The Calgary Flames sought their first win in the Battle of Alberta this year after coming up short on their first two tries. Well, the Flames came to Rogers Place on a mission and got the job done to string together their third straight win.
Notes and discussion from the charts are all below, read on to see it all!
Game events
- Both teams had over 30 shots in a high-event game. Calgary also had 25 blocks to take away a good portion of Edmonton’s shots.
- The Battle of Alberta was high physical too as 57 total hits were delivered, while both teams reached double-digit penalties.
Goals
| Goal | Assists | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nazem Kadri | Walker Duehr, Noah Hanifin | 2:02 | 1st | CGY 1 – 0 EDM |
| Martin Pospisil | Connor Zary, Brayden Pachal | 9:11 | 1st | CGY 2 – 0 EDM |
| Noah Hanifin | Mikael Backlund, Jonathan Huberdeau | 15:53 | 1st | CGY 3 – 0 EDM |
| Zach Hyman (PPG) | Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard | 18:29 | 1st | CGY 3 – 1 EDM |
| Zach Hyman | Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid | 4:34 | 2nd | CGY 3 – 2 EDM |
| Dryden Hunt | Jonathan Huberdeau, Oliver Kylington | 11:47 | 2nd | CGY 4 – 2 EDM |
| Noah Hanifin (PPG) | Connor Zary, Rasmus Andersson | 14:09 | 2nd | CGY 5 – 2 EDM |
| Blake Coleman | Andrew Mangiapane | 12:51 | 3rd | CGY 6 – 2 EDM |
| Mattias Janmark | Mattias Ekholm | 16:16 | 3rd | CGY 6 – 3 EDM |
- The Flames scored three straight goals to open the first period. Getting Edmonton to chase the game was a great result for the first 20 minutes.
- Dryden Hunt scored his first goal as a Calgary Flame which turned out to be the game-winning goal.
- Noah Hanifin had himself a game with two massive goals and an assist.
- Both teams converted on the power play once.
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All situations Corsi
- Calgary’s open to the game was textbook. By the time they went up two goals, they had Edmonton completely blocked out of the offensive zone and even got a power play. Edmonton’s momentum was flat until the Flames went and scored their third of the period.
- The Oilers came back into the game with their two goals in response, but once again the Flames took the momentum away and scored two more in the second period.
- By the third period, Edmonton’s pushback was also negated as Calgary didn’t just dial it back but instead stayed in the offensive zone. The long flat line to start the third for Edmonton really put a damper on any potential comeback.
- The Flames were getting goals from around the slot while all of Edmonton’s goals came from within the slot.
- Calgary’s defence wasn’t great at stopping one of the best offences in the NHL from getting through to the high-danger areas, but they didn’t need to be as in this game, the best defence was a stronger offence in the form of goals.
5v5 Corsi
- The game was hardly played at 5v5, but when it was, the Oilers were the chasing team. With score effects and penalties coming into play, the Flames’ 5v5 results were poor in the second period after they got their multi-goal lead.
- However, the third period saw the Flames push back at 5v5 which again thwarted the Oilers’ comeback attempt.
- The Flames weren’t really dangerous at 5v5 in terms of shot locations but they still managed to double up the Oilers in actual goals.
- Daniel Vladar stopping most of the high-danger shots and saving all other types gave him a strong overall showing.
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