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Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens

FinalTV NBCSN, NBCSP·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-0. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Philippe Myers's goal at 17:04 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 69% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 1.7 to 1.3; shots on goal were PHI 22, MTL 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 29 of 29 (1.000), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Carey Price stopped 20 of 22 (.909), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Michael Raffl (1 G), 2. Carter Hart (29 saves, 1.000), 3. Philippe Myers (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    M. Raffl1 G
  2. ★★
    PHI
    C. Hart29 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    P. Myers1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI1101507222
MTLMTL07010012029

Scoring

2 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    wristxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:32

2nd period

  1. PHI
    wristxG 0.01win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    17:04

Penalties

PHI 4 PIM·MTL 6 PIM

1st

  • 8:30MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Hayes2 min

2nd

  • 11:00PHIScott Laughton · Trippingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min

3rd

  • 10:20MTLVictor Mete · High stickingdrawn by Sean Couturier2 min
  • 13:18PHIPhilippe Myers · Trippingdrawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi2 min
  • 16:01MTLBen Chiarot · Delaying game puck over glass2 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: Philippe Myers, 2nd 17:04 — PHI 69% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.13P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.12P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.11A. Belzile · Missed · xG 0.11N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.10P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.09J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.09J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.08B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.07B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.06A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.06B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.05J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.05A. Belzile · Missed · xG 0.04M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.04X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.04N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.03P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.03N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.02V. Mete · Missed · xG 0.02A. Belzile · Missed · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01A. Belzile · On goal · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.01S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.00B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.00J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.00J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.00J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL0 G · 1.7 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsMTL
1.32 G
All situations
0 G1.7
0.72 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI41%59%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.30 – 1.69

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
22
Shots on goal
29
65%
Faceoffs
35%
0/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
26
Hits
37
13
Blocked shots
13
6
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000+200.06210—25:43
15M. NiskanenD000+120.06300—23:24
6T. SanheimD000000.00010—21:41
14S. CouturierC011+110.250007419:16
5P. MyersD101+120.05102—17:22
21S. LaughtonC000000.01302016:47
28C. GirouxR000+120.181007116:07
38D. GrantC000020.162105015:59
61J. BraunD000020.02220—15:52
13K. HayesR011+110.060105015:34
93J. VoracekR011+130.16000—15:16
12M. RafflL101+110.04220—14:49
11T. KonecnyR011+100.02300—14:28
44N. ThompsonC000000.011306014:26
49J. FarabeeL000020.12100—13:23
18T. PitlickC000020.05100013:12
8R. HaggD000020.02320—12:53
82C. BunnamanC000000.03100009:48
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(W)292901.0001.70+1.7060:00

Series

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