2020–21_Calgary_Flames_season
2020–21 Calgary Flames season
Season of play of professional ice hockey team
The 2020–21 Calgary Flames season was the Flames' 41st season in Calgary, and the 49th season for the Flames' National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.[1] The Flames attempted unsuccessfully to make the playoffs for a third straight year after getting eliminated in the First Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs by the Dallas Stars.
Quick Facts Calgary Flames, Division ...
| 2020–21 Calgary Flames | |
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| Division | 5th North |
| 2020–21 record | 26–27–3 |
| Home record | 15–12–1 |
| Road record | 11–15–2 |
| Goals for | 156 |
| Goals against | 161 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Brad Treliving |
| Coach | Geoff Ward (Jan. 14 – Mar. 4) Darryl Sutter (Mar. 4 – May 19) |
| Captain | Mark Giordano |
| Alternate captains | Mikael Backlund Sean Monahan Matthew Tkachuk |
| Arena | Scotiabank Saddledome |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Stockton Heat (AHL) Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Johnny Gaudreau Elias Lindholm (19) |
| Assists | Johnny Gaudreau (30) |
| Points | Johnny Gaudreau (49) |
| Penalty minutes | Matthew Tkachuk (55) |
| Plus/minus | Christopher Tanev (+15) |
| Wins | Jacob Markstrom (22) |
| Goals against average | Jacob Markstrom (2.68) |
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Due to the Canada–United States border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Flames were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into the newly-formed North Division. The league's 56-game regular season was played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Calgary and the other Canadian teams played an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flames were eliminated from playoff contention on May 10 after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime.[2]
Divisional standings
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| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | y – Toronto Maple Leafs | 56 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 187 | 148 | +39 | 77 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 56 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 183 | 154 | +29 | 72 |
| 3 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 56 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 170 | 154 | +16 | 63 |
| 4 | x – Montreal Canadiens | 56 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 159 | 168 | −9 | 59 |
| 5 | e – Calgary Flames | 56 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 156 | 161 | −5 | 55 |
| 6 | e – Ottawa Senators | 56 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 157 | 190 | −33 | 51 |
| 7 | e – Vancouver Canucks | 56 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 151 | 188 | −37 | 50 |
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Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[4]
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Skaters
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| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| Johnny Gaudreau | 56 | 19 | 30 | 49 | +2 | 6 |
| Elias Lindholm | 56 | 19 | 28 | 47 | +10 | 22 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 56 | 16 | 27 | 43 | +6 | 55 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 56 | 18 | 14 | 32 | +1 | 24 |
| Mikael Backlund | 54 | 9 | 23 | 32 | −7 | 30 |
| Sean Monahan | 50 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −6 | 10 |
| Mark Giordano | 56 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +5 | 14 |
| Milan Lucic | 56 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −8 | 46 |
| Dillon Dube | 51 | 11 | 11 | 22 | −1 | 20 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 56 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −9 | 34 |
| Noah Hanifin | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −2 | 18 |
| Derek Ryan | 43 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 16 |
| Sam Bennett | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −14 | 19 |
| Christopher Tanev | 56 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +15 | 6 |
| Juuso Valimaki | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 26 |
| Josh Leivo | 38 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −3 | 10 |
| Brett Ritchie | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −5 | 24 |
| Joakim Nordstrom | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| Michael Stone | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| Nikita Nesterov | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −10 | 20 |
| Connor Mackey | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 20 |
| Byron Froese | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| Oliver Kylington | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Glenn Gawdin | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Adam Ruzicka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Dominik Simon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Robinson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Rinaldo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 |
| Matthew Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goaltenders
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| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Jacob Markstrom | 43 | 43 | 2,487:56 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 111 | 2.68 | 1,161 | .904 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Rittich‡ | 15 | 12 | 745:05 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 2.90 | 374 | .904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artyom Zagidulin | 1 | 0 | 28:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.25 | 11 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Domingue | 1 | 1 | 57:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.12 | 23 | .870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
See also: List of Calgary Flames draft picks
Below are the Calgary Flames' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The draft was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
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| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 24 | Connor Zary | C |  Canada |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 2 | 50 | Yan Kuznetsov | D |  Russia |
UConn (H-East) |
| 3 | 72 | Jeremie Poirier | D | Canada |
Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 96 | Daniil Chechelev | G | Russia |
Russkiye Vitazi Chekhov (MHL) |
| 5 | 143 | Ryan Francis | RW | Canada |
Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 174 | Rory Kerins | C | Canada |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 7 | 205 | Ilya Solovyov | D |  Belarus |
Dinamo Minsk (KHL) |
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- National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- "Flames miss playoffs due to inconsistency, lack of offense". NHL.com. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
- "2020-21 NHL schedule announced". NHL.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- "Flames at Canucks postponed tonight due to COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- "Canucks can return to play April 16; NHL regular season extends to May 16". NHL.com. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- "NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule". NHL.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- "2020–21 Regular season – Calgary Flames Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- "2020–21 Regular season – Calgary Flames Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- Calgary Flames 2021 Media Guide. Calgary Flames. 2020.