Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 3-1. The Flames scored first; the Canucks answered. The Canucks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pius Suter's goal at 2:38 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.0 to 2.0; shots on goal were CGY 29, VAN 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Dan Vladar stopped 29 of 32 (.906); Kevin Lankinen stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Pettersson (1 G, 1 A), 2. Erik Brannstrom (1 G, 1 A), 3. J.T. Miller (2 A).
Three stars
- ★E. Pettersson1 G, 1 A

- ★★E. Brannstrom1 G, 1 A

- ★★★J. Miller2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
1-019:00
2nd period
1-10:23
1-22:38
3rd period
1-36:19
Penalties
1st
- 20:00
Daniil Miromanov · High stickingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
2nd
- 8:31
Danton Heinen · Slashingdrawn by Brayden Pachal2 min
- 11:14
Ryan Lomberg · Slashingdrawn by Erik Brannstrom2 min
3rd
- 9:35
Elias Pettersson · Interferencedrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min
- 13:48
Andrei Kuzmenko · Roughingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Pius Suter, 2nd 2:38 — 53% → 69%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.01 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.0
- 1.31 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.4
- 0.70 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.96 – 2.98
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 32
- 41%
- Faceoffs
- 59%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 13
- Hits
- 19
- 7
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 19
- Giveaways
- 32
- 3
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 2-2
6@
5OTFinal
1@
3this game
1@
3Final
4@
3SOFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















