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Sun, Jan 8, 2023·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Philadelphia Flyers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 55% of the time.

PHI winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR212312111635
PHI111114011236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:51TORCalle JarnkrokAssists: Mitch Marner, Conor Timmins · Snap, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:44TORZachary Aston-ReeseAssists: Pontus Holmberg · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–0
  3. P1 18:00PHITravis KonecnyUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:01TORConor TimminsGWGAssists: Mitch Marner, John Tavares · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P2 8:50PHINicolas DeslauriersAssists: Patrick Brown · Backhand, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P2 10:07TORTimothy LiljegrenSHAssists: Calle Jarnkrok · Snap, 0.04 xG4–2
  7. P2 12:22TORJohn TavaresAssists: Calle Jarnkrok · Snap, 0.19 xG5–2
  8. P3 13:13TORAuston MatthewsPPAssists: John Tavares, Mitch Marner · Wrist, 0.09 xG6–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P2 1:32TORAuston Matthews: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 9:15TORMark Giordano: Interference2 min
  3. P2 14:22TORPontus Holmberg: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 18:38PHIWade Allison: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 3:32TORMichael Bunting: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 6:33TORWayne Simmonds: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 6:33PHINicolas Deslauriers: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 11:51PHIRasmus Ristolainen: Slashing2 min · PPG

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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORPHI
35Shots on goal36
3.1Expected goals3.3
58Shot attempts73
30Faceoffs won24
2Power plays4
10Penalty minutes6
17Hits41
17Blocked shots13
6Giveaways8
4Takeaways6

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestKerfoot – Engvall – Kampf11:01

    xG 0.37–0.21 (64%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Nylander – Bunting – Matthews7:23

    xG 0.47–0.31 (60%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  3. Tavares – Jarnkrok – Marner5:47

    xG 0.53–0.44 (55%)attempts 8–8goals 3–1

  4. Tavares – Nylander – Matthews2:09

    xG 0.23–0.19 (54%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiljegren – Sandin11:07

    xG 0.63–0.46 (58%)attempts 13–11goals 0–2

  2. Holl – Rielly11:48

    xG 0.48–0.52 (48%)attempts 10–14goals 1–0

  3. Giordano – Timmins12:21

    xG 0.46–0.62 (42%)attempts 12–14goals 2–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. Deslauriers – Brown – MacEwen9:04

    xG 0.54–0.49 (52%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

  2. van Riemsdyk – Tippett – Frost8:51

    xG 0.38–0.34 (53%)attempts 10–8goals 0–2

  3. Hayes – Laughton – Allison8:30

    xG 0.69–0.77 (48%)attempts 13–15goals 0–0

  4. Konecny – Cates – Farabee7:46

    xG 0.37–0.54 (41%)attempts 8–9goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeeler – Ristolainen6:50

    xG 0.48–0.09 (84%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Ristolainen – Sanheim4:29

    xG 0.20–0.03 (88%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Seeler – York3:45

    xG 0.22–0.17 (56%)attempts 7–3goals 0–1

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 3.3 xGTOR 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHITOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 54/100 · #679 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.25 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

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 55% of the time.

PHI winsTOR wins

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

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