Calgary Flames at Montréal Canadiens
Recap
written from the game dataThe Calgary Flames beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-1. The Flames scored first and never trailed. The Flames led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brett Kulak's goal at 10:55 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 17% to 34%. Expected goals favored the Flames, 3.3 to 1.1; shots on goal were CGY 34, MTL 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flames win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 26 of 27 (.963); Jake Allen stopped 30 of 33 (.909), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mark Giordano (1 G, 1 A), 2. Noah Hanifin (1 G), 3. Mikael Backlund (1 A).
Three stars
- ★M. Giordano1 G, 1 A

- ★★N. Hanifin1 G

- ★★★M. Backlund1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-03:58
2nd period
2-00:29
2-110:55
3rd period
3-112:49
4-118:50
Penalties
1st
- 14:55
Rasmus Andersson · Slashingdrawn by Corey Perry2 min
2nd
- 19:00
Rasmus Andersson · Interferencedrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
3rd
- 6:50
Paul Byron · Cross checkingdrawn by Mark Giordano2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Brett Kulak, 2nd 10:55 — 17% → 34%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.33 G
- All situations
- 1 G1.1
- 2.23 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.1
- 0.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.1
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.33 – 1.14
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
- 27
- 60%
- Faceoffs
- 40%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 22
- Hits
- 39
- 26
- Blocked shots
- 22
- 5
- Giveaways
- 13
- 7
- Takeaways
- 2
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
