2018–19 Calgary Flames season

The 2018–19 Calgary Flames season was the Flames' 39th season in Calgary, and the 47th for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.[1]

2018–19 Calgary Flames
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference1st Western
2018–19 record50–25–7
Home record26–10–5
Road record24–15–2
Goals for289
Goals against227
Team information
General ManagerBrad Treliving
CoachBill Peters
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 (36)
AssistsJohnny Gaudreau (63)
PointsJohnny Gaudreau (99)
Penalty minutesSam Bennett (93)
Plus/minusMark Giordano (+39)
WinsDavid Rittich (27)
Goals against averageDavid Rittich (2.61)

The Flames clinched a playoff spot on March 17, 2019, when the Minnesota Wild lost to the New York Islanders.[2] On March 31, the team won its first division title since the 2005–06 season,[3] and clinched the best record in what is now the Western Conference for the first time since the 1989–90 season.[4] They also finished with 50 wins and 107 points, in both cases trailing only the 1989 Stanley Cup champions. The Flames faced the Colorado Avalanche in the first round, losing in five games.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Calgary Flames 82 50 25 7 50 289 227 +62 107
2 x San Jose Sharks 82 46 27 9 46 289 261 +28 101
3 x Vegas Golden Knights 82 43 32 7 40 249 230 +19 93
4 Arizona Coyotes 82 39 35 8 35 213 223 10 86
5 Vancouver Canucks 82 35 36 11 29 225 254 29 81
6 Anaheim Ducks 82 35 37 10 32 199 251 52 80
7 Edmonton Oilers 82 35 38 9 32 232 274 42 79
8 Los Angeles Kings 82 31 42 9 28 202 263 61 71
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 14, 2018.[5]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released in June 21, 2018.

2018–19 game log

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

Playoffs

The Flames faced the Colorado Avalanche in the First Round of the playoffs.[6] and were defeated in five games.[7]

2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

As of April 19, 2019[8]

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[11]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
David Rittich45422,503:2027951092.611,228.9111004
Mike Smith42402,400:19231621092.721,069.8982032
Playoffs[12]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Mike Smith55318:3214173.20205.9171014

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.

Transactions

Player signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Dalton Prout1-year[13]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)Morgan Klimchuk1-year[14]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)Elias Lindholm6-year[15]
July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17)Jon Gillies2-years[16]
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)Mark Jankowski2-year[17]
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)Brett Kulak1-year[18]
July 26, 2018 (2018-07-26)David Rittich1-year[19]
July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)Garnet Hathaway1-year[20]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)Kerby Rychel1-year[21]
August 30, 2018 (2018-08-30)Noah Hanifin6-year[22]
March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)Dmitri Zavgorodny3-year[23]
April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)Adam Ruzicka3-year[24]
April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20)Martin Pospisil3-year[25]
June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)Eetu Tuulola3-year[26]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05) To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2019
To Calgary Flames
WPG's 4th-round pick in 2018
[27]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Carolina Hurricanes
Dougie Hamilton
Micheal Ferland
Adam Fox
To Calgary Flames
Noah Hanifin
Elias Lindholm
[28]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20) To Montreal Canadiens
Hunter Shinkaruk
To Calgary Flames
Kerby Rychel
[29]
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) To Montreal Canadiens
Brett Kulak
To Calgary Flames
Matt Taormina
Rinat Valiev
[30]
November 27, 2018 (2018-11-27) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Morgan Klimchuk
To Calgary Flames
Andrew Nielsen
[31]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Los Angeles Kings
4th-round pick in 2020
To Calgary Flames
Oscar Fantenberg
[32]

Additions and subtractions

Additions
PlayerFormer teamVia
Austin CzarnikBoston BruinsFree agency[13]
Tyler GraovacWashington CapitalsFree agency[33]
Alan QuineNew York IslandersFree agency[33]
Derek RyanCarolina HurricanesFree agency[13]
James NealVegas Golden KnightsFree agency[34]
Buddy RobinsonWinnipeg JetsFree agency[35]
Anthony PelusoWashington CapitalsFree agency[36]
Luke PhilpAlberta Golden Bears (U Sports)Free agency[37]
Artyom ZagidulinMetallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)Free agency[38]
Carl-Johan LerbyMalmö Redhawks (SHL)Free agency[39]
Alexander YelesinLokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)Free agency[40]
Subtractions
PlayerNew teamVia
Daniel PribylSparta Praha (ELH)Free agency[41]
Matt BartkowskiMinnesota WildFree agency[42]
Cody GoloubefBoston BruinsFree agency[43]
Marek HrivikVityaz Podolsk (KHL)Free agency[44]
Tyler WotherspoonSt. Louis BluesFree agency[45]
Austin CarrollUtah Grizzlies (ECHL)Free agency[46]
Troy BrouwerFlorida PanthersReleased[47][48]
Matt StajanRed Bull München (DEL)Free agency[49]
Tanner GlassBoxers de Bordeaux (Ligue Magnus)Free agency[50]
Kris VersteegAvangard Omsk (KHL)Free agency[51]
Nick ShoreMetallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)Free agency[52]
Yasin EhlizRed Bull München (DEL)Released[53][54]
Marcus HogstromDjurgårdens IF (SHL)Free agency[55]

Draft picks

Below are the Calgary Flames' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
4 105 Martin Pospisil C  Slovakia Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
4 1081 Demetrios Koumontzis LW  United States Edina High School (USHS)
4 1222 Milos Roman C  Slovakia Vancouver Giants (WHL)
6 167 Mathias Emilio Pettersen C  Norway Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
7 198 Dmitri Zavgorodny LW  Russia Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)

Notes:

  1. The Florida Panthers' fourth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent Jiri Hudler to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[56]
  2. The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2019 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[57]

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