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Game Recap
PHI4
FinalWed, Dec 18, 2024Every game that night
DET6

DET beat PHI 6-4, and the chances backed it up: 3.53 expected goals to 1.97. P. Kane led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Lyon stopped 15 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI1124
DET1326
  1. 1st 1:06PHIT. Konecny0.08 xG
  2. 1st 18:19DETJ. CompherPP0.15 xG
  3. 2nd 10:15DETA. DeBrincat0.18 xG
  4. 2nd 10:40PHIN. Cates0.17 xG
  5. 2nd 16:05DETM. Rasmussen0.03 xG
  6. 2nd 17:27DETJ. Veleno0.22 xG
  7. 3rd 3:50PHIR. Poehling0.08 xG
  8. 3rd 5:39PHIO. Tippett0.17 xG
  9. 3rd 7:22DETP. Kane0.08 xG
  10. 3rd 18:48DETL. RaymondEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

PHIDET
19Shots on goal24
1.97Expected goals3.53
46Shot attempts52
175v5 shots on goal15
0/1Power play1/3
18Hits15
19Blocked shots11
6Penalty minutes2
17Giveaways10
5Takeaways4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 1.97 xGDET 3.53 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdPHI goal, 1:06DET goal, 18:19DET goal, 10:15PHI goal, 10:40DET goal, 16:05DET goal, 17:27PHI goal, 3:50PHI goal, 5:39DET goal, 7:22DET goal, 18:48

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

PHI19 on goal, 4 scored
DET23 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. CouturierC0223100015:510:54
T. KonecnyRW101111-2020:391:30
O. TippettRW1012110417:150:30
T. FoersterRW011001-1016:151:02
J. FarabeeLW011100+1013:550:30
N. CatesLW101110-1013:480:00
S. LaughtonC0111120013:200:00
R. PoehlingC1011010013:170:00
M. MichkovRW000410-2019:121:30
M. FrostC0001000014:150:28
B. BrinkRW0000100011:551:32
G. HathawayRW0000620011:230:00
T. SanheimD011120-1224:170:04
J. DrysdaleD0111010022:091:29
N. SeelerD011113+1017:380:00
R. RistolainenD0000210020:240:00
E. ZamulaD0001030018:590:31
C. YorkD000003-1012:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Ersson23185.78358:02Loss
A. Kolosov000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. CompherLW112100+1019:322:40
D. LarkinC022100+1018:582:40
L. RaymondLW112210+1017:522:42
P. KaneRW1123000212:481:59
M. RasmussenC1013100018:250:57
C. FischerRW0110100012:470:00
J. VelenoC1012210012:090:00
A. DeBrincatRW1013010011:562:01
V. TarasenkoRW0003000016:171:53
T. MotteC0001520014:490:00
A. CoppC0000000014:081:01
M. KasperC0002000013:012:35
M. SeiderD011104+1028:022:26
B. ChiarotD000032+3029:140:00
J. PetryD0000100020:000:00
J. HollD000011+1017:140:00
E. GustafssonD000200-2015:302:11
S. EdvinssonD000000-105:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Lyon19154.78959:42Win
V. Husso000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScorePHI 3.1, DET 3.2PHI 4, DET 6
Total goals6.210
Shots on goalPHI 30.6, DET 26.3PHI 19, DET 24
Win chanceDET 52%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
PHI T. Konecny2.910.99134%1
DET D. Larkin2.811.05237%0
PHI O. Tippett2.620.54124%1
DET A. DeBrincat2.630.85131%1
DET P. Kane2.230.80225%1
PHI S. Couturier2.230.51217%0
PHI J. Farabee2.210.52121%0
DET L. Raymond2.121.02232%1
PHI M. Michkov1.940.79024%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.810.51112%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.830.66026%0
DET M. Seider1.810.64111%0
PHI T. Foerster1.600.38119%0
PHI M. Frost1.610.49016%0
PHI S. Laughton1.610.41115%0
PHI C. York1.400.36010%0
PHI B. Brink1.400.40015%0
DET M. Kasper1.420.34014%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.310.3116%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.300.2604%0
PHI G. Hathaway1.300.28012%0
DET B. Chiarot1.300.3008%0
DET J. Compher1.210.57220%1
DET M. Rasmussen1.230.46118%1
PHI N. Cates1.210.33112%1
DET S. Edvinsson1.100.41011%0
PHI N. Seeler1.110.2214%0
PHI R. Poehling1.110.32112%1
DET A. Copp1.100.44016%0
DET T. Motte1.110.18010%0
DET J. Petry1.000.3806%0
DET E. Gustafsson1.020.3706%0
DET C. Fischer0.900.23110%0
PHI E. Zamula0.810.3006%0
DET J. Veleno0.720.2119%1
DET J. Holl0.400.1803%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.