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. But they were defeated in the Second Round by the Edmonton Oilers, in five games.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Wild Card standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 26 	Edmonton 	4–0 	Calgary 	 	Vladar 	14,519 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 27 	Calgary 	2–4 	Vancouver 	 	Werner 	 	0–2–0 	http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20212022/GS010016.HTM
3 	September 29 	Seattle 	4–3 	Calgary 	SO 	Vladar 	14,451 	0–2–1 	
4 	October 1 	Vancouver 	1–4 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	14,722 	1–2–1 	
5 	October 2 	Calgary 	4–1 	Seattle 	 	Vladar 	 	2–2–1 	http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20212022/GS010056.HTM
6 	October 4 	Calgary 	3–4 	Edmonton 	 	Markstrom 	13,566 	2–3–1 	
7 	October 6 	Calgary 	2–3 	Winnipeg 	 	Vladar 	 	2–4–1 	
8 	October 8 	Winnipeg 	2–3 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	14,065 	3–4–1 	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia
 Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington
===Regular season===
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October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)	October: 6–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 16 	Calgary 	2–5 	Edmonton 	 	Markstrom 	17,745 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 18 	Anaheim 	3–2 	Calgary 	OT 	Markstrom 	15,174 	0–1–1 	1 	
3 	October 21 	Calgary 	3–0 	Detroit 	 	Markstrom 	14,241 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 23 	Calgary 	4–3 	Washington 	OT 	Vladar 	18,573 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 25 	Calgary 	5–1 	NY Rangers 	 	Markstrom 	13,590 	3–1–1 	7 	
6 	October 26 	Calgary 	5–3 	New Jersey 	 	Vladar 	10,631 	4–1–1 	9 	
7 	October 28 	Calgary 	4–0 	Pittsburgh 	 	Markstrom 	17,743 	5–1–1 	11 	
8 	October 30 	Philadelphia 	0–4 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	15,319 	6–1–1 	13 	
===Playoffs===
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Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	May 3 	Dallas 	0–1 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	19,289 	0–1 	
2 	May 5 	Dallas 	2–0 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	19,289 	1–1 	
3 	May 7 	Calgary 	2–4 	Dallas 	 	Markstrom 	18,532 	1–2 	
4 	May 9 	Calgary 	4–1 	Dallas 	 	Markstrom 	18,532 	2–2 	
5 	May 11 	Dallas 	1–3 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	19,289 	3–2 	
6 	May 13 	Calgary 	2–4 	Dallas 	 	Markstrom 	18,532 	3–3 	
7 	May 15 	Dallas 	2–3 	Calgary 	OT 	Markstrom 	19,289 	4–3 	
==Player statistics==
As of April 30, 2022
===Skaters===
Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	40	75	115	+64	26
 	82	42	62	104	+57	68
 	82	42	40	82 	+61	22
 	82	35	20	55 	+20	38
 	82	4 	46	50 	+30	28
 	81	10	38	48 	+27	19
 	82	12	27	39 	+16	30
 	81	16	17	33 	+16	60
 	79	18	14	32 	+1 	20
 	73	9 	22	31 	+34	14
 	82	6 	22	28 	+35	22
† 	37	11	12	23 	+3 	10
 	65	8 	15	23 	−15	24
 	74	4 	18	22 	+11	77
 	82	10	11	21 	−9 	84
 	78	6 	11	17 	+15	68
 	80	6 	10	16 	−1 	12
 	28	5 	5 	10 	+8 	8
 	11	2 	4 	6 	+3 	4
 	41	3 	1 	4 	−6 	29
 	27	2 	2 	4 	−2 	27
† 	17	0 	4 	4 	+1 	4
‡ 	25	0 	2 	2 	−5 	2
 	9 	0 	2 	2 	0 	10
 	8 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
===Goaltenders===
Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	63	63	3,695:50	37	15	9	137	2.22	1,754	.922	9	0	3	10
 	23	19	1,243:08	13	6 	2	57 	2.75	608 	.906	2	0	1	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 	Ref
 	To Seattle Kraken4th-round pick in 2022 	To Calgary FlamesTyler Pitlick 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsEDM 3rd-round pick in 2021 (Kirill Kirsanov) 	To Calgary FlamesTOR 3rd-round pick in 2021 (Cameron Whynot)6th-round pick in 2021 (Jack Beck)	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksTOR 3rd-round pick in 2022 	To Calgary FlamesNikita Zadorov 	
 	To Boston Bruins3rd-round pick in 2022 	To Calgary FlamesDaniel Vladar 	
February 14, 2022	To Montreal CanadiensTyler PitlickEmil HeinemanConditional 1st-round pick in 20225th-round pick in 2022	To Calgary FlamesTyler Toffoli 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensFuture considerations 	To Calgary FlamesMichael McNiven 	
 	To Seattle KrakenFLA 2nd-round pick in 20223rd-round pick in 20237th-round pick in 2024 	To Calgary FlamesCalle Jarnkrok 	
 	To Chicago Blackhawks5th-round pick in 2024 	To Calgary FlamesRyan Carpenter 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsMichael McNiven 	To Calgary FlamesFuture considerations 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Blake Coleman 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	6-year	Free agency	
 	Nick DeSimone 	New York Rangers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Kevin Gravel 	Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Trevor Lewis 	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Adam Werner 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Andy Welinski 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brad Richardson	Nashville Predators 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Erik Gudbranson	Nashville Predators 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Adam Klapka 	Bili Tygri Liberec (ELH) 	2-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Mark Giordano 	Seattle Kraken 	 	Expansion draft	
 	Josh Leivo 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Alex Petrovic 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Derek Ryan 	Edmonton Oilers 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Dominik Simon 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Buddy Robinson 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Zac Rinaldo 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Louis Domingue 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Brad Richardson	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Contract type	Ref
 	Brett Ritchie 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Colton Poolman 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Matthew Phillips	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Luke Philp 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Oliver Kylington	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Tyler Parsons 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Nikita Zadorov 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Juuso Valimaki 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Glenn Gawdin 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Justin Kirkland 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Dillon Dube 	3-year	Re-signing 	
 	Connor Mackey 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Michael Stone 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Jeremie Poirier 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Rory Kerins 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	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 	 	Chicago Steel (USHL)
2 	45 	William Stromgren	LW 	 	MoDo (HockeyAllsvenskan)
3 	77 	Cole Huckins 	C 	 	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
3 	89 	Cameron Whynot 	D 	 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5 	141	Cole Jordan 	D 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6 	168	Jack Beck 	RW 	 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6 	173	Lucas Ciona 	LW 	 	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7 	205	Arsenii Sergeev 	G 	 	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)
==References==
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