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Sat, Dec 21, 2024·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Philadelphia Flyers 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 70% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ18172901425
PHI0100641212530

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:47CBJMathieu OlivierAssists: Kent Johnson · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:05CBJMikael PyyhtiaAssists: Sean Kuraly · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–0
  3. P3 6:53PHIMorgan FrostAssists: Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P3 8:48PHINoah CatesAssists: Tyson Foerster, Cam York · Snap, 0.27 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:01CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Dmitri Voronkov, Ivan Provorov · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–2
  6. P3 11:51PHIMorgan FrostAssists: Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny · Snap, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. P3 15:49CBJJake ChristiansenAssists: Dmitri Voronkov · Snap, 0.01 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:16PHITyson FoersterAssists: Travis Konecny, Owen Tippett · Tip-in, 0.11 xG4–4
  9. OT 3:30PHIOwen TippettGWGAssists: Noah Cates · Backhand, 0.21 xG4–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:15PHIMorgan Frost: Interference2 min
  2. P1 7:26CBJZachary Aston-Reese: Holding2 min
  3. P2 1:55CBJZachary Aston-Reese: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 3:29CBJSean Kuraly: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P3 12:41PHIGarnet Hathaway: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 12:41CBJMathieu Olivier: Roughing2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
43% to win57% to win
← CBJ attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cates won the faceoff against Sillinger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJPHI
25Shots on goal30
2.2Expected goals3.3
45Shot attempts70
32Faceoffs won29
1Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
19Hits14
24Blocked shots11
11Giveaways8
1Takeaways2

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Monahan – Marchenko – Voronkov12:11

    xG 0.34–0.30 (53%)attempts 14–11goals 2–1

  2. van Riemsdyk – Aston-Reese – Fantilli7:21

    xG 0.10–0.26 (29%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

  3. Olivier – Johnson – Sillinger11:22

    xG 0.44–0.68 (39%)attempts 11–13goals 1–0

  4. Kuraly – Pyyhtia – Malatesta7:32

    xG 0.15–0.79 (16%)attempts 3–16goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. Werenski – Provorov2:14

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Severson – Provorov4:19

    xG 0.06–0.03 (70%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Provorov – Christiansen12:08

    xG 0.70–0.84 (46%)attempts 13–11goals 3–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestHathaway – Poehling – Lycksell5:07

    xG 0.63–0.00 (99%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Laughton – Konecny – Tippett4:35

    xG 0.38–0.04 (90%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Cates – Foerster – Michkov3:01

    xG 0.31–0.01 (97%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

  4. Hathaway – Poehling – Farabee2:07

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSanheim – York18:11

    xG 1.04–0.23 (82%)attempts 22–9goals 2–0

  2. Seeler – Ristolainen6:32

    xG 0.49–0.19 (72%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  3. Ristolainen – Zamula8:08

    xG 0.17–0.11 (61%)attempts 10–7goals 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 xGCBJ 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHICBJ

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 CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 99/100 · #19 of 1312 this seasonSwing 3.36 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 7% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 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 70% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

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

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