Calgary Flames vs. Montreal CanadiensJan 7, 2026

FinalWednesday, Jan 7, 2026· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CGY	0	1	0	1		CGY	7	14	8	29
MTL	0	3	1	4		MTL	14	10	12	36

: CGY 60MTL 64
: CGY 1.86MTL 4.19
PP goals: CGY 0MTL 0
Hits: CGY 15MTL 24
Blocks: CGY 13MTL 19
PIM: CGY 2MTL 8
: CGY 52%MTL 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at home. Alexandre Texier (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Klapka skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alexandre Texier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:57.Texier
Points
Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:43.Caufield
New line
New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Klapka skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kadri Huberdeau Klapka
Goalie
Dustin Wolf (CGY) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +9 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.Wolf
New line
New look for CGY: Farabee–Sharangovich–Zary skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Farabee Sharangovich Zary
New line
New look for CGY: Lomberg–Frost–Stromgren skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lomberg Frost Stromgren
Usage
Cole Caufield (MTL) played 14:43, −3:31 down on his 18:14 season average over 80 games.Caufield
Usage
Joel Farabee (CGY) played 13:41, −3:16 down on his 16:57 season average over 81 games.Farabee

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

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

MTL
CGY
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · MTL 64 · CGY 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
CGY
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL pressure
CGY pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CGY 21% of the game, MTL 48%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

CGY

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

MTL skaters (rows) against CGY skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the MTL side.

Matchup matrix

MTL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
Stat	CGY	MTL
	58	65
	1.58	4.16
	1.55	3.90
	4	16
	11	7
	19	18
	+0.033	−0.033
	21%	48%

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.

Calgary Flames

L1Backlund – Coleman – Coronato
11:5953% CF
L2Kadri – Huberdeau – Klapka
8:3225% CF
L3Lomberg – Frost – Stromgren
6:1620% CF
L4Farabee – Sharangovich – Zary
6:1261% CF
D1Andersson – Bahl
16:2133% CF
D2Weegar – Kuznetsov
13:1748% CF
D3Hanley – Brzustewicz
12:5553% CF

PP1Kadri – Huberdeau – Andersson – Sharangovich – Coronato
3:510% CF
PP2Backlund – Coleman – Weegar – Frost – Zary
2:44100% CF
PK1FColeman – Sharangovich
1:30
PK2FHuberdeau – Farabee
0:38
PK1DWeegar – Kuznetsov
1:58
PK2DHanley – Bahl
0:35

Current CGY line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Gallagher – Danault – Bolduc
12:1554% CF
L2Blais – Veleno – Beck
10:2167% CF
L3Kapanen – Slafkovský – Demidov
9:5835% CF
L4Suzuki – Texier – Caufield
9:4867% CF
D1Carrier – Hutson
15:1351% CF
D2Struble – Xhekaj
14:4657% CF
D3Matheson – Dobson
13:0255% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:44100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
0:16
PK1FVeleno – Kapanen
3:00
PK2FDanault – Suzuki
1:44
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
3:40
PK2DDobson – Hutson
0:22

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

3:10
MTLAlexandre Texier (Alexandre Carrier, Cole Caufield)snap0.07 xG
CGY: Andersson, Farabee, Bahl, Sharangovich, ZaryMTL: Carrier, Suzuki, Texier, Caufield, Hutson
CGY 0 – 1 MTL
7:05
MTLLane Hutson (Phillip Danault, Alexandre Texier)slap0.47 xG
CGY: Backlund, Coleman, Weegar, Bahl, ZaryMTL: Gallagher, Danault, Carrier, Texier, Hutson
CGY 0 – 2 MTL
8:12
MTLOliver Kapanen (Juraj Slafkovský)snap0.42 xG
CGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Kuznetsov, KlapkaMTL: Carrier, Kapanen, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
CGY 0 – 3 MTL
17:39
CGYJoel Farabee (Yegor Sharangovich, Hunter Brzustewicz)snap0.01 xG
CGY: Hanley, Farabee, Sharangovich, Zary, BrzustewiczMTL: Dobson, Kapanen, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
CGY 1 – 3 MTL

3rd period

3:56
MTLCole Caufield (Alexandre Texier, Nick Suzuki)snap0.09 xG
CGY: Weegar, Lomberg, Frost, Kuznetsov, StromgrenMTL: Suzuki, Texier, Caufield, Xhekaj, Hutson
CGY 1 – 4 MTL

Box score

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

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.49	2	0	0	20:51	—	—	52	33
Mikael Backlund C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	0	0	0	18:21	—	—	54	31
Matt Coronato R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	18:04	—	—	56	44
Nazem Kadri C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	0	0	0	19:32	—	—	46	21
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.10	0	0	0	18:30	—	—	47	12
Adam Klapka R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	5	1	0	13:38	—	—	20	12
Morgan Frost C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	0	0	11:54	—	—	31	17
Ryan Lomberg L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:47	—	—	32	14
William Stromgren L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:04	—	—	25	15
Yegor Sharangovich C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	15:57	—	—	50	45
Joel Farabee L	L4	1	0	1	0	4	0.32	0	0	0	13:41	—	—	68	52
Connor Zary C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.08	0	0	0	13:23	—	—	50	26
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	3	2	22:40	—	—	37	17
Kevin Bahl D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	2	0	19:56	—	—	36	12
MacKenzie Weegar D	D2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.07	2	2	0	22:13	—	—	46	20
Yan Kuznetsov D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.14	1	2	0	18:13	—	—	51	32
Hunter Brzustewicz D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.15	0	1	0	15:36	—	—	58	51
Joel Hanley D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:03	—	—	52	37

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf(start)	L	36	32	4	.889	4.19	59:40

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.26	0	1	2	18:22	—	—	54	62
Zachary Bolduc R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	4	1	0	14:00	—	—	52	33
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.08	0	0	2	13:24	—	—	57	62
Joseph Veleno C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.38	3	0	0	14:17	—	—	67	92
Owen Beck C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.55	2	0	0	11:16	—	—	63	92
Sammy Blais L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	4	0	0	10:38	—	—	67	92
Juraj Slafkovský L	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.71	1	1	0	16:11	—	—	36	75
Ivan Demidov R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:08	—	—	38	76
Oliver Kapanen C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.50	0	0	0	14:52	—	—	32	76
Nick Suzuki C	L4	0	1	1	+2	1	0.12	0	1	0	17:54	—	—	59	65
Cole Caufield R	L4	1	1	2	+2	4	0.49	0	0	0	14:43	—	—	67	66
Alexandre Texier L	L4	1	2	3	+3	3	0.07	0	1	0	13:57	—	—	69	80
Lane Hutson D	D1	1	0	1	+3	1	0.47	0	5	0	23:29	—	—	50	71
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	1	1	+3	0	0.00	0	2	0	19:22	—	—	50	72
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	1	2	16:30	—	—	57	74
Arber Xhekaj D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	6	0	2	16:01	—	—	59	77
Mike Matheson D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.08	0	1	0	23:10	—	—	56	79
Noah Dobson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	4	0	18:46	—	—	50	67

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Fowler(start)	W	29	28	1	.966	1.86	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Alexandre Texier (MTL) 2nd 3:10 · assists Alexandre Carrier, Cole Caufield · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 36.5 mph shot · 5.3 s from entry to goal.

Alexandre Texier · 2nd 3:10 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 36.5 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 5.3 s

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Lane Hutson · 2nd 7:05 · MTL

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 55.1 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 8.5 s
Type: one-timer

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Oliver Kapanen · 2nd 8:12 · MTL

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 4.5 s
Type: rebound

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Joel Farabee · 2nd 17:39 · CGY

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 56.5 mph
Distance: 47 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 3:56 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 55.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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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.