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New York Islanders vs Calgary Flames

Regular season · Thursday, January 7, 2027 · Scotiabank Saddledome

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Calgary FlamesCalgaryFlamesHome

SN1 · MSGSN

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday, January 7, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SN1 and MSGSN.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 3 of a road trip: Seattle and Vancouver, now Calgary.

  1. 282026-12-28: no game
  2. 292026-12-29: no game
  3. 302026-12-30: vs WSH
  4. 312026-12-31: no game
  5. 12027-01-01: no game
  6. 22027-01-02: at SEA
  7. 32027-01-03: no game
  8. 42027-01-04: no game
  9. 52027-01-05: at VAN
  10. 62027-01-06: no game
  11. 72027-01-07: at CGY
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~419 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,954 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Flames

Another game at home.

  1. 282026-12-28: no game
  2. 292026-12-29: vs SJS
  3. 302026-12-30: no game
  4. 312026-12-31: vs WPG
  5. 12027-01-01: no game
  6. 22027-01-02: at WPG
  7. 32027-01-03: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 42027-01-04: no game
  9. 52027-01-05: vs FLA
  10. 62027-01-06: no game
  11. 72027-01-07: vs NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
Calgary FlamesFlamesTue, Oct 13 at ANA
  1. L1Farabee#86Backlund#11Sharangovich#17
    10:49 together at 5v5
  2. L2Suniev#61Frost#16Coronato#27
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Strome#22Pospisil#76Gridin#92
    9:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Castagna#38Klapka#43Tsyplakov#72
    5:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Whitecloud#28Kuznetsov#37
    14:17 together at 5v5
  2. D2Bahl#7Nemec#71
    13:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Middleton#55Parekh#19
    10:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Farabee LFrost CCoronato RGridin RParekh D1:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Farabee LBacklund CWhitecloud DBahl D2:43
  2. 2Farabee LPospisil CMiddleton DWhitecloud D0:42

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYICGY

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)CGY 69% (16th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)CGY 44.8s (2nd shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYI 33% (11th most often)CGY 24% (2nd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series