The Calgary Flames rank among the lowest-scoring teams in the NHL. Here's a look at each player's final statistical projections, with 27 games to go.
The Calgary Flames enter the 4 Nations Face-off break outside the playoff picture in a tightly contested Western Conference. One reason behind their current placement is their 30th-ranked offense.
In the salary cap era, which began in 2005-06, the Flames had only ranked this low in total offense once, in 2009-10, when they finished 29th out of 30 teams.
Surprisingly, despite scoring 201 goals as a team, Jarome Iginla finished with 32 and tallied 69 points. That season, the Flames scored at a rate of 2.45 goals per game, slightly lower than their 2024-25 rate of 2.64.
If Calgary continues at its current pace, it could end up with 216 goals. Based on projections available at Elite Prospects, here's the pace each Flames forward finds themselves on.
- Jonathan Huberdeau - 82 GP - 31 G - 30 A - 61 PTS
- Nazem Kadri - 82 GP - 28 G - 31 A - 59 PTS
- Matt Coronato - 77 GP - 22 G - 25 A - 47 PTS
- Blake Coleman - 82 GP - 18 G - 25 A - 43 PTS
- Morgan Frost - 81 GP - 20 G - 21 A - 41 PTS
- Yegor Sharangovich - 75 GP - 17 G - 17 A - 34 PTS
- Connor Zary - 67 GP - 17 G - 20 A - 37 PTS
- Mikael Backlund - 82 GP - 15 G - 18 A - 33 PTS
- Joel Farabee - 82 GP - 13 G - 16 A - 29 PTS
- Martin Pospisil - 82 GP - 4 G - 22 A - 26 PTS
- Ryan Lomberg - 80 GP - 2 G - 6 A - 8 PTS
- Kevin Rooney - 71 GP - 5 G - 2 A - 7 PTS
Last season, Kadri led all skaters with 75 points, 14 higher than what Huberdeau is currently on pace for.
If Huberdeau finishes the season with 61 points, he'll be the first Flames player outside of the recent shortened campaigns to lead the team in scoring without reaching 70 points since Johnny Gaudreau (61) in 2016-17.
Meanwhile, Mackenzie Weegar finished last season with 20 goals and 52 points to lead all defensemen. This year, no one on the back end is projected to reach 20 goals, let alone 15.
- Mackenzie Weegar - 82 GP - 9 G - 37 A - 46 PTS
- Rasmus Andersson - 82 GP - 12 G - 19 A - 31 PTS
- Kevin Bahl - 74 GP - 3 G - 19 A - 22 PTS
- Jake Bean - 68 GP - 3 G - 8 A - 11 PTS
- Daniil Miromanov - 63 GP - 2 G - 11 A - 13 PTS
- Brayden Pachal - 82 GP - 3 G - 6 A - 9 PTS
- Tyson Barrie - 40 GP - 3 G - 6 A - 9 PTS
- Joel Hanley - 54 GP - 0 G - 6 A - 6 PTS
Should Weegar finished with 46 points, he'll become the lowest highest-scoring defenseman on the Flames (outside of the shortened seasons) since Dougie Hamilton scored 17 goals and 44 points in 2017-18.
What can the Flames do throughout the final 27 games to score more goals, win more games, and qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs?
Let us know in the comments.
