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Sun, Apr 5, 2026·Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia

Boston Bruins 1, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 72% of the time.

PHI winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BOS030111500119
PHI1601101014231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:19PHIChristian DvorakAssists: Porter Martone, Rasmus Ristolainen · Snap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P3 0:35BOSPavel ZachaPPAssists: Casey Mittelstadt, David Pastrnak · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–1
  3. OT 2:31PHIPorter MartonePPGWGAssists: Christian Dvorak, Trevor Zegras · Wrist, 0.35 xG1–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 0:00BOSCharlie McAvoy: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 6:23BOSMorgan Geekie: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 11:20BOSMorgan Geekie: Throwing equipment2 min
  4. P2 13:27PHIMatvei Michkov: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  5. P2 13:27BOSDavid Pastrnak: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 19:25PHICarl Grundstrom: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. OT 2:09BOSDavid Pastrnak: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. OT 2:16BOSCharlie McAvoy: High sticking2 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
47% to win53% to win
← BOS attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Minten won the faceoff against Zegras
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSPHI
19Shots on goal31
1.7Expected goals2.9
48Shot attempts56
24Faceoffs won35
1Power plays5
12Penalty minutes4
19Hits21
12Blocked shots14
18Giveaways8
4Takeaways5

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. bestReichel – Khusnutdinov – Minten8:48

    xG 0.22–0.05 (83%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Lindholm – Pastrnak – Geekie13:29

    xG 0.41–0.30 (58%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  3. Arvidsson – Zacha – Mittelstadt9:42

    xG 0.37–0.41 (47%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  4. Kuraly – Jeannot – Kastelic6:39

    xG 0.09–0.43 (17%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLindholm – Lohrei11:45

    xG 0.52–0.12 (81%)attempts 15–7goals 0–1

  2. Lindholm – McAvoy3:10

    xG 0.11–0.19 (38%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Zadorov – Peeke15:12

    xG 0.27–0.38 (41%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestCates – Bump – Michkov8:05

    xG 0.60–0.20 (75%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Dvorak – Konecny – Martone10:01

    xG 0.42–0.21 (67%)attempts 14–6goals 1–0

  3. Couturier – Glendening – Grundstrom8:24

    xG 0.13–0.22 (37%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  4. Tippett – Zegras – Foerster8:47

    xG 0.07–0.34 (18%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRistolainen – Sanheim18:36

    xG 0.58–0.28 (68%)attempts 16–7goals 1–0

  2. Seeler – Andrae10:59

    xG 0.54–0.32 (63%)attempts 14–14goals 0–0

  3. York – Drysdale14:59

    xG 0.32–0.45 (42%)attempts 12–15goals 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.

PHI 2.9 xGBOS 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 37/100 · #886 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.27 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 72% 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).