The Calgary Flames were a superb hockey team in 2018-19. Their 2019-20 edition has, through 53 games, been consistently inconsistent. Some games they’re really good. Some games they are distinctly un-good.
On Saturday after morning skate, I dug into the game-by-game scoring chance and high danger scoring chance differentials – looking only at five-on-five play – and tweeted some trends that emerged compared to recent seasons.
Here's a general illustration of how the #Flames are doing this season. High-danger chances and scoring chance differentials. The light blue line straddling the X axis is this season.