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Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

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▸3
Boston Bruins
2
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Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime, Travis Sanheim scoring at 2:56. The Bruins scored first; the Flyers answered. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Travis Sanheim's goal at 2:56 of overtime, which took the Flyers' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 2.6 to 1.8; shots on goal were PHI 41, BOS 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 23 of 25 (.920); Tuukka Rask stopped 38 of 41 (.927). Three stars: 1. Travis Sanheim (1 G, 1 A), 2. David Pastrnak (2 G), 3. Tuukka Rask (38 saves, .927).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    T. Sanheim1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Rask38 saves, .927

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
PHIPHI1801711115341
BOSBOS110170800225

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(29)PPG
    T. Krug (29), B. Marchand (38)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +10 pts
    0-1
    3:05
  2. PHI
    C. Giroux(15)
    J. Voracek (30)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    19:16

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(30)
    P. Bergeron (28), Z. Chara (4)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +17 pts
    1-2
    5:11

3rd period

  1. PHI
    O. Lindblom(7)PPG
    J. Voracek (31), T. Sanheim (12)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +29 pts
    2-2
    10:36

Overtime

  1. PHI
    T. Sanheim(5)PPG
    S. Couturier (22), T. Konecny (16)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +51 pts
    3-2
    2:56

Penalties

PHI 2 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

1st

  • 1:47PHIClaude Giroux · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

3rd

  • 6:42BOSJohn Moore · Ps hooking on breakawaydrawn by Scott Laughton0 min
  • 8:46BOSSean Kuraly · Holding the stickdrawn by Sean Couturier2 min

OT

  • 0:57BOSBrad Marchand · Trippingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Travis Sanheim, OT 2:56 — PHI 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.18D. Pastrnak · Goal · xG 0.17D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.15Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.14J. Nordstrom · On goal · xG 0.14P. Cehlarik · On goal · xG 0.11P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.10D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.09D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08P. Cehlarik · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.05P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.05P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.05C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.04P. Cehlarik · Missed · xG 0.04D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02J. Nordstrom · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Chara · Missed · xG 0.01D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.01J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.01D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Chara · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01T. Krug · Missed · xG 0.01D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.01T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01
BOS2 G · 1.8 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsBOS
2.63 G
All situations
2 G1.8
1.81 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
0.82 G
Power play
1 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI65%35%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.55 – 1.79

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

PHIvsBOS
41
Shots on goal
25
63%
Faceoffs
37%
2/2
Power play
1/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
18
Hits
13
18
Blocked shots
20
10
Giveaways
13
13
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000030.10020—30:20
6T. SanheimD112040.09030—23:53
14S. CouturierC011+130.190107023:22
93J. VoracekR022+130.14100—21:09
28C. GirouxR101+130.310026721:06
3R. GudasD000030.06310—20:16
21S. LaughtonC000-140.756206018:16
8R. HaggD000-100.00240—17:39
17W. SimmondsR000-140.16010—17:28
47A. MacDonaldD000+100.01110—17:28
25J. van RiemsdykL000040.1900010016:37
23O. LindblomL101030.14000—16:08
11T. KonecnyR011040.25110—14:46
19N. PatrickC000-130.211005713:49
26C. FolinD000000.00110—11:30
24M. VorobyevC000000.000103309:19
44P. VaroneC000000.00000009:09
12M. RafflL000000.00200—07:14
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(W)25232.9201.79-0.2162:56

Season series

PHI leads 2-1

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