Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
Recap
written from the game dataThe Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0. The Flames scored first and never trailed. The Flames led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sean Monahan's goal at 1:10 of the second period, which took the Flames' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Flames, 2.9 to 2.4; shots on goal were VAN 34, CGY 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 of 29 (.931); David Rittich stopped 34 of 34 (1.000), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. David Rittich (34 saves, 1.000), 2. Johnny Gaudreau (1 G, 2 A), 3. Sean Monahan (1 G).
Three stars
- ★D. Rittich34 saves, 1.000

- ★★J. Gaudreau1 G, 2 A

- ★★★S. Monahan1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
0-113:50
2nd period
0-21:10
3rd period
0-318:59
Penalties
1st
- 0:33
Elias Lindholm · Hookingdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
- 9:53
Troy Stecher · Trippingdrawn by Andrew Mangiapane2 min
2nd
- 4:46
Josh Leivo · Hookingdrawn by Sean Monahan2 min
- 6:31
served by J. Virtanen · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 9:33
TJ Brodie · Interferencedrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 17:44
Milan Lucic · Trippingdrawn by Jake Virtanen2 min
- 18:39
Tyler Myers · Interferencedrawn by Travis Hamonic2 min
- 18:39
Travis Hamonic · Roughingdrawn by Tyler Myers2 min
- 19:49
served by J. Virtanen · Too many men on the ice2 min
3rd
- 1:10
Milan Lucic · Hookingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min
- 2:10
Elias Lindholm · Trippingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
- 5:45
Travis Hamonic · Holdingdrawn by Jay Beagle2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Sean Monahan, 2nd 1:10 — 69% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.40 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.9
- 1.40 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.4
- 1.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.41 – 2.00
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
- 30
- 53%
- Faceoffs
- 47%
- 0/6
- Power play
- 0/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 14
- 7
- Hits
- 13
- 6
- Blocked shots
- 19
- 14
- Giveaways
- 19
- 5
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
