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Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens

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Philadelphia Flyers
▸4
Montréal Canadiens
1
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Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-1. The Canadiens scored first; the Flyers answered. The Flyers led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Trevor Zegras's goal at 6:26 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 47% to 64%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.6 to 2.3; shots on goal were PHI 21, MTL 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Dan Vladar stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Jacob Fowler stopped 17 of 20 (.850), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Trevor Zegras (1 G), 2. Alexandre Texier (1 G), 3. Sean Couturier (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    T. Zegras1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    A. Texier1 G
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    S. Couturier2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI192913421
MTLMTL1604012122

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    A. Texier(3)
    J. Evans (5), J. Anderson (4)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    19:00
  2. PHI
    C. Grundstrom(3)
    O. Tippett (11), S. Couturier (13)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-1
    19:39

2nd period

  1. PHI
    T. Zegras(14)
    T. Konecny (20), E. Andrae (7)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-1
    6:26
  2. PHI
    B. Brink(9)
    M. Michkov (10)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-1
    19:10

3rd period

  1. PHI
    T. Konecny(9)EN
    C. Dvorak (16), S. Couturier (14)
    snapxG 0.53Video
    4-1
    18:25

Penalties

PHI 4 PIM·MTL 8 PIM

1st

  • 9:04MTLIvan Demidov · Cross checkingdrawn by Rasmus Ristolainen2 min
  • 13:31MTLAlexandre Carrier · Trippingdrawn by Christian Dvorak2 min

2nd

  • 3:32PHISean Couturier · Holding the stickdrawn by Owen Beck2 min

3rd

  • 13:51MTLBrendan Gallagher · High stickingdrawn by Nick Seeler2 min
  • 14:15MTLJosh Anderson · Roughingdrawn by Trevor Zegras2 min
  • 14:15PHITrevor Zegras · Roughingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Trevor Zegras, 2nd 6:26 — PHI 47% → 64%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Z. Bolduc · On goal · xG 0.23A. Texier · Goal · xG 0.19Z. Bolduc · On goal · xG 0.17N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.16B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.14C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.13C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.12A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.11J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.10A. Texier · Missed · xG 0.10J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.10B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.08N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.07J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.07N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.06B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.06Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.05I. Demidov · Missed · xG 0.05L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.05I. Demidov · On goal · xG 0.05J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.04J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.04I. Demidov · Missed · xG 0.03N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.03O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.03J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.03J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.03L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Bolduc · On goal · xG 0.02J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.02O. Beck · On goal · xG 0.02N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.02A. Engstrom · Missed · xG 0.01A. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.01J. Veleno · Missed · xG 0.01C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.01N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.01O. Beck · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL1 G · 2.6 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsMTL
2.33 G
All situations
1 G2.6
1.13 G
Even strength
1 G2.4
0.80 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI34%66%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.75 – 2.59

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

PHIvsMTL
21
Shots on goal
22
67%
Faceoffs
33%
0/3
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
8
23
Hits
21
13
Blocked shots
10
15
Giveaways
8
4
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6T. SanheimD000+210.06130—22:20
9J. DrysdaleD000010.04000—20:51
8C. YorkD000+110.00010—19:48
14S. CouturierC022+240.330027419:18
55R. RistolainenD000+210.03320—19:18
36E. AndraeD011000.00010—18:13
74O. TippettR011+100.2020010017:55
11T. KonecnyR112+130.56110—17:50
24N. SeelerD000+100.01000—17:34
22C. DvorakC011+110.150105616:54
46T. ZegrasC101010.200026716:37
10B. BrinkR101+120.1820010016:08
91C. GrundstromR101+130.21400—15:38
27N. CatesL000+100.000105615:25
39M. MichkovR011+110.37000—14:06
18R. AbolsC000000.002108011:18
44N. DeslauriersL000010.01310—09:31
19G. HathawayR000010.01510—09:16
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
80D. Vladar(W)22211.9552.60+1.6060:00

Season series

PHI leads 3-0

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