Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
PHI7
FinalSat, Apr 11, 2026Every game that night
WPG1

PHI beat WPG 7-1, with the chances close: 2.22 expected goals to 2.43. S. Couturier led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Couturier had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. D. Vladar stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI3227
WPG1001
  1. 1st 1:17PHIP. Martone0.14 xG
  2. 1st 6:57WPGH. Fleury0.09 xG
  3. 1st 8:24PHIM. Michkov0.02 xG
  4. 1st 8:49PHIS. Couturier0.15 xG
  5. 2nd 11:41PHIT. Sanheim0.03 xG
  6. 2nd 19:28PHIN. CatesSH0.17 xG
  7. 3rd 6:23PHIS. Couturier0.20 xG
  8. 3rd 13:32PHIN. Seeler0.04 xG

Team Stats

PHIWPG
23Shots on goal28
2.22Expected goals2.43
50Shot attempts63
185v5 shots on goal26
0/2Power play0/3
25Hits20
17Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes4
10Giveaways23
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 2.22 xGWPG 2.43 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdPHI goal, 1:17WPG goal, 6:57PHI goal, 8:24PHI goal, 8:49PHI goal, 11:41PHI goal, 19:28PHI goal, 6:23PHI goal, 13:32

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

PHI23 on goal, 7 scored
WPG28 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. CouturierC213401+2017:010:55
N. CatesLW123230+3013:331:47
M. MichkovRW112300+2013:272:03
C. DvorakC011211+2015:361:18
P. MartoneRW1012100015:251:57
T. KonecnyRW0110100014:451:09
D. BarkeyC011020+3012:190:55
T. ZegrasC0000010416:120:51
L. GlendeningC000110+2015:200:00
T. FoersterRW0002120015:070:51
O. TippettRW0001200014:090:36
G. HathawayRW000172+3011:481:05
R. RistolainenD022210+3021:451:11
T. SanheimD101120+2025:260:33
N. SeelerD101214+2217:140:55
C. YorkD000012+2021:381:05
J. DrysdaleD000003+2017:321:54
E. AndraeD000011+1015:480:55
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar28271.96459:55Win
S. Ersson000–0:00

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. ToewsC0111000015:323:19
C. KoepkeLW011320+1013:370:07
M. ScheifeleC000300-2220:223:34
K. ConnorLW000200-2019:313:15
G. VilardiC000100-4017:273:13
A. IafalloLW000312-1015:030:07
C. PerfettiC000110-3014:372:19
A. LowryC000051-3014:120:07
I. RosenRW000110+1013:280:00
V. NamestnikovC000231-2012:552:19
B. LambertC000020-2212:542:37
N. NiederreiterRW000310-2011:502:40
H. FleuryD101102-1013:180:00
J. MorrisseyD000404-2024:253:34
D. DeMeloD0001400022:020:23
D. SambergD000202-2020:220:07
N. PionkD000001-4020:002:19
J. BrysonD000000-2014:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck20155.75040:00Loss
E. Comrie312.33320:00

Lines at 5-on-5

PHI

Line 1T. Zegras15:16T. Foerster13:41O. Tippett13:26
Line 2C. Dvorak11:37T. Konecny13:02P. Martone13:23
Line 4D. Barkey11:24M. Michkov11:24N. Cates9:34
Pair 1T. Sanheim20:46R. Ristolainen18:01
Pair 2C. York16:46J. Drysdale15:38
Pair 3N. Seeler14:41E. Andrae14:48

WPG

Line 1M. Scheifele16:43K. Connor15:29A. Iafallo12:45
Line 2G. Vilardi14:09C. Perfetti12:18A. Lowry11:51
Line 3J. Toews12:12I. Rosen13:28C. Koepke11:53
Pair 1D. DeMelo20:11J. Morrissey20:08
Pair 2D. Samberg17:26N. Pionk15:06
Pair 3J. Bryson14:25H. Fleury12:40

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScorePHI 2.6, WPG 3.1PHI 7, WPG 1
Total goals5.78
Shots on goalPHI 24.4, WPG 25.0PHI 23, WPG 28
Win chanceWPG 58%PHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WPG K. Connor3.021.20040%0
PHI P. Martone2.720.55116%1
PHI O. Tippett2.510.58024%0
WPG M. Scheifele2.131.21037%0
WPG C. Perfetti2.010.64022%0
PHI T. Konecny1.900.71124%0
PHI T. Foerster1.820.50024%0
WPG J. Morrissey1.840.76016%0
PHI C. Dvorak1.720.56118%0
PHI T. Zegras1.700.64020%0
PHI M. Michkov1.730.55218%1
WPG N. Pionk1.700.4209%0
WPG G. Vilardi1.710.79031%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.530.44019%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.520.3426%0
PHI N. Cates1.420.46316%1
PHI S. Couturier1.340.37312%2
WPG D. Samberg1.320.2905%0
WPG C. Koepke1.330.26113%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.300.3508%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.210.3819%1
WPG N. Niederreiter1.230.35018%0
WPG A. Lowry1.100.40016%0
PHI C. York1.100.2706%0
WPG J. Toews1.110.38114%0
WPG B. Lambert1.000.33013%0
PHI N. Seeler1.020.1413%1
WPG V. Namestnikov0.920.31012%0
WPG D. DeMelo0.910.2705%0
PHI D. Barkey0.900.30111%0
PHI L. Glendening0.810.1407%0
WPG I. Rosen0.810.21010%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.710.1709%0
WPG H. Fleury0.610.1212%1
PHI E. Andrae0.600.1302%0
WPG J. Bryson0.400.1502%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 more 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.