Flames player performances broken down by seven game segment

The Calgary Flames have completed six full seven game segments so far this season. Our breakdowns after every segment offer a nice macro look at the season to that point, but it’s worth digging into each segment to get a sense of just how the Flames’ individual players stack up across the team and across the season.

(Each player’s segment listed with games played, even strength save percentage and average game score.)

The league’s average even strength save percentage is .915 and the bolded segments are the ones where the team had above-average performances from their goalies. As you can see, Talbot recovered from a pretty blah start. Rittich had a couple blips but has been reasonable consistent. Both netminders have been quite good over the past two segments.

(Each player’s segment listed with games played, goal, assists and average game score.)

So, uh, nobody has had a blow-away segment from the blueline this season. Giordano and Hanifin have each had a five point segment, but those are counteracted by some very quiet ones. This is primarily a symptom of the team’s overall offensive inconsistency, but also a bit due to Giordano’s step back individually – when he’s going like he was last season, he drags a lot of people into the fray with him.

(Each player’s segment listed with games played, goal, assists and average game score.)

Well, the good news is some forwards have been consistently good offensively. Four players – Lindholm, Gaudreau, Monahan and Tkachuk – have scored at a point-per-game or higher pace over two segments. Granted, these good segments have been countered by some very meh ones, but that’s the 2019-20 Flames for you.

Coincidentally, those four players have been the most consistent performers in game score per segment. Everyone else has seen pretty dramatic swings from segment to segment. The Flames’ depth challenges are arguably best illustrated by the lack of consistent secondary scoring from segment to segment.