2026–27 regular season

Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames are 2-6-0 with 4 points in 2026–27, 31st of 32 in the league, with 17 goals for and 37 against. They have 45.8% of the expected goals in their games, less than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 16% to make the playoffs.

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Record: 2–6–0; 4 points, 31st of 32
Goals: 17–37; −20 differential
Expected goals: 22.3–26.3; for and against
xG share: 45.8%; 50% is even

16% to make the playoffs, 1% to win the division, about 82 points projected (69 to 95 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

35404550

45.8%

2026-10-012026-10-18

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 22 xG73%20%
League 79%15%
Against 26 xG78%16%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Backlund – Farabee – Sharangovich	6	40:16	49–31	1.7–1.4	0–2	54%
Strome – Pospisil – Gridin	5	36:36	41–40	1.7–1.5	0–2	54%
Frost – Coronato – Gridin	5	31:01	48–31	1.7–1.4	0–4	53%
Frost – Coronato – Suniev	5	30:00	25–49	1.2–2.2	2–1	36%
Pospisil – Klapka – Tsyplakov	4	21:51	31–19	0.8–1.0	0–1	43%
Klapka – Castagna – Tsyplakov	3	17:39	16–16	0.5–0.4	1–0	54%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Middleton – Parekh	7	90:32	91–111	4.6–4.7	3–7	49%
Bahl – Nemec	8	81:40	106–70	4.7–3.5	3–2	57%
Whitecloud – Kuznetsov	7	56:47	68–62	2.5–2.8	2–3	47%
Whitecloud – Bahl	8	45:44	61–34	2.3–1.6	1–3	58%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed23.1 mph
48
Bursts over 22 mph11
71
Bursts over 20 mph188
39

Shooting

Hardest shot92.8 mph
19
Shots over 90 mph3
42

Zone time

Offensive zone time40.9%
42
Defensive zone time40.6%
55

League ranks

Points %25.0%30th

Goals for per game2.1330th

Goals against per game4.6332nd

xG for per game2.7920th

xG against per game3.2925th

xG share45.8%26th

Finishing (goals − xG)−5.331st

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)−10.731st

Rush xG per game0.2010th

Rebound xG per game0.567th

Rush xG allowed per game0.2025th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 8 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 8 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-18	vs CAR	3–2	2.6–4.2	38%
10-15	at VGK	2–6	3.5–4.3	45%
10-13	at ANA	4–2	3.2–2.9	52%
10-10	vs ANA	2–4	3.0–2.5	54%
10-08	vs COL	3–7	2.6–2.7	49%
10-04	at SEA	1–6	2.9–2.8	51%
10-03	at VAN	1–4	1.9–3.0	40%
10-01	vs SEA	1–6	2.6–4.0	40%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Joel Farabee	L	8	0	6	6	2.1	18:25	1	52.5
Matt Coronato	R	8	2	3	5	1.8	17:39	0	42.7
Morgan Frost	C	8	3	2	5	2.1	15:46	5	45.2
Yegor Sharangovich	C	8	2	2	4	2.1	16:34	2	51.9
Ryan Strome	C	8	1	2	3	1.5	13:55	3	53.0
Aydar Suniev	L	5	2	1	3	1.4	14:10	5	48.5
Matvei Gridin	R	8	1	2	3	1.1	14:36	2	58.8
Jake Middleton	D	8	1	1	2	0.7	17:47	14	47.2
Simon Nemec	D	8	0	2	2	2.0	21:08	2	50.1
Martin Pospisil	C	8	1	1	2	1.1	13:07	35	46.2
Mikael Backlund	C	8	1	1	2	3.3	17:44	7	49.8
Adam Klapka	R	8	2	0	2	1.4	10:40	27	46.5
Zayne Parekh	D	8	0	2	2	1.1	17:49	6	46.3
Connor Zary	C	2	0	1	1	0.4	13:38	1	48.5
Kevin Bahl	D	8	1	0	1	0.5	21:38	9	56.1
Yan Kuznetsov	D	7	0	1	1	0.2	18:10	9	40.8
Maxim Tsyplakov	R	6	0	1	1	0.5	11:12	17	42.6
Jonathan Castagna	C	5	0	1	1	0.7	11:17	9	53.3
Zach Whitecloud	D	8	0	0	0	0.2	20:39	13	48.2
Brennan Othmann	L	2	0	0	0	0.3	10:42	5	43.2
Joel Hanley	D	1	0	0	0	0.0	16:18	1	25.4
Samuel Honzek	L	4	0	0	0	0.4	15:39	11	37.0