Calgary Flames Lines
The most-used Calgary Flames forward line in the Oct 18 game vs CAR was Martin Pospisil – Ryan Strome – Matvei Gridin (9:59 together at 5-on-5).
Next game
Thu, Oct 22, 9:00 PM ET · vs Minnesota Wild
Lines, pairs and special teams
In the last game, the team played 46:58 at 5-on-5, 7:00 on the power play and 4:00 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Martin Pospisil – Ryan Strome – Matvei Gridin | 9:59 | 21.3% |
| L2 | Brennan Othmann(new to the top lines and pairs) – Jonathan Castagna(moved up) – Adam Klapka(moved up) | 8:39 | 18.4% |
| L3 | Joel Farabee(moved up) – Mikael Backlund(moved up) – Matt Coronato(moved down) | 8:08 | 17.3% |
| L4 | Aydar Suniev(moved down) – Morgan Frost(moved down) – Yegor Sharangovich | 7:36 | 16.2% |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Kevin Bahl – Simon Nemec | 15:09 | 32.3% |
| D2 | Jake Middleton – Zach Whitecloud(moved up) | 11:50 | 25.2% |
| D3 | Yan Kuznetsov – Zayne Parekh(moved down) | 10:35 | 22.5% |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Joel Farabee – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato – Matvei Gridin – Zayne Parekh | 4:37 | 66.0% |
| PP2 | Aydar Suniev – Yegor Sharangovich – Ryan Strome – Adam Klapka – Simon Nemec | 1:58 | 28.1% |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Martin Pospisil – Yegor Sharangovich – Jake Middleton – Zach Whitecloud | 1:29 | 37.1% |
| PK2 | Joel Farabee – Jonathan Castagna – Kevin Bahl – Yan Kuznetsov | 1:28 | 36.7% |
NEW: not in the previous game's top four lines or three pairs. ▲ ▼: moved up or down from the previous game.
Over 5 games, the team played 241:04 at 5-on-5, 19:14 on the power play and 25:11 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Joel Farabee – Mikael Backlund – Yegor Sharangovich | 40:15 | 16.7% | 5 |
| L2 | Martin Pospisil – Ryan Strome – Matvei Gridin | 36:40 | 15.2% | 5 |
| L3 | Aydar Suniev – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato | 30:00 | 12.4% | 5 |
| L4 | Jonathan Castagna – Adam Klapka – Maxim Tsyplakov | 17:39 | 7.3% | 3 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Kevin Bahl – Simon Nemec | 64:27 | 26.7% | 5 |
| D2 | Jake Middleton – Zayne Parekh | 51:10 | 21.2% | 4 |
| D3 | Yan Kuznetsov – Zach Whitecloud | 44:15 | 18.4% | 5 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Joel Farabee – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato – Matvei Gridin – Zayne Parekh | 11:44 | 61.0% | 5 |
| PP2 | Aydar Suniev – Yegor Sharangovich – Ryan Strome – Maxim Tsyplakov – Simon Nemec | 4:10 | 21.7% | 3 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Joel Farabee – Mikael Backlund – Kevin Bahl – Zach Whitecloud | 3:50 | 15.2% | 2 |
| PK2 | Martin Pospisil – Yegor Sharangovich – Jake Middleton – Zach Whitecloud | 1:29 | 5.9% | 1 |
Over 8 games, the team played 391:48 at 5-on-5, 26:40 on the power play and 43:17 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Joel Farabee – Mikael Backlund – Yegor Sharangovich | 40:15 | 10.3% | 5 |
| L2 | Martin Pospisil – Ryan Strome – Matvei Gridin | 36:40 | 9.4% | 5 |
| L3 | Aydar Suniev – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato | 30:00 | 7.7% | 5 |
| L4 | Jonathan Castagna – Adam Klapka – Maxim Tsyplakov | 17:39 | 4.5% | 3 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Jake Middleton – Zayne Parekh | 90:32 | 23.1% | 7 |
| D2 | Kevin Bahl – Simon Nemec | 81:40 | 20.8% | 8 |
| D3 | Yan Kuznetsov – Zach Whitecloud | 56:47 | 14.5% | 7 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Joel Farabee – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato – Matvei Gridin – Zayne Parekh | 17:20 | 65.0% | 8 |
| PP2 | Aydar Suniev – Yegor Sharangovich – Ryan Strome – Maxim Tsyplakov – Simon Nemec | 4:10 | 15.6% | 3 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Samuel Honzek – Mikael Backlund – Kevin Bahl – Zach Whitecloud | 5:21 | 12.4% | 2 |
| PK2 | Martin Pospisil – Yegor Sharangovich – Jake Middleton – Zach Whitecloud | 1:29 | 3.4% | 1 |
Goalies
Started the last game (Oct 18 vs CAR): Devin Cooley
| Goalie | Starts this season |
|---|---|
| Dustin Wolf | 5 |
| Devin Cooley | 3 |
Not in the last game
May be injured or a healthy scratch
- #29 Samuel Honzek, Left wing
- #10 Jonathan Huberdeau, Left wing
- #72 Maxim Tsyplakov, Right wing
- #44 Joel Hanley, Defense
How these lines are calculated
Lines are rebuilt second by second from the NHL's official shift records. A trio or pair counts only at 5-on-5, and each window shows at most four lines and three pairs that played at least 3% of the team's 5-on-5 time. Read the full method.