2020–21 Calgary Flames season

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.

2020–21 Calgary Flames
Division5th North
2020–21 record26–27–3
Home record15–12–1
Road record11–15–2
Goals for156
Goals against161
Team information
General managerBrad Treliving
CoachGeoff Ward (Jan. 14 – Mar. 4)
Darryl Sutter (Mar. 4 – May 19)
CaptainMark Giordano
Alternate captainsMikael Backlund
Sean Monahan
Matthew Tkachuk
ArenaScotiabank Saddledome
Minor league affiliate(s)Stockton Heat (AHL)
Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJohnny Gaudreau
Elias Lindholm (19)
AssistsJohnny Gaudreau (30)
PointsJohnny Gaudreau (49)
Penalty minutesMatthew Tkachuk (55)
Plus/minusChristopher Tanev (+15)
WinsJacob Markstrom (22)
Goals against averageJacob Markstrom (2.68)

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]

Standings

Divisional standings
North Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
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
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

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[4]

2020–21 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular season [63]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Johnny Gaudreau56193049+26
Elias Lindholm56192847+1022
Matthew Tkachuk56162743+655
Andrew Mangiapane56181432+124
Mikael Backlund5492332−730
Sean Monahan50101828−610
Mark Giordano5691726+514
Milan Lucic56101323−846
Dillon Dube51111122−120
Rasmus Andersson5651621−934
Noah Hanifin4741115−218
Derek Ryan4321113+616
Sam Bennett384812−1419
Christopher Tanev5621012+156
Juuso Valimaki492911−226
Josh Leivo38639−310
Brett Ritchie32448−524
Joakim Nordstrom44167+16
Michael Stone21224−16
Nikita Nesterov38044−1020
Connor Mackey6123+320
Byron Froese6101+12
Oliver Kylington8011−10
Glenn Gawdin7011−10
Adam Ruzicka3011+24
Dominik Simon1100000
Buddy Robinson900000
Zac Rinaldo4000−15
Matthew Phillips100000

Goaltenders
Regular season [64]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jacob Markstrom43432,487:56221921112.681,161.9043002
David Rittich‡1512745:05471362.90374.9041000
Artyom Zagidulin1028:1300024.2511.8180000
Louis Domingue1157:4201033.1223.8700000

†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.

Draft picks
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.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
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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