Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 6-3. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anthony Cirelli's goal at 10:10 of the second period, which took the Lightning's chances from 72% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 2.6 to 1.7; shots on goal were CGY 22, TBL 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. David Rittich stopped 21 of 27 (.778), 3.4 goals below expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nikita Kucherov (1 G, 3 A), 2. Brayden Point (1 G, 2 A), 3. Steven Stamkos (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★N. Kucherov1 G, 3 A

- ★★B. Point1 G, 2 A

- ★★★S. Stamkos1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
0-111:54
0-216:06
0-317:19
1-318:06
2nd period
2-39:13
2-410:10
2-516:11
3rd period
2-65:01
3-614:11
Penalties
1st
- 10:34
Oliver Kylington · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Callahan2 min
- 17:26
Cedric Paquette · Roughingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
- 17:45
Alex Killorn · Hookingdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min
2nd
- 18:47
Anton Stralman · Trippingdrawn by Sam Bennett2 min
3rd
- 3:02
Garnet Hathaway · Trippingdrawn by Victor Hedman2 min
- 7:57
Andrew Mangiapane · High stickingdrawn by Dan Girardi2 min
- 9:47
Michael Frolik · High stickingdrawn by Mikhail Sergachev2 min
- 12:54
Ryan McDonagh · Hookingdrawn by Sam Bennett2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Anthony Cirelli, 2nd 10:10 — 72% → 87%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.73 G
- All situations
- 6 G2.6
- 1.11 G
- Even strength
- 4 G2.1
- 0.42 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.5
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.65 – 2.54
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
- 22
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 47%
- Faceoffs
- 53%
- 2/4
- Power play
- 2/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 17
- Hits
- 20
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 13
- Giveaways
- 9
- 6
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
TBL leads 2-0
5@
4SOFinal
3@
6this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
