Philadelphia Flyers vs. Boston Bruins Recap Aug 2, 2020
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 4–1
Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at BOS. Michael Raffl (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI scored 4 goals on 1.75 expected goals (47 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- PointsMichael Raffl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:35.Raffl
- LuckPHI scored 4 goals on 1.75 expected goals (47 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- GoalieCarter Hart (PHI) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +4 against a season average of 30.8; the win.Hart
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- LuckBOS scored 1 goal on 2.70 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
- UsageJames van Riemsdyk (PHI) played 10:42, −3:58 down on his 14:40 season average over 11 games.van Riemsdyk
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Three stars
★ First starCarter HartPHI · G · .971 SV%, 1.00 GAA
★★ Second starMichael RafflPHI · L · 1 G, 1 A
★★★ Third starIvan ProvorovPHI · D · 1 A
Officials
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer (#17), Wes McCauley (#4) · Linesmen: Greg Devorski (#54), Shandor Alphonso (#52)
Shot map
Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.
Shot map
Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.
Shot map, PHI at BOS: 117 attempts, 64 on goal, 5 goals, 4.45 expected goals; best chance Tyler Pitlick at 0.24 xG.
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, PHI at BOS: expected goals 2.70 to 1.75 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 47, 5 goals.
- BOS
- PHI
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BOS pressure
- PHI pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PHI 26% of the game, BOS 34%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, PHI at BOS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jaroslav Halak (55:49) for BOS and Carter Hart (60:00) for PHI, 5 goals.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Penalty
Sequence card
5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).
| Stat | PHI | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 50 | |
| 1.78 | 1.31 | |
| 1.76 | 1.29 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 17 | 5 | |
| +0.043 | −0.043 | |
| 26% | 34% |
Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.
Lines used
Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.
Philadelphia Flyers
- 11:2976% CF
- 10:4733% CF
- 7:4322% CF
- L4van Riemsdyk – Grant – Aube-Kubel6:2953% CF
- 12:3053% CF
- 13:2547% CF
- 11:4244% CF
- 2:57100% CF
- PP2Niskanen – van Riemsdyk – Hayes – Aube-Kubel – Provorov0:53
- 1:59
- 1:25
- 2:09
- 2:08
Boston Bruins
- 8:4479% CF
- 8:5442% CF
- 8:2038% CF
- 7:1550% CF
- 10:5861% CF
- 9:4025% CF
- 8:4265% CF
- 3:16100% CF
- 2:03100% CF
- 2:22
- 0:32
- 1:23
- 0:32
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
2nd period
- 5:33
- 9:31
- 18:51
- 18:59
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Philadelphia Flyers
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Couturier C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:55 | — | — | 77 | 86 |
| Claude Giroux R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | — | — | 70 | 95 |
| Jakub Voracek R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | — | — | 69 | 79 |
| Kevin Hayes R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:27 | — | — | 38 | 53 |
| Travis Konecny R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:11 | — | — | 39 | 58 |
| Scott Laughton C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13:21 | — | — | 35 | 39 |
| Nate Thompson C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13:01 | — | — | 17 | 33 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | — | — | 33 | 79 |
| Michael Raffl L | L3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:35 | — | — | 38 | 82 |
| Derek Grant C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 | — | — | 53 | 25 |
| James van Riemsdyk L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10:42 | — | — | 50 | 21 |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | — | — | 50 | 19 |
| Travis Sanheim D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:26 | — | — | 53 | 75 |
| Philippe Myers D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 0.17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:51 | — | — | 53 | 77 |
| Ivan Provorov D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24:51 | — | — | 47 | 55 |
| Matt Niskanen D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20:20 | — | — | 47 | 26 |
| Justin Braun D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | — | — | 47 | 41 |
| Robert Hagg D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16:17 | — | — | 46 | 41 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart(start) | W | 35 | 34 | 1 | .971 | 2.70 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:34 | — | — | 69 | 64 |
| Anders Bjork L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | — | — | 71 | 56 |
| Karson Kuhlman C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 | — | — | 64 | 55 |
| Sean Kuraly C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:59 | — | — | 46 | 34 |
| Chris Wagner R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | — | — | 48 | 47 |
| Joakim Nordstrom C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | — | — | 43 | 42 |
| David Pastrnak R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:19 | — | — | 35 | 31 |
| Brad Marchand L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:01 | — | — | 36 | 23 |
| Patrice Bergeron C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:38 | — | — | 39 | 23 |
| David Krejci C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:57 | — | — | 43 | 15 |
| Jake DeBrusk L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:17 | — | — | 46 | 18 |
| Jack Studnicka C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | — | — | 47 | 16 |
| Torey Krug D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:18 | — | — | 59 | 44 |
| Brandon Carlo D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:35 | — | — | 50 | 40 |
| Charlie McAvoy D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:10 | — | — | 42 | 36 |
| Zdeno Chara D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16:57 | — | — | 23 | 5 |
| Matt Grzelcyk D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:03 | — | — | 64 | 55 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13:39 | — | — | 63 | 60 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Halak(start) | L | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 1.75 | 55:49 |
Team data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- Does Scoring Depth Win Stanley Cups? Vegas won a Stanley Cup with nobody over 28 goals.
- Vegas Had the Best First Season of Any NHL Expansion Team Since 1967 the NHL has stocked 23 teams through expansion drafts.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Regular-Season Records Predict NHL Playoff Upsets Almost Exactly The team with the better record wins about five NHL playoff series in eight.