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Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers

FinalTV FS-W, NBCSP·Wells Fargo Center

Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Travis Konecny's goal at 3:44 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.3 to 2.0; shots on goal were LAK 35, PHI 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Jack Campbell stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 2.0 goals below expected; Brian Elliott stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. James van Riemsdyk (1 G, 2 A), 2. Travis Konecny (2 G), 3. Dustin Brown (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    PHI
    T. Konecny2 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Brown1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK09011115135
PHIPHI1921314426

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    wristxG 0.18win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    3:48

2nd period

  1. PHI
    wristxG 0.17win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    3:44
  2. PHI
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +7 pts
    0-3
    12:08

3rd period

  1. LAK
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.18win prob +5 pts
    1-3
    5:06
  2. PHI
    C. Giroux (21), K. Hayes (13)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +3 pts
    1-4
    8:09

Penalties

LAK 4 PIM·PHI 4 PIM

2nd

  • 0:53PHIserved by J. van Riemsdyk · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 10:34LAKDrew Doughty · High stickingdrawn by Joel Farabee2 min
  • 16:07PHIClaude Giroux · Holding the stickdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min

3rd

  • 7:38LAKNikolai Prokhorkin · Hookingdrawn by Matt Niskanen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Travis Konecny, 2nd 3:44 — PHI 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.28T. Konecny · Goal · xG 0.18T. Konecny · Goal · xG 0.17S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.14J. Farabee · Goal · xG 0.13P. Myers · On goal · xG 0.13J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.13C. Bunnaman · On goal · xG 0.13T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.08S. Couturier · Missed · xG 0.08J. van Riemsdyk · Goal · xG 0.08I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.06S. Couturier · Missed · xG 0.05J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.05C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.04T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.03J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.03C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.02J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.02J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.02K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.02R. Hagg · On goal · xG 0.02P. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.01M. Niskanen · Missed · xG 0.01J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.01M. Niskanen · Missed · xG 0.01C. Bunnaman · On goal · xG 0.01T. Pitlick · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI4 G · 2.0 xG · 32 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsPHI
2.31 G
All situations
4 G2.0
2.01 G
Even strength
2 G1.4
0.40 G
Power play
2 G0.6

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK56%44%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.34 – 2.01

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

LAKvsPHI
35
Shots on goal
26
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/2
Power play
2/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
33
Hits
22
8
Blocked shots
14
8
Giveaways
11
8
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000030.10012—23:32
27A. MartinezD000000.01100—20:56
11A. KopitarC000+110.241006519:54
24D. ForbortD000-120.04410—19:19
23D. BrownR101030.19310—19:07
3M. RoyD000020.06410—18:22
19A. IafalloL000+110.07010—18:15
26S. WalkerD000-140.14110—17:44
77J. CarterC000-130.342104417:15
73T. ToffoliC000050.26000016:12
56K. MacDermidL000010.08500—16:10
9A. KempeR000020.1510010015:50
13K. CliffordL000-130.1741010015:03
74N. ProkhorkinL000-120.131022514:03
10M. AmadioR000000.050006713:18
22T. LewisC000-100.072003311:33
64M. LuffR000-130.24200—11:15
28J. Anderson-DolanC000000.002004010:07
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Campbell(L)26224.8462.01-1.9960:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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