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Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche

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Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ivan Provorov's goal at 18:12 of the first period, which took the Flyers' chances from 62% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 2.9 to 2.6; shots on goal were PHI 33, COL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 17 of 17 (1.000), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Andrew Hammond stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Ivan Provorov (1 G, 1 A), 2. Claude Giroux (1 G), 3. Matt Nieto (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    I. Provorov1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    PHI
    C. Giroux1 G
  3. ★★★
    COL
    M. Nieto1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI21101309233
COLCOL0917012128

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    slapxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    10:24
  2. PHI
    slapxG 0.01win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    18:12

2nd period

  1. COL
    wristxG 0.10win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    5:36

Penalties

PHI 6 PIM·COL 4 PIM

1st

  • 19:28PHISean Couturier · Hookingdrawn by Mikko Rantanen2 min

2nd

  • 3:13PHIJori Lehtera · Trippingdrawn by Alexander Kerfoot2 min
  • 8:45COLPatrik Nemeth · Holdingdrawn by Claude Giroux2 min
  • 20:00PHIRadko Gudas · Hookingdrawn by Nail Yakupov2 min

3rd

  • 2:25COLCarl Soderberg · Interferencedrawn by Scott Laughton2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ivan Provorov, 1st 18:12 — PHI 62% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
G. Landeskog · Missed · xG 0.15C. Soderberg · On goal · xG 0.15N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.14J. Compher · On goal · xG 0.13G. Landeskog · Missed · xG 0.12G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.12T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.11M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.10M. Nieto · Goal · xG 0.09E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.08J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.08C. Soderberg · On goal · xG 0.08M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.08M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.07B. Comeau · On goal · xG 0.07G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.07E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06C. Soderberg · On goal · xG 0.06G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.06T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.06J. Compher · On goal · xG 0.06N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.06M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.06T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.05G. Bourque · On goal · xG 0.05N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.04B. Comeau · On goal · xG 0.04N. Yakupov · On goal · xG 0.04M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.04N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kerfoot · Missed · xG 0.03N. Yakupov · Missed · xG 0.03N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.02T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.02S. Girard · Missed · xG 0.02B. Comeau · On goal · xG 0.02M. Alt · Missed · xG 0.02J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.02N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.01S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.01N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.01M. Nieto · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.01E. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.00
COL1 G · 2.6 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsCOL
2.92 G
All situations
1 G2.6
2.22 G
Even strength
1 G2.2
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI55%45%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.84 – 2.55

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

PHIvsCOL
33
Shots on goal
28
62%
Faceoffs
38%
0/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
15
Hits
22
33
Blocked shots
15
4
Giveaways
5
6
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD112+210.01550—27:42
14S. CouturierC000+120.240222923:02
28C. GirouxR101+110.140005521:08
47A. MacDonaldD011-120.08070—20:40
53S. GostisbehereD011+220.08250—19:02
3R. GudasD000010.05242—18:34
23B. ManningD000000.00100—18:18
11T. KonecnyR000+120.11010—17:46
93J. VoracekR000050.23000—16:03
17W. SimmondsR000030.61120—15:16
24M. ReadR000050.500106714:37
15J. LehteraC000010.010027513:00
40J. WealC011+100.0205010012:52
54O. LindblomL000-120.13100—12:34
19N. PatrickC000030.520008812:27
6T. SanheimD000-110.01010—12:08
21S. LaughtonC000020.142005011:37
22D. WeiseR000000.00100—07:36
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek171701.0001.24+1.2431:31
30M. Neuvirth(W)11101.9091.34+0.3428:07

Season series

Tied 1-1

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