Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York RangersApr 23, 2021

FinalFriday, Apr 23, 2021· Madison Square Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PHI	1	0	0	1		PHI	7	9	11	27
NYR	2	0	2	4		NYR	6	10	8	24

: PHI 55NYR 43
: PHI 2.58NYR 2.39
PP goals: PHI 0NYR 1
Hits: PHI 19NYR 26
Blocks: PHI 11NYR 15
PIM: PHI 9NYR 7
: PHI 60%NYR 40%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:50 together.

Points
Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:49.Lafrenière
Points
Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:06.Buchnevich
Points
Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:58.Panarin
Points
Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:10.Zibanejad
PP1
NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:50 together.Kreider Strome Zibanejad Panarin Fox
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New look for NYR: Blackwell–Rooney–Howden skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Blackwell Rooney Howden
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New look for NYR: Strome–Panarin–Kravtsov skated 5:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Strome Panarin Kravtsov
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New look for PHI: Aube-Kubel–Lindblom–Cates skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Aube-Kubel Lindblom Cates

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← PHI attacks left (bottom on phones)NYR attacks right (top on phones) →

NYR
PHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · NYR 43 · PHI 55

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

NYR
PHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYR 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 27% of the game, NYR 26%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

NYR

PHI

goals / penalties

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).

Sequence card
Stat	PHI	NYR
	61	46
	2.58	2.33
	2.49	2.16
	13	7
	5	2
	23	22
	+0.071	−0.071
	27%	26%

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

L1Giroux – Voracek – Couturier
10:5056% CF
L2van Riemsdyk – Laughton – Konecny
10:3079% CF
L3Hayes – Allison – Farabee
6:3633% CF
L4Aube-Kubel – Lindblom – Cates
4:3933% CF
D1Braun – Provorov
15:0365% CF
D2Hagg – Sanheim
12:4163% CF
D3Gostisbehere – Myers
12:3850% CF

PP1Giroux – van Riemsdyk – Voracek – Couturier – Gostisbehere
2:1650% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Voracek – Hayes – Couturier – Provorov
0:13
PK1FLaughton – Lindblom
1:22
PK2FCouturier – Farabee
1:13
PK1DBraun – Provorov
0:51
PK2DHagg – Myers
0:30

Current PHI line combinations →

New York Rangers

L1Zibanejad – Buchnevich – Lafrenière
12:4636% CF
L2Kreider – Chytil – Kakko
9:1945% CF
L3Blackwell – Rooney – Howden
5:2718% CF
L4Strome – Panarin – Kravtsov
5:2440% CF
D1Smith – Miller
16:3544% CF
D2Lindgren – Jones
9:4153% CF
D3Fox – Hajek
8:3950% CF

PP1Kreider – Strome – Zibanejad – Panarin – Fox
1:5075% CF
PP2Blackwell – Buchnevich – Kakko – Jones – Lafrenière
0:49
PK1FZibanejad – Buchnevich
0:38
PK1DFox – Lindgren
0:37

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:02
NYRChris KreiderPP (Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox)tip-in0.14 xG
PHI: Braun, Laughton, Lindblom, ProvorovNYR: Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox
PHI 0 – 1 NYR
6:47
PHIOskar Lindblom (Jakub Voracek, Sean Couturier)backhand0.13 xG
PHI: Voracek, Couturier, Gostisbehere, Lindblom, MyersNYR: Buchnevich, Lindgren, Hajek, Chytil, Lafrenière
PHI 1 – 1 NYR
7:56
NYRPavel Buchnevich (Mika Zibanejad, Alexis Lafrenière)wrist0.20 xG
PHI: Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Gostisbehere, MyersNYR: Zibanejad, Buchnevich, Fox, Lindgren, Lafrenière
PHI 1 – 2 NYR

3rd period

9:24
NYRAlexis Lafrenière (Pavel Buchnevich, Mika Zibanejad)wrist0.21 xG
PHI: Giroux, Braun, Voracek, Hayes, HaggNYR: Zibanejad, Buchnevich, Lindgren, Hajek, Lafrenière
PHI 1 – 3 NYR
13:40
NYRFilip Chytil (Kaapo Kakko, Artemi Panarin)wrist0.04 xG
PHI: Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Gostisbehere, MyersNYR: Kreider, Chytil, Miller, Kakko, Jones
PHI 1 – 4 NYR

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sean Couturier C	L1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.52	2	0	0	20:56	—	—	61	56
Jakub Voracek R	L1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.08	1	0	0	18:32	—	—	52	41
Claude Giroux R	L1	0	0	0	-3	3	0.01	1	0	0	18:14	—	—	58	42
James van Riemsdyk L	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.60	0	0	0	18:48	—	—	67	75
Scott Laughton C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	5	1	5	13:59	—	—	75	89
Travis Konecny R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	13:08	—	—	76	89
Kevin Hayes R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	3	0	2	15:32	—	—	47	10
Wade Allison R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	14:13	—	—	53	32
Joel Farabee L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:37	—	—	43	39
Oskar Lindblom L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	0	0	0	14:12	—	—	56	81
Jackson Cates C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	0	0	0	11:19	—	—	43	50
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	1	0	0	9:06	—	—	40	51
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	3	2	20:53	—	—	63	80
Justin Braun D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	2	1	0	20:52	—	—	64	69
Travis Sanheim D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	2	0	19:47	—	—	62	48
Robert Hagg D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.20	0	0	0	17:16	—	—	54	30
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	0	3	0	20:17	—	—	58	52
Philippe Myers D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	0	18:28	—	—	40	44

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Lyon(start)	L	24	20	4	.833	2.39	60:00

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mika Zibanejad C	L1	0	2	2	+2	0	0.08	1	0	0	19:10	—	—	33	44
Pavel Buchnevich L	L1	1	1	2	+1	1	0.20	1	0	0	18:06	—	—	30	36
Alexis Lafrenière L	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.21	1	0	0	17:49	—	—	40	43
Filip Chytil C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.45	0	1	0	13:52	—	—	47	35
Chris Kreider L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.21	1	0	0	13:26	—	—	50	35
Kaapo Kakko R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	0	0	0	12:28	—	—	61	51
Colin Blackwell C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	1	0	0	14:36	—	—	46	57
Brett Howden C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	2	0	0	12:53	—	—	38	74
Kevin Rooney C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.22	4	0	5	10:59	—	—	39	74
Artemi Panarin L	L4	0	2	2	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	16:58	—	—	50	45
Ryan Strome C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	15:51	—	—	44	32
Vitali Kravtsov R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.21	0	0	0	12:22	—	—	53	64
K'Andre Miller D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.08	3	5	2	21:47	—	—	40	41
Brendan Smith D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	1	0	20:50	—	—	45	34
Ryan Lindgren D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	3	2	0	23:15	—	—	41	41
Zac Jones D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	3	0	0	13:42	—	—	55	50
Adam Fox D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.06	1	1	0	22:53	—	—	40	55
Libor Hajek D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	5	0	15:03	—	—	39	73

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)	W	27	26	1	.963	2.58	60:00

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.