Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary FlamesMar 8, 2025

FinalSaturday, Mar 8, 2025· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	0	0	0		MTL	4	12	10	26
CGY	0	1	0	1		CGY	9	10	5	24

: MTL 57CGY 53
: MTL 2.74CGY 1.28
PP goals: MTL 0CGY 0
Hits: MTL 25CGY 18
Blocks: MTL 16CGY 9
PIM: MTL 2CGY 4
: MTL 68%CGY 32%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames edge Montreal Canadiens 1–0

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 1–0 at home. Joel Farabee (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MTL: Anderson–Newhook–Beck skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for MTL: Anderson–Newhook–Beck skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anderson Newhook Beck
Luck
MTL scored 0 goals on 2.74 expected goals (57 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Joel Hanley (CGY) played 23:55, +5:26 up on his 18:29 season average over 52 games.Hanley
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Cole Caufield (MTL) played 23:00, +4:59 up on his 18:01 season average over 81 games.Caufield
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Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) played 21:40, +4:22 up on his 17:18 season average over 78 games.Slafkovský
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Nick Suzuki (MTL) played 24:31, +4:31 up on his 20:00 season average over 81 games.Suzuki
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Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) played 13:20, −3:22 down on his 16:42 season average over 72 games.Sharangovich
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Brendan Gallagher (MTL) played 16:53, +3:00 up on his 13:53 season average over 81 games.Gallagher

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 110 of 110 attempts · CGY 53 · MTL 57

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 40% of the game, CGY 20%.

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
	56	60
	2.36	1.26
	2.24	1.25
	8	7
	2	4
	35	29
	+0.120	−0.120
	40%	20%

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
13:4257% CF
L2Anderson – Newhook – Beck
8:2862% CF
L3Armia – Evans – Heineman
6:31100% CF
L4Gallagher – Dvorak – Pezzetta
3:5633% CF
D1Matheson – Carrier
13:2952% CF
D2Struble – Hutson
12:1144% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
10:4338% CF

PP1Armia – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
2:33100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Suzuki – Newhook – Heineman
1:27
PK1FAnderson – Dvorak
0:51
PK2FArmia – Evans
0:37
PK1DSavard – Matheson
1:47

Current MTL line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Backlund – Coleman – Farabee
11:3741% CF
L2Frost – Pospisil – Sharangovich
9:0853% CF
L3Kadri – Huberdeau – Zary
6:4054% CF
L4Lomberg – Rooney – Coronato
3:2467% CF
D1Weegar – Hanley
18:5659% CF
D2Andersson – Bahl
17:4551% CF
D3Bean – Pachal
11:5239% CF

PP1Kadri – Huberdeau – Andersson – Frost – Sharangovich
0:54100% CF
PP2Kadri – Huberdeau – Weegar – Frost – Coronato
0:4650% CF
PK1FBacklund – Coleman
0:53
PK2FHuberdeau – Rooney
0:48
PK1DAndersson – Bahl
1:58
PK2DWeegar – Hanley
1:54

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

16:21
CGYJoel Farabee (Mikael Backlund, MacKenzie Weegar)wrist0.10 xG
MTL: Armia, Struble, Newhook, Heineman, HutsonCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Weegar, Farabee, Pachal
MTL 0 – 1 CGY

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	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	3	0.34	0	0	0	24:31	—	—	56	71
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	6	0.55	0	1	0	23:00	—	—	41	61
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	1	0.30	3	2	0	21:40	—	—	47	64
Alex Newhook C	L2	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	15:24	—	—	52	58
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	2	0.43	0	0	0	13:36	—	—	67	78
Owen Beck C	L2	0	0	0.04	3	1	0	11:56	—	—	50	69
Joel Armia R	L3	-1	0	0.19	2	0	0	14:40	—	—	50	62
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0.16	0	0	0	12:27	—	—	63	83
Emil Heineman L	L3	-1	2	0.04	1	0	0	11:19	—	—	61	76
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	1	0.06	1	1	0	16:53	—	—	36	53
Christian Dvorak C	L4	0	1	0.13	2	1	0	14:13	—	—	35	51
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	1	0.01	4	0	0	4:57	—	—	30	21
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	25:48	—	—	50	60
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	2	0.09	2	1	0	19:19	—	—	48	70
Lane Hutson D	D2	-1	1	0.15	1	4	0	24:40	—	—	54	68
Jayden Struble D	D2	-1	2	0.07	3	2	0	15:50	—	—	47	68
David Savard D	D3	0	2	0.04	1	1	0	16:32	—	—	48	68
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	1	0.07	0	1	2	13:51	—	—	40	54

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	L	24	23	1	.958	1.28	57:24

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.03	2	0	0	18:14	—	—	51	28
Joel Farabee L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.26	0	0	0	17:10	—	—	45	24
Mikael Backlund C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.06	0	0	2	16:37	—	—	45	28
Morgan Frost C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	14:49	—	—	60	42
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	0	0	0	13:20	—	—	63	45
Martin Pospisil C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	6	0	0	12:07	—	—	50	41
Nazem Kadri C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	19:56	—	—	52	72
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	0	0	2	18:40	—	—	46	76
Connor Zary C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	13:05	—	—	52	32
Matt Coronato R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	15:01	—	—	50	65
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	0	0	9:22	—	—	50	10
Ryan Lomberg L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	9:21	—	—	59	25
MacKenzie Weegar D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.07	3	2	0	23:57	—	—	57	52
Joel Hanley D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	2	0	23:55	—	—	59	46
Rasmus Andersson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	3	0	23:42	—	—	54	42
Kevin Bahl D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	1	0	21:02	—	—	50	41
Brayden Pachal D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	3	0	0	12:57	—	—	42	20
Jake Bean D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:48	—	—	42	12

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf(start)	W	26	26	0	.1000	2.74	59:57

Goal anatomy

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

Joel Farabee (CGY) 2nd 16:21 · assists Mikael Backlund, MacKenzie Weegar · Cycle · passed in · 64.0 mph shot · 7.4 s from entry to goal.

Joel Farabee · 2nd 16:21 · CGY

Play: cycle
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 64.0 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 7.4 s

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

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.