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Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary FlamesDec 22, 2017

Final· Scotiabank Saddledome
Goals123TShots123T
MTL1113MTL11121235
CGY0022CGY107623
MTL 55CGY 66
MTL 3.25CGY 3.32
PP goals
MTL 0CGY 0
Hits
MTL 5CGY 25
Blocks
MTL 21CGY 7
PIM
MTL 6CGY 0
MTL 52%CGY 48%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at CGY. Byron Froese (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Plekanec–Gallagher–Lehkonen skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Byron Froese had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:32.Froese
  2. New line
    New look for MTL: Plekanec–Gallagher–Lehkonen skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PlekanecGallagherLehkonen
  3. Goalie
    Mike Smith (CGY) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +4 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.Smith
  4. New line
    New look for CGY: Stajan–Brouwer–Hamilton skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.StajanBrouwerHamilton
  5. Usage
    Alex Galchenyuk (MTL) played 12:18, −3:59 down on his 16:17 season average over 81 games.Galchenyuk
  6. Usage
    Phillip Danault (MTL) played 10:40, −6:02 down on his 16:42 season average over 51 games.Danault
  7. Usage
    Byron Froese (MTL) played 14:32, +3:01 up on his 11:31 season average over 47 games.Froese
  8. Usage
    Michael Stone (CGY) played 21:42, +5:01 up on his 16:41 season average over 81 games.Stone

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at CGY: 121 attempts, 58 on goal, 5 goals, 6.57 expected goals; best chance Mark Jankowski at 0.67 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)CGY attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CGY
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · CGY 66 · MTL 55

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at CGY: expected goals 3.32 to 3.25 (CGY led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 55, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCGYMTLFDGFTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CGY
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CGYMTLcontrol2nd3rdFroese · 1st 10:45Deslauriers · 2nd 8:44Gallagher · 3rd 3:10Ferland · 3rd 9:42Tkachuk · 3rd 18:07
  • CGY pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 28% of the game, CGY 33%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at CGY: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Mike Smith (57:29) for CGY and Carey Price (60:00) for MTL, 5 goals.

CGY
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLCGY
6160
2.773.20
2.513.15
1813
47
3022
+0.028−0.028
28%33%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Calgary Flames

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Max Pacioretty LL1000-120.8100020:28——3127
Jonathan Drouin LL1000000.0701020:09——3124
Paul Byron LL1000-120.3312216:43——3528
Tomas Plekanec CL2011000.0901016:31——8088
Brendan Gallagher RL2101+170.6710014:44——8998
Artturi Lehkonen LL2011+120.1401013:48——8898
Byron Froese CL3112+250.2503014:32——4841
Nicolas Deslauriers LL3101+150.0502013:08——5666
Daniel Carr LL3011010.1111012:18——5577
Andrew Shaw RL4000+210.2200413:34——4428
Alex Galchenyuk CL4011+130.2000012:18——4830
Phillip Danault CL4000020.1501010:40——5236
Jeff Petry DD1000010.0103024:33——6358
Karl Alzner DD1000+100.0001022:05——6972
David Schlemko DD2000+120.0712022:21——3622
Jordie Benn DD2011+200.0002020:47——4334
Jakub Jerabek DD3000010.0301014:32——4460
Joe Morrow DD3000010.0710014:09——5065
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carey Price(start)W23212.9133.3260:00

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mark Jankowski LL1000-110.8401017:07——4656
Sam Bennett CL1000-140.5031016:20——3957
Garnet Hathaway RL1000-100.2520014:46——4458
Mikael Backlund CL2011-140.1420019:58——5635
Matthew Tkachuk LL2101-110.1530019:32——5233
Michael Frolik RL2011+110.0900016:25——6778
Johnny Gaudreau LL3011-220.1200019:15——397
Sean Monahan CL3011000.6200016:48——4763
Micheal Ferland LL3101+120.0860014:44——6068
Matt Stajan CL4000000.081009:52——5552
Troy Brouwer RL4000010.061009:40——5048
Freddie Hamilton CL4000-100.000007:30——6061
TJ Brodie DD1000-120.1412022:10——4459
Michael Stone DD1000-210.0721021:42——4554
Mark Giordano DD2000020.1200023:54——6671
Dougie Hamilton DD2000020.0622023:49——5869
Brett Kulak DD3000-100.0110013:56——4214
Matt Bartkowski DD3000000.0010013:03——4417
CGY goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mike Smith(start)L35323.9142.5857:29