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Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks

FinalTV NBCSP, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andrei Kuzmenko's goal at 1:53 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 2.9 to 2.6; shots on goal were PHI 37, VAN 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 17 of 21 (.810), 2.0 goals below expected; Arturs Silovs stopped 35 of 37 (.946), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Pettersson (2 G, 3 A), 2. Anthony Beauvillier (2 G), 3. Luke Schenn (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson2 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    A. Beauvillier2 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    L. Schenn3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI110112015237
VANVAN1112438623

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    14:24
  2. PHI
    deflectedxG 0.14win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    15:56

2nd period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.26win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    1:53
  2. VAN
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +11 pts
    1-3
    13:35
  3. PHI
    M. Frost(11)PPG
    wristxG 0.17win prob +12 pts
    2-3
    17:28

3rd period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    2-4
    10:04
  2. VAN
    J. Miller (31), L. Schenn (18)
    backhandxG 0.41win prob +1 pts
    2-5
    18:03
  3. VAN
    J. Miller (32), E. Bear (9)
    wristxG 0.51
    2-6
    19:19

Penalties

PHI 4 PIM·VAN 4 PIM

2nd

  • 13:31PHITravis Konecny · Trippingdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
  • 17:16VANLuke Schenn · Roughingdrawn by Kevin Hayes2 min
  • 17:56PHIIvan Provorov · Trippingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min

3rd

  • 17:38VANPhillip Di Giuseppe · High stickingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Andrei Kuzmenko, 2nd 1:53 — VAN 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.51E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.41A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.26J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.17A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.15B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.13V. Podkolzin · Missed · xG 0.13A. Beauvillier · Goal · xG 0.09A. Beauvillier · Goal · xG 0.09D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.09T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.09E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.08P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.08A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.08E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.07E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.06J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.06B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.05P. Di Giuseppe · Missed · xG 0.05A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.05E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.05E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.04E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.04P. Di Giuseppe · Goal · xG 0.03T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01C. Wolanin · On goal · xG 0.01C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.00J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN6 G · 2.9 xG · 29 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsVAN
2.62 G
All situations
4 G2.9
2.11 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
0.41 G
Power play
1 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI60%40%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.52 – 1.98

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

PHIvsVAN
37
Shots on goal
23
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/2
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
24
Hits
31
10
Blocked shots
24
8
Giveaways
6
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
11T. KonecnyR011-270.800025022:19
6T. SanheimD000-110.02100—22:17
77T. DeAngeloD000-230.08110—21:51
48M. FrostC101-330.280203721:39
21S. LaughtonC101050.362003821:00
9I. ProvorovD000-210.14102—20:25
13K. HayesR000-410.092003320:03
55R. RistolainenD011-310.04320—18:41
49N. CatesL000-120.090104717:59
45C. YorkD000-100.00100—16:14
74O. TippettR000-440.34000—16:01
25J. van RiemsdykL000010.1511010015:17
57W. AllisonR000-110.05510—13:38
44N. DeslauriersL000010.04020—12:37
24N. SeelerD000010.02000—11:56
86J. FarabeeL000010.01000—10:21
38P. BrownC011+130.047002510:07
61J. BraunD011+110.01000—07:44
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(L)21174.8102.00-2.0057:47

Season series

Tied 1-1

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