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Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Philadelphia Flyers

2016–17·39–33–10·88 points·6th in the Metropolitan, 11th in the Eastern

Points
88#19
Goal differential
−19#22
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
49.3%#19
Power play
19.5%#14
Penalty kill
79.8%#22
GSAx
−16.0#25

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4125–11–5550.6711710151.0%
Away4114–22–5330.409513047.7%
October104–5–190.45353847.9%
November147–5–2160.57394049.8%
December149–4–1190.68353543.7%
January135–6–2120.46274350.9%
February114–6–190.41202750.7%
March158–6–1170.57433852.1%
April52–1–260.60131052.1%
Division rivals3012–14–4280.47738848.9%
Rest of conference2413–9–2280.58586451.4%
Other conference2814–10–4320.57817948.5%
CAR53–1–170.70181746.5%
NYI43–1–060.75121045.0%
FLA33–0–061.007449.5%
DET32–0–150.837559.9%
OTT32–0–150.837654.3%
BUF32–1–040.67101055.9%
PIT42–2–040.50161157.4%
MIN22–0–041.006343.0%
COL22–0–041.008344.2%
VAN22–0–041.007652.5%

On the road

53,759 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-14: to Los Angeles, 3,846 km (W)2016-10-15: to Glendale, 558 km (OTL)2016-10-18: to Chicago, 2,343 km (L)2016-10-20: to Philadelphia, 1,073 km (L)2016-10-24: to Montreal, 636 km (L)2016-10-25: to Philadelphia, 636 km (SOW)2016-10-30: to Raleigh, 552 km (W)2016-11-02: to Philadelphia, 552 km (OTW)2016-11-03: to Brooklyn, 134 km (SOW)2016-11-05: to Montreal, 536 km (L)2016-11-08: to Philadelphia, 636 km (SOL)2016-11-11: to Toronto, 543 km (L)2016-11-12: to Philadelphia, 543 km (W)2016-11-22: to Sunrise, 1,601 km (W)2016-11-23: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2016-11-25: to Philadelphia, 1,488 km (L)2016-12-01: to Ottawa, 603 km (OTW)2016-12-03: to Philadelphia, 603 km (W)2016-12-04: to Nashville, 1,097 km (W)2016-12-06: to Philadelphia, 1,097 km (OTW)2016-12-11: to Detroit, 713 km (OTW)2016-12-14: to Denver, 1,858 km (W)2016-12-17: to Dallas, 1,066 km (L)2016-12-19: to Philadelphia, 2,086 km (SOL)2016-12-22: to Newark, 126 km (L)2016-12-28: to St. Louis, 1,390 km (L)2016-12-30: to San Jose, 2,768 km (L)2017-01-01: to Anaheim, 535 km (SOL)2017-01-04: to Philadelphia, 3,823 km (L)2017-01-08: to Columbus, 668 km (OTL)2017-01-10: to Buffalo, 472 km (L)2017-01-12: to Philadelphia, 453 km (SOW)2017-01-14: to Boston, 440 km (L)2017-01-15: to Washington, 633 km (L)2017-01-21: to Philadelphia, 194 km (L)2017-01-22: to Brooklyn, 134 km (OTW)2017-01-25: to New York, 8 km (W)2017-01-26: to Philadelphia, 137 km (W)2017-01-31: to Raleigh, 552 km (L)2017-02-02: to Philadelphia, 552 km (W)2017-02-15: to Calgary, 3,229 km (L)2017-02-16: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2017-02-19: to Vancouver, 817 km (W)2017-02-22: to Philadelphia, 3,866 km (L)2017-02-25: to Pittsburgh, 416 km (L)2017-02-28: to Philadelphia, 416 km (W)2017-03-04: to Washington, 194 km (OTL)2017-03-07: to Buffalo, 469 km (W)2017-03-09: to Toronto, 95 km (L)2017-03-11: to Boston, 691 km (L)2017-03-13: to Philadelphia, 440 km (L)2017-03-16: to Newark, 126 km (L)2017-03-19: to Philadelphia, 126 km (OTW)2017-03-21: to Winnipeg, 2,045 km (L)2017-03-23: to St. Paul, 628 km (W)2017-03-25: to Columbus, 995 km (L)2017-03-26: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (W)2017-03-28: to Philadelphia, 414 km (SOW)2017-04-02: to New York, 137 km (L)2017-04-04: to Newark, 15 km (OTL)2017-04-08: to Philadelphia, 126 km (W)Los AngelesGlendaleChicagoPhiladelphiaMontrealRaleighBrooklynTorontoSunriseTampaOttawaNashvilleDetroitDenverDallasNewarkSt. LouisSan JoseAnaheimColumbusBuffaloBostonWashingtonNew YorkCalgaryEdmontonVancouverPittsburghWinnipegSt. PaulPittsburgh
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
18 GP · 9–6–3 · 12 vs fresher opponent
58.3%
49.6%
1 day
40 GP · 19–16–5 · 8 vs fresher opponent
53.8%
48.6%
2 days
18 GP · 9–7–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
55.6%
50.4%
3+ days
5 GP · 1–4–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
20.0%
50.6%

Pulling the goalie

42 times this season the Flyers were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Flyers in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
52.1%
50.7%
Goals share
47.9%
42.3%
Shooting %
8.2%
8.1%
Save %
.905
.898