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2024-12-21 · Wells Fargo Center

4 – 5Final/OT

PHI beat CBJ 5–4 in overtime. PHI also won the expected-goals battle 3.4 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Owen Tippett scored at 3:30 of overtime, moving PHI’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Elvis Merzlikins allowed 1.6 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 30
Expected goals
2.4 – 3.4
xG share
PHI 58%
Home-ice start
PHI 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

CBJ goalPHI goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

CBJPHI

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

PHI
2 G, 0 A · 18:51 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing +1.65 · Penalties −0.20
+1.32
CBJ
Jake Christiansen
1 G, 0 A · 15:24 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing +0.93
+0.87
PHI
1 G, 1 A · 16:12 TOI
Finishing +0.70 · Faceoffs +0.06
+0.75

Rough nights

CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
63:30 TOI
GSAx −1.59
−1.59
PHI
63:12 TOI
GSAx −1.07
−1.07
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 20:08 TOI
On-ice −0.25 · Finishing −0.50
−0.79

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalCBJ–PHIWin prob.
P1 15:47 CBJMathieu Olivier
from Kent Johnson
1–047% → 65%
P2 7:05 CBJMikael Pyyhtia
from Sean Kuraly
2–067% → 83%
P3 6:53 PHIMorgan Frost
from Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny
2–16% → 23%
P3 8:48 PHINoah Cates
from Tyson Foerster, Cam York
2–221% → 52%
P3 10:01 CBJKirill Marchenko
from Dmitri Voronkov, Ivan Provorov
3–248% → 80%
P3 11:51 PHIMorgan Frost
from Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny
3–318% → 52%
P3 15:49 CBJJake Christiansen
from Dmitri Voronkov
4–349% → 88%
P3 18:16 PHITyson FoersterPP
from Travis Konecny, Owen Tippett
4–47% → 50%
OT 3:30 PHIOwen Tippett
from Noah Cates
4–552% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jake Christiansen D15:241+0.87−0.07+0.93−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R16:511+0.57−0.14+0.71−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikael Pyyhtia L10:451+0.49−0.16+0.66−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kirill Marchenko R18:481+0.49+0.20+0.30−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Sean Monahan C21:22+0.27+0.30−0.10+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.07
Damon Severson D28:41+0.17+0.02+0.01−0.03−0.03+0.20+0.00
Ivan Provorov D26:571+0.12+0.12+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
James van Riemsdyk L10:11−0.04−0.03−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Dmitri Voronkov L15:572−0.09+0.04−0.14+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Werenski D27:32−0.11−0.01−0.11+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Johnson D13:43−0.11−0.12+0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Fantilli C13:55−0.13+0.02−0.12−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.02
Jordan Harris D10:34−0.15−0.14+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
James Malatesta L10:12−0.18−0.18−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Sean Kuraly C11:271−0.33−0.11−0.00−0.01−0.01−0.20+0.00
Kent Johnson C17:571−0.57−0.21−0.35+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zachary Aston-Reese C12:06−0.60+0.09−0.30−0.01+0.02−0.40+0.00
Cole Sillinger C20:08−0.79−0.25−0.50−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G63:30−1.59

PHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Morgan Frost C18:512+1.32−0.12+1.65+0.00+0.01−0.20−0.02
Noah Cates L16:1211+0.75−0.00+0.70−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.06
Tyson Foerster R17:5511+0.69+0.04+0.65−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Owen Tippett R19:1113+0.49+0.07+0.42+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Poehling C10:27+0.33+0.19−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.20+0.00
Garnet Hathaway R9:13+0.21+0.22−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Seeler D14:56+0.11+0.15−0.04−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Joel Farabee L13:06+0.02−0.14−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.20−0.02
Rasmus Ristolainen D19:43−0.10+0.19−0.28−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Egor Zamula D18:33−0.13−0.10−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Travis Sanheim D25:42−0.14−0.03−0.11+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jamie Drysdale D15:31−0.15−0.06−0.07−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cam York D23:341−0.15+0.16−0.31+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Bobby Brink R15:02−0.16−0.13−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matvei Michkov R18:38−0.18+0.03−0.21+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Olle Lycksell R10:58−0.19+0.21−0.39−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Scott Laughton C16:05−0.28+0.04−0.28−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.04
Travis Konecny R23:113−0.31−0.18−0.13+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Ersson G63:12−1.07

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.