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Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames NHL Predictions

2022-03-03 • Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary Flames 4 - 5 Montreal Canadiens (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (69% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CGY: 68.6%
MTL: 31.4%
Expected Goals
CGY: 4.06
MTL: 2.29
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CGY
J. Markstrom
MTL
A. Hammond
StatCGYMTL
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
CGYJ. Markstrom3530585.7%4.262-0.74
MTLA. Hammond3430488.2%3.842-0.16
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 70% • CGY at home vs MTL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-07MTL 4 - 1 CGYMTLMTL
2025-10-22CGY 1 - 2 MTLMTLMTL
2025-03-08CGY 1 - 0 MTLCGYCGY
2024-11-05MTL 2 - 3 CGYCGYCGY
2024-03-16CGY 5 - 2 MTLCGYCGY

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CGY1301.20
1MTL2111.80
2CGY1010.79
2MTL1200.82
3CGY2611.85
3MTL1511.38
4CGY000.00
4MTL200.26
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 68.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Calgary Flames 4 - 5 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 4.1 - 2.3