San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Philadelphia Flyers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1. The Sharks scored first; the Flyers answered. The Flyers led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Carl Grundstrom's goal at 3:20 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 3.2 to 1.8; shots on goal were SJS 18, PHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 26 of 29 (.897); Dan Vladar stopped 17 of 18 (.944), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Dan Vladar (17 saves, .944), 2. Carl Grundstrom (1 G), 3. Noah Cates (1 G).
Three stars
- ★D. Vladar17 saves, .944

- ★★C. Grundstrom1 G

- ★★★N. Cates1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-011:33
1-118:39
2nd period
1-23:20
1-319:48
3rd period
1-418:17
Penalties
1st
- 16:10
Timothy Liljegren · Holdingdrawn by Nikita Grebenkin2 min
- 20:00
Adam Gaudette · Hookingdrawn by Rodrigo Abols2 min
2nd
- 8:56
Travis Konecny · Hookingdrawn by Mario Ferraro2 min
3rd
- 11:57
Matvei Michkov · High stickingdrawn by Ty Dellandrea2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Carl Grundstrom, 2nd 3:20 — 53% → 69%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.81 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.2
- 1.31 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.3
- 0.50 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.78 – 2.65
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
- 18
- Shots on goal
- 30
- 33%
- Faceoffs
- 67%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 28
- Hits
- 17
- 20
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 17
- Giveaways
- 10
- 3
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
PHI leads 2-0
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4this game
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1Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















