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Calgary Flames Lines
Updated October 31, 2026
The Flames' top line in their last recorded game (Oct 31 at Avalanche) was Joel Farabee–Mikael Backlund–Matt Coronato, together for 13:58 at 5-on-5. Simon Nemec and Kevin Bahl formed the first defense pair; Arsenii Sergeev started in goal. Next: Nov 2 at San Jose Sharks.
Projected from last gameUpdated 6:50 AM ET·Lines matchup: CGY at SJS, Nov 2, 9:00 PM ET
Forwards
- L1Joel Farabee – Mikael Backlund – Matt Coronato13:58 together· 17 pts in last 5 games together
- L2Aydar Suniev – Morgan Frost – Yegor Sharangovich11:30 together· 4 pts in last 5 games together
- L3Martin Pospisil – Ryan Strome – Matvei Gridin9:17 together· 14 pts in last 5 games together
- L4Maxim Tsyplakov – Jonathan Castagna – Adam Klapka9:09 together· 2 pts in last 5 games together
Defense
- D1Simon Nemec – Kevin Bahl16:01 together
- D2Yan Kuznetsov – Zayne Parekh14:27 together
- D3Zach Whitecloud – Jake Middleton12:13 together
Power play
Goalie
Arsenii Sergeev
From last game's shifts: the forwards and defensemen who played the most 5-on-5 time together, and the power-play units by 5-on-4 time. TBD: scratched or injured since.
Lines from the last game: October 31, 2026 at Colorado Avalanche
Forward lines
- Line 113:58 5v5 together
Joel Farabee
#86 · LW
Mikael Backlund
#11 · C
Matt Coronato
#27 · RW
- Line 211:30 5v5 together
Aydar Suniev
#61 · LW
Morgan Frost
#16 · C
Yegor Sharangovich
#17 · RW
- Line 39:17 5v5 together
Martin Pospisil
#76 · LW
Ryan Strome
#22 · C
Matvei Gridin
#92 · RW
- Line 49:09 5v5 together
Maxim Tsyplakov
#72 · LW
Jonathan Castagna
#38 · C
Adam Klapka
#43 · RW
Defense pairs
- Pair 116:01 5v5 together
Simon Nemec
#71 · LD
Kevin Bahl
#7 · RD
- Pair 214:27 5v5 together
Yan Kuznetsov
#37 · LD
Zayne Parekh
#19 · RD
- Pair 312:13 5v5 together
Zach Whitecloud
#28 · LD
Jake Middleton
#55 · RD
Power play
Starting goalie
Arsenii Sergeev
#35 · G
Built from the NHL's shift charts for that game: the forwards and defensemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, and the power-play units with the most 5-on-4 time. These are the lines played last game, not confirmed lines for the next one. Photo: NHL.
Line changes from the previous game
Compared with Oct 30. Units are ranked by shared 5-on-5 time; a rank change is not necessarily a coaching change. Entries and departures refer to recorded units, not confirmed scratches or injuries.
- Simon Nemec moved from defense pair 2 to defense pair 1.
- Kevin Bahl moved from defense pair 3 to defense pair 1.
- Zayne Parekh moved from defense pair 3 to defense pair 2.
- Zach Whitecloud moved from defense pair 1 to defense pair 3.
- Jake Middleton moved from defense pair 1 to defense pair 3.
- Mikael Backlund moved from forward line 3 to forward line 1.
- Joel Farabee moved from forward line 3 to forward line 1.
- Matt Coronato moved from forward line 3 to forward line 1.
- Morgan Frost moved from forward line 1 to forward line 2.
- Aydar Suniev moved from forward line 1 to forward line 2.
- Yegor Sharangovich moved from forward line 1 to forward line 2.
- Ryan Strome moved from forward line 2 to forward line 3.
- Martin Pospisil moved from forward line 2 to forward line 3.
- Matvei Gridin moved from forward line 2 to forward line 3.
Lines: Ferda Hockey data.