Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks — Bettor’s Scouting Report

Portfolio A · VAN — forward shot volume

Calgary Flames have allowed 22.11 shots on goal per game to opposing forwards (+10.0% versus league). That opens a Vancouver Canucks forward SOG search. Vancouver Canucks have generated 19.08 through their forwards (-5.1% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Brock Boeser and Drew O'Connor have supplied 19% of their team's prior production here, with 81% coming from others. Those shot histories make their SOG markets the clearest individual options.

Portfolio B · CGY — forward shot volume

Vancouver Canucks have allowed 21.46 shots on goal per game to opposing forwards (+6.8% versus league). That opens a Calgary Flames forward SOG search. Calgary Flames have generated 21.35 through their forwards (+6.1% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Matt Coronato, Mikael Backlund, Joel Farabee and Yegor Sharangovich have supplied 38% of their team's prior production here, with 62% coming from others. Their SOG markets are the way to bet on that shot volume, subject to their current roles holding.

Portfolio C · CGY — defenseman shot volume

Vancouver Canucks have allowed 8.08 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+5.4% versus league). That opens a Calgary Flames defenseman SOG search. Calgary Flames have generated 7.04 through their defense (-8.2% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Joel Hanley and Zayne Parekh have supplied 18% of their team's prior production here, with 82% coming from others. That puts their SOG markets at the front of this shot-volume read.

Portfolio D · VAN — defenseman shot volume

Calgary Flames have allowed 7.91 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+3.2% versus league). That opens a Vancouver Canucks defenseman SOG search. Vancouver Canucks have generated 6.48 through their defense (-15.5% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Filip Hronek and Zeev Buium have supplied 30% of their team's prior production here, with 70% coming from others. That puts their SOG markets at the front of this shot-volume read.

Calgary Flames — SOG scouting

Vancouver Canucks allowed 21.46 SOG/game to forward lines (+6.8% versus league). That defensive allowance opens a forward lines SOG search. Calgary Flames generated 21.35 (+6.1% versus league) in their prior games; that normal team volume does not erase the matchup. The player scan is attack — broad. Defense pairs also face above-league positional allowance. Overall, Vancouver Canucks allowed 29.5 SOG/game and Calgary Flames generated 28.4; the positional split matters more for this read.

Matt Coronato and Mikael Backlund are the primary current shot owners. Joel Farabee, Yegor Sharangovich, Joel Hanley and Zayne Parekh add current roles with historical five-on-five SOG and attempts. The player tables show each current line or pair, PP route, qualified shot history and an exact quote when one was observed.

Rates are prior per-game observations from their own qualified cohorts; attempts and SOG are one nested shot pool.

Vancouver Canucks — SOG scouting

Calgary Flames allowed 22.11 SOG/game to forward lines (+10.0% versus league). That defensive allowance opens a forward lines SOG search. Vancouver Canucks generated 19.08 (-5.1% versus league) in their prior games; that normal team volume does not erase the matchup. The player scan is attack — broad. Defense pairs also face above-league positional allowance. Overall, Calgary Flames allowed 30.0 SOG/game and Vancouver Canucks generated 25.6; the positional split matters more for this read. Calgary Flames also allowed +21.1% more PP SOG than league, an added route for current PP1 or PP2 forwards.

Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek are the primary current shot owners. Drew O'Connor and Zeev Buium add current roles with historical five-on-five SOG and attempts. The player tables show each current line or pair, PP route, qualified shot history and an exact quote when one was observed.

Rates are prior per-game observations from their own qualified cohorts; attempts and SOG are one nested shot pool.

Vancouver Canucks — forward shot volume

Calgary Flames have allowed 22.11 shots on goal per game to opposing forwards (+10.0% versus league). That opens a Vancouver Canucks forward SOG search. Vancouver Canucks have generated 19.08 through their forwards (-5.1% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it. Calgary Flames have also allowed +21.1% more PP SOG than league; current PP1 or PP2 members have another possible shot route.

Brock Boeser carry the largest prior share of this shot group. Drew O'Connor also has a current line and recorded five-on-five shots and attempts, so the shot case reaches beyond the primary names. Other players supplied 81% of the team's prior group SOG. Drew O'Connor recorded 1.38 SOG and 2.76 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; the current role has no established PP shot route. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

Calgary Flames — forward shot volume

Vancouver Canucks have allowed 21.46 shots on goal per game to opposing forwards (+6.8% versus league). That opens a Calgary Flames forward SOG search. Calgary Flames have generated 21.35 through their forwards (+6.1% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it.

Matt Coronato and Mikael Backlund carry the largest prior share of this shot group. Joel Farabee and Yegor Sharangovich also have current lines and recorded five-on-five shots and attempts, so the shot case reaches beyond the primary names. Other players supplied 62% of the team's prior group SOG. Joel Farabee recorded 1.36 SOG and 2.35 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; current PP1 membership adds a possible route, with 0.15 SOG and 0.24 attempts per game in prior power-play states. The teams’ past PP chance rates add context for that route. Yegor Sharangovich recorded 1.25 SOG and 2.75 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; current PP2 membership adds a possible route, with 0.40 SOG and 0.58 attempts per game in prior power-play states. The teams’ past PP chance rates add context for that route. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

Calgary Flames — defenseman shot volume

Vancouver Canucks have allowed 8.08 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+5.4% versus league). That opens a Calgary Flames defenseman SOG search. Calgary Flames have generated 7.04 through their defense (-8.2% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it. That makes the back end a natural place to look for shots.

No current player cleared the primary ownership floor. Joel Hanley and Zayne Parekh have current lines and recorded five-on-five shots and attempts, providing a current shot-route look. Other players supplied 82% of the team's prior group SOG. Joel Hanley recorded 0.73 SOG and 1.80 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; the current role has no established PP shot route. Zayne Parekh recorded 0.67 SOG and 2.30 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; current PP1 membership adds a possible route, with 0.41 SOG and 0.89 attempts per game in prior power-play states. The teams’ past PP chance rates add context for that route. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

Vancouver Canucks — defenseman shot volume

Calgary Flames have allowed 7.91 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+3.2% versus league). That opens a Vancouver Canucks defenseman SOG search. Vancouver Canucks have generated 6.48 through their defense (-15.5% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it. That makes the back end a natural place to look for shots.

Filip Hronek carry the largest prior share of this shot group. Zeev Buium also has a current line and recorded five-on-five shots and attempts, so the shot case reaches beyond the primary names. Other players supplied 70% of the team's prior group SOG. Zeev Buium recorded 0.66 SOG and 2.14 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; current PP2 membership adds a possible route, with 0.10 SOG and 0.31 attempts per game in prior power-play states. The teams’ past PP chance rates add context for that route. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

Calgary Flames PP1

Calgary Flames have averaged 2.89 power plays per game, and Vancouver Canucks have conceded 2.97. Together those past rates sit at roughly 3 chances. That is a little more favorable than average, giving PP1 another chance to matter.

When Calgary Flames have had the extra skater, they generated 1.30 SOG per chance; Vancouver Canucks allowed 1.38. Matt Coronato and Morgan Frost have scored the most PP goals among today's PP1, while Morgan Frost and Matt Coronato have supplied the most credited PP assists. The listed unit is current, but its minutes tonight are not guaranteed.

PP2 (informational): Ryan Strome, Brennan Othmann, Yegor Sharangovich, Maxim Tsyplakov, Simon Nemec.

Vancouver Canucks PP1

Vancouver Canucks have averaged 2.93 power plays per game, and Calgary Flames have conceded 3.24. Together those past rates sit at roughly 3 chances. That is a little more favorable than average, giving PP1 another chance to matter.

When Vancouver Canucks have had the extra skater, they generated 1.33 SOG per chance; Calgary Flames allowed 1.55. Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser have scored the most PP goals among today's PP1, while Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser have supplied the most credited PP assists. The listed unit is current, but its minutes tonight are not guaranteed.

PP2 (informational): Linus Karlsson, Liam Ohgren, Brendan Gallagher, Zeev Buium, Tom Willander.