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Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

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Philadelphia Flyers
5
Boston Bruins
▸6
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5. The Flyers scored first; the Bruins answered. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Charlie Coyle's goal at 1:08 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 52% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.3 to 2.2; shots on goal were PHI 29, BOS 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Felix Sandstrom stopped 24 of 30 (.800), 2.7 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 of 29 (.828), 2.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie Coyle (2 G), 2. Jake DeBrusk (1 G, 1 A), 3. Pavel Zacha (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. Coyle2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    J. DeBrusk1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    P. Zacha1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI18110311529
BOSBOS15115410630

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    R. Poehling(9)
    G. Hathaway (5), E. Zamula (13)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:18
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(16)
    J. DeBrusk (19), P. Wotherspoon (7)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    15:51

2nd period

  1. PHI
    J. Farabee(20)
    C. York (17), O. Tippett (17)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +20 ptsVideo
    2-1
    12:01
  2. BOS
    C. Coyle(22)PPG
    B. Marchand (33), P. Zacha (29)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-2
    15:22

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. Coyle(23)
    D. Pastrnak (55), H. Lindholm (22)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-3
    1:08
  2. BOS
    J. Beecher(6)
    A. Peeke (8), J. Boqvist (7)
    wristxG 0.43win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    3:45
  3. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(17)
    B. Marchand (34), H. Lindholm (23)
    wristxG 0.30win prob +5 ptsVideo
    2-5
    4:04
  4. PHI
    N. Deslauriers(1)
    Unassisted
    wrap-aroundxG 0.30win prob +1 ptsVideo
    3-5
    14:12
  5. PHI
    M. Frost(11)
    O. Tippett (18), C. York (18)
    between-legsxG 0.31win prob +9 ptsVideo
    4-5
    15:14
  6. BOS
    D. Heinen(13)
    T. Frederic (20)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-6
    17:01
  7. PHI
    J. Farabee(21)
    O. Tippett (19), T. Konecny (31)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.07win prob +4 ptsVideo
    5-6
    17:56

Penalties

PHI 8 PIM·BOS 10 PIM

1st

  • 17:55BOSBrandon Carlo · Trippingdrawn by Scott Laughton2 min

2nd

  • 9:58BOSCharlie McAvoy · Illegal check to headdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 9:58PHITravis Sanheim · Roughingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 9:58BOSCharlie Coyle · Roughingdrawn by Travis Sanheim2 min
  • 14:44PHITyson Foerster · Hookingdrawn by Andrew Peeke2 min
  • 20:00PHICam York · Roughingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 20:00BOSJake DeBrusk · Roughingdrawn by Cam York2 min

3rd

  • 4:29BOSDanton Heinen · Broken stick2 min
  • 10:53PHITyson Foerster · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
BOS goalPHI goalFinal: BOS 100%

Biggest swing: Charlie Coyle, 3rd 1:08 — BOS 52% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Beecher · Goal · xG 0.43J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.30M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.21D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.20C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.18M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.18J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.17C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.16D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.14P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.13B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.12J. Beecher · Missed · xG 0.10J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.10H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.09D. Heinen · Goal · xG 0.09C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.06J. Beecher · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.04J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.04M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.04B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.03M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.03P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.03P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.02P. Wotherspoon · Missed · xG 0.02A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.00T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS6 G · 3.3 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsBOS
2.25 G
All situations
6 G3.3
1.65 G
Even strength
5 G2.7
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI32%68%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.19 – 3.23

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

PHIvsBOS
29
Shots on goal
30
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/3
Power play
1/2
8
Penalty minutes
10
35
Hits
29
16
Blocked shots
22
9
Giveaways
11
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8C. YorkD022+210.01142—27:18
6T. SanheimD000-100.01222—24:56
5E. ZamulaD011020.05100—22:20
86J. FarabeeL202030.1600010020:31
11T. KonecnyR011060.4410010020:10
74O. TippettR033+320.14200—17:50
21S. LaughtonC000-220.074002717:37
48M. FrostC101+320.490006517:21
23R. AttardD000-100.00300—15:47
77E. JohnsonD000000.00420—15:21
71T. FoersterR000000.00214—15:18
25R. PoehlingC101030.302104014:44
27N. CatesL000010.01230—14:36
19G. HathawayR011+100.00410—13:54
89C. AtkinsonR000-130.09110—11:31
14S. CouturierC000-130.112106311:10
18M. StaalD000-100.00100—09:09
44N. DeslauriersL101010.30300—08:32
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32F. Sandstrom(L)30246.8003.33-2.6757:17

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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