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New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers

FinalTV NBC·Wells Fargo Center

Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers 5-0. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ivan Provorov's goal at 6:34 of the first period, which took the Flyers' chances from 54% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 2.4 to 1.3; shots on goal were NYR 17, PHI 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 35 of 40 (.875), 2.6 goals below expected; Brian Elliott stopped 17 of 17 (1.000), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Claude Giroux (3 G), 2. Michael Raffl (1 G, 1 A), 3. Brian Elliott (17 saves, 1.000).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    C. Giroux3 G
  2. ★★
    PHI
    M. Raffl1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    B. Elliott17 saves, 1.000

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR070505017
PHIPHI11331819540

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    wristxG 0.20win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    6:34

2nd period

  1. PHI
    C. Giroux(32)PPG
    wristxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    0-2
    12:24
  2. PHI
    R. Gudas (14), B. Manning (12)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +7 pts
    0-3
    17:53
  3. PHI
    wristxG 0.10win prob +2 pts
    0-4
    17:59

3rd period

  1. PHI
    wristxG 0.17
    0-5
    10:11

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·PHI 4 PIM

1st

  • 10:41PHIRadko Gudas · Interferencedrawn by Matt Beleskey2 min
  • 10:41NYRMatt Beleskey · Holding the stickdrawn by Radko Gudas2 min

2nd

  • 2:50NYRMatt Beleskey · Roughingdrawn by Scott Laughton2 min
  • 11:52NYRSteven Fogarty · High stickingdrawn by Matt Read2 min

3rd

  • 18:59PHIOskar Lindblom · High stickingdrawn by Lias Andersson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ivan Provorov, 1st 6:34 — PHI 54% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
I. Provorov · Goal · xG 0.20C. Giroux · Goal · xG 0.17N. Patrick · On goal · xG 0.14M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.14C. Giroux · Goal · xG 0.10N. Patrick · On goal · xG 0.09O. Lindblom · On goal · xG 0.09M. Read · Missed · xG 0.09N. Patrick · On goal · xG 0.09M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.08C. Giroux · Goal · xG 0.08N. Patrick · On goal · xG 0.08S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.07M. Raffl · Missed · xG 0.07N. Patrick · On goal · xG 0.06O. Lindblom · On goal · xG 0.06T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.06M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.06W. Simmonds · On goal · xG 0.05S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.04N. Patrick · On goal · xG 0.04I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.04J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.04M. Raffl · Goal · xG 0.03S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.03S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.03T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.03B. Manning · On goal · xG 0.03I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.02B. Manning · On goal · xG 0.02R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.02A. MacDonald · Missed · xG 0.02M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.02T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.02S. Couturier · Missed · xG 0.02N. Patrick · Missed · xG 0.02T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.02I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.02S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.02T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.01M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.01A. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.01R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.01N. Patrick · On goal · xG 0.01S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.00R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI5 G · 2.4 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsPHI
1.30 G
All situations
5 G2.4
1.10 G
Even strength
4 G1.8
0.10 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR28%72%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.25 – 2.34

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

NYRvsPHI
17
Shots on goal
40
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/1
Power play
1/2
6
Penalty minutes
4
25
Hits
15
14
Blocked shots
18
12
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44N. PionkD000010.04100—23:37
18M. StaalD000-120.16210—22:40
25R. SproulD000-200.00000—18:52
76B. SkjeiD000-210.07130—18:33
93M. ZibanejadC000-320.150305318:24
36M. ZuccarelloR000-110.09100—17:57
46R. O'GaraD000-100.03320—17:46
58J. GilmourD000-210.06210—17:31
72F. ChytilC000-310.05000017:28
26J. VeseyL000010.24000—15:45
50L. AnderssonC000020.031004015:17
20C. KreiderL000-300.00200—14:18
90V. NamestnikovC000-110.083002013:33
23R. SpoonerC000000.03000013:11
89P. BuchnevichL000010.01030—12:56
13K. HayesR000020.050008812:47
39M. BeleskeyL000-100.03714—12:37
38S. FogartyC000010.14202012:16
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30H. Lundqvist(L)40355.8752.37-2.6360:00

Season series

PHI leads 3-1

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