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2023-24 regular season

Canadiens at Flames

🗓 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🔁 Flames lead the season series 2–0

Flames beat Canadiens 5–2 at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 16, 2024.

MTL – CGY
38–28
Shots on goal
0/3–2/3
Power play
18–20
Hits
17–20
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🔥 CGY
Mikael Backlund
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 18:06 TOI
2nd star 🔥 CGY
MacKenzie Weegar
3 A
2 shots · 24:30 TOI
3rd star 🔥 CGY
Dustin Wolf
36 saves
0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🔥 Mikael Backlund PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:23
Assists: MacKenzie Weegar, Andrew Mangiapane · beat Cayden Primeau
0–1
2nd period
🔥 Mikael Backlund 2nd · 00:11
Assists: Blake Coleman, MacKenzie Weegar · beat Cayden Primeau
0–2
🔥 Martin Pospisil 2nd · 07:41
Assists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri · beat Cayden Primeau
0–3
🇨🇦 Cole Caufield 2nd · 10:34
Assists: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky · beat Dustin Wolf
1–3
🇨🇦 David Savard 2nd · 18:25
Assists: Tanner Pearson, Rafael Harvey-Pinard · beat Dustin Wolf
2–3
3rd period
🔥 Nazem Kadri PP 3rd · 01:01
Assists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Yegor Sharangovich · beat Cayden Primeau
2–4
🔥 Daniil Miromanov 3rd · 03:54
Assists: MacKenzie Weegar, Mikael Backlund · beat Cayden Primeau
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 20:48
L2 Newhook · Evans · Armia 15:02
L3 Roy · Gallagher · Anderson 12:49
L4 Harvey-Pinard · Pearson · White 11:01
D1 Matheson · Savard 22:52
D2 Guhle · Harris 18:29
D3 Xhekaj · Struble 16:00
🔥Flames
L1 Kadri · Sharangovich · Huberdeau 18:35
L2 Mangiapane · Backlund · Coleman 17:53
L3 Hunt · Kuzmenko · Rooney 12:30
L4 Greer · Pospisil · Coronato 9:14
D1 Weegar · Miromanov 23:41
D2 Andersson · Kylington 21:30
D3 Pachal · Okhotiuk 13:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL CGY🔥
38 Shots on goal 28
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
18 Hits 20
17 Blocked shots 20
8 Takeaways 18
16 Giveaways 12
8 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 5.3% (2/38) CGY shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cayden Primeau
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:56 TOI
🔥Flames
Dustin Wolf
36/38
.947 SV% · 2 GA · 59:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Mikael Backlund · 1st 16:23 · 0–1 Mikael Backlund · 2nd 00:11 · 0–2 Martin Pospisil · 2nd 07:41 · 0–3 Cole Caufield · 2nd 10:34 · 1–3 David Savard · 2nd 18:25 · 2–3 Nazem Kadri · 3rd 01:01 · 2–4 Daniil Miromanov · 3rd 03:54 · 2–5
MTL CGY
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-7-1 (27% win rate, 11 games)
Flames
Flames — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-6 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-13-3 (20% win rate, 20 games)
Flames
Flames — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-2-1 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Flames lead the season series 2–0
Nov 142023 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 Dec 122022 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 SO Dec 12022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY 2–1 Mar 32022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY 5–4 OT Nov 112021 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4
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Who won Canadiens vs Flames on March 16, 2024?

Flames won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Flames 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield, David Savard.

Who scored for Flames?

Mikael Backlund (2), Daniil Miromanov, Martin Pospisil, Nazem Kadri.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cayden Primeau made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Dustin Wolf made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 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?

Flames lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 14 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 AfterMar 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 2–3
🔥 Flames
BeforeMar 14 🎰VGK @ 🔥CGY 1–4 AfterMar 18 🦅WSH @ 🔥CGY 5–2
Also on March 16
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