CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 – LA KINGS [5] vs. CALGARY FLAMES [6]
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Los Angeles Kings for the first of two meetings at the Scotiabank Saddledome this season. Jonathan Huberdeau opened the scoring 3:49 into the opening frame with his 200th NHL goal and the two club traded blows after that, combining for a six-goal first period with the Flames leading 4-2 after a busy opening 20. In the second, Adam Ruzicka and Elias Lindholm would both score for the second straight game along with the Kings’ Kevin Fiala for another high scoring period. The Flames would surrender a pair of goals in the third but lock things down and come away with a 6-5 victory over LA.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Huberdeau (2), Mangiapane (3), Ritchie (4), Toffoli (6), Lindholm (6), Ruzicka (2)
GOALIE: Markstrom (19/23, .828 Sv%)
PP: 1/2 (50%)
PK: 1/2 (50%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
November 14, 2022 CGY [6] vs. LAK [5] Ruzicka Markstrom Quick
November 12, 2022 CGY [3] vs. WPG [2] Lewis Markstrom Hellebuyck
November 10, 2022 BOS [3] vs. CGY [1] McAvoy Vladar Ullmark
November 8, 2022 NJD [3] vs. CGY [2] Hischier Markstrom Vanecek
November 7, 2022 NYI [4] vs. CGY 3 Dobson Markstrom Sorokin
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
November 17, 2022 5:00pm at Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
November 19, 2022 2:00pm at Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena
November 21, 2022 5:00pm at Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
November 23, 2022 5:00pm at Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
November 25, 2022 12:00pm at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of two matchups this season between the Flames and Lightning. The two teams split the season-series in 2021-22 with both games ending 4-1 in favor of the home team. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division Matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 0-2-0 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 2-3-2 against Eastern Conference opponents.
HUBY DOOBY DOO:
Jonathan Huberdeau recorded goal number 200 of his NHL career with his game-opening tally on Monday night. In reaching the 200-goal milestone, he becomes the eighth player from the 2011 NHL Draft to eclipse the 200 goal plateau and he is currently third in points from the 2011 class, just one point behind second.
NAZ-HIM KADRI:
Nazem Kadri recorded his first multi-assist game as a member of the Calgary Flames on Monday night and his two helpers gave him 300 on his NHL career. He becomes the seventh member of the 2009 NHL Draft to reach the 300-assist milestone.
HOT STARTS:
The Flames found the back of the net four times in the first period of Monday’s 6-5 win over LA. This is the second time they’ve scored four in the opening frame of a game with the other coming against Edmonton in their season opener on October 14th. They are the only team in the NHL to tally four times in the opening frame multiple times so far this season.
BIG Z:
Nikita Zadorov skated in career game number 500 on Monday night, logging over 21 minutes of ice-time. He became just the third defenseman from the 2013 NHL Draft to play in 500 NHL games, joining Seth Jones (CHI) and Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI).
RED HOT RUZICKA:
Forward Adam Ruzicka recorded his second straight multi-point effort on Monday night (1-1—2), and has five points in his last four games. The Bratislava, SVK native picked up his first career game-winning goal in the NHL with is tally against the Kings and has averaged over 15 minutes a game in his last three contests.
LIND-HOME:
With another multi-point effort at home on Monday, (1-2—3), Elias Lindholm now has nine points in his last six games at the Scotiabank Saddledome, including goals in three-straight and six points in those outings. He is now tied with Nazem Kadri with 11 points on home ice so far this season.
DID YOU KNOW?
Darryl Sutter recorded career win number 800 in regular season and playoffs combined on Monday. Elias Lindholm has scored 26 even-strength goals since February 2nd, which is the second most in the NHL over that span.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. TBL 17-18-1-5 9-8-0-3 8-10-2 4-5-1 W1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00pm ET
Amalie Arena
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 17, 2022 – CGY at TBL
Jan. 21 2023 – TBL at CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. TBL: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. TBL: March 10, 2022 – Tampa Bay [1] vs. Calgary [4]
Last Road Win @ TBL: January 11, 2018 – Calgary [5] at Tampa Bay [1]
Last Home Loss vs. TBL: December 20, 2018 – Tampa Bay [5] vs. Calgary 4
Last Road Loss @ TBL: January 6, 2022 – Calgary [1] at Tampa Bay [4]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 20 – signed Dan Vladar (G) to a two-year contract extension
Oct. 30 – signed Lucas Ciona (F) to a three-year entry-level contract
Nov. 6 – recalled Nick DeSimone (D) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR
Nov. 13 – reassigned Dennis Gilbert (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Nov. 15 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL): reassigned Nick DeSimone to Calgary (AHL)
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 14)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Michael Stone – lower-body (5 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 17)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
RECORD BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
HOME 4-2-0 2-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-0-0 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 5-2-0 2-4-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
POINTS LEADER BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
Player Kadri Recent:
Lindholm
Points 4-5 – 9 4-6 – 10 – – – – –
RECORD BY DAY
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
0-0-0 1-0-1 2-2-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 3-2-0
RECORD BY DAYS BETWEEN GAMES/ON…
0 Days: 0-1-0
1 Day: 4-4-1
2 Days: 2-1-0
3 Days: 0-1-0
4+ Days: 0-0-0
First of B2B: 0-0-1
Second of B2B: 0-1-0
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 5 vs. Dallas 4
The Tampa Bay collected a second-straight win with a 5-4 victory in overtime over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts improved to 9-6-1 on the season, including a 5-2-1 record on home ice…The victory marked the Lightning’s eighth win in the last 11 home games vs. Dallas…Ross Colton opened the scoring for Tampa Bay just 1:20 into the opening period with his fourth goal of the season…Mason Marchment scored on the power play to tie the game for Dallas with 5:15 left in the first period…Nick Paul scored his sixth goal of the season on the power play to put the Lightning up 2-1 at the 4:47 mark of the second period…Joe Pavelski answered with another powerplay goal for Dallas with 11:58 remaining in the middle frame…Jason Robertson gave the Stars their first lead of the night just 1:55 later…Steven Stamkos responded with his eighth goal of the season at the 14:23 mark of the second to tie the game at three… Ian Cole scored his first goal of the season 3:55 into the third period to give the Bolts a 4-3 lead…Radek Faksa tied the game late in the third period for the Stars with a shorthanded goal at the 15:18 mark…After securing a point, the Lightning got the game-winning goal in overtime from Alex Killorn with a wrist shot that found the back of the net…Brian Elliott got the start for Tampa Bay and earned his fourth-straight victory, making 28 saves on 32 shots against.
PP: TBL – 1-5 DAL 2-2
SOG: TBL – 38 DAL – 32
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Flames are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay is has won three straight home games vs. CGY…The Bolts are 6-4-0 in their last 10 meetings with CGY…The Lightning posted a 1-1-0 record vs. CGY last season…Alex Killorn (2-0—2) led all TBL skaters with two goals vs. CGY last season and was tied with Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2) and Ryan McDonagh (0-2—2) for the team lead in points…Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games vs. CGY last season for Tampa Bay last season and made 54 saves on 59 shots against for a .915 SV% and 2.50 GAA…Kucherov has recorded three straight multi-point games vs. CGY at AMALIE Arena, scoring one goal and adding seven assists during that span…Brayden Point has recorded at least one point in six of his nine career games vs. CGY (3-5—8)…Alex Killorn recorded a career-high, five-point game at CGY on 2/1/18 (2-3—5)…The Lightning are 23-16-1 with one tie all-time vs. CGY, including a home record of 12-8- 0 with one tie…Vincent Lecavalier (5-9—14) and Nikita Kucherov (3-11—14) are tied for the TBL franchise record for career points vs. CGY.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CGY
- Vincent Lecavalier – 14 pts. (5-9—14, 14 GP)
T1. Nikita Kucherov – 14 pts. (3-11—14, 14 GP) - Alex Killorn – 13 pts. (8-5—13, 13 GP)
T3. Martin St. Louis – 13 pts. (8-5—13, 10 GP) - Steven Stamkos – 12 pts. (8-4—12, 15 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the third and final game of a three-game homestand…The Bolts will play nine of their 13 games in November at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 3-2-0 against Western Conference opponents this season…The Bolts are playing the second of three straight games against Western Conference opponents…The Bolts are 5-2-1 at home this season…Since the start of the 2018-19 season, the Lightning have posted an NHL-best .740 points percentage (107-34-11) on home ice.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 39
Current Injuries:
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder surgery; Out) 16 Games
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 16 Games
Cal Foote (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games
TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 12 – Claimed F Rudolfs Balcers off waivers from FLA
Oct. 21 – Assigned F Gabriel Fortier to AHL Syracuse
Oct. 17 – Recalled D Nick Perbix from AHL Syracuse
STAMMER TIME
Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored a goal and added one assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL for his seventh multi-point game of the season…The assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL was the 500th career helper for Stamkos, who became the second player in TBL history to record 500 assists with the franchise (also: Martin St. Louis, 588 assists)…Stamkos is the 161st player in NHL history to hit the 500-assist mark…Stamkos (8-9—17) leads all TBL skaters in goals and powerplay goals (5) while ranking second in points and power-play points (9)…Stamkos opened the season on a five-game goal streak (7-2—9), which is tied for the second-longest goal streak in the NHL this season…Stamkos (489-500—989) holds the TBL franchise records for most goals, points, power-play goals (186) and game-winning goals (73)…Stamkos has picked up at least one point in five of his last seven games (1-7—8)…Stamkos was drafted first overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, the same draft that CGY’s Jacob Markstrom (FLA, 31st overall) and Michael Stone (PHX, 69th overall) were selected in.
KILLER INSTINCT
Lightning forward Alex Killorn picked up his second-straight multi-point game and first three-point game of the season with one goal and two assists Nov. 15 vs. DAL…Killorn’s goal Nov. 15 vs. DAL was the overtime, game-winning goal, marking the 30th GWG of his career and tying him with Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat for the sixth-most in TBL history…Killorn has five points (1-4—5) over his last two contests…Killorn has recorded at least one point in six of his last eight games (4-6—10)…Killorn (5-8—13) ranks fifth in points and tied for fifth in goals and assists…Killorn’s 739 games with TBL are the fifth-most in franchise history.
TBL ALL-TIME GAME-WINNING GOAL LEADERS
- Steven Stamkos – 73 GWG (938 GP)
- Martin St. Louis – 64 GWG (972 GP)
- Vincent Lecavalier – 60 GWG (1,037 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 40 GWG (578 GP)
- Brayden Point – 36 GWG (433 GP)
BETTER CALL PAUL
Bolts forward Nick Paul scored his sixth goal of the season and added an assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL…Paul (6-5—11) is tied with Brayden Point (6-10—16) for the third-most goals and has the seventh-most points among all TBL skaters…Paul’s 11 points are the most he’s had through the first 16 games of a season in his career…Paul has scored a goal in two straight games…Paul has recorded at least one point in eight of his last 11 games (6-5—11)…Paul’s plusnine rating leads all TBL skaters…Paul’s four goals in the month of November are tied with Nikita Kucherov for the lead among all TBL skaters…Paul leads all TBL forwards in shorthanded time on ice and faceoff win percentage.
TBL FACEOFF WIN PERCENTAGE LEADERS (MIN. 50 FACEOFFS)
- Nick Paul – 52.8% (105-of-199)
- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – 50.3% (78-of-155)
- Steven Stamkos – 50.2% (103-of-205)
- Ross Colton – 46.3% (25-of-54)
- Brayden Point – 46% (92-of-200)
ROSS THE BOSS
Lightning forward Ross Colton scored the game-opening goal and added an assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL for his second multi-point game of the season…Colton has scored three times over his last eight contests…Colton (4-4—8) is tied for the seventh-most goals among all TBL skaters…Colton ranks second among all TBL skaters in hits with 38.
TBL 2022-23 HIT LEADERS
- Erik Cernak – 40 hits (13 GP)
- Ross Colton – 38 hits (16 GP)
- Nick Paul – 32 hits (16 GP)
T4. Pat Maroon – 28 hits (16 GP)
T4. Vladislav Namestnikov – 28 hits (16 GP)
COLE WORLD
Tampa Bay defenseman Ian Cole scored his first goal as a Bolt and added an assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL for his first multi-point game of the season…Cole has three points in his last three games (1-2—3)…Cole ranks fourth among all TBL skaters with 26 blocked shots…Cole’s 38:52 shorthanded time on ice this season ranks third among TBL defensemen.
TBL 2022-23 SHORTHANDED TIME ON ICE LEADERS, DEFENSEMEN
- Mikhail Sergachev – 50:08 SH TOI (16 GP)
- Erik Cernak – 49:43 SH TOI (13 GP)
- Ian Cole – 38:52 SH TOI (13 GP)
- Victor Hedman – 30:06 SH TOI (14 GP)
STORM SERG
Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev recorded one assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL for his 11th helper of the season…Sergachev has recorded five points over his last two contests (2-3—5)…Sergachev notched a career-high four points (2-2—4) Nov. 13 vs. WSH…All of Sergachev’s four points came in the first period, making him the first defenseman in TBL history to record four points in the first period of a game…Sergachev joined Dan Boyle, Pavel Kubina, Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis as the only players in TBL history to record four points in a single period…Sergachev’s four points tied the NHL record for the most points in a single period by a defenseman…Sergachev’s four points are tied for the third-most points in a game by a defenseman in TBL history…With his first assist Nov. 13 vs. WSH, Sergachev recorded his 186th career point and passed Roman Hamrlik to take sole possession of the fourth-most points by a defenseman in TBL history…Sergachev’s 15 points (4-11—15) are the most he’s had through the first 16 games of a season in his career…Sergachev leads all TBL defensemen in goals, assists, points, blocked shots (41) and power-play points (6)…Sergachev’s 11 helpers are the second-most among all TBL skaters while his 15 points are the fourth-most on the team…Sergachev, who was drafted ninth overall by MTL in the 2016 NHL Draft, leads all defensemen selected in 2016 in games played (378) and points (189)…Sergachev is the only player in NHL history to have played more than 75 playoff games (91) and won two Stanley Cups by the age of 24
