In the final game of the NHL season, Calgary Flames players achieved significant milestones during a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Blake Coleman scored his 30th goal, marking his first career 30-goal season. MacKenzie Weegar reached 20 goals as a defenseman, setting a team record with his 17th even-strength goal. Adam Klapka scored his first NHL goal and had his first NHL fight. Dustin Wolf nearly secured his first NHL shutout. Nazem Kadri attempted 16 shots but did not score. The Flames concluded their season with a record of 38-39-5. On the other side, the Sharks ended their season with the worst record in the NHL, leading to the highest odds in the upcoming draft lottery.
On a night when a trio of Flames players punctuated a season of transition by reaching milestone moments, Calgary fans and players left the Saddledome on a high. @EricFrancis has more from Game 82. https://t.co/WAHzTJs5xa
On Adam Klapka’s memory-maker, Blake Coleman’s milestone, MacKenzie Weegar’s league record and many more notes and quotes from #Flames finale at the Saddledome ... https://t.co/HPvYMinKT8
San Jose Sharks have best NHL draft lottery odds after historically bad season https://t.co/TC68mj9m9Z
Flames earn 5-1 season-ending victory over league-worst Sharks https://t.co/kSyez3HaFd https://t.co/QwC5Eq4Nhg
#Flames forward (and 30-goal man) Blake Coleman: “Obviously a good way to go out for our team — a good win, a couple guys hitting milestones. So a nice way to end what I think of as a tough year.”
Sharks wrap a 19-54-9 year with a 5-1 loss in Calgary. Miserable season without question. A bright spot was Fabian Zetterlund, who finished with 24 goals in a breakout. With worst record, San Jose will have the best draft lottery odds. Best shot at No. 1 but not a guarantee.
Coleman scores 30th for Flames in win against Sharks https://t.co/H9mxNm6xZL
Since making it to the Western Conference final in 2019, the #SJSharks have the worst record in the NHL over past 5 seasons with a .399 points percentage
#SJSharks averaged 2.18 goals per game (worst in franchise history) and allowed 3.98 goals per game (4th worst in franchise history)
#SJSharks were outscored by 147 goals this season (shootouts excluded). That's worst total in NHL since Senators were outscored by 196 goals in 1993-94 and tied for 12th worst ever: https://t.co/2YgbVYvZxT
Sharks' season ends with a whimper as NHL draft lottery awaits https://t.co/fHMlSiIS0B
Sharks’ season ends with a whimper as NHL draft lottery awaits https://t.co/DgzBphxr8L
That's a wrap on the season as #Flames finish 38-39-5 after Thursday's blowout victory against Sharks. The visitors score with 8.9 seconds left to spoil Dustin Wolf's shutout bid, but he'll have many more chances at the goose-egg.
Summing up an evening of milestones Flames fans soaked up on Fan Appreciation Night: Coleman 30th Weegar 20th goal (team record 17th ES goal) Klapka 1st NHL goal + 1st NHL fight Wolf falls 8.9 seconds short of 1st NHL shutout Kadri 16 shots attempts but can’t get #30
Just like that, game 82 is over. The #SJSharks shift into offseason mode after a 5-1 loss to the #Flames. Read the recap on @TheHockeyNews.⤵️ https://t.co/ARegNI5vzb
#Flames forward Blake Coleman, this morning, on the possibility of potting 30: “I’d be lying if I said it wouldn’t be a special milestone for me. Definitely getting way too many calls and texts about it. I didn’t know that many people followed the hockey season.” https://t.co/BBj7g8P3lI
That was a sweet feed by #Flames rookie Connor Zary, but even better was how genuinely excited he was to see teammate Blake Coleman finish the tap-in for his 30th goal of the season.
After another amazing save, Blake Coleman scores his 30th goal of the season.
Kind of comical to see #flames very obviously passing up open shots and managing the game to get Kadri, Weegar, Coleman chances for the milestones 😅
Final pregame preview of the season is here! All you need to know before tonight's #SJSharks v. #Flames game can be found on @TheHockeyNews.⤵️ https://t.co/O1tqnCNE2p
#Flames Ice Chips from @salimvalji - A couple of Flames are a goal away from some significant milestones and they'll be looking to take advantage tonight with the Sharks in town: https://t.co/3ywDY3d0xM https://t.co/3LojfYOgB1
#Flames play Game 82 tonight. Blake Coleman needs one goal to hit 30. Ditto for Nazem Kadri. MacKenzie Weegar, meanwhile, is one snipe shy of 20 from the blue-line. Coleman, with a wide grin: “Three-on-oh, we’ll see who gets the puck. See who likes who more, I guess.”
Blake Coleman back in the lineup for game 82 vs. San Jose. He’s missed the last four games with an upper body injury. One away from his first career 30-goal season. #Flames
Dustin Wolf will start the season finale #flames