Calgary Flames vs. San Jose SharksFeb 26, 2026

FinalThursday, Feb 26, 2026· SAP Center at San Jose

away

home

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CGY	0	1	3	4		CGY	6	10	13	29
SJS	0	1	0	1		SJS	16	12	7	35

: CGY 47SJS 70
: CGY 3.48SJS 2.90
PP goals: CGY 0SJS 0
Hits: CGY 16SJS 33
Blocks: CGY 23SJS 7
PIM: CGY 4SJS 6
: CGY 51%SJS 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Dustin Wolf (CGY) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the win.

Points
Nazem Kadri had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:54.Kadri
Points
Connor Zary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:34.Zary
Points
Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:57.Backlund
Goalie
Dustin Wolf (CGY) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the win.Wolf
New line
New look for CGY: Coleman–Frost–Gridin skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Coleman Frost Gridin
New line
New look for CGY: Pospisil–Beecher–Klapka skated 5:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pospisil Beecher Klapka
Luck
SJS scored 1 goal on 2.90 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Zach Whitecloud (CGY) played 24:45, +4:29 up on his 20:16 season average over 77 games.Whitecloud

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)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →

SJS
CGY
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · SJS 70 · CGY 47

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
CGY
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SJS 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 31% of the game, SJS 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

SJS

CGY

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

SJS 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	SJS
	44	65
	2.19	2.19
	2.11	2.07
	11	12
	6	5
	22	28
	+0.026	−0.026
	31%	37%

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

L1Kadri – Farabee – Zary
12:0343% CF
L2Backlund – Sharangovich – Coronato
9:1933% CF
L3Coleman – Frost – Gridin
8:1241% CF
L4Pospisil – Beecher – Klapka
5:0267% CF
D1Whitecloud – Bahl
10:4644% CF
D2Hanley – Parekh
9:2660% CF
D3Weegar – Kuznetsov
6:5922% CF

PP1Kadri – Weegar – Farabee – Coronato – Gridin
2:44100% CF
PP2Backlund – Frost – Sharangovich – Zary – Parekh
1:5150% CF
PK1FBacklund – Farabee
1:59
PK2FColeman – Beecher
1:27
PK1DWhitecloud – Bahl
3:19
PK2DWeegar – Kuznetsov
1:48

Current CGY line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Toffoli – Eklund – Misa
8:3448% CF
L2Sherwood – Smith – Celebrini
7:5453% CF
L3Reaves – Goodrow – Ostapchuk
5:5850% CF
L4Wennberg – Kurashev – Graf
5:3269% CF
D1Orlov – Klingberg
14:4950% CF
D2Ferraro – Liljegren
10:4957% CF
D3Desharnais – Dickinson
10:4467% CF

PP1Klingberg – Wennberg – Sherwood – Smith – Celebrini
3:3889% CF
PP2Orlov – Toffoli – Kurashev – Eklund – Misa
1:2867% CF
PK1FWennberg – Graf
1:49
PK2FGoodrow – Ostapchuk
1:38
PK1DDesharnais – Ferraro
2:03
PK2DOrlov – Liljegren
1:48

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

1:17
SJSTyler Toffoli (Mario Ferraro, Michael Misa)tip-in0.11 xG
CGY: Coleman, Weegar, Frost, Kuznetsov, GridinSJS: Toffoli, Ferraro, Liljegren, Eklund, Misa
CGY 0 – 1 SJS
15:02
CGYNazem Kadri (Joel Farabee, MacKenzie Weegar)wrist0.13 xG
CGY: Kadri, Weegar, Farabee, Bahl, ZarySJS: Toffoli, Ferraro, Liljegren, Eklund, Misa
CGY 1 – 1 SJS

3rd period

5:22
CGYConnor Zary (Mikael Backlund, Yan Kuznetsov)wrist0.08 xG
CGY: Backlund, Weegar, Zary, Kuznetsov, KlapkaSJS: Orlov, Klingberg, Kurashev, Celebrini, Graf
CGY 2 – 1 SJS
11:56
CGYNazem Kadri (Connor Zary)wrist0.17 xG
CGY: Kadri, Hanley, Farabee, Zary, ParekhSJS: Toffoli, Ferraro, Liljegren, Eklund, Misa
CGY 3 – 1 SJS
17:30
CGYMikael BacklundEN (Matt Coronato, Zach Whitecloud)wrist0.49 xG
CGY: Backlund, Coleman, Whitecloud, Bahl, CoronatoSJS: Orlov, Toffoli, Wennberg, Sherwood, Eklund, Celebrini
CGY 4 – 1 SJS

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
Joel Farabee L	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.07	0	1	0	19:46	—	—	42	63
Nazem Kadri C	L1	2	0	2	+2	5	0.53	1	0	0	18:54	—	—	47	65
Connor Zary C	L1	1	1	2	+3	4	0.39	0	0	0	17:34	—	—	39	57
Mikael Backlund C	L2	1	1	2	+2	5	0.81	0	1	0	18:57	—	—	36	43
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	0	16:51	—	—	32	39
Matt Coronato R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.20	0	1	0	15:56	—	—	30	36
Blake Coleman L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.82	2	0	2	14:11	—	—	35	46
Matvei Gridin R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	3	0	13:54	—	—	36	37
Morgan Frost C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	2	13:33	—	—	32	37
John Beecher C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	0	0	10:37	—	—	50	50
Adam Klapka R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.16	6	0	0	10:33	—	—	69	67
Martin Pospisil C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	8:01	—	—	64	59
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.16	0	3	0	24:45	—	—	45	35
Kevin Bahl D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	3	0	24:44	—	—	44	64
Zayne Parekh D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:39	—	—	48	67
Joel Hanley D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	11:09	—	—	59	92
MacKenzie Weegar D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	5	0	20:53	—	—	33	50
Yan Kuznetsov D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.05	0	3	0	20:03	—	—	30	26

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf(start)	W	35	34	1	.971	2.90	60:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Eklund L	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.24	2	1	0	17:39	—	—	56	23
Michael Misa C	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.14	1	0	0	13:59	—	—	45	31
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	1	0	1	-2	3	0.22	0	0	0	13:30	—	—	57	22
Macklin Celebrini C	L2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.41	0	0	0	22:30	—	—	65	49
Kiefer Sherwood L	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.43	8	0	2	19:09	—	—	45	43
Will Smith C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0	15:55	—	—	44	36
Barclay Goodrow C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	9:03	—	—	50	0
Zack Ostapchuk C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:55	—	—	50	0
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	9	0	0	8:00	—	—	50	0
Alexander Wennberg C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.35	1	0	0	21:56	—	—	71	80
Collin Graf R	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.25	2	1	0	16:33	—	—	79	79
Philipp Kurashev C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.52	0	0	0	15:18	—	—	79	82
John Klingberg D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	0	1	0	23:05	—	—	49	42
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	22:40	—	—	55	42
Mario Ferraro D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.02	0	1	2	18:01	—	—	55	44
Timothy Liljegren D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	15:08	—	—	63	57
Sam Dickinson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	2	17:55	—	—	66	56
Vincent Desharnais D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.02	1	0	0	16:26	—	—	71	56

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Yaroslav Askarov(start)	L	28	25	3	.893	2.33	58:18

Goal anatomy

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

Tyler Toffoli (SJS) 2nd 1:17 · assists Mario Ferraro, Michael Misa · Deflection · 35.1 mph shot.

Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 1:17 · SJS

Play: deflection
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 35.1 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Type: deflection

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

Nazem Kadri · 2nd 15:02 · CGY

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.5 mph
Distance: 30 ft

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

Connor Zary · 3rd 5:22 · CGY

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 62.7 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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

Nazem Kadri · 3rd 11:56 · CGY

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 32.4 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 4.5 s

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

Mikael Backlund · 3rd 17:30 · CGY EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 1
Shot: 35.6 mph
Distance: 102 ft

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

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.