# 2021–22 Calgary Flames season

The 2021–22 Calgary Flames season was the Flames' 42nd season in Calgary, and the 50th season for the Flames' National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972. On April 16, 2022, the Flames clinched a playoff berth after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights. On April 21, the Flames clinched the Pacific Division after a 4–2 victory over the Dallas Stars.
The Flames beat the Stars in seven games in the First Round of the playoffs. The following round, they were defeated by the Edmonton Oilers in five games.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Calgary Flames | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 44 | 293 | 208 | +85 | 111 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 290 | 252 | +38 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 35 | 239 | 236 | +3 | 99 |
| 4 | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
| 5 | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
| 6 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
| 7 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
| 8 | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |

### Wild Card standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
| 3 | PA | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
| 4 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
| 5 | CE | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
| 6 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
| 7 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
| 8 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
| 9 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |
| 10 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2021–22 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Johnny Gaudreau | 82 | 40 | 75 | 115 | +64 | 26 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 82 | 42 | 62 | 104 | +57 | 68 |
| Elias Lindholm | 82 | 42 | 40 | 82 | +61 | 22 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 82 | 35 | 20 | 55 | +20 | 38 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 82 | 4 | 46 | 50 | +30 | 28 |
| Noah Hanifin | 81 | 10 | 38 | 48 | +27 | 19 |
| Mikael Backlund | 82 | 12 | 27 | 39 | +16 | 30 |
| Blake Coleman | 81 | 16 | 17 | 33 | +16 | 60 |
| Dillon Dube | 79 | 18 | 14 | 32 | +1 | 20 |
| Oliver Kylington | 73 | 9 | 22 | 31 | +34 | 14 |
| Christopher Tanev | 82 | 6 | 22 | 28 | +35 | 22 |
| Tyler Toffoli$^†$ | 37 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +3 | 10 |
| Sean Monahan | 65 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −15 | 24 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 74 | 4 | 18 | 22 | +11 | 77 |
| Milan Lucic | 82 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −9 | 84 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 78 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +15 | 68 |
| Trevor Lewis | 80 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −1 | 12 |
| Adam Ruzicka | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 8 |
| Michael Stone | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| Brett Ritchie | 41 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −6 | 29 |
| Brad Richardson | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 27 |
| Calle Jarnkrok$^†$ | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Tyler Pitlick$^‡$ | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 2 |
| Juuso Valimaki | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Ryan Carpenter | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Connor Mackey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Walker Duehr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Gawdin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Johnny Gaudreau | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 2 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −6 | 20 |
| Elias Lindholm | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −7 | 6 |
| Mikael Backlund | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 8 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −10 | 23 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 10 |
| Blake Coleman | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 12 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −6 | 6 |
| Michael Stone | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
| Trevor Lewis | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 14 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| Oliver Kylington | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 8 |
| Noah Hanifin | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −11 | 4 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 24 |
| Brett Ritchie | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| Dillon Dube | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Christopher Tanev | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 |
| Milan Lucic | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 33 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jacob Markstrom | 63 | 63 | 3,695:50 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 137 | 2.22 | 1,754 | .922 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Daniel Vladar | 23 | 19 | 1,243:08 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 2.75 | 608 | .906 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jacob Markstrom | 12 | 12 | 712:27 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 2.95 | 354 | .901 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Vladar | 1 | 0 | 19:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1.000 | 0 | 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.

## Transactions

The Flames have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22) | To Seattle Kraken4th-round pick in 2022 | To Calgary FlamesTyler Pitlick |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | To Los Angeles KingsEDM 3rd-round pick in 2021 | To Calgary FlamesTOR 3rd-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2021 |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | To Chicago BlackhawksTOR 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Calgary FlamesNikita Zadorov |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | To Boston Bruins3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Calgary FlamesDaniel Vladar |
| February 14, 2022 | To Montreal CanadiensTyler Pitlick Emil Heineman Conditional 1st-round pick in 2022 5th-round pick in 2022 | To Calgary FlamesTyler Toffoli |
| March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02) | To Montreal CanadiensFuture considerations | To Calgary FlamesMichael McNiven |
| March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) | To Seattle KrakenFLA 2nd-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2023 7th-round pick in 2024 | To Calgary FlamesCalle Jarnkrok |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Chicago Blackhawks5th-round pick in 2024 | To Calgary FlamesRyan Carpenter |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Ottawa SenatorsMichael McNiven | To Calgary FlamesFuture considerations |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Blake Coleman | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Nick DeSimone | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Kevin Gravel | Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Trevor Lewis | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Adam Werner | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Andy Welinski | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08) | Brad Richardson | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) | Erik Gudbranson | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) | Adam Klapka | Bili Tygri Liberec (ELH) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) | Mark Giordano | Seattle Kraken | | Expansion draft |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Josh Leivo | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Alex Petrovic | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Derek Ryan | Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Dominik Simon | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Buddy Robinson | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) | Zac Rinaldo | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02) | Louis Domingue | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | Brad Richardson | Vancouver Canucks | | Waivers |
| May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | Dmitry Zavgorodniy | | | Contract termination |
| June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10) | Dmitry Zavgorodniy | HC Sochi (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20) | Johannes Kinnvall | Brynäs IF (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20) | Adam Werner | Malmö Redhawks (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) | Eetu Tuulola | Ilves (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15) | Brett Ritchie | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Colton Poolman | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) | Matthew Phillips | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) | Luke Philp | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) | Oliver Kylington | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16) | Tyler Parsons | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) | Nikita Zadorov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) | Juuso Valimaki | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) | Glenn Gawdin | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) | Justin Kirkland | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26) | Dillon Dube | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08) | Connor Mackey | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) | Michael Stone | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24) | Jeremie Poirier | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) | Rory Kerins | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) | Ilya Nikolaev | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Below are the Calgary Flames' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 13 | Matthew Coronato | RW | USA | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 2 | 45 | William Stromgren | LW | Sweden | MoDo (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 3 | 77 | Cole Huckins | C | Canada | Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 89 | Cameron Whynot | D | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 141 | Cole Jordan | D | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 6 | 168 | Jack Beck | RW | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 6 | 173 | Lucas Ciona | LW | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 7 | 205 | Arsenii Sergeev | G | Russia | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) |