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2026-27 Season Live

Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames NHL Predictions

2024-12-31 • Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary Flames 3 - 1 Vancouver Canucks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CGY: 50.0%
VAN: 50.0%
Expected Goals
CGY: 3.02
VAN: 3.18
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CGY
Dustin Wolf - 14-14-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.82 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 6-10-3 | 0.885 SV% | 3.41 GAA
StatCGYVAN
Season SV%0.9010.885
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.823.41
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
CGYDustin Wolf2423195.8%2.0711.07
VANKevin Lankinen2926389.7%3.4740.47
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: 80% • CGY at home vs VAN: 6-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-03VAN 4 - 1 CGYVANVAN
2026-03-28CGY 7 - 3 VANCGYCGY
2025-11-23VAN 2 - 5 CGYCGYCGY
2025-10-09VAN 5 - 1 CGYVANVAN
2025-03-12CGY 3 - 4 VANVANCGY

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CGY1621.32
1VAN1600.81
2CGY1300.68
2VAN1010.84
3CGY1421.47
3VAN1000.41
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 50.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Calgary Flames 3 - 1 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2