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Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils

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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sean Couturier's goal at 12:17 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 13% to 28%. Expected goals were close — PHI 2.5, NJD 2.6; shots on goal were PHI 24, NJD 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Alex Lyon stopped 14 of 18 (.778), 1.9 goals below expected; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Yegor Sharangovich (2 G), 2. Damon Severson (2 A), 3. Jesper Boqvist (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    Y. Sharangovich2 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    D. Severson2 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    J. Boqvist1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI03211110324
NJDNJD291525519

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    snapxG 0.10win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    8:10
  2. NJD
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +12 pts
    0-2
    15:28

2nd period

  1. PHI
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.25win prob +8 pts
    1-2
    7:14
  2. NJD
    slapxG 0.22win prob +12 pts
    1-3
    9:00
  3. PHI
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    12:17

3rd period

  1. NJD
    snapxG 0.13win prob +11 pts
    2-4
    13:15
  2. NJD
    P. Zacha (17), R. Murray (13)
    wristxG 0.48win prob +2 pts
    2-5
    15:53
  3. PHI
    T. Konecny(10)PPG
    snapxG 0.02
    3-5
    18:10

Penalties

PHI 13 PIM·NJD 9 PIM

1st

  • 6:40PHIWade Allison · Hookingdrawn by Janne Kuokkanen2 min
  • 10:11PHIScott Laughton · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 14:04PHIPhilippe Myers · Slashingdrawn by Jack Hughes2 min

2nd

  • 5:54PHIJoel Farabee · Fightingdrawn by Connor Carrick5 min
  • 5:54NJDConnor Carrick · Fightingdrawn by Joel Farabee5 min
  • 6:17PHIIvan Provorov · Trippingdrawn by Yegor Sharangovich2 min
  • 18:17NJDserved by N. Merkley · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 17:27NJDTy Smith · Slashingdrawn by Jackson Cates2 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: Sean Couturier, 2nd 12:17 — PHI 13% → 28%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Bratt · Goal · xG 0.48J. Boqvist · Goal · xG 0.22N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.18J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.17Y. Sharangovich · Missed · xG 0.15N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.13P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.13Y. Sharangovich · Goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.10Y. Sharangovich · Goal · xG 0.10J. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.10P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.09J. Kuokkanen · Missed · xG 0.08J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.06J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.06P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.06M. Maltsev · On goal · xG 0.06M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.06Y. Sharangovich · Missed · xG 0.06Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.06J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.02Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.01N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.01C. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.01J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01
NJD5 G · 2.6 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsNJD
2.53 G
All situations
4 G2.6
1.81 G
Even strength
2 G1.4
0.41 G
Power play
2 G0.6
0.31 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 69 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI56%44%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.46 – 2.13

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
24
Shots on goal
19
60%
Faceoffs
40%
1/2
Power play
2/4
13
Penalty minutes
9
19
Hits
14
12
Blocked shots
15
6
Giveaways
13
7
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000-120.12122—25:36
5P. MyersD000010.06002—23:59
6T. SanheimD000-210.10130—22:32
14S. CouturierC101-230.211305021:48
28C. GirouxR000-210.103105321:24
61J. BraunD011+100.02010—18:42
93J. VoracekR022-230.31000—18:21
25J. van RiemsdykL000-100.000003316:22
21S. LaughtonC101+120.263127515:34
54E. ZamulaD000020.06100—14:49
11T. KonecnyR101030.48000—14:48
19N. PatrickC000010.073007113:16
86J. FarabeeL000040.5600510012:52
55S. MorinL000000.00000—12:11
23O. LindblomL000+110.1221010011:59
59J. CatesC000000.000005011:42
57W. AllisonR000000.00102—11:34
81C. TwarynskiL000000.00300—07:22
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34A. Lyon(L)18144.7782.15-1.8558:15

Season series

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