Have yourself a night, Oliver Kylington.
The 24-year-old Swedish defenceman had a spectacular outing in Wednesday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken, leading the Calgary Flames both in total ice-time (24:27) and 5-on-5 on-ice expected goals percentage (84.48).
That’s right: Kylington played more than veteran teammates Chris Tanev, Nikita Zadorov, Michael Stone, and Rasmus Andersson. He played almost exclusively at even strength, receiving just 15 seconds of power-play time and 52 seconds while killing penalties. Among Flames defencemen, only Zadorov received less time on special teams.
Kylington was dominant at both ends of the ice for the Flames, effortlessly roaming the playing surface and perfectly complementing Tanev’s reserved style in the 18:34 the duo spent together at 5-on-5.