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Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens

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Philadelphia Flyers
▸6
Montréal Canadiens
3
FinalTV NBCSP, TSN2·Centre Bell

Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montréal Canadiens 6-3. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oskar Lindblom's goal at 6:49 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.2 to 2.2; shots on goal were PHI 34, MTL 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 31 of 34 (.912); Carey Price stopped 28 of 34 (.824), 3.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Ivan Provorov (1 G, 1 A), 2. Travis Konecny (1 G), 3. James van Riemsdyk (2 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    I. Provorov1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    PHI
    T. Konecny1 G
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk2 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI2721928634
MTLMTL1911718334

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk(22)
    B. Brink (3)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    7:43
  2. PHI
    I. Provorov(9)
    J. van Riemsdyk (14), B. Brink (4)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    14:29
  3. MTL
    M. Hoffman(12)
    B. Gallagher (14), C. Dvorak (17)
    wristxG 0.36win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    15:31

2nd period

  1. MTL
    J. Evans(12)
    J. Petry (17), R. Pitlick (21)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +17 pts
    2-2
    5:28
  2. PHI
    O. Lindblom(12)
    Z. MacEwen (6), L. Hogberg (1)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +18 pts
    3-2
    6:49
  3. PHI
    T. Konecny(15)
    R. Attard (2), I. Provorov (19)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    13:02

3rd period

  1. PHI
    M. Frost(4)
    N. Cates (3)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    15:36
  2. PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk(23)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.06
    6-2
    16:56
  3. MTL
    C. Caufield(19)
    C. Wideman (22), N. Suzuki (38)
    wristxG 0.01
    6-3
    17:33

Penalties

PHI 4 PIM·MTL 8 PIM

1st

  • 9:49MTLKale Clague · Hookingdrawn by Owen Tippett2 min
  • 19:01PHITravis Sanheim · Elbowingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

2nd

  • 1:36MTLJeff Petry · Interferencedrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 18:56MTLBrendan Gallagher · Slashingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 18:56PHITravis Konecny · Slashingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min

3rd

  • 11:35MTLRem Pitlick · Trippingdrawn by Morgan Frost2 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: Oskar Lindblom, 2nd 6:49 — PHI 47% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Hoffman · Goal · xG 0.36T. Pitlick · Missed · xG 0.20B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.17J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.16D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.15R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.14C. Dvorak · On goal · xG 0.13J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.12C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.11R. Harvey-Pinard · On goal · xG 0.11C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.11D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.09J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.09M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.09J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.09D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.09N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.09C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.08R. Harvey-Pinard · On goal · xG 0.08C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.07R. Poehling · Missed · xG 0.07M. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.07R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.07J. Evans · Goal · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.05T. Pitlick · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.04J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.03N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.03C. Wideman · On goal · xG 0.02R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.02R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02C. Caufield · Goal · xG 0.01C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.01A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.01A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.01C. Wideman · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.01M. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.01C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.01C. Wideman · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL3 G · 3.2 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsMTL
2.26 G
All situations
3 G3.2
1.86 G
Even strength
3 G2.6
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI33%67%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.19 – 3.18

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
34
Shots on goal
34
41%
Faceoffs
59%
0/3
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
8
22
Hits
15
18
Blocked shots
18
4
Giveaways
21
8
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6T. SanheimD000+210.03212—29:57
9I. ProvorovD112+350.15050—25:57
13K. HayesR000-130.190001719:16
21S. LaughtonC000-110.015004418:20
11T. KonecnyR101060.23012—18:00
54E. ZamulaD000-200.00020—17:32
84L. HogbergD011+100.00030—17:25
86J. FarabeeL000+210.132003616:57
47R. AttardD011+400.03310—16:52
48M. FrostC101020.370105515:08
74O. TippettR000020.13300—14:54
25J. van RiemsdykL213+460.51200—14:41
46B. BrinkR022+110.11000—14:00
44N. ThompsonC000+200.000205413:40
23O. LindblomL101050.22100—12:28
17Z. MacEwenR011+200.002005012:04
49N. CatesL011010.10210—11:48
3K. YandleD000-200.00010—07:01
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35M. Jones(W)34313.9123.20+0.2060:00

Season series

MTL leads 2-1

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