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Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks

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Philadelphia Flyers
▸3
Chicago Blackhawks
1
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Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Blackhawks scored first; the Flyers answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was James van Riemsdyk's goal at 9:50 of the third period, which took the Flyers' chances from 48% to 80%. Expected goals were close — PHI 3.1, CHI 3.3; shots on goal were PHI 28, CHI 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 40 of 41 (.976), 2.3 goals saved above expected; Corey Crawford stopped 25 of 27 (.926). Three stars: 1. Carter Hart (40 saves, .976), 2. James van Riemsdyk (1 G), 3. Corey Crawford (25 saves, .926).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    C. Hart40 saves, .976
  2. ★★
    PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk1 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    C. Crawford25 saves, .926

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI1160725328
CHICHI114016011141

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    E. Gustafsson(15)
    G. Forsling (6), J. Toews (42)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    10:39
  2. PHI
    C. Knight(1)
    J. Bailey (1), R. Gudas (15)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    15:43

3rd period

  1. PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk(26)
    S. Couturier (41), J. Voracek (44)
    backhandxG 0.01win prob +32 pts
    2-1
    9:50
  2. PHI
    S. Couturier(31)EN
    C. Giroux (59), O. Lindblom (16)
    wristxG 0.93win prob +5 pts
    3-1
    18:46

Penalties

PHI 4 PIM·CHI 2 PIM

1st

  • 7:15CHIGustav Forsling · Holdingdrawn by Jakub Voracek2 min

2nd

  • 0:59PHIShayne Gostisbehere · Hookingdrawn by Brandon Saad2 min

3rd

  • 11:08PHIRyan Hartman · Holdingdrawn by Brent Seabrook2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: James van Riemsdyk, 3rd 9:50 — PHI 48% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Kruger · On goal · xG 0.23D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.22D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.19A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.14D. Sikura · Missed · xG 0.12P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.12B. Saad · Missed · xG 0.11B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.10J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.10A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.10D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.10A. Anisimov · On goal · xG 0.09D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.09E. Gustafsson · Goal · xG 0.09J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.09A. Anisimov · On goal · xG 0.09B. Seabrook · On goal · xG 0.08A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.08J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.07A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.07P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.07A. Anisimov · On goal · xG 0.06D. Keith · Missed · xG 0.06B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.06D. Sikura · Missed · xG 0.05J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.05D. Kahun · Missed · xG 0.05B. Seabrook · On goal · xG 0.05D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.04G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.04E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.03E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.03G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.03B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.03E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03C. Dahlstrom · On goal · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02B. Seabrook · On goal · xG 0.02D. Sikura · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kampf · Missed · xG 0.02E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Dahlstrom · Missed · xG 0.02G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.02G. Forsling · Missed · xG 0.02E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Kunitz · On goal · xG 0.01A. Anisimov · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.00D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.00B. Seabrook · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI1 G · 3.3 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsCHI
3.12 G
All situations
1 G3.3
1.62 G
Even strength
1 G2.6
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI30%70%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.15 – 3.30

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

PHIvsCHI
28
Shots on goal
41
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/1
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
29
Hits
17
18
Blocked shots
11
11
Giveaways
11
8
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000+200.00210—26:36
6T. SanheimD000-100.00230—22:12
14S. CouturierC112+210.930006022:06
28C. GirouxR011+120.200005021:26
3R. GudasD011+210.01410—19:11
25J. van RiemsdykL101+170.64100—18:55
21S. LaughtonC000-140.183206418:38
8R. HaggD000+110.02820—18:15
93J. VoracekR011010.01120—17:02
61P. MyersD000030.02110—16:08
53S. GostisbehereD000010.08102—15:41
11T. KonecnyR000-110.39100—15:28
23O. LindblomL011+210.21220—15:11
19N. PatrickC000-110.002005014:52
38R. HartmanR000000.00122—13:42
10C. KnightC101+120.28010008:38
44P. VaroneC000+110.0401010006:12
27J. BaileyR011+110.13000—05:47
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(W)41401.9763.31+2.3160:00

Season series

PHI leads 2-0

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