Scotia North Division

Calgary Flames

2020–21·26–27–3·55 points·5th in the Scotia North

Seasons

Points: 55#20
Goal differential: −5#18
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 53.3%#8
Power play: 18.3%#21
Penalty kill: 79.7%#18
GSAx: −10.1#24

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

26 of 26 lines


Lindholm – Tkachuk – Dube	226:11	32	52.7%	54.3%	11	7
Lucic – Backlund – Mangiapane	164:37	34	60.5%	56.5%	9	8
Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk	143:36	16	55.8%	55.1%	10	7
Gaudreau – Ritchie – Monahan	132:50	18	49.8%	49.2%	0	5
Lindholm – Mangiapane – Tkachuk	103:46	26	52.6%	55.8%	4	3
Gaudreau – Monahan – Bennett	99:38	20	45.3%	46.3%	4	1
Backlund – Mangiapane – Tkachuk	88:36	29	59.3%	58.0%	3	4
Lucic – Backlund – Dube	68:14	26	42.8%	44.2%	2	4
Lucic – Bennett – Dube	58:34	10	51.9%	56.3%	2	4
Lucic – Backlund – Nordstrom	49:27	11	48.7%	50.0%	2	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

15 of 15 pairs


Tanev – Hanifin	560:54	42	60.0%	54.7%	18	18
Giordano – Andersson	479:52	49	46.4%	51.0%	15	23
Giordano – Tanev	271:23	49	63.9%	58.5%	10	4
Nesterov – Välimäki	263:58	24	56.6%	54.9%	10	15
Hanifin – Andersson	130:04	42	48.1%	49.4%	6	6
Nesterov – Andersson	129:52	25	45.3%	49.6%	4	7
Stone – Välimäki	127:59	12	56.2%	59.8%	5	6
Stone – Nesterov	57:39	12	56.3%	50.4%	2	3

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–56 · Jan 14 to May 19

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Bennett	Tanev	Hanifin	Lucic	Mangiapane	Backlund	Dube	Tkachuk	Lindholm	Andersson	Giordano	Gaudreau	Monahan	Välimäki	Nesterov	Nordstrom	Ryan	Leivo
Bennett F		57	52	45	42	52	51	51	35	46	43	48	47	48	57	58	66	48
Tanev D	57		60	65	67	68	64	59	54	13	64	56	57	50	59	54	69	61
Hanifin D	52	60		50	65	60	55	58	49	47	100	54	55	24	46	38	72	61
Lucic F	45	65	50		61	55	49	35	38	45	54	50	47	50	48	49	56	51
Mangiapane F	42	67	65	61		60	67	57	55	48	53	59	53	63	54	65	62	78
Backlund F	52	68	60	55	60		52	60	67	41	51	71	63	58	54	54	0	51
Dube F	51	64	55	49	67	52		53	52	44	49	47	53	49	49	59	57	12
Tkachuk F	51	59	58	35	57	60	53		53	48	51	59	57	63	54	66	67	53
Lindholm F	35	54	49	38	55	67	52	53		48	54	54	54	60	56	43	76	67
Andersson D	46	13	47	45	48	41	44	48	48		46	51	49	56	45	47	59	64
Giordano D	43	64	100	54	53	51	49	51	54	46		58	55	65	38	56	54	56
Gaudreau F	48	56	54	50	59	71	47	59	54	51	58		54	55	54	46	55	66
Monahan F	47	57	55	47	53	63	53	57	54	49	55	54		48	50	36	70	58
Välimäki D	48	50	24	50	63	58	49	63	60	56	65	55	48		56	59	64	47
Nesterov D	57	59	46	48	54	54	49	54	56	45	38	54	50	56		59	60	50
Nordstrom F	58	54	38	49	65	54	59	66	43	47	56	46	36	59	59		65	48
Ryan F	66	69	72	56	62	0	57	67	76	59	54	55	70	64	60	65		65
Leivo F	48	61	61	51	78	51	12	53	67	64	56	66	58	47	50	48	65

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game