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Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks

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Philadelphia Flyers
▸3
Chicago Blackhawks
1
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Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Noah Cates's goal at 11:13 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 68% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 3.4 to 2.3; shots on goal were PHI 26, CHI 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Samuel Ersson stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Spencer Knight stopped 23 of 25 (.920), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Travis Konecny (1 G, 1 A), 2. Ryan Donato (1 G), 3. Noah Cates (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    T. Konecny1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    R. Donato1 G
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    N. Cates1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI1719110326
CHICHI0411007121

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    T. Konecny(11)
    T. Zegras (22), S. Couturier (15)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:17

2nd period

  1. PHI
    N. Cates(9)PPG
    T. Konecny (22), J. Drysdale (14)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    11:13
  2. CHI
    R. Donato(9)
    M. Grzelcyk (7), A. Levshunov (15)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    18:30

3rd period

  1. PHI
    C. Grundstrom(5)EN
    S. Couturier (16), R. Ristolainen (1)
    wristxG 0.74win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-1
    17:52

Penalties

PHI 10 PIM·CHI 10 PIM

1st

  • 7:59PHITrevor Zegras · Trippingdrawn by Alex Vlasic2 min
  • 14:29CHIColton Dach · Holdingdrawn by Nikita Grebenkin2 min

2nd

  • 0:34PHICarl Grundstrom · Roughingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min
  • 9:56CHIserved by Oliver Moore · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 17:37CHIConnor Murphy · Cross checkingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 17:47PHIDenver Barkey · Boardingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min

3rd

  • 3:40CHINick Lardis · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Matvei Michkov2 min
  • 3:40PHIMatvei Michkov · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Nick Lardis2 min
  • 7:29CHIAlex Vlasic · Interferencedrawn by Travis Sanheim2 min
  • 15:36PHISean Couturier · Hookingdrawn by Sam Lafferty2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Noah Cates, 2nd 11:13 — PHI 68% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.26R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.24R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.14T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.11R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.10R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.10N. Lardis · Missed · xG 0.09J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.09O. Moore · Missed · xG 0.09R. Donato · Goal · xG 0.09R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.09R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.08A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.07T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.07L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.07L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.06R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.06O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.06C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.05D. Toninato · Missed · xG 0.04S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.04M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.04J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.04I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.03O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.03J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.03S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.03M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.02L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.01L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.01L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI1 G · 2.3 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsCHI
3.42 G
All situations
1 G2.3
1.61 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
1.01 G
Power play
0 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI55%45%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.54 – 2.28

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

PHIvsCHI
26
Shots on goal
21
37%
Faceoffs
63%
1/4
Power play
0/4
10
Penalty minutes
10
12
Hits
17
16
Blocked shots
10
14
Giveaways
17
4
Takeaways
0

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9J. DrysdaleD011010.08000—22:29
55R. RistolainenD011+100.00000—21:38
8C. YorkD000+140.15030—20:39
11T. KonecnyR112+120.19000—19:18
24N. SeelerD000020.32120—19:16
46T. ZegrasC011+110.26002018:03
6T. SanheimD000030.20100—17:28
22C. DvorakC000020.300004216:47
27N. CatesL101-130.362005716:31
36E. AndraeD000000.00020—16:08
14S. CouturierC022+210.041125715:44
10B. BrinkR000-110.00120—15:12
74O. TippettR000010.10200—15:09
91C. GrundstromR101+110.75232—13:17
18R. AbolsC000+120.111201811:58
29N. GrebenkinR000010.09100—11:03
39M. MichkovR000010.23002—10:52
52D. BarkeyC000000.19012008:28
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33S. Ersson(W)21201.9522.34+1.3460:00

Season series

PHI leads 2-0

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