CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
OCTOBER 20, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [1] at COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS [3]
The Calgary Flames continued a five-game road trip on Friday night with their second-last stop at Nationwide Arena to take on the Blue Jackets. Both teams were held off the board in the first after a solid opening 20 from the netminders. In the second, Sean Kuraly would score the icebreaker to give the Jackets the lead, and that’s all the scoring the middle frame would see. The Jackets would extend their lead after Justin Danforth slid home his second of the season. The Flames would draw within one off a shorthanded marker from Elias Lindholm, however, Columbus added an empty netter and won 3-1.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (2)
GOALIE: Markstrom 26/28 .929 Sv%
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 2/2 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
October 20, 2023 CGY [1] at CBJ [3] Kuraly Markstrom Martin
October 19, 2023 CGY [4] at BUF [3] Ruzicka Vladar Levi
October 16, 2023 CGY [2] at WSH [3] SOL Kuznetsov* Markstrom Kuemper
October 14, 2023 CGY [2] at PIT [5] L Malkin Markstrom Nedeljkovic
October 11, 2023 WPG [3] vs. CGY [5] W Lindholm Markstrom Hellebuyck
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
October 22, 2023 3:00pm at Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
October 24, 2023 7:45 pm vs. New York Rangers Scotiabank Saddledome
October 26, 2023 7:00pm vs. St. Louis Blues Scotiabank Saddledome
October 29, 2023 5:00pm at Edmonton Oilers Commonwealth Stadium
November 1, 2023 6:30pm vs. Dallas Stars Scotiabank Saddledome
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of two meetings this season between the Flames and Red Wings. The Flames dropped both meetings against Detroit in 2022-23. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division matchup; This will be the Flames have a record of 1-0-0 against Atlantic Division teams and a record of 1-2-1 against Eastern Conference opponents.
WINGMEN:
Four different Flames have scored eight or more times against Detroit in their career. Elias Lindholm sets the pace with nine career tallies against the Wings, but Blake Coleman, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Nazem Kadri have all lit the lamp eight times against Detroit in their careers. Along with his eight goals, Huberdeau has 25 assists for a team-leading 33 points against the Red Wings in his career and has four points in his last six meetings with the Wings. Blake Coleman has scored in two of his last three tilts against Detroit and has accumulated 14 total points against Mo-Town.
LOOK BACKS AT IT:
Mikael Backlund collected his 13th career shorthanded assist on Friday night in Columbus. With the helper, Backlund is now tied with Theo Fleury for the most in Flames franchise history. Backlund’s 13 such assists also now trail only Brad Marchand (21), Jordan Staal (19), Alex Pietrangelo (14) and Brent Burns (14) for the most among active players and are tied for the fifth most in NHL history among Swedish-born skaters with teammate Elias Lindholm.
NOT SO SHORTHANDED:
With his shorthanded marker on Friday, Elias Lindholm helped the Flames become one of just six teams to strike multiple times while a man down this season (Carolina: 4, Philadelphia: 4, Colorado: 3, Minnesota: 2, Winnipeg: 2). The Flames also went 2/2 on the penalty kill on Friday, improving their PK to 94.1% this season, the fourth best penalty kill unit in the league thus far. Dating back to March 1st, 2023, Calgary is 90.7% on the kill, the best PK% in the NHL over that span.
LETHAL LINDHOLM:
Elias Lindholm scored his second of the season on Friday in Columbus to give him six points in 5 games this season. Lindholm’s six points are a team-high and he has collected 141 goals and 331 points since joining the club in 2018-19, the most among all players for the franchise through that span. Lindholm as a team-leading nine goals in his career against Detroit.
FACEOFF CONTROL:
Coming into tonight’s contest, the Flames 59.7 defensive-zone faceoff percentage is 3rd best in the NHL. The Flames have been the sixth best team in the dot so far this season with a 55.3% success rate. The Flames have also won the most faceoffs in the league as of October 21, 2023 with 178 wins.
HEY DID YOU KNOW?
Flames forwards Matt Coronato and Walker Duehr have never played the Red Wings in their NHL career. Along with Red Wings netminder Alex Lyon, they are the only players in this contest to have never faced their opponent before. Red Wings forward Austin Czarnik spent two seasons with the Calgary Flames, scoring eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points in a Flames uniform. Flames defenceman Jordan Oesterle spent the prior two seasons in Detroit with the Red Wings, skating in 97 games and scoring four goals and 15 assists for 19 points throughout his time in Detroit.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. DETROIT RED WINGS
CGY vs. DET ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
77-70-16-5 48-29-6-2 29-41-10-3 7-3-0 L2
Calgary Flames vs. Detroit Red Wings
5:00pm ET
Little Caesars Arena
TV: Sportsnet One
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2023-24 Season Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-1-0)
Oct. 22, 2023 – CGY at DET
Feb. 17, 2024 – DET vs. CGY
2022-23 Season Record vs. DET: 0-2-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. DET: March 12, 2022 – Detroit [0] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ DET: October 21, 2021 – Calgary [3] at Detroit [0]
Last Home Loss vs. DET: February 16, 2023 – Detroit [5] vs. Calgary [2]
Last Road Loss @ DET: February 9, 2023 – Calgary [1] at Detroit [2]
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 5 at OTTAWA 2 (10/21/23)
1ST PERIOD: OTT Sanderson (Tkachuk, Norris) 16:54-PP; DET Gostisbehere (Larkin, Perron) 18:15-PP
2ND PERIOD: DET Veleno (Fischer) 4:18-EV; DET Perron (Larkin, Seider) 14:54-PP
3RD PERIOD: DET Larkin (Gostisbehere, Seider) 0:28-PP; DET Veleno (Sprong) 7:23-EV; OTT Greig (Joseph, Chychrun) 8:49-EV
SHOTS: DET 23 (3-8-12) / OTT 37 (14-14-9)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 35-37) / OTT Korpisalo (L, 18-23)
PP: DET 3-5 / OTT 1-6
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (4 / Oct. 12)
Klim Kostin – undisclosed (1 / Oct. 20)
Total Man Games Lost: 5
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
10/20 – Recalled forward Jonatan Berggren from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Placed forward Robby Fabbri on
injured reserve retroactive to 10/12
10/15 – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Grand Rapids … Assigned forward Zach Aston-Reese to Grand Rapids
TODAY’S GAME
DETROIT RED WINGS (4-1-0) vs. CALGARY FLAMES (2-2-1)
Sunday, October 22, 2023 / 5:00 P.M. ET / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: Bally Sports Detroit / RADIO: WWJ 950 AM
TODAY: 169th all-time meeting, 84th in Detroit … First of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. CGY: 75-74-16-3 / HOME: 44-28-10-1 / LAST 10: 3-7-0 / IN 2022-23: 2-0-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. CGY: David Perron (17-20-37 in 44 GP), Dylan Larkin (7-7-14 in 14 GP), Alex DeBrincat (6-5-11 in 14 GP)
CGY top scorers vs. DET: Jonathan Huberdeau (8-25-33 in 38 GP), Nazem Kadri (8-9-17 in 31 GP), Blake Coleman (8-6-14 in 21
GP), Mikael Backlund (6-8-14 in 28 GP), Elias Lindholm (9-4-13 in 22 GP), Andrew Mangiapane (4-0-4 in 7 GP), A.J. Greer (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Oct. 24: RED WINGS vs. KRAKEN / 8:15 P.M. ET / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Oct. 26: RED WINGS vs. JETS / 7:00 P.M. ET / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Oct. 28: RED WINGS at BRUINS / 7:00 P.M. ET / TD Garden / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Oct. 21 at Ottawa – 5-2 W
Detroit captured a 5-2 win at Ottawa to improve to 4-1-0 overall and 2-1-0 on the road … The Red Wings have triumphed in four-straight games, which is the team’s longest winning streak since a five-game run from Feb. 9-16, 2023 … The Red Wings have started a season 4-1-0 for the first time since 2017-18 … Detroit has recorded 24 goals in five games to begin the 2023-24 season. There have only been two seasons in which the team has scored more goals through its first five games: 1972-73 (25) and 1942-43 (25) … Detroit finished 3-for-5 on the power play, marking the third-straight game (and fourth time in five games) in which the Red Wings scored multiple power play goals … The Red Wings scored multiple power play goals in three-consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 5-9, 2014 … Detroit scored three power play goals in a game for the first time since Oct. 23, 2022 vs. Anaheim … The Red Wings netted three power play goals on the road for the first time since March 29, 2016 at Montréal … Detroit owns the NHL’s best power play efficiency at 50.0 percent (9-for-18) … Dylan Larkin finished with a power play goal and two assists for his second-consecutive three-point performance (1-5-6 in 2 GP) … Larkin recorded three points in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career … Larkin became the first Red Wings skater with three points in back-to-back games since Lucas Raymond did so from Jan. 10-12, 2023 … Larkin extended his point streak to five-straight games (2-7-9 in 5 GP) to begin the 2023-24 season … Joe Veleno scored twice for his first career multi-goal game … It marked Veleno’s first multi-point game since recording two assists on March 10, 2022 vs. Minnesota … Veleno has three points (2-1-3) in his last three games … David Perron tallied a power play goal and an assist for his first multipoint game of the season … Perron has three power play points (2-1-3) in his last two games … Shayne Gostisbehere also finished with a power play goal and an assist for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform … Gostisbehere extended his point streak to five-consecutive games (2-4-6 in 5 GP) to begin the 2023-24 season … Gostisbehere (2-4-6 in 5 GP) became the second defenseman to record a point streak of five-or-more contests to start his tenure with the Red Wings, joining Kent Douglas (5 GP from Jan. 10-20, 1968) … Gostisbehere is one of six players to record a point streak of five-or-more games to start their tenure with the Red Wings, joining Ed Litzenberger (6 GP in 1961-62), Taro Hirose (5 GP in 2018-19), Dylan Larkin (5 GP in 2015-16), Mikael Samuelsson (5 GP in 2005-06) and Kent Douglas (5 GP in 1967-68) … Additionally, Gostisbehere became the fourth defenseman with six-or-more points through his first five games with the Red Wings, joining Paul Coffey (10 in 1992-93), Kent Douglas (8 in 1967-68) and Pat Egan (6 in 1943-44) … Moritz Seider dished out two assists for his second multi-point game of the season … Seider has five points (1-4-5) in his last four games … Seider (13-84-97 in 169 GP) is three points shy of 100 for his NHL career … Christian Fischer picked up his first point in a Detroit uniform with the lone assist on Veleno’s first goal … Daniel Sprong logged his 50th career NHL assist with the lone helper on Veleno’s second goal … Ville Husso made a season-high 35 saves to earn his third-consecutive victory.
