Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets
Recap
written from the game dataThe Winnipeg Jets beat the Calgary Flames 4-1. The Flames scored first; the Jets answered. The Jets led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kyle Connor's goal at 13:59 of the second period, which took the Jets' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Jets, 2.9 to 2.4; shots on goal were CGY 24, WPG 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flames win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 0.8 goals below expected; Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Connor Hellebuyck (23 saves, .958), 2. Mathieu Perreault (3 A), 3. Mason Appleton (2 G).
Three stars
- ★C. Hellebuyck23 saves, .958

- ★★M. Perreault3 A

- ★★★M. Appleton2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-019:04
2nd period
1-13:31
1-213:59
1-319:09
3rd period
1-418:38
Penalties
1st
- 4:09
Blake Wheeler · Holdingdrawn by Nikita Nesterov2 min
- 7:17
Kyle Connor · High stickingdrawn by Juuso Välimäki2 min
2nd
- 4:22
Nikita Nesterov · Slashingdrawn by Nikolaj Ehlers2 min
- 5:29
Paul Stastny · Holdingdrawn by Andrew Mangiapane2 min
- 8:30
Andrew Mangiapane · Interferencedrawn by Nikolaj Ehlers2 min
3rd
- 12:41
Blake Wheeler · Trippingdrawn by Sean Monahan2 min
- 13:46
Elias Lindholm · Trippingdrawn by Mason Appleton2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Kyle Connor, 2nd 13:59 — 53% → 73%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.41 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.9
- 1.91 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.0
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.0
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.38 – 2.15
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
- 24
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 43%
- Faceoffs
- 57%
- 0/4
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 15
- Hits
- 18
- 8
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 20
- Giveaways
- 16
- 3
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
WPG leads 6-3
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
