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Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils

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Philadelphia Flyers
4
New Jersey Devils
▸6
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Yegor Sharangovich's goal at 12:36 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 52% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.4 to 2.9; shots on goal were PHI 30, NJD 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Brian Elliott stopped 21 of 26 (.808), 2.6 goals below expected; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Pavel Zacha (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jack Hughes (2 A), 3. Ty Smith (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    P. Zacha1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    J. Hughes2 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    T. Smith2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI03115312430
NJDNJD192939627

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(5)PPG
    J. Hughes (15), P. Zacha (16)
    snapxG 0.32win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    18:45

2nd period

  1. NJD
    P. Zacha(12)PPG
    J. Hughes (16), T. Smith (20)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    2:20
  2. NJD
    M. Wood(17)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.03win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    5:14
  3. PHI
    O. Lindblom(8)
    J. Cates (1), N. Patrick (5)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +8 pts
    1-3
    5:29

3rd period

  1. PHI
    P. Myers(1)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    2:24
  2. PHI
    C. Giroux(14)
    J. Voracek (29), R. Hagg (3)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +25 pts
    3-3
    3:34
  3. NJD
    C. Carrick(1)
    T. Smith (21), M. McLeod (4)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +29 pts
    3-4
    8:04
  4. PHI
    T. Sanheim(3)
    S. Couturier (21)
    deflectedxG 0.04win prob +33 pts
    4-4
    12:25
  5. NJD
    Y. Sharangovich(12)
    J. Kuokkanen (16)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +34 pts
    4-5
    12:36
  6. NJD
    M. Maltsev(6)EN
    M. McLeod (5), C. Carrick (1)
    wristxG 0.96win prob +5 pts
    4-6
    19:58

Penalties

PHI 9 PIM·NJD 9 PIM

1st

  • 5:11NJDMichael McLeod · High sticking double minordrawn by Sean Couturier4 min
  • 17:45PHINolan Patrick · Holdingdrawn by Connor Carrick2 min

2nd

  • 0:37PHITravis Sanheim · Roughingdrawn by Michael McLeod2 min
  • 0:37PHITravis Sanheim · Fightingdrawn by Michael McLeod5 min
  • 0:37NJDMichael McLeod · Fightingdrawn by Travis Sanheim5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Yegor Sharangovich, 3rd 12:36 — NJD 52% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Maltsev · Goal · xG 0.96N. Hischier · Goal · xG 0.32Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.23J. Kuokkanen · On goal · xG 0.21J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.16P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.15N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.13Y. Sharangovich · Goal · xG 0.13J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.11P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.08M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.08N. Bastian · Missed · xG 0.08N. Bastian · Missed · xG 0.07N. Foote · Missed · xG 0.07J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.04N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.04M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.04R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.04T. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04M. Wood · Goal · xG 0.03D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.03R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.03J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.02R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.02J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.01C. Carrick · Goal · xG 0.01R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.01N. Foote · On goal · xG 0.01W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kuokkanen · Missed · xG 0.01D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD6 G · 3.4 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsNJD
2.94 G
All situations
5 G3.4
2.64 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.30 G
Power play
2 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI57%43%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.80 – 2.40

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

PHIvsNJD
30
Shots on goal
27
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/2
Power play
2/2
9
Penalty minutes
9
15
Hits
21
8
Blocked shots
18
8
Giveaways
13
6
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000-220.22010—23:34
6T. SanheimD101030.06007—21:52
14S. CouturierC011+210.233105320:55
28C. GirouxR101+250.540005520:03
93J. VoracekR011+230.23000—19:48
54E. ZamulaD000+130.06010—19:19
5P. MyersD101+210.19200—18:24
61J. BraunD000-210.02200—17:49
25J. van RiemsdykL000-120.280005017:03
8R. HaggD011+100.00210—16:05
86J. FarabeeL000-120.070105015:06
13K. HayesR000-100.020106314:44
11T. KonecnyR000-110.22000—14:22
21S. LaughtonC000+110.052105614:03
57W. AllisonR000010.02210—13:12
23O. LindblomL101010.20000—11:57
19N. PatrickC011-220.282026011:14
59J. CatesC011-210.260006710:21
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37B. Elliott(L)26215.8082.42-2.5857:26

Season series

Tied 4-4

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