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Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens

FinalTV NBC, CBC·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montréal Canadiens 1-0. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jakub Voracek's goal at 5:21 of the first period, which took the Flyers' chances from 46% to 58%. Expected goals were close — PHI 1.6, MTL 1.6; shots on goal were PHI 20, MTL 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 23 of 23 (1.000), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Carey Price stopped 19 of 20 (.950), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Carter Hart (23 saves, 1.000), 2. Ivan Provorov, 3. Shea Weber.

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    C. Hart23 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    PHI
    I. Provorov
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    S. Weber

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI180606120
MTLMTL0508010023

Scoring

1 goal

1st period

  1. PHI
    deflectedxG 0.12win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    5:21

Penalties

PHI 6 PIM·MTL 12 PIM

1st

  • 8:39MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi · High sticking double minordrawn by Nate Thompson4 min
  • 16:40MTLJeff Petry · Interferencedrawn by Kevin Hayes2 min

2nd

  • 4:41PHITravis Konecny · Cross checkingdrawn by Ben Chiarot2 min
  • 8:49PHIMatt Niskanen · Hookingdrawn by Alex Belzile2 min
  • 10:42PHICarter Hart · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 12:20MTLJoel Armia · Interferencedrawn by Sean Couturier2 min

3rd

  • 7:05MTLMax Domi · Slashingdrawn by Kevin Hayes2 min
  • 10:28MTLXavier Ouellet · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Hayes2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jakub Voracek, 1st 5:21 — PHI 46% → 58%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.30T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.15M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.10T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.09S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.09J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.08N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.08A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.07M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.07J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.05N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.05J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.05B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.04B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.04J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.03N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.03P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02A. Belzile · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.01X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.01V. Mete · Missed · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL0 G · 1.6 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsMTL
1.61 G
All situations
0 G1.6
1.11 G
Even strength
0 G1.2
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI48%52%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.57 – 1.64

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

PHIvsMTL
20
Shots on goal
23
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/6
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
12
36
Hits
23
24
Blocked shots
10
5
Giveaways
16
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000010.10010—26:44
15M. NiskanenD000010.02262—23:00
14S. CouturierC000+100.265003822:19
6T. SanheimD000020.03230—21:13
28C. GirouxR011+100.030005618:52
93J. VoracekR101+140.41100—18:47
11T. KonecnyR000020.16502—18:37
13K. HayesR000030.122002918:27
61J. BraunD000+110.04020—14:34
5P. MyersD000030.13100—14:17
12M. RafflL000010.12500—13:52
18T. PitlickC000000.01220013:21
21S. LaughtonC000000.002106713:15
44N. ThompsonC000010.024205613:07
8R. HaggD011+110.03330—12:54
38D. GrantC000000.001206711:08
62N. Aube-KubelR000000.08120—09:57
25J. van RiemsdykL000000.00000—09:36
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(W)232301.0001.64+1.6460:00

Series

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