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Sat, Mar 28, 2026·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Detroit Red Wings 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 75% of the time.

DET winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI182929526
DET07011317335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:07PHIOwen TippettAssists: Trevor Zegras · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:22PHIOwen TippettAssists: Denver Barkey, Jamie Drysdale · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–0
  3. P2 16:08PHINoah CatesPPAssists: Matvei Michkov, Travis Konecny · Wrist, 0.27 xG3–0
  4. P3 7:19PHIOwen TippettPPGWGAssists: Jamie Drysdale, Travis Konecny · Snap, 0.13 xG4–0
  5. P3 13:43DETMason AppletonAssists: Justin Faulk · Snap, 0.10 xG4–1
  6. P3 15:10DETAlex DeBrincatAssists: Patrick Kane, Moritz Seider · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–2
  7. P3 16:14DETLucas RaymondAssists: Moritz Seider, Patrick Kane · Snap, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P3 17:56PHISean CouturierENAssists: Owen Tippett · Wrist, 0.51 xG5–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P2 7:12PHIJamie Drysdale: Interference2 min
  2. P2 15:48DETDylan Larkin: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 18:19PHIEmil Andrae: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 6:05DETMason Appleton: Roughing2 min · PPG
  5. P3 8:21PHIMatvei Michkov: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 8:21DETMarco Kasper: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 11:49DETDavid Perron: Misconduct10 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
47% to win53% to win
← PHI attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dvorak won the faceoff against Larkin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIDET
26Shots on goal35
4.2Expected goals2.7
47Shot attempts63
34Faceoffs won28
2Power plays2
6Penalty minutes16
25Hits22
14Blocked shots9
14Giveaways13
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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestCouturier – Glendening – Hathaway9:16

    xG 0.62–0.02 (97%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  2. Tippett – Zegras – Barkey10:21

    xG 0.71–0.28 (72%)attempts 11–6goals 2–0

  3. Dvorak – Konecny – Bump11:05

    xG 0.42–0.42 (50%)attempts 9–18goals 0–1

  4. Grundstrom – Cates – Michkov9:25

    xG 0.12–0.22 (34%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestYork – Drysdale13:36

    xG 1.01–0.16 (86%)attempts 12–7goals 1–1

  2. Seeler – Andrae12:18

    xG 0.40–0.14 (74%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

  3. Ristolainen – Sanheim17:27

    xG 0.68–0.71 (49%)attempts 12–22goals 1–1

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestPerron – Appleton – Shine7:04

    xG 0.27–0.18 (59%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0

  2. Kane – Copp – DeBrincat12:34

    xG 0.42–0.44 (49%)attempts 17–8goals 1–1

  3. Mazur – Kasper – Finnie8:01

    xG 0.10–0.25 (29%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

  4. Compher – Kasper – Finnie2:14

    xG 0.00–0.25 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Seider – Edvinsson16:56

    xG 0.70–0.69 (50%)attempts 20–12goals 1–2

  2. Chiarot – Faulk14:30

    xG 0.25–0.58 (30%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  3. Bernard-Docker – Johansson12:11

    xG 0.06–0.77 (7%)attempts 7–15goals 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.

DET 2.7 xGPHI 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

DET's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DET is favoured, below it PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 84/100 · #251 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.86 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50DET 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 75% of the time.

DET winsPHI wins

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

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