Final
VAN at CGY game report
Canucks
1–3
Flames
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. MT · Scotiabank Saddledome
Flames beat the Canucks 3–1 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.8–1.2 in expected goals and 16–6 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
CGYVAN
- 3Goals1
- 3.78Expected goals1.16
- 2.585-on-5 expected goals0.72
- 16High-danger chances6
- 32Shots on goal9
- 82Shot attempts23
- 675-on-5 shot attempts20
- 5:47Power-play time4:25
5-on-5 shares for CGY: 77.0% of shot attempts, 78.1% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
FlamesCanucksCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Canucks shooting ←→ Flames shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| CGY at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 48:03 | 67–20 | 2.58–0.72 | 2–1 |
| Power play | 5:47 | 14–1 | 1.02–0.23 | 1–0 |
| Shorthanded | 4:25 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 1:45 | 1–2 | 0.18–0.21 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as CGY–VAN. “Power play” means CGY had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen VAN | 29/32 | .906 | 3.78 | +0.78 |
| Dustin Wolf CGY | 8/9 | .889 | 1.16 | +0.16 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Klapka CGY | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov CGY | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.52 |
| Zayne Parekh CGY | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.42 |
| Yegor Sharangovich CGY | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.40 |
| Aatu Räty VAN | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.34 |
| Ryan Strome CGY | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.29 |
| Martin Pospisil CGY | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.28 |
| Joel Farabee CGY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.27 |
| Matt Coronato CGY | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.26 |
| Ty Mueller VAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 |
Three stars
- ★Z. ParekhCGY · 0G 2A
- ★★J. FarabeeCGY · 1G 1A
- ★★★M. CoronatoCGY · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 2
- 15:00CGY J. Farabee pp (from M. Gridin, Z. Parekh)0–1
- 17:30CGY M. Coronato (from M. Frost, M. Gridin)0–2
- 18:58CGY S. Honzek (from Z. Parekh, J. Farabee)0–3
Period 3
- 06:22VAN A. Bains (from B. Cootes)1–3