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Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders

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Philadelphia Flyers
▸4
New York Islanders
1
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Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 4-1. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Travis Sanheim's goal at 14:59 of the first period, which took the Flyers' chances from 60% to 77%. Expected goals were close — PHI 3.0, NYI 3.2; shots on goal were PHI 26, NYI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Brian Elliott stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 2.2 goals saved above expected; Thomas Greiss stopped 12 of 13 (.923). Three stars: 1. Claude Giroux (2 A), 2. Brian Elliott (29 saves, .967), 3. Ivan Provorov.

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    C. Giroux2 A
  2. ★★
    PHI
    B. Elliott29 saves, .967
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    I. Provorov

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI21021105426
NYINYI01101316130

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    T. Konecny(21)
    R. Gudas (13), R. Hagg (12)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:21
  2. PHI
    T. Sanheim(9)
    C. Giroux (50)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    14:59

2nd period

  1. PHI
    S. Laughton(9)
    M. Raffl (10)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +11 pts
    3-0
    3:18
  2. PHI
    S. Couturier(27)
    O. Lindblom (14), C. Giroux (51)
    deflectedxG 0.11win prob +4 pts
    4-0
    15:14

3rd period

  1. NYI
    A. Pelech(4)
    A. Ladd (7), J. Bailey (35)
    wristxG 0.27
    4-1
    15:15

Penalties

PHI 9 PIM·NYI 7 PIM

3rd

  • 1:41PHITravis Konecny · Cross checkingdrawn by Jordan Eberle2 min
  • 1:41PHITravis Konecny · Fightingdrawn by Jordan Eberle5 min
  • 1:41NYIJordan Eberle · Fightingdrawn by Travis Konecny5 min
  • 4:26PHIScott Laughton · High stickingdrawn by Ross Johnston2 min
  • 15:44NYIAndrew Ladd · Slashingdrawn by Ivan Provorov2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NYI goalPHI goalFinal: NYI 0%

Biggest swing: Travis Sanheim, 1st 14:59 — PHI 60% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Pelech · Goal · xG 0.27V. Filppula · On goal · xG 0.18B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.17A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.14B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.13M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.13C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.12A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.11V. Filppula · On goal · xG 0.11A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.11N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.10L. Komarov · Missed · xG 0.09B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.09A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.09B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.09A. Ladd · On goal · xG 0.09J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.08A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.08R. Johnston · On goal · xG 0.08A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.08C. Cizikas · Missed · xG 0.07C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.07B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.07R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.07R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.06L. Komarov · On goal · xG 0.06A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.06R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.04J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.03L. Komarov · On goal · xG 0.03D. Toews · Missed · xG 0.02J. Boychuk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.02R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.02J. Boychuk · On goal · xG 0.02J. Boychuk · Missed · xG 0.01J. Boychuk · On goal · xG 0.01J. Boychuk · On goal · xG 0.01D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.01C. Cizikas · On goal · xG 0.01
NYI1 G · 3.2 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsNYI
3.04 G
All situations
1 G3.2
2.74 G
Even strength
1 G2.8
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI47%53%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.98 – 3.17

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

PHIvsNYI
26
Shots on goal
30
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/1
Power play
0/2
9
Penalty minutes
7
21
Hits
29
19
Blocked shots
12
12
Giveaways
16
7
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000+420.10120—23:46
14S. CouturierC101+310.180005023:40
28C. GirouxR022+210.230006221:20
6T. SanheimD101+220.27020—20:37
21S. LaughtonC101+140.531027518:31
23O. LindblomL011+240.47120—18:10
10C. KnightC000-110.120406317:21
8R. HaggD011+100.00310—17:05
25J. van RiemsdykL000-150.42100—16:49
53S. GostisbehereD000000.00110—16:47
61P. MyersD000020.03100—16:17
3R. GudasD011-100.02510—15:23
11T. KonecnyR101+120.37117—15:08
38R. HartmanR000020.294105015:05
44P. VaroneC000+100.001005014:25
12M. RafflL011+100.00110—13:55
47A. MacDonaldD000000.00020—10:05
19N. PatrickC000000.000103301:36
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37B. Elliott(W)30291.9673.20+2.2060:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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