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Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks

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Calgary Flames
▸3
Chicago Blackhawks
1
FinalTV CHSN, SNW·United Center

Recap

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The Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Blackhawks scored first; the Flames answered. The Flames led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mikael Backlund's goal at 6:05 of the first period, which took the Flames' chances from 44% to 56%. Expected goals favored the Flames, 3.0 to 1.7; shots on goal were CGY 23, CHI 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flames win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Devin Cooley stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Spencer Knight stopped 20 of 22 (.909). Three stars: 1. Mikael Backlund (1 G, 1 A), 2. Yegor Sharangovich (1 G, 1 A), 3. Nick Foligno (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CGY
    M. Backlund1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CGY
    Y. Sharangovich1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    N. Foligno1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CGYCGY2601116323
CHICHI190905123

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    N. Foligno(2)
    C. Dach (6), L. Slaggert (3)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    2:38
  2. CGY
    Y. Sharangovich(9)PPG
    M. Backlund (19), C. Zary (10)
    snapxG 0.48win prob +8 ptsVideo
    1-1
    3:14
  3. CGY
    M. Backlund(12)SHG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.13win prob +12 ptsVideo
    2-1
    6:05

3rd period

  1. CGY
    M. Coronato(13)EN
    Y. Sharangovich (9)
    wristxG 0.63win prob +5 ptsVideo
    3-1
    18:59

Penalties

CGY 19 PIM·CHI 17 PIM

1st

  • 3:04CHIMatt Grzelcyk · Interferencedrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min
  • 5:15CGYMacKenzie Weegar · Trippingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 10:34CGYMacKenzie Weegar · High stickingdrawn by Ryan Donato2 min

2nd

  • 6:23CGYDevin Cooley · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 11:09CGYJoel Hanley · Hookingdrawn by Landon Slaggert2 min
  • 13:16CHIOliver Moore · Trippingdrawn by Joel Farabee2 min
  • 17:51CGYJoel Farabee · Fightingdrawn by Connor Murphy5 min
  • 17:51CHIConnor Murphy · Fightingdrawn by Joel Farabee5 min
  • 18:30CHIRyan Donato · Roughingdrawn by Kevin Bahl2 min
  • 18:30CHIRyan Donato · Roughingdrawn by Kevin Bahl2 min
  • 18:30CHIArtyom Levshunov · Roughingdrawn by Dryden Hunt2 min
  • 18:30CGYDryden Hunt · Roughingdrawn by Artyom Levshunov2 min
  • 19:20CGYConnor Zary · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Spencer Knight2 min

3rd

  • 11:37CGYYegor Sharangovich · Slashingdrawn by Ilya Mikheyev2 min
  • 11:37CHIIlya Mikheyev · Holding the stickdrawn by Yegor Sharangovich2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalCGY goalFinal: CHI 0%

Biggest swing: Mikael Backlund, 1st 6:05 — CGY 44% → 56%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.21L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.16T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.12C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.10L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.10L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.09A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.08N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.08J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.08L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.08L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.06C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.06C. Dach · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.05C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.05R. Greene · Missed · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.03I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.03C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.03L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.02A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.02A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01O. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.01L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.00T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI1 G · 1.7 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CGYvsCHI
3.02 G
All situations
1 G1.7
1.20 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
0.81 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.41 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 67 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CGY63%37%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.35 – 1.72

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

CGYvsCHI
23
Shots on goal
23
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/4
Power play
0/4
19
Penalty minutes
17
29
Hits
11
12
Blocked shots
19
18
Giveaways
18
4
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Calgary Flames skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4R. AnderssonD000+100.08110—26:55
7K. BahlD000+100.01410—23:44
37Y. KuznetsovD000+110.00020—20:12
11M. BacklundC112+230.181005320:07
91N. KadriC000010.150004720:05
52M. WeegarD000030.08224—20:01
47C. ZaryC011020.21102019:47
17Y. SharangovichC112+120.68102016:51
86J. FarabeeL000+110.04105—16:06
10J. HuberdeauL000010.3600010015:26
43A. KlapkaR000020.04620—15:10
16M. FrostC000000.002004314:03
27M. CoronatoR101+141.011003313:42
44J. HanleyD000010.02222—13:02
48H. BrzustewiczD000-100.00110—12:37
23J. KirklandC000-100.001104009:03
15D. HuntL000-110.08502—05:35
70R. LombergL000-110.07000—05:34
Calgary Flames goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1D. Cooley(W)23221.9571.73+0.7360:00

Season series

CHI leads 2-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).