The 2019–20 Calgary Flames season was the Flames' 40th season in Calgary, and the 48th for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.[2] The Flames entered the season as the defending Pacific Division champions.
2019–20 Calgary Flames | |
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Division | 4th Pacific |
Conference | 8th Western |
2019–20 record | 36–27–7 |
Home record | 16–13–4 |
Road record | 20–14–3 |
Goals for | 210 |
Goals against | 215 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brad Treliving |
Coach | Bill Peters (Oct. 3 – Nov. 29) Geoff Ward (interim, Nov. 29 – Aug. 20) |
Captain | Mark Giordano |
Alternate captains | Mikael Backlund Sean Monahan Matthew Tkachuk |
Arena | Scotiabank Saddledome |
Average attendance | 18,751[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Stockton Heat (AHL) Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Elias Lindholm (29) |
Assists | Johnny Gaudreau (40) |
Points | Matthew Tkachuk (61) |
Penalty minutes | Matthew Tkachuk (74) |
Plus/minus | Derek Ryan (+9) |
Wins | David Rittich (24) |
Goals against average | Cam Talbot (2.63) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5] The Flames advanced to the playoffs and defeated the Winnipeg Jets in the qualifying round in four games, but were defeated in the first round by the Dallas Stars in six games.[6]
Standings
editDivisional standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 227 | 211 | +16 | 86 |
2 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 225 | 217 | +8 | 83 |
3 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 210 | 215 | −5 | 79 |
4 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 228 | 217 | +11 | 78 |
5 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 74 |
6 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 226 | −39 | 67 |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 178 | 212 | −34 | 64 |
8 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 182 | 226 | −44 | 63 |
Western Conference
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | .662 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[8] |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | .657 | |
3 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 227 | 211 | +16 | .606 | |
4 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | .594 | |
5 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 225 | 217 | +8 | .585 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[8] |
6 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | .565 | |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 228 | 217 | +11 | .565 | |
8 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 210 | 215 | −5 | .564 | |
9 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | .563 | |
10 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | .558 | |
11 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 195 | 187 | +8 | .529 | |
12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | .514 | |
13 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 226 | −39 | .472 | |
14 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 178 | 212 | −34 | .457 | |
15 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 182 | 226 | −44 | .450 |
- Tiebreaking procedures
- Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
- Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
- Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
- Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
- 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.
- Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
- Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
editPreseason
editThe preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[10]
2019 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 1–3–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[A] | September 16 | Vancouver | 3–2 | Calgary | OT | Talbot | 17,465 | 0–0–1 | [11] |
2[A][a] | September 16 | Calgary | 4–3 | Vancouver | Parsons | 7,006 | 1–0–1 | [12] | |
3 | September 18 | San Jose | 4–6 | Calgary | Gillies | 17,348 | 2–0–1 | [13] | |
4 | September 20 | Calgary | 2–6 | Edmonton | Gillies | 17,592 | 2–1–1 | [14] | |
5 | September 22 | Calgary | 1–4 | Winnipeg | Talbot | 15,325 | 2–2–1 | [15] | |
6 | September 24 | Winnipeg | 0–2 | Calgary | Rittich | — | 3–2–1 | [16] | |
7 | September 26 | Calgary | 1–4 | San Jose | Zagidulin | 12,433 | 3–3–1 | [17] | |
8 | September 28 | Edmonton | 2–3 | Calgary | Rittich | 18,896 | 4–3–1 | [18] | |
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Regular season
editThe regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[19]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
editThe Flames faced Winnipeg Jets in the qualifying round,[90] defeating them in four games.[91]
The Flames faced the Dallas Stars in the first round,[92] but were defeated in six games.
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Player statistics
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Goaltenders
editPlayer | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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David Rittich | 48 | 48 | 2,791:58 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 138 | 2.97 | 1,478 | .907 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Cam Talbot | 26 | 22 | 1,434:39 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 2.63 | 780 | .919 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Cam Talbot | 10 | 10 | 595:33 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 2.42 | 316 | .924 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
David Rittich | 1 | 0 | 16:35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10.85 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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.
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Further reading
edit- 2019–20 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames. 2019.