Calgary Flames vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Thursday, March 12, 2026 · Prudential Center

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5–4

Final

SOG 29–32

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Game summary

The Calgary Flames beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Prudential Center. The Devils outshot the Flames 32-29.

John Beecher scored twice. Kevin Bahl, Maxim Tsyplakov, Simon Nemec, Yegor Sharangovich, Mikael Backlund, Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes also scored.

Dustin Wolf made 28 saves on 32 shots for the win; Jacob Markstrom stopped 24 of 29.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CGY	2	2	1	5	29
NJD	1	1	2	4	32

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

John Beecher (2)Matvei Gridin (5)1–005:04 CGY
Kevin Bahl (4)Olli Maatta (4), Adam Klapka (9)Cotter 1:32 into shift2–014:07 CGY
Maxim Tsyplakov (2)Nick Bjugstad (2)2–116:14 NJD

2nd period

John Beecher (3)Unassisted3–100:54 CGY · SHG
Simon Nemec (10)Luke Hughes (25), Jacob Markstrom (4)3–201:36 NJD · PPG
Yegor Sharangovich (14)Ryan Strome (9), Victor Olofsson (15)4–216:48 CGY

3rd period

Mikael Backlund (14)Joel Farabee (15), Brayden Pachal (4)5–204:10 CGY
Jack Hughes (16)Jesper Bratt (35), Dougie Hamilton (18)5–309:38 NJD
Luke Hughes (6)Jesper Bratt (36), Jack Hughes (31)5–419:56 NJD · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:32

2–0 · 1st 14:07 · Bahl. Cotter was 1:32 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCGY on iceNJD on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 CGY

1st 5:04 · Beecher

Hughes 0:43

NormalHughes 0:43

2–0 CGY

1st 14:07 · Bahl

Stuck out there: Cotter 1:32

Stuck out thereCotter 1:32

2–1 NJD

1st 16:14 · Tsyplakov

Beecher 0:38

Fresh legsBeecher 0:38

3–1 CGY

2nd 0:54 · SH · Beecher

Hamilton 0:54

NormalHamilton 0:54

3–2 NJD

2nd 1:36 · PP · Nemec

Farabee 0:55

NormalFarabee 0:55

4–2 CGY

2nd 16:48 · Sharangovich

Bratt 0:46

NormalBratt 0:46

5–2 CGY

3rd 4:10 · Backlund

Hamilton 0:35

Fresh legsHamilton 0:35

5–3 NJD

3rd 9:38 · Hughes

Hanley 0:30

Fresh legsHanley 0:30

5–4 NJD

3rd 19:56 · Hughes

Coleman 0:51

NormalColeman 0:51

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CGYNJD

29Shots on goal32

44%Faceoff %56%

0/0Power play2/3

6Penalty minutes0

22Hits14

20Blocked shots8

18Giveaways15

5Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 17:37Joel Hanley · high sticking double minor4 min
3rd 19:05Joel Hanley · cross checking2 min

Season series

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames skaters

18John BeecherC	2	0	2	+1	4	0	3	0	38	15:15
11Mikael BacklundC	1	0	1	+1	3	0	0	0	63	18:07
17Yegor SharangovichC	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	16:37
22Ryan StromeC	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	0	44	15:02
43Adam KlapkaR	0	1	1	-1	1	6	1	0	–	11:58
86Joel FarabeeL	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	–	16:25
92Matvei GridinR	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	10:55
95Victor OlofssonL	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	–	16:18
3Olli MaattaD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	–	27:19
7Kevin BahlD	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0	–	27:33
94Brayden PachalD	0	1	1	+2	1	4	1	0	–	16:05
16Morgan FrostC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	33	11:41
20Blake ColemanL	0	0	0	+1	4	3	2	0	–	17:20
27Matt CoronatoR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	13:07
47Connor ZaryC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	12:15
37Yan KuznetsovD	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	0	–	17:09
44Joel HanleyD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	6	–	16:41
48Hunter BrzustewiczD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	–	15:23

Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Devin CooleyG		0	0	0	–	00:00
32Dustin WolfG	W	32	28	4	.875	60:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

63Jesper BrattL	0	2	2	-2	1	0	1	–	20:11
86Jack HughesC	1	1	2	-3	5	0	0	29	20:57
43Luke HughesD	1	1	2	-1	5	0	1	–	25:03
42Maxim TsyplakovR	1	0	1	+1	1	3	0	–	11:13
72Nick BjugstadC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	60	11:15
7Dougie HamiltonD	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	–	21:32
17Simon NemecD	1	0	1	-2	1	2	1	–	21:22
12Cody GlassC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	75	14:19
13Nico HischierC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	52	20:59
16Connor BrownR	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	–	17:20
28Timo MeierR	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	–	16:40
29Lenni HameenahoR	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	–	12:28
47Paul CotterL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	67	11:07
81Arseny GritsyukR	0	0	0	-2	3	0	0	–	17:10
91Dawson MercerC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100	15:49
5Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	–	16:31
8Johnathan KovacevicD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	–	16:30
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	13:39

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25Jacob MarkstromG	L	29	24	5	.828	55:55
34Jake AllenG		0	0	0	–	00:00