Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs
Recap
written from the game dataThe Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-6. The Maple Leafs came back from three goals down. The Flyers led 5-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Auston Matthews's goal at 15:00 of the third period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 52% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 5.4 to 2.5; shots on goal were PHI 29, TOR 51. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Brian Elliott stopped 44 of 51 (.863), 2.3 goals below expected; Frederik Andersen stopped 23 of 29 (.793), 3.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Auston Matthews (2 G), 2. James van Riemsdyk (3 G), 3. Jake Muzzin (2 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Matthews2 G

- ★★J. van Riemsdyk3 G

- ★★★J. Muzzin2 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
13 goals1st period
1-012:22
1-117:45
2nd period
2-11:15
3-18:26
3-29:27
4-212:29
5-213:27
5-316:08
5-418:11
3rd period
5-52:55
5-615:00
5-717:21
6-718:46
Penalties
1st
- 10:11
Philippe Myers · Interferencedrawn by John Tavares2 min
- 17:22
Travis Sanheim · Slashingdrawn by Mitch Marner2 min
2nd
- 1:44
Radko Gudas · Holdingdrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min
- 10:42
Travis Sanheim · Slashingdrawn by Andreas Johnsson2 min
- 10:42
Andreas Johnsson · Slashingdrawn by Travis Sanheim2 min
- 18:49
William Nylander · High stickingdrawn by Nolan Patrick2 min
3rd
- 3:49
Jakub Voracek · Trippingdrawn by Mitch Marner2 min
- 8:14
served by N. Kadri · Too many men on the ice2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Auston Matthews, 3rd 15:00 — 52% → 90%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.56 G
- All situations
- 7 G5.4
- 1.86 G
- Even strength
- 6 G3.6
- 0.50 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.9
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 111 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.44 – 4.66
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 51
- 43%
- Faceoffs
- 57%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 13
- Hits
- 11
- 26
- Blocked shots
- 8
- 18
- Giveaways
- 21
- 8
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
TOR leads 2-1
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
