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The 2019–20 Calgary Flames season is the Flames' 40th season in Calgary, and the 48th for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.[ 1] The Flames entered the season as the defending Pacific Division champions.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2] [ 3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[ 4] The Flames advanced to the playoffs and defeated the Winnipeg Jets in the qualifying round three games to one.
Standings
Divisional standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 5]
Western Conference
Source: National Hockey League
[ 7]
Tiebreaking procedures
Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[ 8]
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[ 9]
2019–20 game log
October: 7–6–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 3–5–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 3
Calgary
3–5
Colorado
Rittich
18,016
0–1–0
0
Recap
2
October 5
Vancouver
0–3
Calgary
Rittich
19,005
1–1–0
2
Recap
3
October 8
Los Angeles
4–3
Calgary
OT
Rittich
18,150
1–1–1
3
Recap
4
October 10
Calgary
3–2
Dallas
SO
Rittich
17,989
2–1–1
5
Recap
5
October 12
Calgary
2–6
Vegas
Rittich
18,192
2–2–1
5
Recap
6
October 13
Calgary
1–3
San Jose
Talbot
16,250
2–3–1
5
Recap
7
October 15
Philadelphia
1–3
Calgary
Rittich
17,771
3–3–1
7
Recap
8
October 17
Detroit
1–5
Calgary
Rittich
18,232
4–3–1
9
Recap
9
October 19
Calgary
1–4
Los Angeles
Rittich
18,230
4–4–1
9
Recap
10
October 20
Calgary
2–1
Anaheim
Talbot
15,690
5–4–1
11
Recap
11
October 22
Washington
5–3
Calgary
Talbot
18,002
5–5–1
11
Recap
12
October 24
Florida
5–6
Calgary
SO
Rittich
18,011
6–5–1
13
Recap
13
October 26
Calgary
1–2
Winnipeg
OT
Rittich
33,518 (outdoors )
6–5–2
14
Recap
14
October 29
Calgary
1–2
Carolina
Rittich
13,864
6–6–2
14
Recap
15
October 31
Calgary
6–5
Nashville
OT
Rittich
17,351
7–6–2
16
Recap
November: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–4–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
16
November 2
Calgary
3–0
Columbus
Rittich
13,618
8–6–2
18
Recap
17
November 3
Calgary
2–4
Washington
Talbot
18,573
8–7–2
18
Recap
18
November 5
Arizona
3–4
Calgary
OT
Rittich
17,824
9–7–2
20
Recap
19
November 7
New Jersey
2–5
Calgary
Rittich
18,851
10–7–2
22
Recap
20
November 9
St. Louis
3–2
Calgary
OT
Rittich
19,289
10–7–3
23
Recap
21
November 13
Dallas
3–1
Calgary
Talbot
18,257
10–8–3
23
Recap
22
November 16
Calgary
0–3
Arizona
Rittich
13,534
10–9–3
23
Recap
23
November 17
Calgary
0–6
Vegas
Talbot
18,083
10–10–3
23
Recap
24
November 19
Colorado
3–2
Calgary
Rittich
18,698
10–11–3
23
Recap
25
November 21
Calgary
0–5
St. Louis
Rittich
18,096
10–12–3
23
Recap
26
November 23
Calgary
3–2
Philadelphia
SO
Rittich
17,198
11–12–3
25
Recap
27
November 25
Calgary
2–3
Pittsburgh
OT
Rittich
18,437
11–12–4
26
Recap
28
November 27
Calgary
3–2
Buffalo
OT
Rittich
17,485
12–12–4
28
Recap
29
November 30
Ottawa
1–3
Calgary
Rittich
18,919
13–12–4
30
Recap
December: 7–5–1 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
30
December 5
Buffalo
3–4
Calgary
Rittich
18,085
14–12–4
32
Recap
31
December 7
Los Angeles
3–4
Calgary
Talbot
19,080
15–12–4
34
Recap
32
December 9
Calgary
5–4
Colorado
OT
Rittich
17,588
16–12–4
36
Recap
33
December 10
Calgary
5–2
Arizona
Talbot
11,198
17–12–4
38
Recap
34
December 12
Toronto
2–4
Calgary
Rittich
19,289
18–12–4
40
Recap
35
December 14
Carolina
4–0
Calgary
Rittich
18,853
18–13–4
40
Recap
36
December 17
Pittsburgh
4–1
Calgary
Talbot
18,412
18–14–4
40
Recap
37
December 19
Montreal
4–3
Calgary
OT
Rittich
19,172
18–14–5
41
Recap
38
December 22
Calgary
5–1
Dallas
Rittich
18,532
19–14–5
43
Recap
39
December 23
Calgary
0–3
Minnesota
Talbot
17,596
19–15–5
43
Recap
40
December 27
Calgary
5–1
Edmonton
Rittich
18,347
20–15–5
45
Recap
41
December 29
Vancouver
5–2
Calgary
Rittich
19,289
20–16–5
45
Recap
42
December 31
Chicago
5–3
Calgary
Rittich
19,289
20–17–5
45
Recap
January: 7–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
43
January 2
NY Rangers
3–4
Calgary
Talbot
19,038
21–17–5
47
Recap
44
January 5
Calgary
5–4
Minnesota
SO
Rittich
17,204
22–17–5
49
Recap
45
January 7
Calgary
2–1
Chicago
Talbot
21,274
23–17–5
51
Recap
46
January 9
Minnesota
1–2
Calgary
Talbot
18,634
24–17–5
53
Recap
47
January 11
Edmonton
3–4
Calgary
Talbot
19,289
25–17–5
55
Recap
48
January 13
Calgary
0–2
Montreal
Rittich
20,790
25–18–5
55
Recap
49
January 16
Calgary
2–1
Toronto
SO
Rittich
19,462
26–18–5
57
Recap
50
January 18
Calgary
2–5
Ottawa
Rittich
17,671
26–19–5
57
Recap
January 23–26
All-Star Break in St. Louis , Missouri
51
January 28
St. Louis
5–4
Calgary
SO
Talbot
19,033
26–19–6
58
Recap
52
January 29
Calgary
4–3
Edmonton
SO
Rittich
18,347
27–19–6
60
Recap
February: 6–7–1 (Home: 1–5–0 ; Road: 5–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
53
February 1
Edmonton
8–3
Calgary
Rittich
19,289
27–20–6
60
Recap
54
February 4
San Jose
3–1
Calgary
Rittich
18,131
27–21–6
60
Recap
55
February 6
Nashville
3–2
Calgary
Talbot
18,512
27–22–6
60
Recap
56
February 8
Calgary
6–2
Vancouver
Rittich
18,871
28–22–6
62
Recap
57
February 10
Calgary
6–2
San Jose
Rittich
17,101
29–22–6
64
Recap
58
February 12
Calgary
3–5
Los Angeles
Rittich
18,230
29–23–6
64
Recap
59
February 13
Calgary
6–0
Anaheim
Talbot
16,212
30–23–6
66
Recap
60
February 15
Chicago
8–4
Calgary
Talbot
19,231
30–24–6
66
Recap
61
February 17
Anaheim
4–6
Calgary
Talbot
19,116
31–24–6
68
Recap
62
February 21
Boston
4–3
Calgary
Talbot
19,289
31–25–6
68
Recap
63
February 23
Calgary
4–2
Detroit
Rittich
18,022
32–25–6
70
Recap
64
February 25
Calgary
5–2
Boston
Rittich
17,850
33–25–6
72
Recap
65
February 27
Calgary
3–4
Nashville
OT
Rittich
17,350
33–25–7
73
Recap
66
February 29
Calgary
3–4
Tampa Bay
Rittich
19,092
33–26–7
73
Recap
March: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
67
March 1
Calgary
3–0
Florida
Talbot
14,104
34–26–7
75
Recap
68
March 4
Columbus
2–3
Calgary
OT
Talbot
18,696
35–26–7
77
Recap
69
March 6
Arizona
2–3
Calgary
Talbot
19,206
36–26–7
79
Recap
70
March 8
Vegas
5–3
Calgary
Rittich
18,841
36–27–7
79
Recap
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
The Flames faced Winnipeg Jets in the qualifying round,[ 10] defeating them in four games.[ 11]
The Flames will face the Dallas Stars in the first round.[ 12]
2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (9) Winnipeg Jets : Calgary won 3–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Series
Recap
1
August 1
Winnipeg
1–4
Calgary
Talbot
1–0
Recap
2
August 3
Winnipeg
3–2
Calgary
Talbot
1–1
Recap
3
August 4
Calgary
6–2
Winnipeg
Talbot
2–1
Recap
4
August 6
Calgary
4–0
Winnipeg
Talbot
3–1
Recap
Western Conference First Round vs. (3) Dallas Stars : Calgary leads 2–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Series
Recap
1
August 11
Calgary
3–2
Dallas
Talbot
1–0
Recap
2
August 13
Calgary
4–5
Dallas
Talbot
1–1
Recap
3
August 14
Dallas
0–2
Calgary
Talbot
2–1
Recap
4
August 16
Dallas
–
Calgary
5
August 18
Calgary
–
Dallas
6
August 20
Dallas
–
Calgary
(if necessary)
7
August 22
Calgary
–
Dallas
(if necessary)
Legend :
Win
Loss
Player statistics
As of August 6, 2020
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[ 15]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
David Rittich
48
48
2,791:58
24
17
6
138
2.97
1,478
.907
2
0
1
6
Cam Talbot
26
22
1,434:39
12
10
1
63
2.63
780
.919
2
0
0
21
Playoffs[ 16]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Cam Talbot
5
5
298:19
4
1
8
1.61
136
.941
1
0
0
0
† 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.
Roster
Updated September 5, 2024 [ 17] [ 18]
References
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^ "NHL statement on coronavirus" . NHL.com . March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ Fernandez, Gabriel (March 12, 2020). "Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ Gulitti, Tom (May 26, 2020). "NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup" . NHL.com . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ "NHL Hockey Standings" . www.nhl.com . National Hockey League.
^ a b Rosen, Dan (May 26, 2020). "Return to Play: Western Conference" . NHL.com . National Hockey League . Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
^ NHL Western Conference Points percentage
^ "FLAMES ANNOUNCE 2019-20 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE" . NHL.com . June 18, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
^ "NHL releases 2019-20 regular-season schedule" . NHL.com . June 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
^ "Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule" . NHL.com . NHL.com. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
^ "Flames eliminate Jets in Game 4 of Cup Qualifiers, reach playoffs" . NHL.com . August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
^ "Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule" . NHL.com . August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
^ "2019–20 Regular season – Calgary Flames Stats – Skaters" . NHL.com . Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
^ "2019–20 Playoffs – Calgary Flames Stats – Skaters" . NHL.com . Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
^ "2019–20 Regular season – Calgary Flames Stats – Goalies" . NHL.com . Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
^ "2019–20 Playoffs – Calgary Flames Stats – Goalies" . NHL.com . Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
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