Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames
Recap
written from the game dataThe Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 5-1. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Boris Katchouk's goal at 9:39 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.9 to 2.8; shots on goal were CHI 29, CGY 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Jaxson Stauber stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.8 goals saved above expected; Jacob Markstrom stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jaxson Stauber (34 saves, .971), 2. Patrick Kane (1 A), 3. Colin Blackwell (1 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Stauber34 saves, .971

- ★★P. Kane1 A

- ★★★C. Blackwell1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
1-017:47
1-119:32
2nd period
2-19:39
3-115:37
4-116:09
3rd period
5-119:17
Penalties
1st
- 8:05
Jason Dickinson · Hookingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov2 min
2nd
- 12:29
Mikael Backlund · Holdingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min
3rd
- 12:42
Colin Blackwell · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 16:05
Luke Philp · High stickingdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Boris Katchouk, 2nd 9:39 — 47% → 66%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.94 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.8
- 2.74 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.2
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.92 – 2.75
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 35
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 17
- Hits
- 12
- 18
- Blocked shots
- 6
- 16
- Giveaways
- 11
- 11
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
CHI leads 3-0
3@
4OTFinal
5@
1this game
4@
3Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






