GRIT & GF

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Calgary Flames

Boston Bruins

Expected goals, CGY–BOS
2.6–3.3
all situations, empty nets out
BOS share of xG
55.7%
50% is even
Shots on goal
29–30
CGY–BOS
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Bruins won 4-1 and earned it, out-chancing the Flames 3.2 to 2.6 in expected goals. Mikael Backlund had 9 shot attempts. Elias Lindholm scored the winner. Sean Kuraly had one goal and one assist.

  • Mikael Backlund had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.1 attempts a game. The Flames lost 4-1 to the Bruins.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

CGYBOS

Where the shots came from

5 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← CGY shootingBOS shooting →

Calgary Flames

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Rasmus Andersson D24:080020.011543
MacKenzie Weegar D22:490010.124235
Kevin Bahl D21:430110.003237
Yan Kuznetsov D19:400010.030145
Nazem Kadri C18:510000.050019
Jonathan Huberdeau L18:370000.001025
Mikael Backlund C17:350050.581145
Joel Farabee L17:170030.262312
Hunter Brzustewicz D16:500010.120146
Matt Coronato R16:200050.290045
Yegor Sharangovich C16:160030.080176
Connor Zary C16:081040.402145
Morgan Frost C14:290120.301077
Joel Hanley D12:560000.011232
Justin Kirkland C10:280010.134122
Adam Klapka R10:220000.114019
Blake Coleman L9:550000.093050
Ryan Lomberg L9:360000.000025

Boston Bruins

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Charlie McAvoy D24:010100.080467
Nikita Zadorov D20:300030.022250
Henri Jokiharju D19:070020.050154
Andrew Peeke D18:520020.100157
Jonathan Aspirot D18:350010.014069
Mason Lohrei D17:031020.091262
David Pastrnak R16:560110.031165
Morgan Geekie C16:450020.391065
Fraser Minten C15:550010.210257
Elias Lindholm C15:351020.300171
Pavel Zacha C15:300100.010043
Alex Steeves C14:360010.234153
Sean Kuraly C14:281120.264170
Viktor Arvidsson L14:180130.380261
Marat Khusnutdinov C13:220120.241061
Casey Mittelstadt C13:071040.340156
Mark Kastelic C12:570020.491068
Tanner Jeannot L12:230200.004157

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.