Since Bill Peters’ resignation, the Flames have certainly been riding quite the new coaching wave under Geoff Ward They’ve won six games in a row since November 27th (when Peters first left the bench before he was eventually let go), while their underlying numbers were instantly improved since dipping massively during a seven-losses-in-eight-games stretch under Peters that included three shutout defeats. In terms of expected goals performance, here’s their rolling five-game average this season:
The Flames have dealt with an ugly, adverse situation extremely well, working their xGF share back to league-average and piling up points to propel themselves back in a divisional playoff spot.