Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Calgary Flames beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2. The Flames scored first and never trailed. The Flames led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mark Giordano's goal at 7:29 of the second period, which took the Flames' chances from 67% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Flames, 3.3 to 2.1; shots on goal were CGY 34, EDM 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flames win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. David Rittich stopped 22 of 24 (.917); Mikko Koskinen stopped 29 of 34 (.853), 1.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mikael Backlund (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jesse Puljujarvi (2 A), 3. Mark Giordano (1 G, 2 A).
Three stars
- ★M. Backlund1 G, 1 A

- ★★J. Puljujarvi2 A

- ★★★M. Giordano1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals2nd period
1-00:44
2-07:29
3-015:30
3-119:42
3rd period
3-24:16
4-214:15
5-216:03
Penalties
1st
- 13:17
Zack Kassian · Boardingdrawn by Mark Giordano2 min
- 15:18
Mark Giordano · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 17:00
served by J. Puljujarvi · Too many men on the ice2 min
2nd
- 3:11
Mark Giordano · High sticking double minordrawn by Connor McDavid4 min
- 5:31
Milan Lucic · Roughingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
- 5:31
Garnet Hathaway · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Milan Lucic2 min
- 6:23
Darnell Nurse · Holdingdrawn by Mikael Backlund2 min
- 8:56
Darnell Nurse · Roughingdrawn by Michael Frolik2 min
- 8:56
Michael Frolik · Interferencedrawn by Darnell Nurse2 min
- 12:41
Johnny Gaudreau · Cross checkingdrawn by Kris Russell2 min
- 16:35
Kris Russell · High stickingdrawn by Johnny Gaudreau2 min
- 19:23
Mikael Backlund · Cross checkingdrawn by Leon Draisaitl2 min
- 19:23
Leon Draisaitl · Embellishment2 min
3rd
- 2:27
TJ Brodie · Trippingdrawn by Jesse Puljujarvi2 min
- 4:57
Milan Lucic · Cross checkingdrawn by Johnny Gaudreau2 min
- 6:19
James Neal · Slashingdrawn by Kyle Brodziak2 min
- 8:21
Jesse Puljujarvi · Interferencedrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
- 14:50
Brandon Manning · Interferencedrawn by Michael Frolik2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Mark Giordano, 2nd 7:29 — 67% → 83%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.35 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.1
- 0.93 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.3
- 1.92 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.7
- 0.50 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.16 – 2.06
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 34
- Shots on goal
- 24
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 2/7
- Power play
- 1/6
- 18
- Penalty minutes
- 20
- 9
- Hits
- 19
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 12
- Giveaways
- 24
- 10
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






