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A Tale of Two Cities: Flames/Canucks Scoring Chances
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Ryan Pike
Sep 29, 2014, 16:23 EDTUpdated: Invalid DateTime
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Last week’s pair of games between Vancouver and Calgary were good times, as they provided a chance to see Sam Bennett against (mostly) NHL rosters and test his mettle. Additionally, the nice folks at Sportsnet televised the games, which also provided a nice chance to get a training camp edition of Scoring Chances going. (The Hockeyviille game was also televised, but there weren’t any NHL reports – “real” stats reporting takes five guys and three computers, so I’m not shocked that the 900-seat arena in Sylvan Lake couldn’t support it.)
Beware: Calgary iced a good roster against Vancouver’s B-team at home, while Vancouver’s A-listers faced Calgary’s Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time-Players at Rogers Arena.

CANUCKS @ FLAMES

(Note: pretend everything is shifted to the right slightly…)
Team
Period
Time
Note
Home
Away
State
Home
1
16:06
Bennett
1
5
7
19
63
79
14
15
27
31
58
70
5v5
Away
1
14:21
Jensen
1
22
23
27
36
67
29
31
46
58
63
70
5v5
Home
1
12:29
Stajan
1
5
7
17
18
51
20
31
36
53
58
70
5v5
Away
1
12:19
Higgins
1
18
36
51
64
67
20
31
36
53
58
70
5v5
Away
1
11:31
Kassian
1
17
18
36
67
5
9
13
14
20
31
4v5
Away
1
10:50
Richardson
1
5
6
22
63
15
26
27
31
70
4v4
Away
1
7:30
Higgins
1
6
22
23
27
42
5
20
26
31
36
53
5v5
Home
1
6:58
Baertschi
1
6
22
23
27
42
5
26
29
31
36
53
5v5
Home
1
6:12
Bennett
1
5
7
19
63
79
18
31
46
48
60
63
5v5
Home
1
5:51
Bouma (PS drawn)
1
5
7
17
46
51
15
18
27
31
48
60
5v5
Home
1
2:45
Hathaway
1
5
7
18
25
64
9
13
14
18
31
60
5v5
Home
1
2:26
Setoguchi tip
1
5
7
22
23
27
5
20
26
31
36
53
5v5
Home
1
0:08
Baertschi
1
6
22
23
27
36
5
26
31
36
53
5v4
Home
2
19:06
Bennett
1
6
7
63
79
9
18
31
63
70
4v4
Away
2
17:22
Burrows
1
19
23
36
67
5
13
14
20
31
48
4v5
Away
2
17:17
Higgins goal
1
19
22
23
36
67
5
13
14
20
31
48
5v5
Home
2
15:47
Bennett tip
1
6
7
19
27
63
15
18
27
31
70
5v4
Home
2
15:25
Bennett
1
5
17
36
63
79
13
14
31
58
70
5v4
Home
2
14:50
Agostino
1
5
17
36
46
51
5
20
31
53
58
60
5v5
Home
2
11:11
Agostino
1
6
17
42
46
51
18
20
31
36
53
60
5v5
Home
2
10:11
Brodie
1
7
23
36
46
5
9
13
14
20
32
4v5
Home
2
8:22
Agostino
1
7
18
51
67
79
18
26
27
32
48
63
5v5
Home
2
7:20
Ferland
1
36
51
63
67
79
5
9
26
29
32
63
5v5
Away
2
6:52
Jensen
1
22
23
27
36
42
13
14
18
32
46
60
5v5
Away
2
6:40
Bonino
1
22
23
27
36
42
13
14
18
32
46
60
5v5
Away
2
6:34
Jensen
1
6
17
18
42
64
20
32
36
53
58
70
5v5
Away
2
4:42
Higgins
1
19
25
36
46
67
5
20
26
32
36
53
5v5
Home
2
3:31
Monahan
1
5
7
23
51
79
9
13
18
29
32
60
5v5
Home
2
2:56
Bennett
1
5
22
23
36
63
5
20
26
32
53
5v4
Home
2
2:53
Monahan goal
1
22
23
27
36
67
15
32
46
48
58
70
5v5
Home
2
2:39
Monahan
1
22
23
27
36
67
15
32
46
48
58
70
5v5
Home
2
0:17
Monahan
1
5
6
22
23
63
18
20
26
32
53
5v4
Home
3
19:08
Bennett
5
22
23
35
36
63
18
20
26
32
53
5v4
Away
3
16:17
Hansen
6
22
23
27
35
42
5
20
26
32
36
53
5v5
Home
3
15:03
Giordano
5
7
18
19
25
35
13
14
32
46
58
70
5v5
Away
3
13:35
Richardson
6
35
42
51
63
79
5
15
26
27
32
48
5v5
Home
3
12:33
Giordano
5
7
22
23
27
35
20
32
36
53
58
70
5v5
Away
3
11:19
Sbisa
6
17
18
35
42
64
5
9
26
29
32
63
5v5
Away
3
10:13
Shinkaruk goal
35
36
51
63
67
79
15
27
32
48
58
70
5v5
Away
3
6:57
Burrows tip
6
35
42
46
63
5
9
13
14
20
32
4v5
Home
3
6:43
Bennett
6
35
42
46
63
5
9
13
14
20
32
4v5
Away
3
6:03
Horvat
5
7
25
35
46
5
32
36
46
53
60
4v5
Home
3
3:43
Setoguchi
6
22
27
35
42
63
9
29
32
58
63
70
5v5
Away
3
2:17
Higgins
6
18
19
25
35
42
15
20
32
36
58
70
5v5
Home
3
2:01
Deflection
22
23
27
36
46
67
5
15
26
27
32
48
5v5
Home
3
0:45
Diaz
6
19
23
36
46
79
5
14
15
18
27
32
5v5
#
Player
EV
PP
SH
1
HILLER, JONAS
 
15
9
 
5
0
 
1
2
5
GIORDANO, MARK
17:38
10
1
03:31
4
0
02:01
0
1
6
WIDEMAN, DENNIS
17:50
5
7
03:34
3
0
02:54
1
1
7
BRODIE, TJ
17:26
11
0
01:25
1
0
02:27
1
1
17
BOUMA, LANCE
09:50
4
2
00:47
1
0
01:56
0
1
18
STAJAN, MATT
12:17
4
4
00:16
0
0
01:46
0
1
19
JONES, DAVID
10:46
4
3
00:40
1
0
01:38
0
1
22
SETOGUCHI, DEVIN
12:40
7
7
04:10
4
0
00:46
0
0
23
MONAHAN, SEAN
14:57
8
6
04:35
4
0
01:59
1
1
25
BOLLIG, BRANDON
10:39
2
2
00:00
0
0
01:28
0
1
27
BAERTSCHI, SVEN
15:07
7
5
03:01
2
0
00:00
0
0
35
THIESSEN, BRAD
 
3
5
 
1
0
 
1
2
36
DIAZ, RAPHAEL
13:22
6
7
03:47
4
0
02:57
1
2
42
CUNDARI, MARK
14:18
3
8
00:19
0
0
00:41
1
1
46
ARNOLD, BILL
10:49
5
1
00:35
0
0
01:54
2
2
51
AGOSTINO, KENNY
11:50
7
3
00:49
0
0
00:00
0
0
63
BENNETT, SAM
12:27
5
3
02:50
5
0
00:41
1
1
64
HATHAWAY, GARNET
08:24
1
3
00:11
0
0
00:00
0
0
67
CULKIN, RYAN
14:53
5
5
00:00
0
0
01:08
0
2
79
FERLAND, MICHAEL
13:07
7
2
01:00
1
0
00:00
0
0
Period
Totals
EV
PP
5v3 PP
SH
5v3 SH
1
8
5
7
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
13
6
8
5
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
7
7
5
5
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
“Shockingly,” Giordano and Brodie were chance-generating beasts. Also in the black: Bennett, Arnold, Ferland, Agostino, Baertschi, Monahan and Bouma. Basically everyone else was even or worse, including Diaz, Cundari, Wideman and Culkin. If this sounds similar to, well, the entirety of last season, you’ve obviously been paying attention.
This gap between Agostino and many others in terms of chance generation is why I was surprised he got sent down. That said, he didn’t score and he’s played maybe three weeks of pro hockey, so the AHL is where he belongs.

FLAMES @ CANUCKS

Team
Period
Time
Note
Home
Away
State
Away
1
18:41
Bennett
2
3
17
22
30
33
4
24
31
32
55
63
5v5
Away
1
16:01
Sieloff
2
3
17
22
30
33
24
31
32
50
63
67
5v5
Home
1
12:02
D.Sedin
8
17
22
30
33
44
4
31
55
59
60
5v4
Home
1
11:40
Vrbata
2
3
15
30
36
51
10
31
32
50
67
5v4
Home
1
10:50
Dorsett
2
3
15
30
36
51
4
22
25
31
50
5v4
Home
1
1:13
Tanev
5
8
29
30
46
53
22
31
50
51
59
67
5v5
Away
1
0:36
Bennett
5
8
30
36
44
50
4
24
31
32
55
63
5v5
Home
2
17:59
Stanton
6
18
30
36
44
50
22
25
40
54
60
73
5v5
Away
2
15:32
Bollig
2
3
15
29
30
51
22
25
40
55
60
73
5v5
Away
2
13:29
Bennett
6
18
22
30
33
51
4
16
25
40
55
63
5v5
Home
2
12:34
Vey goal
8
17
22
30
33
44
4
32
40
55
63
5v4
Home
2
10:00
Deflection
3
17
22
30
33
44
4
10
40
55
58
5v4
Home
2
9:45
H.Sedin
3
17
22
30
33
44
4
10
40
55
58
5v4
Home
2
9:30
Hansen goal
3
17
22
30
33
36
4
10
40
55
58
5v4
Home
2
8:08
Hansen
5
18
32
36
42
51
16
25
40
54
59
73
5v5
Away
2
6:52
Byron
2
3
17
29
32
53
24
32
40
50
63
67
5v5
Home
2
4:40
Deflection
2
6
32
42
46
51
4
16
40
51
59
73
5v5
Home
2
3:52
Vrbata
2
3
17
32
44
50
10
40
48
50
58
67
5v5
Away
2
2:48
Setoguchi
5
18
32
42
50
4
22
24
40
60
63
4v5
Away
2
1:20
Setoguchi
3
5
17
22
32
33
22
25
40
50
60
67
5v5
Away
2
1:09
Setoguchi
3
5
17
22
32
33
22
25
40
50
60
67
5v5
Home
2
0:03
Horvat
2
8
29
32
46
53
4
16
32
40
51
55
5v5
Home
3
17:55
Vrbata goal
3
17
22
32
33
44
10
40
50
55
63
5v4
Away
3
11:56
Bennett
5
8
32
44
50
4
22
24
32
40
63
4v5
Away
3
10:00
Setoguchi
5
8
32
50
53
4
22
24
32
40
63
4v5
Home
3
6:33
Vrbata
5
8
17
22
32
33
4
10
22
25
40
55
5v5
Away
3
2:37
Bollig
2
3
32
46
50
53
10
25
40
55
73
5v4
#
Player
EV
PP
SH
4
RUSSELL, KRIS
15:38
3
3
05:26
3
0
06:01
0
6
10
KNIGHT, CORBAN
09:58
0
2
02:33
0
0
03:19
1
5
16
MCGRATTAN, BRIAN
12:39
1
3
00:29
0
0
00:00
0
0
22
SETOGUCHI, DEVIN
09:03
3
3
04:19
3
0
03:17
0
1
24
HUDLER, JIRI
12:39
4
0
03:48
3
0
00:00
0
0
25
BOLLIG, BRANDON
13:02
4
3
00:59
0
0
02:28
1
1
31
RAMO, KARRI
 
3
1
 
0
0
 
0
3
32
BYRON, PAUL
12:57
4
1
01:57
2
0
03:16
0
2
40
CARR, DOUGLAS
 
5
6
 
3
0
 
1
5
48
VAN BRABANT, BRYCE
07:06
0
1
00:29
0
0
00:00
0
0
50
SIELOFF, PATRICK
14:08
4
2
00:00
0
0
02:55
0
3
51
AGOSTINO, KENNY
12:02
0
3
00:11
0
0
00:00
0
0
54
ACOLATSE, SENA
09:50
0
2
00:00
0
0
00:00
0
0
55
RAMAGE, JOHN
17:33
4
2
00:29
0
0
08:09
1
6
58
HANOWSKI, BEN
08:52
0
1
00:00
0
0
01:47
0
3
59
REINHART, MAX
10:52
0
3
02:39
0
0
04:40
0
1
60
GRANLUND, MARKUS
06:33
3
1
01:16
1
0
00:53
0
1
63
BENNETT, SAM
13:41
5
0
03:23
3
0
01:54
0
2
67
CULKIN, RYAN
16:56
4
2
02:02
0
0
02:22
0
1
73
KANZIG, KEEGAN
12:36
1
3
00:00
0
0
02:07
1
0
Period
Totals
EV
PP
5v3 PP
SH
5v3 SH
1
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
6
9
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
3
3
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Given the opposition, expectations were lower in Vancouver on Friday, especially as the Flames were finishing off a rough three-in-thre strech. Wanna know why Culkin was still in town? This may be an indicator. It’s also an indicator why some bodies did get sent down immediately after that game.
But hey, Sam Bennett? Monster. Second straight night he was one of Calgary’s better chance-generating players. And Calgary’s PK was pretty bad at supressing shots from the scoring chance area. No shocker that all three Canucks goals came with the extra man.

SUM IT UP

The young AHL defenders may be (slightly) better than we think, and Sam Bennett is (based on two games) about as good as we’ve been led to believe by the proverbial “eye test.” But remember – sample sizes are key and this is just two games in the pre-season, so don’t take any of this without a hefty amount of salt.
We should have a quick look at zone entry data from these two games later in the week.

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