Scoring Chances: ECSF Game 4, Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

by ToddtheFox on May 7, 2011 8:00 AM EDT in Philadelphia Flyers Game Recaps - 10-11

The Flyers scored on 12.5% of their chances this game, which sadly is the best strike rate for the series.

Facing elimination, the Flyers could not break down an excellent Boston defense. The final boxscore credited them with 23 shots, but they only generated eight scoring chances, largely due to the shots coming from outside the scoring chance area. The Bruins on the other hand, were able to regularly get into good positions to shoot and generated a total of 17 chances. Six of those chances came on powerplays, which doesn't seem so inept anymore.

Early in the first period the chances were even, with Braydon Coburn getting two chances for the Flyers. The Bruins then generated the next nine straight chances, including a Milan Lucic powerplay goal. The Flyers would not get another chance until there was ten seconds remaining in the period. The period ended with the Bruins outchancing the Flyers 10-3.

The Flyers outchanced the Bruins in the second 4-2, and tied the game with a 4v4 Kris Versteeg goal with 6:39 remaining in the period. James van Riemsdyk's chance with 4:16 remaining in the second would be the last chance the Flyers would get for more than twenty minutes of hockey as the Bruins took over in the third. The Bruins got five chances in the third, including two goals, while managing to keep the Flyers to the outside in their defensive zone. JVR would get the final chance for the Flyers with 1:09 remaining, but it was far too late by then. The empty net goals weren't counted as scoring chances and to be honest I wasn't paying close attention by the end of the third, but I don't think I missed any chances.

Jump for the charts (if you want, I probably wouldn't, they are pretty depressing).

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 30224

Team	Period	Time	Note	PHI						Opponent
PHI	1	16:57	Coburn	5	11	13	35	44	45	11	20	21	22	30	34	5v5
EAS	1	16:06	Kelly	18	21	28	35	44	48	21	23	30	49	55		5v4
PHI	1	14:40	Coburn	5	10	13	18	26	35	12	17	18	30	44	46	5v5
EAS	1	13:09	Lucic	6	18	28	35	41		12	17	18	30	33	46	4v5
EAS	1	11:04	Bergeron deflect	6	10	17	18	35	41	21	28	30	37	55	63	5v5
EAS	1	8:30	Campbell wrap	5	10	13	35	36	44	11	12	20	30	55	63	5v5
EAS	1	7:58	Lucic GOAL	5	11	35	36	44		12	17	18	30	46	55	4v5
EAS	1	6:30	Ryder ms	5	10	17	18	25	35	12	23	30	44	49	73	5v5
EAS	1	5:01	Boychuck ms	17	21	22	25	26	35	12	17	18	30	46	55	5v5
EAS	1	4:28	Horton	5	11	35	36	44		12	17	18	30	46	55	4v5
EAS	1	3:46	Peverley	6	10	18	35	41		12	28	30	33	37	49	4v5
EAS	1	2:02	Marchand ms	5	21	25	28	35	48	12	23	30	44	63	73	5v5
PHI	1	0:10	Briere	5	19	22	35	44	48	28	30	33	49	55	63	5v5
EAS	2	16:21	Paille	6	11	25	35	36	45	12	17	28	30	46	55	5v5
PHI	2	15:39	Richards	10	13	18	25	35	41	12	28	30	37	55	63	5v5
PHI	2	14:15	Briere	6	19	22	35	41	48	17	21	30	46	55	73	5v5
EAS	2	11:45	Peverley	6	11	21	35	36	41	23	30	33	44	49	73	5v5
PHI	2	6:39	Versteeg GOAL	10	18	25	35	41		30	33	37	44	63		4v4
PHI	2	4:16	JVR	5	17	21	26	28	35	11	23	30	33	44		5v4
EAS	3	18:25	Marchand	5	6	10	28	35		28	30	33	37	44	49	4v5
EAS	3	18:23	Marchand rbd	5	6	10	28	35		28	30	33	37	44	49	4v5
EAS	3	17:18	Boychuck GOAL	17	19	35	41	44	48	21	23	30	49	55	73	5v5
EAS	3	4:57	Lucic GOAL	5	17	18	21	25	35	17	18	23	30	33	55	5v5
EAS	3	4:03	Campbell	17	19	22	35	41	44	11	28	30	33	44	49	5v5
PHI	3	1:09	JVR	5	18	21	22	25	28	11	20	21	22	30	55	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
5	B. COBURN	17:21	4	4	0:32	1	0	5:46	0	4
6	S. O'DONNELL	8:46	1	3	0:00	0	0	1:59	0	4
10	K. VERSTEEG	10:53	3	3	1:12	0	0	1:15	0	3
11	B. BETTS	5:18	1	2	0:00	0	0	5:12	0	2
13	D. CARCILLO	3:45	3	1	0:13	0	0	0:00	0	0
17	J. CARTER	13:50	0	6	2:31	1	0	0:04	0	0
18	M. RICHARDS	14:01	4	3	3:09	0	1	2:40	0	2
19	S. HARTNELL	10:59	2	2	1:43	0	0	0:00	0	0
21	J. VAN RIEMSDYK	17:04	1	4	3:05	1	1	0:00	0	0
22	V. LEINO	13:47	3	2	2:20	0	0	0:00	0	0
25	M. CARLE	20:01	3	5	2:04	0	0	0:03	0	0
26	D. SYVRET	2:51	1	1	0:23	1	0	0:00	0	0
28	C. GIROUX	16:32	1	1	3:42	1	1	1:20	0	3
35	S. BOBROVSKY	43:48	6	10	6:00	1	1	8:31	0	6
36	D. POWE	7:15	0	3	0:00	0	0	6:28	0	2
41	A. MESZAROS	24:04	3	4	2:32	0	0	2:45	0	2
44	K. TIMONEN	17:17	2	3	3:33	0	1	6:29	0	2
45	J. SHELLEY	3:13	1	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
48	D. BRIERE	18:09	2	2	3:01	0	1	0:03	0	0

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	3	10	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0
2	4	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	8	17	7	10	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0

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Time for guys to move on.

I can’t believe people are still blaming the goalies when offense and defense did not do their jobs. Boucher played good enough to win games in the buffalo series and we could not score and our defense never clears the porch with Pronger or without. I think it was a mistake giving carter and Richards long contracts players get way to comfortable and it is showing. I have never seen the flyers not give effort but both these series so no effort from the team. We keep Briere, JVR, Giroux, and I will say it Carcillo who changed my mind last night by being the only one that kept his feet moving. The rest are free to go since they showed a lack of effort or wanting to be on the ice. I like Hartnell but he is way overpaid for his role so time to say bye to scotty, also Carle, timmo and coburn i have lost faith. It was so sad to see them last night and know that they were just cruising along waiting for the T – times today. If i showed up at my job with that effort I would be fired so why should they not be traded. Frustrated Flyers fan that thought we had something, but wrong yet again.

by whosyourjockey on May 7, 2011 9:35 AM EDT reply actions

I agree...somewhat

   I agree with some of your points but not all. I agree that goaltending is not all to blame but I also believe its important to feel confident in front of your goalie and when you dont even know whos going to start or if hes going to get pulled in the 1st period, again then its makes things tougher. But again I agree that doesnt mean there arent other issues to be dealt with.
   I see where youre coming from as far as the long contracts because youre right some of the guys appeared complacent. At the same time having Richy and Carter locked up for there careers is nothing to cry about. If were going to win a cup its going be because of those guys, it just has to be. And when the time comes I hope he signs JVR and Giroux the same way.
   You have to look at the year as a whole, and when you do you see we actually had pretty great year. The goal scoring was there just not when it mattered in the playoffs. We tailed off, as a team, at a time when you need to be picking it up. I agree that players need to go but the core needs to stay intact. Richy, Carter, Prongs, Timmo, JVR, Giroux, Briere and I add Coburn too because hes improved every year and I think his best hockey is still ahead of him are all untouchable. I say Hasta La BYE BYE to Scott Hartnell, ( which i actually called for last year because he was terrible during the regular season and then actually gained himself some value by having a great playoffs) Matt Carle, who in my opinion is declining, Brian Boucher, sorry bud youre not a terrible goalie but we cant expect him to be a part of a stanley cup team, and Kris Versteeg who was a dud of a deadline pick up. If we moved these players for draft picks theres no reason we couldnt get up into the top 10 of the first round which we could use for a change. Or get good prospects and possibly roster players too. And also with the freed up cap space we could chase a goalie…say Bryzgalov? Sounds like a terrific mentor for the one we call Bob?

by kckrebs on May 7, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Rec’d because you took the time to write it and post it – that couldn’t have been fun.

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by Orange and Black Forever on May 7, 2011 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

so quiet round these parts :(

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by sophiejo on May 7, 2011 2:34 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks Todd

These were helpful.

Set your JVR in 2011.

by Bud in TN on May 7, 2011 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

Agree with Bud, these have been great stuff, Todd. Hope to see more of it come October.

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by Ben Feldman on May 7, 2011 3:28 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t even pretend to understand the charts.
I just know they prove what I see on the ice.

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by Val_d'Or on May 7, 2011 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks for doing this Todd. It’s been great.

Do you have any plans to do some kind of wrap-up looking back over the data you’ve collected? I’d be interested to hear how the numbers compare from the regular season, the first round, and the second round, or with various lineup options (with/without Carter or Zherdev), and the like.

by Eric T. on May 7, 2011 3:55 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks Eric and everyone else. I was so glad I scored this game live, because I wouldn’t have wanted to go back and watch it.

I intend to do a series by series recap, but the fact the scripts didn’t work properly makes that a little harder. Derek Zona was able to get around it, and has given me the tools to do the same, but he’s a genius and I am not. I’m working on it.