The Calgary Flames’ top players came up big as the Flames earn a comeback victory in Long Island on Saturday afternoon over the New York Islanders.

It’s a Team Game – It was a strong start for the Flames in the first period, starting things off on the right foot. Matt Coronato scored within the first minute of the game to keep his hot streak alive. Being back in his home state sparked some serious offence out of him, at a time when Calgary needed it the most. The first period was fairly level, both teams getting goals and chances. Calgary entered the second down a goal but again Coronato would tie things up. The Flames offence would start to run on fumes a bit and the Islanders started to grab some third period momentum. After New York took a late lead, the Flames had an excuse to pack it in – they didn’t use it and Huberdeau got a deflection to tie things up. Nazem Kadri would take matters into his own hands in overtime sealing a much-needed win for the Flames to remain in the playoff hunt.

Corsi King – Jonathan Huberdeau (57.11 per cent) continues to elevate his game with his new linemates. What was once a stale attack waiting for one line to work together has quickly changed into a new dynamic top 6 where Huberdeau is leading his own line. Matt Coronato (53.95 per cent) is doing more than his fair share of lifting on that line, but thee dynamic between the passer in Huberdeau and the shooter in Coronato has had some instant chemistry. Morgan Frost (50.12 per cent) has nestled right in-between them to provide some quality breakout support and neutral zone transition ability. It’s all working very nicely three games into its creation.

Taken By Chance – The other half of the new dynamic top six is an old favourite from last year. Nazem Kadri (67.40 SCF% || 44.22 HDCF%) with Connor Zary (64.35 per cent || 37.18 per cent) and Martin Pospisil (63.70 per cent || 37.18 per cent) on the wings. The natural chemistry along the boards, especially low in the attacking zone, is just naturally more creative than most of the other line combinations we’ve seen this year. Kadri himself has been on a hot streak himself  – the first such instance we’ve seen in 2025 where multiple Flames, on different lines, are on a week-long offensive hot streak. The Toronto game seems to have been a wake-up call and the Flames have listened to it.

xGF% – With MacKenzie Weegar out of the lineup the Flames defence was poised to be quite vulnerable. Brayden Pachal (55.99 per cent) stepped back into the lineup with no issues. He’s a reliable bottom-pair guy but he did an admirable job after sitting out. Pachal wasn’t the guy that needed to showcase some high-level success. That would be Rasmus Andersson (31.43 per cent) who was as polarizing as ever. He saw the most dangerous chances against and was out for the most 5v5 goals against, but he also contributed three assists. Two sides to every coin – when they win this seems like it’s nitpicky, but it needs to be relevant in case they get into some must-win pressure situations down the stretch.

In The Crease – Dan Vladar’s run of quality starts continued as he earned another win in 2025. Nothing unusual from the Flames backup goaltender. He let a few goals in, maybe one you’d want back, but stood tall at the end and gave the team a chance to win. Dustin Wolf is going to be leaned on heavily, giving him nights off and earning wins is a bonus for this team. 2.94 expected goals against at 5v5 with three getting behind him