Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 5-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Filip Chytil's goal at 2:54 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 75% to 92%. Expected goals were close — CGY 1.9, VAN 2.1; shots on goal were CGY 18, VAN 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Dustin Wolf stopped 21 of 26 (.808), 2.9 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 17 of 18 (.944), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Filip Chytil (2 G), 2. Thatcher Demko (17 saves, .944), 3. Kiefer Sherwood (1 G).
Three stars
- ★F. Chytil2 G

- ★★T. Demko17 saves, .944

- ★★★K. Sherwood1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
0-114:53
3rd period
0-22:54
0-38:53
0-411:43
1-413:06
1-517:06
Penalties
1st
- 6:25
served by J. Lekkerimäki · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 15:50
Jake Bean · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Lekkerimäki2 min
2nd
- 0:20
MacKenzie Weegar · Boardingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 4:33
Elias Pettersson · Boardingdrawn by Connor Zary2 min
- 11:01
Brayden Pachal · High stickingdrawn by Drew O'Connor2 min
- 17:52
Drew O'Connor · Holding the stickdrawn by Rasmus Andersson2 min
3rd
- 0:35
Filip Chytil · Trippingdrawn by Connor Zary2 min
- 5:17
Matt Coronato · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Lekkerimäki2 min
- 9:24
Kiefer Sherwood · Roughingdrawn by MacKenzie Weegar2 min
- 9:24
MacKenzie Weegar · Roughingdrawn by Kiefer Sherwood2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Filip Chytil, 3rd 2:54 — 75% → 92%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.91 G
- All situations
- 5 G2.1
- 1.11 G
- Even strength
- 5 G1.5
- 0.70 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.5
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.93 – 2.08
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
- 18
- Shots on goal
- 26
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 0/4
- Power play
- 0/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 35
- Hits
- 27
- 7
- Blocked shots
- 18
- 16
- Giveaways
- 17
- 3
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
