The Calgary Flames did everything within their power to disrupt the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Kings didn’t do a tremendous job of limiting their own offensive zone chances and hardly got more themselves, but when ready Markstrom was down for the task. Playoffs are a long lost thought at this point, but at least the Calgary Flames will go out swinging.

CF% &#8211; 60.25%, SCF% &#8211; 56.43%, HDCF% &#8211; 49.45%, xGF% &#8211; 50.6%
It&#8217;s a Team Game &#8211; I’m still convinced LA actually sleepwalked through this. It was all Calgary for so long as the Kings failed to generate even a runny nose. LA relied heavily on their PP for offence but at 5v5 they were a completely outplayed by the Flames. It was not particularly close either &#8211; it’s been that way for about a week around the NHL for Calgary, defence wins championships but it did not win the Kings this game.
Corsi King &#8211; Connor Zary (85.02%) getting his groove back has to be a top priority for Calgary. They’ve already now split him from Kadri &#8211; to success for 91 &#8211; but he still thrives at his position. Best finishing talent on the Flames for anyone not named Kuzmenko (38.39%) or Sharangovich (77.65%), Zary has been snakebitten since his injury return. There’s only single digit games left, and it’s been a while since he’s now returned, he needs to recover from that in a hurry and continue to develop.
Pressure &#8211;
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Taken By Chance &#8211; MacKenzie Weegar (55.68 SCF% // 71.26 HDCF%) has certainly been a top Flame this season. I mean he’s 2nd in the league in goals &#8211; again &#8211; and the ent slowing down. He’s set himself up tremendously to try and get 20, which as a D-man is baffling. Tremendous season from a heart and soul guy that’ll be in Cowtown for years to come.
xG via HockeyViz &#8211;
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xG% &#8211; both Zary (86.41%) and Matt Coronato (86.41%) led the way for Calgary. The second you remove Coronato from fourth line player she thrives, it’s happened multiple times this season. His heavy minus rating has s certainly eye catching but for those that have watched they know it’s really not entirely his fault. Typically Coronato is in the right position but occasionally he’s a step away from where he should be. If they don’t let him work those out at the NHL level the bad habits may persist.
Game Flow &#8211;
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Shot Heatmap &#8211;
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Flashalytic&#8217;s 3 Stars &#8211;
1) Nazem Kadri
2) MacKenzie Weegar
3) Connor Zary
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The Calgary Flames did everything within their power to disrupt the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Kings didn’t do a tremendous job of limiting their own offensive zone chances and hardly got more themselves, but when ready Markstrom was down for the task. Playoffs are a long lost thought at this point, but at least the Calgary Flames will go out swinging.



CF% - 60.25%, SCF% - 56.43%, HDCF% - 49.45%, xGF% - 50.6%

It's a Team Game - I’m still convinced LA actually sleepwalked through this. It was all Calgary for so long as the Kings failed to generate even a runny nose. LA relied heavily on their PP for offence but at 5v5 they were a completely outplayed by the Flames. It was not particularly close either - it’s been that way for about a week around the NHL for Calgary, defence wins championships but it did not win the Kings this game.

Corsi King - Connor Zary (85.02%) getting his groove back has to be a top priority for Calgary. They’ve already now split him from Kadri - to success for 91 - but he still thrives at his position. Best finishing talent on the Flames for anyone not named Kuzmenko (38.39%) or Sharangovich (77.65%), Zary has been snakebitten since his injury return. There’s only single digit games left, and it’s been a while since he’s now returned, he needs to recover from that in a hurry and continue to develop.

Pressure -

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-124796" src="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/07D39E93-F85D-43B7-AF30-A908AFD8FA1C.png" alt="" width="955" height="1827" />

Taken By Chance - MacKenzie Weegar (55.68 SCF% // 71.26 HDCF%) has certainly been a top Flame this season. I mean he’s 2nd in the league in goals - again - and the ent slowing down. He’s set himself up tremendously to try and get 20, which as a D-man is baffling. Tremendous season from a heart and soul guy that’ll be in Cowtown for years to come.

xG via HockeyViz -

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-124795" src="https://publish.flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/22CC463B-C9B4-47A7-9730-20FF6B3FFE30.png" alt="" width="891" height="1142" />

xG% - both Zary (86.41%) and Matt Coronato (86.41%) led the way for Calgary. The second you remove Coronato from fourth line player she thrives, it’s happened multiple times this season. His heavy minus rating has s certainly eye catching but for those that have watched they know it’s really not entirely his fault. Typically Coronato is in the right position but occasionally he’s a step away from where he should be. If they don’t let him work those out at the NHL level the bad habits may persist.

Game Flow -

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Shot Heatmap -

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Flashalytic's 3 Stars -

1) Nazem Kadri

2) MacKenzie Weegar

3) Connor Zary

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