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Sun, Apr 9, 2023·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Boston Bruins 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 61% of the time.

PHI winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS113211210534
PHI110114113337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:47BOSCharlie CoyleAssists: Connor Carrick · Snap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 1:04PHIWade AllisonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:04BOSDavid PastrnakAssists: Connor Clifton, Jakub Zboril · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:31BOSDavid PastrnakAssists: Tyler Bertuzzi, Pavel Zacha · Slap, 0.14 xG3–1
  5. P2 13:58PHIJoel FarabeeAssists: Owen Tippett · Snap, 0.21 xG3–2
  6. P3 0:39BOSDavid PastrnakGWGAssists: Tyler Bertuzzi, Hampus Lindholm · Snap, 0.14 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:06PHIOwen TippettAssists: Joel Farabee, Noah Cates · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–3
  8. P3 16:56BOSPavel ZachaAssists: David Pastrnak, Tyler Bertuzzi · Snap, 0.08 xG5–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P2 4:40BOSJakub Lauko: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  2. P2 10:29BOSJakub Zboril: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 15:51BOSTyler Bertuzzi: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 17:12PHITravis Konecny: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  5. P3 5:10BOSCharlie Coyle: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 8:23PHINicolas Deslauriers: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 8:23BOSA.J. Greer: Fighting5 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSPHI
34Shots on goal37
2.6Expected goals3.3
56Shot attempts56
32Faceoffs won23
1Power plays4
13Penalty minutes7
25Hits20
8Blocked shots11
7Giveaways7
5Takeaways9

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestMarchand – Coyle – DeBrusk12:20

    xG 0.76–0.15 (83%)attempts 18–9goals 1–0

  2. Bertuzzi – Pastrnak – Zacha12:03

    xG 0.94–0.76 (55%)attempts 19–11goals 4–1

  3. Hathaway – Nosek – Frederic2:05

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  4. Frederic – Lettieri – Lauko6:54

    xG 0.06–0.21 (22%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLindholm – Carlo14:32

    xG 0.79–0.47 (63%)attempts 19–9goals 1–0

  2. Grzelcyk – Carrick12:32

    xG 0.33–0.23 (60%)attempts 9–6goals 2–0

  3. Lindholm – Clifton2:01

    xG 0.00–0.25 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestTippett – Cates – Farabee3:51

    xG 0.65–0.28 (70%)attempts 4–6goals 2–2

  2. van Riemsdyk – Hayes – Laughton9:40

    xG 0.22–0.11 (68%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. Deslauriers – Lemieux – Laczynski3:33

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. Konecny – Allison – Frost4:50

    xG 0.08–0.19 (30%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRistolainen – Sanheim10:45

    xG 1.03–0.33 (76%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

  2. Ristolainen – Provorov5:40

    xG 0.42–0.14 (75%)attempts 4–4goals 1–1

  3. Braun – York7:21

    xG 0.22–0.08 (74%)attempts 5–3goals 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 3.3 xGBOS 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIBOS

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 BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 71/100 · #441 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.57 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 61% of the time.

PHI winsBOS wins

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

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