Canadiens 3–2 Flames — Final Score & Stats (Dec 22, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Byron Froese

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 14:32 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brendan Gallagher

1 G

7 shots · 14:44 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Nicolas Deslauriers

1 G

5 shots · 13:08 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Byron Froese Go-ahead 1st · 10:45

Assists: Jordie Benn, Alex Galchenyuk · beat Mike Smith

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Nicolas Deslauriers 2nd · 08:44

Assists: Byron Froese, Daniel Carr · beat Mike Smith

2–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher 3rd · 03:10

Assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Tomas Plekanec · beat Mike Smith

3–0

🔥 Micheal Ferland 3rd · 09:42

Assists: Michael Frolik, Sean Monahan · beat Carey Price

3–1

🔥 Matthew Tkachuk PP 3rd · 18:07

Assists: Mikael Backlund, Johnny Gaudreau · beat Carey Price

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Drouin · Byron 20:09

L2 Plekanec · Froese · Gallagher 14:44

L3 Lehkonen · Deslauriers · Shaw 13:34

L4 Carr · Galchenyuk · Danault 12:18

D1 Petry · Schlemko 23:27

D2 Alzner · Benn 21:26

D3 Jerabek · Morrow 14:20

🔥Flames

L1 Tkachuk · Gaudreau · Backlund 19:32

L2 Jankowski · Monahan · Frolik 16:48

L3 Ferland · Bennett · Hathaway 14:46

L4 Stajan · Hamilton · Brouwer 9:40

D1 Giordano · Hamilton 23:52

D2 Brodie · Stone 21:56

D3 Kulak · Bartkowski 13:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CGY🔥

35 Shots on goal 23

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

5 Hits 25

21 Blocked shots 7

10 Takeaways 7

12 Giveaways 15

6 Penalty minutes 2

MTL shooting 8.6% (3/35) CGY shooting 8.7% (2/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔥Flames

Mike Smith

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 57:29 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

MTL CGY

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Flames

Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Flames

Flames — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 72017 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Mar 92017 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY 0–5 Jan 242017 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5 Mar 202016 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Oct 302015 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY 6–2

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Who won Canadiens vs Flames on December 22, 2017?

Canadiens won 3–2. The final score was Canadiens 3, Flames 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Byron Froese, Nicolas Deslauriers.

Who scored for Flames?

Matthew Tkachuk, Micheal Ferland.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Mike Smith made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Flames season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN 7–5 AfterDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 1–4

🔥 Flames

BeforeDec 20 🎵STL @ 🔥CGY 1–2 AfterDec 28 🔥CGY @ 🦈SJS 2–3

Also on December 22

🔔PHI 2–4 ⚔️BUF 🌲MIN 2–4 🐆FLA 🦅WSH 2–3 🌵ARI

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