Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors PIT; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Flyers- Porter MartoneGoals1
- Rasmus RistolainenAssists2
- Rasmus RistolainenPoints2
Penguins- Evgeni MalkinGoals1
- Evgeni MalkinAssists1
- Evgeni MalkinPoints2
Scoring summary
- P318:59Bryan Rust Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (1), Erik Karlsson (1)3–2
- P317:23Porter Martone Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (1), Rasmus Ristolainen (2)3–1
- P310:00Travis Sanheim Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (1), Christian Dvorak (1)2–1
- P215:51Evgeni Malkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Novak (1), Rickard Rakell (1)1–1
- P29:19Jamie Drysdale Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (1), Denver Barkey (1)1–0
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P29:19Jamie Drysdale Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (1), Denver Barkey (1)PHI 1 – 0 PIT · PHI 45% → 65% +20PHI 45% → 65%+20 pts
- P215:51Evgeni Malkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Novak (1), Rickard Rakell (1)PHI 1 – 1 PIT · PIT 32% → 54% +22PIT 32% → 54%+22 pts
- P310:00Travis Sanheim Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (1), Christian Dvorak (1)PHI 2 – 1 PIT · PHI 47% → 80% +32PHI 47% → 80%+32 pts
- P317:23Porter Martone Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (1), Rasmus Ristolainen (2)PHI 3 – 1 PIT · PHI 96% → >99% +4PHI 96% → >99%+4 pts
- P318:59Bryan Rust Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (1), Erik Karlsson (1)PHI 3 – 2 PIT · PIT <1% → <1% +0PIT <1% → <1%+0 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Penguins 56%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 55–60% have won 56.4% of 1,035 graded games.
- Market
- PIT 56%
- ML PHI +120 / PIT -142
- Pre-line forecast
- PIT 49%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- PIT 54%
- Ratings vs. market
- −2.0 pts
- PIT: Elo 54.4%, market 56.3%
- Fair odds
- PIT -129
- PHI +129 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- PHI 3.1 – 3.4 PIT
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 6.5
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | PHI | PIT | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1502 | 1508 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | +8 | −3 | PHI: Dan Vladar: team allows 0.21 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈43 weighted starts) · PIT: Stuart Skinner: team allows 0.07 more goals than with its usual starter (≈49 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | PIT +30 Elo | PIT 54.4% | |
| Market-implied ratings | PHI 52.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | PHI 51.0% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | PIT 56.3% | Follows the market (vig removed): in testing, adding the ratings made it less accurate | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Opponent Elo: how strong the teams each has played are, 1st the toughest. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| PHI | Stat | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 20th of 323.0 | Goals scored | 3.63rd of 32 |
| 9th of 323.0 | Goals allowed | 3.324th of 32 |
| 15th of 32+0.1 | Margin | +0.310th of 32 |
| 16th of 3250.0% | Shot share | 51.1%11th of 32 |
| 23rd of 3289.1% | Save percentage | 89.1%24th of 32 |
| 2nd of 327–3 | Last 10 | 5–516th of 32 |
| 7th of 3223–18 | Road vs home | 19–2125th of 32 |
| 9th of 321503 | Opponent Elo | 150311th of 32 |
| 18th of 321502 | Elo rating | 150815th of 32 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Against the line
How each team has done against the closing spread and total, coming into this game.
| This season |  PHI |  PIT |
|---|---|---|
| Puck line | 52–30 | 47–35 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 10–14 | 13–20 |
| Underdog | 42–16 | 34–15 |
| Overs–unders | 42–40 | 48–34 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 8–2 |
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Head to head
PHI 6–6 PIT in their last 12 meetings; the forecast called 8 of 12.