Yeah that's pretty much it.
5 on 5 the Flames had a great third period, and erased the deficit in most of the categories for the game as a whole. So 8-7 in high danger chances to finish, with a third period of 5-1. Calgary had a 5 on 5 third period with 79% xGF which also closed the gap.
But if you isolate powerplay time the game swings.
Vancouver gets 8 minutes on the powerplay and generates 8 high danger chances (don't give up any short handed)
Calgary gets 6 minutes (two less) and generates 2 high danger chances (don't give up any short handed).
So when you bring that forward into 60 minutes it's not all that close, despite the Flames closing the gap considerably five on five.
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