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Calgary Flames: Where They Would Be If Special Teams Were Better

By Ramina Shlah

Nov 12, 2016; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; New York Rangers center Derek Stepan (21) celebrates his goal with teammates against the Calgary Flames during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; New York Rangers center Derek Stepan (21) celebrates his goal with teammates against the Calgary Flames during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Calgary Flames are in the bottom of the standings. Their awful special teams aren’t exactly helping their situation either.

The Calgary Flames are currently in the bottom five in the standings. In their last six games, they’ve been doing pretty decent. However, in the game against the Buffalo Sabres on November 21st, you can truly see how much their special teams affect them. Thankfully, their special teams weren’t a disappointing factor in their latest game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 23rd. However, those special teams continue to be frustrating factors in their losses, especially in one-goal losses.

The Flames are currently last in the standings on the power-play with a painful 9.4%. They’re second last on the penalty kill with 74.1%.

Related Story: Special Team Woes Continue In Calgary

How does this affect their game? Well, let’s take a look at some of their games and see what would have happened if their special teams had been just a little bit better.

Let’s start with their most recent loss against the Sabres, like I mentioned earlier.

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