Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary FlamesMar 16, 2024

FinalSaturday, Mar 16, 2024· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	2	0	2		MTL	15	12	11	38
CGY	1	2	2	5		CGY	9	10	9	28

: MTL 76CGY 52
: MTL 2.66CGY 2.22
PP goals: MTL 0CGY 2
Hits: MTL 18CGY 20
Blocks: MTL 17CGY 20
PIM: MTL 8CGY 8
: MTL 67%CGY 33%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Sharangovich, Miromanov and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:12 together.

Points
Mikael Backlund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:06.Backlund
Points
MacKenzie Weegar had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:30.Weegar
Points
Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:15.Kadri
Points
Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:21.Huberdeau
PP1
CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Sharangovich, Miromanov and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:12 together.Kadri Huberdeau Sharangovich Miromanov Kuzmenko
Luck
CGY scored 5 goals on 2.22 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Goalie
Dustin Wolf (CGY) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +11 against a season average of 27.5; the win.Wolf
New line
New look for CGY: Greer–Rooney–Coronato skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Greer Rooney Coronato

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)CGY attacks right (top on phones) →

CGY
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · CGY 52 · MTL 76

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CGY
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 29% of the game, CGY 17%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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
Stat	MTL	CGY
	84	53
	2.75	2.08
	2.67	2.06
	17	10
	5	11
	24	35
	+0.115	−0.115
	29%	17%

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

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
14:1665% CF
L2Armia – Newhook – Roy
11:0148% CF
L3Gallagher – Anderson – Evans
10:5663% CF
L4Pearson – White – Harvey-Pinard
8:2169% CF
D1Matheson – Guhle
16:1249% CF
D2Harris – Struble
14:2085% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
13:5857% CF

PP1Matheson – Suzuki – Caufield – Newhook – Slafkovský
4:0475% CF
PP2Gallagher – Anderson – Harvey-Pinard – Roy – Xhekaj
0:5050% CF
PK1FArmia – Evans
1:37
PK2FPearson – Harvey-Pinard
0:00
PK1DSavard – Matheson
2:10
PK2DHarris – Xhekaj
0:33

Current MTL line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Backlund – Coleman – Mangiapane
11:3146% CF
L2Kadri – Huberdeau – Pospisil
10:5548% CF
L3Hunt – Sharangovich – Kuzmenko
7:1429% CF
L4Greer – Rooney – Coronato
6:5513% CF
D1Weegar – Miromanov
19:2842% CF
D2Andersson – Kylington
15:5438% CF
D3Pachal – Okhotiuk
11:5232% CF

PP1Kadri – Huberdeau – Sharangovich – Miromanov – Kuzmenko
2:1275% CF
PP2Backlund – Coleman – Weegar – Mangiapane – Andersson
0:28100% CF
PK1FBacklund – Rooney
2:01
PK2FColeman – Sharangovich
1:06
PK1DWeegar – Andersson
2:36
PK2DKylington – Pachal
1:20

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.39	1	1	2	21:08	—	—	64	73
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.42	1	1	0	20:48	—	—	63	73
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	0	1	-1	7	0.30	1	0	0	20:37	—	—	66	68
Alex Newhook C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	0	0	17:58	—	—	56	31
Joel Armia R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	0	0	15:02	—	—	52	31
Joshua Roy R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.42	0	1	0	14:16	—	—	52	40
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	2	0	0	14:18	—	—	62	48
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.31	0	1	0	12:49	—	—	60	60
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	3	0	2	12:37	—	—	60	54
Rafael Harvey-Pinard L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.05	1	1	0	11:45	—	—	74	88
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:01	—	—	67	80
Colin White C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0	9:19	—	—	63	77
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.06	2	3	0	25:29	—	—	47	43
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	0	0	-3	3	0.03	2	3	2	19:22	—	—	49	39
Jordan Harris D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	1	0	17:36	—	—	81	97
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.17	2	1	2	15:30	—	—	83	98
David Savard D	D3	1	0	1	+2	3	0.06	1	0	0	20:14	—	—	53	33
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.12	2	4	0	16:29	—	—	61	46

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cayden Primeau(start)	L	28	23	5	.821	2.22	59:56

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikael Backlund C	L1	2	1	3	+1	3	0.26	1	0	0	18:06	—	—	42	27
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.07	0	1	0	17:53	—	—	50	42
Andrew Mangiapane L	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.15	0	0	0	15:36	—	—	46	29
Nazem Kadri C	L2	1	1	2	+1	7	0.62	0	0	2	19:15	—	—	49	59
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.04	0	2	0	18:21	—	—	45	65
Martin Pospisil C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.35	3	1	4	12:20	—	—	48	67
Yegor Sharangovich C	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.26	0	1	0	18:35	—	—	35	48
Dryden Hunt L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	12:30	—	—	36	49
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	1	0	12:26	—	—	25	36
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	2	0	13:29	—	—	23	18
Matt Coronato R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	0	0	0	9:14	—	—	21	12
A.J. Greer L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	2	8:30	—	—	16	2
MacKenzie Weegar D	D1	0	3	3	+1	2	0.10	2	2	0	24:30	—	—	40	33
Daniil Miromanov D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.14	0	3	0	22:52	—	—	41	38
Rasmus Andersson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	21:31	—	—	37	54
Oliver Kylington D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	21:28	—	—	37	60
Brayden Pachal D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	2	0	14:50	—	—	32	43
Nikita Okhotiuk D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:47	—	—	39	42

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf(start)	W	38	36	2	.947	2.66	59:47

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Mikael Backlund (CGY PP) 1st 16:23 · assists MacKenzie Weegar, Andrew Mangiapane · Deflection · 36.1 mph shot.

Mikael Backlund · 1st 16:23 · CGY PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 2
Shot: 36.1 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: deflection

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Mikael Backlund · 2nd 0:11 · CGY

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 1
Shot: 23.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 4.5 s
Type: rebound

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Martin Pospisil · 2nd 7:41 · CGY

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.7 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 5.9 s

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Cole Caufield · 2nd 10:34 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 70.1 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s
Type: one-timer

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David Savard · 2nd 18:25 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 68.9 mph
Distance: 58 ft
Type: one-timer

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Nazem Kadri · 3rd 1:01 · CGY PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 16.0 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

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Daniil Miromanov · 3rd 3:54 · CGY

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 38.9 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: rebound

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary FlamesMar 16, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Calgary Flames

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Calgary Flames

Goal anatomy

Mikael Backlund · 1st 16:23 · CGY PP

Mikael Backlund · 2nd 0:11 · CGY

Martin Pospisil · 2nd 7:41 · CGY

Cole Caufield · 2nd 10:34 · MTL

David Savard · 2nd 18:25 · MTL

Nazem Kadri · 3rd 1:01 · CGY PP

Daniil Miromanov · 3rd 3:54 · CGY