Flames Huberdeau Sets New Milestone With 20th Goal
On Sunday, Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau scored his 20th goal in his 52nd game, the quickest the 31-year-old has reached the plateau in his career.
On Sunday night, Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau tallied his 20th goal of the season, becoming the first player in the Flames lineup to reach the plateau in 2024-25.
According to the team's PR department, Huberdeau achieved his 20th goal in 52 games, the quickest he's reached the milestone in his career, beating his previous mark of 55 games.
This year marks the first time Huberdeau scored 20 goals since joining the Flames in 2022-23. As a ten-year member of the Florida Panthers, he scored 20 or more goals on six occasions.
Here is a breakdown of how quickly Huberdeau scored 20 goals in previous seasons:
- 2020-21: 55 Games (May 8, 2021) Finished with 20
- 2019-20: 57 Games (Feb. 13, 2020) Finished with 23
- 2021-22: 62 Games (Mar. 18, 2022) Finished with 30
- 2017-18: 63 Games (Mar. 4, 2018) Finished with 27
- 2018-19: 67 Games (Mar. 7, 2019) Finished with 30
- 2015-16: 76 Games (Apr. 9, 2016) Finished with 20
Considering that Huberdeau has 30 games left to get ten more goals to reach 30 for the third time, he's on pace for 32, which would be a new career high.
Meanwhile, he could become the latest Flames player to reach 30 goals, following Yegor Sharangovich (31) and Blake Coleman (30), who reached the plateau last season.
