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Beyond the Boxscore: Flames snake-bitten against Kraken, fall in overtime 2-1
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Flash Stevens
Nov 5, 2026, 09:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 5, 2026, 09:51 EST
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The Calgary lames played a solid all-around game Wednesday night, but couldn’t convert enough goals to walk away victorious, losing 2-1 in overtime to the Seattle Kraken. 
CF% – 59.84% || SCF% – 60.38% || HDCF% – 70.55% || xGF% – 62.32%
It’s a Team Game – For most of the game I felt the Flames had more control than the Kraken, but they couldn’t find the right formula to capitalize. The aggressive attack towards the crease continued, however the post and Joey Daccord did enough to get the game to a point where the Flames – at the end of a road trip – started to see their pace dip. That’s perfectly alright, I wouldn’t say it was a bad effort by any means, that kind of thing just happens as the season goes along. Seattle had some occasional push too, but I felt the Flames largely kept them limited, with only Berkly Catton getting them on their heels a couple of times. Dustin Wolf had the answer for everything else, and ultimately the Flames left the night in the same place as where they entered in – one game off of a .500 points percentage. 
Corsi King – I always hope every Yegor Sharangovich (73.13 CF%) goal starts a hot streak. He and this line had been cold coming into this game, but between his deflection and Aydar Suniev (71.62%) being around the net all game they had themselves a big bounce back. It’s not often that all 4 forward lines have a good night, but you want to see the cycle of success get shared amongst the team at different times. Tonight Martin Pospisil’s (75.19%) and Sharangovich’s lines were excellent – there just wasn’t enough finish in their game. 
Under Pressure –
Taken By Chance – I think celebrating Morgan Frost (79.45 SCF% // 100 HDCF%) and his 200 career points are in order. It’s been enjoyable watching milestones this season – they’ve been “firsts” more than anything, so mixing it up with a landmark point total is nice. Frost was noticeable in a positive way most of the night, but he was on the ice when Catton found the score. Shout-out to Kevin Bahl (61.61% // 100%) and Simon Nemec (59.12% // 100%) for each being on the ice for over 5 high danger chances for, and none against. Nemec was just shy of 21 minutes of 5v5 ice time as well, extra impressive. 
xG Breakdown –
xGF% – So by now my messaging is pretty clear – I don’t think the Flames played bad at all. They have had some down moments, but the entire season the 5v5 play has been fine. The early 4 blowouts in the first 5 games were paired with some exceptionally bad goaltending performances mixed with some terrible defensive mistakes. It’s balanced out now and the results are coming. Calgary still will have some goal droughts at times, but if the kids keep developing that problem could solve itself. That and the NCAA influx the Flames will get in the spring. The 5v5 play though – it’s of a better quality than that of a bottom feeder – for now anyways. 
Anyways someone I hardly ever talk about is Ryan Strome (78.23%). He has been way more effective than the seventh round pick they paid to get him. With only the year remaining on the deal – and him playing RW for most of the year – I’m curious if he’s extended or shopped. If he is shopped, can the Flames recoup more value than they paid to get him? I’d say yes right now. 
Game Flow –
Shot Heatmap –
In The Crease – Dustin Wolf got the opportunity to reclaim more starts while Cooley’s out with injury and he’s rising to the occasion. I don’t think the Kraken were particularly dangerous most of the night, but they did earn some good looks where Wolf had to be his old athletic self. 2.15 expected goals against at 5v5 with the one breakaway beating him – nothing to shake a stick at. There’s a comfort level in starting him again – with the shaky start that was being questioned. Nothing like results to keep everyone off your case. 
The Goal –
Flash’s 3 Stars –
1) Yegor Sharangovich
2) Aydar Suniev
3) Dustin Wolf
(Stats compiled from Naturalstattrick.com // Game Score from Hockeystatcards.com // xG and Under Pressure charts from HockeyViz.com // Game Flow and Shot Heatmap from NaturalStatTrick.com)

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