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Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers

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Boston Bruins
2
Philadelphia Flyers
▸3
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Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 3-2. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyson Foerster's goal at 18:31 of the third period, which took the Flyers' chances from 52% to 96%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 2.5 to 2.1; shots on goal were BOS 20, PHI 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 26 of 29 (.897); Samuel Ersson stopped 18 of 20 (.900). Three stars: 1. Travis Konecny (2 G), 2. Tyson Foerster (1 G, 1 A), 3. Samuel Ersson (18 saves, .900).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    T. Konecny2 G
  2. ★★
    PHI
    T. Foerster1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    S. Ersson18 saves, .900

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS060727220
PHIPHI0518216329

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. PHI
    T. Konecny(29)PPG
    T. Foerster (13), S. Laughton (23)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +20 ptsVideo
    0-1
    18:15

3rd period

  1. BOS
    J. Brazeau(5)
    C. Coyle (32), M. Lohrei (9)
    backhandxG 0.29win prob +31 ptsVideo
    1-1
    10:19
  2. PHI
    T. Konecny(30)
    M. Frost (27), O. Tippett (22)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +39 ptsVideo
    1-2
    15:16
  3. BOS
    D. Heinen(14)
    M. Geekie (21), J. DeBrusk (21)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +40 ptsVideo
    2-2
    16:12
  4. PHI
    T. Foerster(18)
    R. Poehling (14)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +45 ptsVideo
    2-3
    18:31

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·PHI 4 PIM

1st

  • 4:59PHIEgor Zamula · Interferencedrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 14:00BOSBrad Marchand · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 17:13PHICam York · Slashingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min
  • 18:40BOSJames van Riemsdyk · Holdingdrawn by Scott Laughton2 min

2nd

  • 16:43BOSAndrew Peeke · High stickingdrawn by Noah Cates2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tyson Foerster, 3rd 18:31 — PHI 52% → 96%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.34O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.19O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.18S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.17S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.15T. Konecny · Goal · xG 0.12O. Lycksell · On goal · xG 0.10T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.10O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.09G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.09O. Lycksell · Missed · xG 0.08J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.07O. Lycksell · On goal · xG 0.07T. Foerster · Missed · xG 0.07S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.07M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.06R. Attard · Missed · xG 0.06R. Attard · Missed · xG 0.06G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.05T. Foerster · Missed · xG 0.05R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.03J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.03T. Konecny · Goal · xG 0.03O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.03T. Foerster · Missed · xG 0.03C. York · Missed · xG 0.03T. Foerster · Goal · xG 0.02R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ginning · On goal · xG 0.02E. Zamula · On goal · xG 0.02R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.02S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.02C. York · Missed · xG 0.01S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.01N. Cates · Missed · xG 0.01N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.01O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.01G. Hathaway · Missed · xG 0.01A. Ginning · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.00O. Lycksell · Missed · xG 0.00R. Attard · On goal · xG 0.00R. Attard · Missed · xG 0.00R. Attard · Missed · xG 0.00A. Ginning · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI3 G · 2.5 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsPHI
2.12 G
All situations
3 G2.5
1.52 G
Even strength
2 G2.3
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS41%59%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.03 – 2.48

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

BOSvsPHI
20
Shots on goal
29
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
39
Hits
39
8
Blocked shots
18
6
Giveaways
12
2
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000020.05300—25:11
27H. LindholmD000-110.03110—21:14
88D. PastrnakR000-110.2400010020:29
48M. GrzelcykD000+110.02100—20:01
18P. ZachaC000010.193006519:18
13C. CoyleC011+120.214006218:49
25B. CarloD000010.02010—18:33
63B. MarchandL000010.25202—18:04
39M. GeekieC011000.008004216:34
6M. LohreiD011000.00210—16:21
74J. DeBruskL011030.02210—16:03
52A. PeekeD000000.01322—15:11
43D. HeinenL101030.29100—15:05
70J. BoqvistC000-100.002102011:56
55J. BrazeauR101+110.36200—11:48
21J. van RiemsdykL000020.2500210011:38
11T. FredericC000010.021003310:23
94J. LaukoC000000.11410009:19
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(L)29263.8972.53-0.4758:31

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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