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Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers

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Boston Bruins
3
Philadelphia Flyers
▸4
FinalTV NBCSN·Wells Fargo Center

Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3. The Flyers came back from two goals down. The Flyers led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sean Couturier's goal at 5:32 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 36% to 53%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.1 to 1.5; shots on goal were BOS 42, PHI 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 15 of 19 (.789), 2.5 goals below expected; Carter Hart stopped 39 of 42 (.929). Three stars: 1. Sean Couturier (3 G), 2. Carter Hart (39 saves, .929), 3. Peter Cehlarik (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    S. Couturier3 G
  2. ★★
    PHI
    C. Hart39 saves, .929
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Cehlarik2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS212017113342
PHIPHI172715419

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(27)PPG
    T. Krug (26), B. Marchand (33)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +8 pts
    1-0
    4:39
  2. BOS
    P. Cehlarik(1)
    J. DeBrusk (4), D. Krejci (27)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    9:12
  3. PHI
    O. Lindblom(5)
    C. Giroux (37), I. Provorov (12)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    12:44

2nd period

  1. PHI
    S. Couturier(17)
    J. Voracek (27), T. Sanheim (11)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +17 pts
    2-2
    5:32
  2. PHI
    S. Couturier(18)PPG
    W. Simmonds (7), C. Giroux (38)
    tip-inxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    2-3
    6:47

3rd period

  1. PHI
    S. Couturier(19)
    O. Lindblom (9), I. Provorov (13)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +9 pts
    2-4
    15:53
  2. BOS
    P. Cehlarik(2)
    B. Marchand (34), T. Krug (27)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +2 pts
    3-4
    18:54

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·PHI 21 PIM

1st

  • 1:25BOSPeter Cehlarik · Boardingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 4:14PHIJori Lehtera · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Carlo2 min

2nd

  • 6:10BOSPatrice Bergeron · Trippingdrawn by Sean Couturier2 min
  • 16:48PHIJori Lehtera · Boardingdrawn by Ryan Donato5 min
  • 16:48PHIJori Lehtera · Game misconductdrawn by Ryan Donato10 min

3rd

  • 3:39PHIserved by T. Konecny · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 12:00PHIScott Laughton · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 19:44BOSDavid Krejci · Interferencedrawn by Sean Couturier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sean Couturier, 2nd 5:32 — PHI 36% → 53%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Simmonds · Missed · xG 0.17N. Patrick · On goal · xG 0.15O. Lindblom · Goal · xG 0.15S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.14T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.12J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.12T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.11S. Couturier · Goal · xG 0.08W. Simmonds · On goal · xG 0.06S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.05R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.05S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.05T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.04S. Couturier · Goal · xG 0.04T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.04S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.03S. Couturier · Goal · xG 0.03T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.02R. Hagg · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.01T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.01J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.01R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.01C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.00O. Lindblom · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI4 G · 1.5 xG · 26 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPHI
3.13 G
All situations
4 G1.5
2.52 G
Even strength
3 G1.5
0.61 G
Power play
1 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS78%22%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.10 – 1.55

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

BOSvsPHI
42
Shots on goal
19
57%
Faceoffs
43%
1/4
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
21
18
Hits
17
8
Blocked shots
30
10
Giveaways
13
10
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
47T. KrugD022+130.11100—22:27
88D. PastrnakR101+150.62210—21:46
63B. MarchandL022+100.161005021:00
37P. BergeronC000+150.361025820:56
48M. GrzelcykD000-150.13110—20:27
73C. McAvoyD000-240.11010—19:59
46D. KrejciC011+110.040024418:22
22P. CehlarikL202+220.17012—17:40
86K. MillerD000-110.02330—16:52
25B. CarloD000+140.16200—16:35
33Z. CharaD000-110.03000—16:18
74J. DeBruskL011+110.13000—15:57
43D. HeinenL000-110.26000—12:25
14C. WagnerR000-210.0420010012:14
17R. DonatoC000-110.392005012:05
52S. KuralyC000-240.063008611:53
55N. AcciariC000-210.1301010010:53
23J. Forsbacka KarlssonC000020.190004310:34
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(L)19154.7891.55-2.4558:44

Season series

PHI leads 2-1

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