The Calgary Flames have had a remarkably consistent lineup. Over a dozen players have dressed for every single game and aside from the COVID-19 outbreak that postponed a bunch of games, the club has been remarkably injury-free.
But the same core group being healthy for every game has resulted in remarkable consistency and stability in their lineup’s configuration, which may be hurting as much as it helps.
Through 34 games, 13 players have dressed for every game: Erik Gudbranson, Trevor Lewis, Chris Tanev, Mikael Backlund, Dillon Dube, Milan Lucic, Rasmus Andersson, Sean Monahan, Andrew Mangiapane, Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau and Jacob Markström (who’s been starter or dressed as backup for every game).