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Montréal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · Scotiabank Saddledome

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SNW, TSN2 and RDS.

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

Rest and travel

Canadiens

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182027-01-18: at BUF
  2. 192027-01-19: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: vs STL
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: vs CGY
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: vs CAR
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: at CGY
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,876 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,876 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Flames

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Chicago, Columbus, Montréal and Toronto).

  1. 182027-01-18: at CHI
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: at CBJ
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: at MTL
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: at TOR
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: vs MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,684 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,282 mi
on this 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

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
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.

MTLCGY

Settled lines

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

MTL 69% (16th 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

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)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

MTL 38% (3rd most often)CGY 24% (2nd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series