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Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸4
Philadelphia Flyers
2
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Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. The Penguins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Denver Barkey's goal at 15:40 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 14% to 31%. Expected goals were close — PIT 2.8, PHI 2.8; shots on goal were PIT 22, PHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Arturs Silovs stopped 28 of 30 (.933), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Dan Vladar stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Kris Letang (1 G), 2. Travis Konecny (1 G), 3. Sidney Crosby (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    K. Letang1 G
  2. ★★
    PHI
    T. Konecny1 G
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    S. Crosby1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT161927422
PHIPHI09110111230

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby(1)PPG
    E. Karlsson (2)
    slapxG 0.10win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-0
    14:24

2nd period

  1. PIT
    R. Rakell(1)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    1:03
  2. PHI
    D. Barkey(1)
    T. Zegras (3), C. York (1)
    tip-inxG 0.30win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    15:40

3rd period

  1. PIT
    K. Letang(1)
    S. Crosby (2), R. Rakell (3)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-1
    4:27
  2. PHI
    T. Konecny(1)
    C. Dvorak (3), T. Sanheim (1)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-2
    7:03
  3. PIT
    C. Dewar(1)EN
    B. Lizotte (1), N. Acciari (1)
    wristxG 0.90win prob +3 ptsVideo
    4-2
    19:03

Penalties

PIT 8 PIM·PHI 18 PIM

1st

  • 9:52PITAnthony Mantha · Holdingdrawn by Nick Seeler2 min
  • 14:19PHIDenver Barkey · High stickingdrawn by Samuel Girard2 min
  • 18:12PITBlake Lizotte · Cross checkingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min

2nd

  • 1:59PHIGarnet Hathaway · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min
  • 5:31PITserved by A. Mantha · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 12:48PHILuke Glendening · Cross checkingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

3rd

  • 3:45PHIGarnet Hathaway · Elbowingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min
  • 3:45PITErik Karlsson · Roughingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
  • 20:00PHITrevor Zegras · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Denver Barkey, 2nd 15:40 — PHI 14% → 31%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Barkey · Goal · xG 0.30T. Foerster · On goal · xG 0.28T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.26T. Sanheim · Missed · xG 0.17T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.16L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.12P. Martone · On goal · xG 0.11T. Foerster · Missed · xG 0.10S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.10C. Dvorak · On goal · xG 0.10T. Konecny · Goal · xG 0.09G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.09J. Drysdale · On goal · xG 0.07M. Michkov · On goal · xG 0.06L. Glendening · Missed · xG 0.06R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.06T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.06C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.05P. Martone · On goal · xG 0.05T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.05C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.05T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.05R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.04T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.04S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.04D. Barkey · On goal · xG 0.04J. Drysdale · On goal · xG 0.03R. Ristolainen · Missed · xG 0.03P. Martone · On goal · xG 0.03R. Ristolainen · Missed · xG 0.03R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.02R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.02T. Sanheim · Missed · xG 0.02N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.02O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.01J. Drysdale · On goal · xG 0.01N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.01C. York · On goal · xG 0.00G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.00J. Drysdale · On goal · xG 0.00N. Seeler · On goal · xG 0.00T. Sanheim · Missed · xG 0.00
PHI2 G · 2.8 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsPHI
2.83 G
All situations
2 G2.8
1.52 G
Even strength
2 G1.4
0.41 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT34%66%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.88 – 2.71

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

PITvsPHI
22
Shots on goal
30
44%
Faceoffs
56%
1/3
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
18
36
Hits
29
15
Blocked shots
18
14
Giveaways
15
7
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD011-110.09002—26:47
28P. WotherspoonD000-210.00320—23:49
58K. LetangD101+230.16200—23:19
17B. RustR000010.07120—19:19
87S. CrosbyC112+140.371203818:54
49S. GirardD000+210.01000—17:57
67R. RakellR112+110.14300—17:25
5R. SheaD000+110.04030—16:46
19C. DewarC101+111.0150010016:25
71E. MalkinC000000.021105015:39
59E. ChinakhovR000-100.26210—15:15
46B. LizotteC011+110.040123314:43
55N. AcciariC011+110.126004414:35
18T. NovakC000000.052106313:02
39A. ManthaR000-120.25312—12:11
81B. KindelC000-110.023104010:16
25E. SoderblomL000030.13200—08:09
7I. SolovyovD000000.01200—07:33
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37A. Silovs(W)30282.9332.82+0.8259:56

Series

PHI leads 4-2

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