Philadelphia Flyers at Nashville Predators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Philadelphia Flyers beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime, Sean Couturier scoring at 2:31. The Predators scored first; the Flyers answered. The Predators led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sean Couturier's goal at 2:31 of overtime, which took the Flyers' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Predators, 3.2 to 2.0; shots on goal were PHI 23, NSH 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Predators win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Aleksei Kolosov stopped 25 of 27 (.926), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Juuse Saros stopped 20 of 23 (.870), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Morgan Frost (1 G), 2. Sean Couturier (1 G, 1 A), 3. Roman Josi (1 G).
Three stars
- ★M. Frost1 G

- ★★S. Couturier1 G, 1 A

- ★★★R. Josi1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-16:17
1-112:46
1-216:18
3rd period
2-219:48
Overtime
3-22:31
Penalties
1st
- 5:28
Ryan Poehling · Trippingdrawn by Luke Evangelista2 min
- 5:28
Luke Evangelista · Embellishment2 min
- 20:00
Zachary L'Heureux · Cross checkingdrawn by Matvei Michkov2 min
- 20:00
Travis Sanheim · Roughingdrawn by Zachary L'Heureux2 min
2nd
- 0:59
Matvei Michkov · Roughingdrawn by Alexandre Carrier2 min
3rd
- 17:37
served by T. Novak · Too many men on the ice2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Sean Couturier, OT 2:31 — 49% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.03 G
- All situations
- 2 G3.2
- 1.93 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.1
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.95 – 2.80
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
- 23
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 40%
- Faceoffs
- 60%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/1
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 25
- Hits
- 23
- 32
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 37
- Giveaways
- 29
- 5
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
PHI leads 2-0
3@
2OTthis game
1@
2Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
