New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in overtime, Scott Laughton scoring at 3:16. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Scott Laughton's goal at 3:16 of overtime, which took the Flyers' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 1.9 to 1.4; shots on goal were NYI 28, PHI 17. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Semyon Varlamov stopped 14 of 17 (.824), 1.6 goals below expected; Carter Hart stopped 26 of 28 (.929). Three stars: 1. Scott Laughton (1 G, 1 A), 2. Scott Mayfield (1 G), 3. Mathew Barzal (1 A).
Three stars
- ★S. Laughton1 G, 1 A

- ★★S. Mayfield1 G

- ★★★M. Barzal1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-13:38
0-213:55
2nd period
1-27:31
2-211:46
Overtime
2-33:16
Penalties
1st
- 3:57
Mathew Barzal · High stickingdrawn by Claude Giroux2 min
- 16:29
Michael Raffl · Trippingdrawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau2 min
2nd
- 2:10
Joel Farabee · Roughingdrawn by Oliver Wahlstrom2 min
- 13:04
Nicolas Aube-Kubel · Holdingdrawn by Adam Pelech2 min
3rd
- 0:46
Claude Giroux · Trippingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Scott Laughton, OT 3:16 — 51% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.92 G
- All situations
- 3 G1.4
- 1.52 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.3
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.0
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.84 – 1.38
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
- 28
- Shots on goal
- 17
- 50%
- Faceoffs
- 50%
- 0/4
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 31
- Hits
- 24
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 10
- Giveaways
- 10
- 4
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
NYI leads 5-3
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
