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Los Angeles Kings vs Calgary Flames — Thursday, April 16, 2026 Game Analysis

Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. Final.

Game Analysis

Scotiabank Saddledome

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CGY

  • PPMorgan Frost (22)2nd 5:21 · Tip-InAssists: Matvei Gridin (14), Matt Coronato (27)
  • Zayne Parekh (4)3rd 6:08 · Snap ShotAssists: Zach Whitecloud (14), Ryan Strome (13)
  • ENJoel Farabee (20)3rd 19:20 · BackhandAssists: Zach Whitecloud (15)

LAK

  • Quinton Byfield (24)2nd 6:43 · Wrist ShotAssists: Trevor Moore (19), Alex Laferriere (23)

Los Angeles Kings vs Calgary Flames Game Summary — Thursday, April 16, 2026

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Calgary Flames defeated Los Angeles Kings 3–1. The game was played at Scotiabank Saddledome.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Los Angeles Kings vs Calgary Flames Game Analysis — Thursday, April 16, 2026

By Hockey in 60

Calgary Flames won despite being outshot 28–20. Los Angeles Kings generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Calgary Flames scored on 15.0% of its shots, compared with 3.6% for Los Angeles Kings. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.

Los Angeles Kings converted 0 of 2 power plays (0.0%); Calgary Flames converted 1 of 3 power plays (33.3%). The 1-goal net power-play edge accounted for part of the 2-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.

Calgary Flames won 55.2% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Los Angeles Kings vs Calgary Flames Game Statistics — Thursday, April 16, 2026

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticLos Angeles KingsCalgary Flames
Shots on goal2820
Power-play goals01
Power-play opportunities23
Power-play conversion (%)0.033.3
Faceoffs won (%)44.855.2
Hits1216
Blocked shots1722
Takeaways63
Giveaways1326
Penalty minutes86

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Calgary Flames won 3–1 at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Who scored

Goalies

Zayne Parekh Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Whitecloud (14), Ryan Strome (13) That made the score 1–2 in the 3rd, and Calgary Flames stayed ahead.

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