 (87%)attempts 21–13goals 1–0

  2. Harpur – Schneider10:46

    xG 0.42–0.57 (42%)attempts 16–8goals 1–1

  3. Trouba – Miller16:17

    xG 0.32–0.50 (39%)attempts 9–18goals 1–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestTippett – Cates – Farabee2:16

    xG 0.25–0.10 (71%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Konecny – Cates – Farabee10:20

    xG 0.48–0.44 (52%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Laughton – Bellows – Lycksell5:34

    xG 0.28–0.26 (52%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. van Riemsdyk – Tippett – Frost10:07

    xG 0.52–0.51 (50%)attempts 15–7goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSanheim – York10:43

    xG 0.44–0.28 (61%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  2. Braun – Sanheim3:03

    xG 0.10–0.16 (37%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. DeAngelo – York2:48

    xG 0.10–0.19 (35%)attempts 4–5goals 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 2.5 xGNYR 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHINYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 79/100 · #330 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.72 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 76% of the time.

PHI winsNYR wins

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

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