Calgary Flames vs. New Jersey DevilsMar 12, 2026

FinalThursday, Mar 12, 2026· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CGY	2	2	1	5		CGY	8	13	8	29
NJD	1	1	2	4		NJD	10	9	13	32

: CGY 43NJD 79
: CGY 2.60NJD 4.30
PP goals: CGY 0NJD 1
Hits: CGY 22NJD 14
Blocks: CGY 20NJD 8
PIM: CGY 6NJD 0
: CGY 44%NJD 56%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Calgary Flames edge New Jersey Devils 5–4

Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 at NJD. John Beecher (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Olli Maatta (CGY) played 27:19, +10:21 up on his 16:58 season average over 42 games.

Points
John Beecher had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:15.Beecher
Points
Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:57.Hughes
Points
Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:03.Hughes
Points
Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:11.Bratt
Usage
Olli Maatta (CGY) played 27:19, +10:21 up on his 16:58 season average over 42 games.Maatta
New line
New look for CGY: Strome–Olofsson–Sharangovich skated 12:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Strome Olofsson Sharangovich
Luck
CGY scored 5 goals on 2.60 expected goals (43 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Kevin Bahl (CGY) played 27:33, +5:41 up on his 21:52 season average over 75 games.Bahl

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← CGY attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
CGY
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · NJD 79 · CGY 43

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
CGY
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD pressure
CGY pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CGY 18% of the game, NJD 38%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

NJD

CGY

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

NJD skaters (rows) against CGY skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NJD side.

Matchup matrix

NJD xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	CGY	NJD
	46	64
	2.24	2.07
	2.18	2.00
	8	7
	7	2
	20	25
	−0.035	+0.035
	18%	38%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Calgary Flames

L1Strome – Olofsson – Sharangovich
12:2055% CF
L2Backlund – Coleman – Farabee
10:3743% CF
L3Beecher – Zary – Klapka
9:3225% CF
L4Frost – Coronato – Gridin
9:2742% CF
D1Maatta – Bahl
19:4141% CF
D2Hanley – Pachal
13:5939% CF
D3Kuznetsov – Brzustewicz
13:4742% CF

PK1FFarabee – Beecher
1:55
PK2FBacklund – Coleman
1:12
PK1DMaatta – Bahl
2:04
PK2DPachal – Kuznetsov
0:53

Current CGY line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Meier – Hischier – Mercer
10:5565% CF
L2Glass – Gritsyuk – Hameenaho
10:3052% CF
L3Bjugstad – Cotter – Tsyplakov
9:3564% CF
L4Brown – Bratt – Hughes
9:0465% CF
D1Dillon – Nemec
14:2952% CF
D2Kovacevic – Hughes
14:2460% CF
D3Hamilton – Siegenthaler
11:4373% CF

PP1Hamilton – Brown – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
3:0629% CF
PP2Meier – Gritsyuk – Mercer – Hughes – Nemec
0:42100% CF

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Yegor Sharangovich C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.17	1	0	0	16:37	—	—	48	46
Victor Olofsson L	L1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:18	—	—	50	44
Ryan Strome C	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.06	0	0	0	15:02	—	—	54	47
Mikael Backlund C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.49	0	0	0	18:07	—	—	42	56
Blake Coleman L	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.56	3	2	0	17:20	—	—	43	55
Joel Farabee L	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:25	—	—	46	53
John Beecher C	L3	2	0	2	+1	4	0.40	0	3	0	15:15	—	—	27	54
Connor Zary C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:15	—	—	27	52
Adam Klapka R	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.22	6	1	0	11:58	—	—	33	66
Matt Coronato R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	0	0	13:07	—	—	35	48
Morgan Frost C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:41	—	—	38	50
Matvei Gridin R	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.40	0	1	0	10:55	—	—	43	53
Kevin Bahl D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.06	2	2	0	27:33	—	—	42	54
Olli Maatta D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.05	1	2	0	27:19	—	—	41	38
Joel Hanley D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	0	3	6	16:41	—	—	39	46
Brayden Pachal D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.00	4	1	0	16:05	—	—	42	50
Yan Kuznetsov D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	3	2	0	17:09	—	—	48	72
Hunter Brzustewicz D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	1	1	0	15:23	—	—	39	51

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf(start)	W	32	28	4	.875	4.30	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.25	1	1	20:59	—	—	65	81
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.50	1	1	16:40	—	—	65	77
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	15:49	—	—	68	81
Arseny Gritsyuk R	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.28	0	0	17:10	—	—	58	40
Cody Glass C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.21	1	1	14:19	—	—	48	27
Lenni Hameenaho R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.09	1	0	12:28	—	—	60	37
Nick Bjugstad C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	0	0	11:15	—	—	63	54
Maxim Tsyplakov R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	3	0	11:13	—	—	63	54
Paul Cotter L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	2	0	11:07	—	—	59	49
Jack Hughes C	L4	1	1	2	-3	5	0.98	0	0	20:57	—	—	54	51
Jesper Bratt L	L4	0	2	2	-2	1	0.18	0	1	20:11	—	—	50	39
Connor Brown R	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.21	0	0	17:20	—	—	58	47
Simon Nemec D	D1	1	0	1	-2	1	0.47	2	1	21:22	—	—	44	38
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	1	1	16:31	—	—	58	56
Luke Hughes D	D2	1	1	2	-1	5	0.43	0	1	25:03	—	—	59	37
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	16:30	—	—	63	42
Dougie Hamilton D	D3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.17	2	0	21:32	—	—	64	68
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	13:39	—	—	68	61

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	L	29	24	5	.828	2.60	55:55

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

John Beecher (CGY) 1st 5:04 · assists Matvei Gridin · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 67.2 mph shot · 1.6 s from entry to goal.

John Beecher · 1st 5:04 · CGY

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 67.2 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Kevin Bahl · 1st 14:07 · CGY

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 59.2 mph
Distance: 60 ft

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Maxim Tsyplakov · 1st 16:14 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.3 mph
Distance: 24 ft

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

John Beecher · 2nd 0:54 · CGY SH

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.7 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 4.5 s
Type: rebound

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Simon Nemec · 2nd 1:36 · NJD PP

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 18.9 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 5.3 s
Type: rebound

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Yegor Sharangovich · 2nd 16:48 · CGY

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.0 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Mikael Backlund · 3rd 4:10 · CGY

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 37.8 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Jack Hughes · 3rd 9:38 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 72.6 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 s

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Luke Hughes · 3rd 19:56 · NJD

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 57.7 mph
Distance: 32 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Calgary Flames vs. New Jersey DevilsMar 12, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Calgary Flames edge New Jersey Devils 5–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Calgary Flames

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Calgary Flames

New Jersey Devils

Goal anatomy

John Beecher · 1st 5:04 · CGY

Kevin Bahl · 1st 14:07 · CGY

Maxim Tsyplakov · 1st 16:14 · NJD

John Beecher · 2nd 0:54 · CGY SH

Simon Nemec · 2nd 1:36 · NJD PP

Yegor Sharangovich · 2nd 16:48 · CGY

Mikael Backlund · 3rd 4:10 · CGY

Jack Hughes · 3rd 9:38 · NJD

Luke Hughes · 3rd 19:56 · NJD