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Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Philadelphia Flyers
2
Pittsburgh Penguins
▸3
FinalTV ESPN, SN-PIT·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. The Penguins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kris Letang's goal at 17:12 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 53% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.2 to 1.8; shots on goal were PHI 20, PIT 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Dan Vladar stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 0.6 goals below expected; Arturs Silovs stopped 18 of 20 (.900). Three stars: 1. Kris Letang (1 G), 2. Sidney Crosby (2 A), 3. Connor Dewar (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    K. Letang1 G
  2. ★★
    PIT
    S. Crosby2 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    C. Dewar1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI092506220
PITPIT1112604321

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    E. Soderblom(1)
    A. Mantha (1), P. Wotherspoon (1)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    2:45

2nd period

  1. PIT
    C. Dewar(2)
    S. Crosby (3), B. Lizotte (2)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    3:17
  2. PHI
    A. Bump(1)
    R. Ristolainen (3), N. Cates (2)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    3:29
  3. PHI
    T. Sanheim(2)
    R. Ristolainen (4), T. Konecny (3)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +20 ptsVideo
    2-2
    15:06
  4. PIT
    K. Letang(2)
    S. Crosby (4), R. Shea (1)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +22 ptsVideo
    2-3
    17:12

Penalties

PHI 10 PIM·PIT 8 PIM

1st

  • 4:17PITSamuel Girard · Trippingdrawn by Denver Barkey2 min
  • 14:27PITEvgeni Malkin · Roughingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 14:27PHIGarnet Hathaway · Trippingdrawn by Elmer Soderblom2 min
  • 14:27PHIGarnet Hathaway · Roughingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min
  • 14:27PITAnthony Mantha · Cross checkingdrawn by Travis Sanheim2 min
  • 14:27PHITravis Konecny · Roughingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min

2nd

  • 9:23PITErik Karlsson · Trippingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min

3rd

  • 1:37PHIEmil Andrae · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min
  • 20:00PHITravis Konecny · Cross checkingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PIT goalPHI goalFinal: PIT 100%

Biggest swing: Kris Letang, 2nd 17:12 — PIT 53% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.40S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.40B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.29R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.17R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.15B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.14N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.13E. Soderblom · Goal · xG 0.12B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.10B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.10A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.09R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.08C. Dewar · Goal · xG 0.08T. Novak · On goal · xG 0.07B. Kindel · On goal · xG 0.07K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.07R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.06E. Soderblom · On goal · xG 0.06C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.06T. Novak · Missed · xG 0.06R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.05E. Soderblom · Missed · xG 0.05C. Dewar · Missed · xG 0.05B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.04R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.04B. Kindel · Missed · xG 0.04R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.03A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.03B. Kindel · On goal · xG 0.03K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.02S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.02S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.01E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · Missed · xG 0.01R. Shea · Missed · xG 0.01S. Girard · Missed · xG 0.01K. Letang · Goal · xG 0.01E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT3 G · 3.2 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsPIT
1.82 G
All situations
3 G3.2
1.42 G
Even strength
3 G1.9
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI38%62%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.78 – 2.38

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

PHIvsPIT
20
Shots on goal
21
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/2
Power play
0/2
10
Penalty minutes
8
42
Hits
37
16
Blocked shots
15
11
Giveaways
22
4
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6T. SanheimD101+110.02040—23:30
55R. RistolainenD022+110.08110—23:21
8C. YorkD000-220.03120—22:53
9J. DrysdaleD000-220.07000—22:22
11T. KonecnyR011-100.10314—19:32
46T. ZegrasC000-100.054101419:29
22C. DvorakC000+110.053203718:43
74O. TippettR000-210.27220—18:01
27N. CatesL011000.003107216:19
71T. FoersterR000+110.29400—16:11
94P. MartoneR000010.08200—15:32
20A. BumpL101040.28210—15:29
52D. BarkeyC000020.19300013:09
24N. SeelerD000020.03300—12:13
14S. CouturierC000-100.0040010011:15
36E. AndraeD000000.00312—11:00
41L. GlendeningC000000.141005810:42
19G. HathawayR000020.12304—08:17
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
80D. Vladar(L)21183.8572.44-0.5658:02

Series

PHI leads 4-2

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