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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia FlyersFeb 25, 2025

Final· Wells Fargo Center
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PIT
1
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PHI
6
Goals123TShots123T
PIT0101PIT610824
PHI2316PHI1514938
PIT 50PHI 57
PIT 3.13PHI 3.51
PP goals
PIT 0PHI 0
Hits
PIT 19PHI 14
Blocks
PIT 9PHI 15
PIM
PIT 6PHI 4
PIT 55%PHI 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Philadelphia Flyers rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 at home. Bobby Brink (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 32 (.842), +10 against a season average of 27.7; the loss.

  1. Points
    Bobby Brink had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:10.Brink
  2. Points
    Noah Cates had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:58.Cates
  3. Points
    Tyson Foerster had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:01.Foerster
  4. Points
    Matvei Michkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:07.Michkov
  5. Goalie
    Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 32 (.842), +10 against a season average of 27.7; the loss.Nedeljkovic
  6. Luck
    PHI scored 6 goals on 3.51 expected goals (57 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. Luck
    PIT scored 1 goal on 3.13 expected goals (50 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. New line
    New look for PIT: Heinen–Acciari–Lizotte skated 6:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HeinenAcciariLizotte

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, PIT at PHI: 107 attempts, 62 on goal, 7 goals, 6.64 expected goals; best chance Bryan Rust at 0.43 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← PIT attacks left (bottom on phones)PHI attacks right (top on phones) →
  • PHI
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · PHI 57 · PIT 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at PHI: expected goals 3.51 to 3.13 (PHI led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 50, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdPHIPITRCTFCBTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PHI
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PHIPITcontrol2nd3rdRistolainen · 1st 3:56Cates · 1st 12:19Tomasino · 2nd 6:09Foerster · 2nd 11:55Cates · 2nd 18:55Brink · 2nd 19:05Tippett · 3rd 6:06
  • PHI pressure
  • PIT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 28% of the game, PHI 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, PIT at PHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Samuel Ersson (60:00) for PHI and Alex Nedeljkovic (60:00) for PIT, 7 goals.

PHI
PIT
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
StatPITPHI
5253
3.373.21
3.222.94
1016
45
1923
+0.006−0.006
28%33%

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Philadelphia Flyers

Current PHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:56
    PHIRasmus Ristolainen (Egor Zamula, Matvei Michkov)slap0.08 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Grzelcyk, Heinen, BeauvillierPHI: Couturier, Ristolainen, Tippett, Zamula, Michkov
    PIT 0 – 1 PHI
  2. 12:19
    PHINoah Cates (Bobby Brink, Jakob Pelletier)wrist0.06 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Heinen, Beauvillier, JosephPHI: Seeler, Cates, Brink, Pelletier, Drysdale
    PIT 0 – 2 PHI

2nd period

  1. 6:09
    PITPhilip Tomasino (Michael Bunting, Kris Letang)backhand0.19 xG
    PIT: Letang, Hayes, Grzelcyk, Bunting, TomasinoPHI: Laughton, Ristolainen, Konecny, Zamula, Kuzmenko
    PIT 1 – 2 PHI
  2. 11:55
    PHITyson Foerster (Jamie Drysdale, Bobby Brink)wrist0.16 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, JosephPHI: Sanheim, Cates, Brink, Drysdale, Foerster
    PIT 1 – 3 PHI
  3. 18:55
    PHINoah Cates (Bobby Brink, Tyson Foerster)wrist0.20 xG
    PIT: Letang, Hayes, Grzelcyk, Bunting, TomasinoPHI: Seeler, Cates, Brink, Drysdale, Foerster
    PIT 1 – 4 PHI
  4. 19:05
    PHIBobby Brink (Noah Cates, Tyson Foerster)deflected0.29 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, JosephPHI: Sanheim, Cates, York, Brink, Foerster
    PIT 1 – 5 PHI

3rd period

  1. 6:06
    PHIOwen Tippett (Sean Couturier, Matvei Michkov)wrist0.11 xG
    PIT: Heinen, Acciari, Desharnais, Joseph, LizottePHI: Couturier, Ristolainen, Tippett, Zamula, Michkov
    PIT 1 – 6 PHI

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sidney Crosby CL1000-220.1311019:26——6355
Bryan Rust RL1000-221.0810218:52——6055
Rickard Rakell RL1000-220.1020018:09——6555
Michael Bunting LL2011010.0000013:17——3844
Kevin Hayes RL2000020.1100012:57——4746
Philip Tomasino RL2101010.3310012:29——3536
Evgeni Malkin CL3000-200.0610015:06——5062
Anthony Beauvillier RL3000-230.3900214:19——5763
Cody Glass CL3000010.2501014:03——5995
Noel Acciari CL4000-100.0010013:26——2316
Blake Lizotte CL4000-110.0511012:14——1517
Danton Heinen LL4000-300.0030011:02——3933
Vincent Desharnais DD1000-130.1923019:03——5045
Ryan Shea DD1000010.0411018:24——5268
Kris Letang DD2011-100.1920222:46——5566
Matt Grzelcyk DD2000-110.0221017:48——5156
Erik Karlsson DD3000-320.1810021:13——4229
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000-420.0201019:26——4842
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)L38326.8423.5160:00

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bobby Brink RL1134+440.4400016:10——4241
Tyson Foerster RL1123+320.2501016:01——3536
Noah Cates LL1213+430.3710015:58——3540
Matvei Michkov RL2022+270.5602017:07——5859
Owen Tippett RL2101+240.1412014:32——6469
Sean Couturier CL2011+210.1500013:51——5659
Travis Konecny RL3000-140.1201016:48——5548
Scott Laughton CL3000-130.0710016:46——6049
Andrei Kuzmenko LL3000-120.1000016:18——5439
Ryan Poehling CL4000010.2501013:22——4755
Jakob Pelletier LL4011+120.1520012:00——4358
Garnet Hathaway RL4000030.3140211:44——5057
Cam York DD1000+100.0712023:08——4342
Travis Sanheim DD1000+210.1702022:21——4947
Rasmus Ristolainen DD2101+110.0911019:32——5546
Egor Zamula DD2011+100.1401017:19——5346
Jamie Drysdale DD3011+300.1300016:53——5256
Nick Seeler DD3000+200.0032216:10——5258
PHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Ersson(start)W24231.9583.1360:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI) 1st 3:56 · assists Egor Zamula, Matvei Michkov · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 62.0 mph shot · 4.6 s from entry to goal.

Rasmus Ristolainen · 1st 3:56 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
62.0 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
4.6 s
Type
one-timer

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Noah Cates · 1st 12:19 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
64.3 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Tyson Foerster · 2nd 11:55 · PHI

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
53.6 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s
Type
one-timer

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Bobby Brink · 2nd 19:05 · PHI

Play
deflection
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
9.1 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s
Type
rebound

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