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Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Zdeno Chara's goal at 13:00 of the second period, which took the Bruins' chances from 53% to 72%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 2.1 to 1.8; shots on goal were PHI 26, BOS 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Brian Elliott stopped 22 of 24 (.917); Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 of 26 (1.000), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jaroslav Halak (26 saves, 1.000), 2. Zdeno Chara (2 G), 3. Brandon Carlo.

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Halak26 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    BOS
    Z. Chara2 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    B. Carlo

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI0701108026
BOSBOS0721117325

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    slapxG 0.03win prob +20 pts
    0-1
    13:00
  2. BOS
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    17:28

3rd period

  1. BOS
    wristxG 0.46
    0-3
    19:37

Penalties

PHI 26 PIM·BOS 12 PIM

1st

  • 7:11BOSDavid Pastrnak · Interferencedrawn by Claude Giroux2 min
  • 7:11PHIClaude Giroux · Holding the stickdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 11:27PHIRobert Hagg · Slashingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 18:05BOSZdeno Chara · Delaying game2 min

2nd

  • 15:32PHIserved by T. Konecny · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 6:38BOSSteven Kampfer · Roughingdrawn by Scott Laughton2 min
  • 6:38PHIWayne Simmonds · Roughingdrawn by Steven Kampfer2 min
  • 6:38BOSSteven Kampfer · Roughingdrawn by Wayne Simmonds2 min
  • 8:34BOSZdeno Chara · Trippingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 14:30PHITravis Konecny · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 16:03BOSJake DeBrusk · Interferencedrawn by Andrew MacDonald2 min
  • 16:03PHIAndrew MacDonald · Slashingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 16:03PHIScott Laughton · Roughingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 16:03PHIScott Laughton · Misconductdrawn by Jake DeBrusk10 min
  • 18:06PHIOskar Lindblom · Interferencedrawn by Danton Heinen2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
BOS goalPHI goalFinal: BOS 100%

Biggest swing: Zdeno Chara, 2nd 13:00 — BOS 53% → 72%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Z. Chara · Goal · xG 0.46R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.16B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.16Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.15D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.10P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.09J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.08C. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.07J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.04J. Nordstrom · On goal · xG 0.03P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.03S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Chara · Goal · xG 0.03S. Kampfer · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.02R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01J. Nordstrom · Missed · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kampfer · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 2.1 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsBOS
1.80 G
All situations
2 G2.1
1.40 G
Even strength
1 G0.9
0.40 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI53%47%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.76 – 1.61

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

PHIvsBOS
26
Shots on goal
25
60%
Faceoffs
40%
0/3
Power play
2/5
26
Penalty minutes
12
17
Hits
16
14
Blocked shots
13
9
Giveaways
7
13
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000020.12120—25:41
53S. GostisbehereD000-120.04240—24:33
14S. CouturierC000020.221107521:10
28C. GirouxR000050.351124519:28
93J. VoracekR000-110.18000—17:05
47A. MacDonaldD000-100.02112—17:01
8R. HaggD000020.03212—16:59
19N. PatrickC000-100.011108316:36
3R. GudasD000000.00000—16:28
11T. KonecnyR000010.05012—15:58
6T. SanheimD000040.14110—15:28
21S. LaughtonC000-100.0010125013:44
17W. SimmondsR000020.08002—13:42
40J. WealC000010.031005012:31
15J. LehteraC000010.291007511:35
10C. KnightC000010.002006711:29
22D. WeiseR000020.17100—10:16
23O. LindblomL000000.09112—09:12
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37B. Elliott(L)24222.9171.61-0.3959:14

Season series

PHI leads 2-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).