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Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers

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Philadelphia Flyers
▸8
New York Rangers
5
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Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers 8-5. The lead changed hands 4 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sean Couturier's goal at 11:55 of the third period, which took the Flyers' chances from 48% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 5.0 to 2.9; shots on goal were PHI 30, NYR 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Aleksei Kolosov stopped 24 of 29 (.828), 2.1 goals below expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of 28 (.786), 3.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Tyson Foerster (3 G), 2. Noah Cates (2 A), 3. Mika Zibanejad (4 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    T. Foerster3 G
  2. ★★
    PHI
    N. Cates2 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad4 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI0528617830
NYRNYR11211037529

Scoring

13 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    V. Trocheck(23)SHG
    M. Zibanejad (36), J. Quick (1)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    11:33

2nd period

  1. PHI
    T. Foerster(20)
    N. Cates (18)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:03
  2. PHI
    G. Hathaway(9)SHG
    R. Poehling (16)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +23 ptsVideo
    2-1
    16:43
  3. NYR
    A. Panarin(35)
    M. Zibanejad (37), U. Vaakanainen (13)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +22 ptsVideo
    2-2
    18:32

3rd period

  1. PHI
    T. Sanheim(8)
    N. Cates (19), B. Brink (26)
    wristxG 0.32win prob +26 ptsVideo
    3-2
    3:05
  2. NYR
    J. Brodzinski(11)
    U. Vaakanainen (14), B. Schneider (15)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +28 ptsVideo
    3-3
    5:38
  3. NYR
    J. Miller(20)
    M. Zibanejad (38), W. Cuylle (22)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +28 ptsVideo
    3-4
    7:01
  4. PHI
    J. Pelletier(6)
    O. Tippett (21), R. Poehling (17)
    deflectedxG 0.67win prob +29 ptsVideo
    4-4
    8:01
  5. PHI
    S. Couturier(15)
    M. Michkov (35), T. Konecny (51)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +35 ptsVideo
    5-4
    11:55
  6. PHI
    T. Foerster(21)
    T. Sanheim (22), N. Seeler (14)
    slapxG 0.18win prob +10 ptsVideo
    6-4
    15:33
  7. NYR
    C. Kreider(21)
    M. Zibanejad (39), A. Fox (48)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +5 ptsVideo
    6-5
    18:10
  8. PHI
    T. Foerster(22)EN
    B. Brink (27), N. Seeler (15)
    wristxG 0.63win prob +3 ptsVideo
    7-5
    19:05
  9. PHI
    O. Tippett(20)EN
    S. Couturier (27), N. Seeler (16)
    wristxG 0.57Video
    8-5
    19:47

Penalties

PHI 16 PIM·NYR 2 PIM

1st

  • 1:15PHICam York · Ps slash on breakawaydrawn by Mika Zibanejad0 min
  • 6:52PHIKarsen Dorwart · Trippingdrawn by Zac Jones2 min
  • 9:34NYRserved by B. Berard · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 12:09PHIJakob Pelletier · High stickingdrawn by Urho Vaakanainen2 min
  • 16:17PHINick Seeler · Holdingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min

3rd

  • 19:53PHIGarnet Hathaway · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NYR goalPHI goalFinal: NYR 0%

Biggest swing: Sean Couturier, 3rd 11:55 — PHI 48% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.42S. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.26C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.24W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.16V. Trocheck · Goal · xG 0.16M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.16W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.15A. Panarin · Goal · xG 0.11V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.11J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.10C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.09J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.09M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.09J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.08S. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.07J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.07M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.06J. Miller · Goal · xG 0.05B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.05J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.05A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.05B. Berard · On goal · xG 0.04W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.03A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.02B. Berard · On goal · xG 0.02U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Jones · Missed · xG 0.02A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.01B. Berard · On goal · xG 0.01J. Brodzinski · Goal · xG 0.01B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.01W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.01S. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.01U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.00S. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR5 G · 2.9 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsNYR
5.06 G
All situations
5 G2.9
2.55 G
Even strength
4 G2.0
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.21 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI49%51%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.79 – 2.88

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

PHIvsNYR
30
Shots on goal
29
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/1
Power play
0/3
16
Penalty minutes
2
29
Hits
22
18
Blocked shots
7
17
Giveaways
21
4
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6T. SanheimD112+420.79120—27:38
24N. SeelerD033+220.02272—23:49
9J. DrysdaleD000020.15130—19:18
8C. YorkD000+100.00010—18:57
14S. CouturierC112020.202006818:54
39M. MichkovR011-120.67010—18:08
11T. KonecnyR011-210.19000—17:27
25R. PoehlingC022+120.260004516:33
27N. CatesL022+210.092103615:36
71T. FoersterR303+440.96200—15:24
5E. ZamulaD000020.06110—15:02
19G. HathawayR101+120.058010—14:17
74O. TippettR112+140.76000—14:17
10B. BrinkR022+300.001005013:10
36E. AndraeD000000.00210—12:53
22J. PelletierL101+130.710025012:46
23K. DorwartL000-200.001121411:10
44N. DeslauriersL000-110.07600—08:41
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35A. Kolosov(W)29245.8282.92-2.0860:00

Season series

PHI leads 2-1

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