Predicting who will lead the Calgary Flames in each stat category in 2025-26

The 2025–26 season is nearly here, and with the Calgary Flames returning almost all of last year’s roster, we’re set for another intriguing year. After the team ranked 29th in the NHL in scoring last year, who will step up in 2025–26 to pace the Flames in every major stat category? Let’s predict the Calgary Flames stat leaders this season

Goals – Matt Coronato

The Flames don’t exactly have a ton of offensive firepower on the roster. Just one player hit 30 goals last year, and only three hit 20. I think this is a two-horse race between Nazem Kadri and Matt Coronato. No offence to Johnathan Huberdeau, but I can’t see him shooting over 18% again in 2025–26.

After a strong rookie season with 24 goals, Coronato is slated to start the year on the team’s top line and power play unit, which should help him improve on his rookie totals. I think a combination of Coronato taking a step and some age regression from Kadri will give Coronato the edge. I’ll say he lands right around the 30-goal mark in 2025–26.

Assists – Johnathan Huberdeau

For a player who once hit 85 assists in a single season, Johnathan Huberdeau has never once led the Flames in assists in any of his three seasons in Calgary. I’ll go out on a limb and say that changes in 2025–26. With arguably the best pure goal scorer Huberdeau has played with in Calgary set to line up on his opposite side on the Flames’ top line, Coronato should theoretically help boost Huberdeau’s assist totals.

I’ll predict he lands right around the 40-assist mark, six better than his 2024–25 total and good enough to lead the Flames in 2025–26. I’ll say a dark horse in this race is Zayne Parekh. The rookie has been dynamite in the preseason and seems to constantly set up high-danger chances for his teammates.

Points – Nazem Kadri

Last year’s point leader crown was dominated by Kadri and Huberdeau, the only two Flames with over 60 points. No one else even reached 50. This year, I think Coronato enters the race as a potential new candidate to lead the team in scoring, although I think Kadri has this on lock for at least one more season.

Unquestionably, the team’s top centre and forward, Kadri, is set to play a ton of minutes at even strength and on the power play in 2025–26. I’ll predict he takes a slight step back but lands around 60 points and leads the Flames in scoring for the third straight season.

Shots – Nazem Kadri

This is Kadri’s race to lose. The veteran centre led all Flames in shots last season by a gigantic margin, finishing with 85 more shots than the next highest player. The year before that, he had 68 shots more than any other Flame. Needless to say, it’d take a small miracle for anyone to top Kadri in shots this year.

If anyone can do it, it’s Coronato, who had 180 shots in 77 games last year and should get quite a few more this year playing on the top line from game one.

Hits – Martin Pospisil

Martin Pospisil is a hits fiend. He led the Flames last year with 300 hits, the only player on the roster to hit the 300 mark. The next closest forward had just 176. His hits/60 metrics were pure insanity, sitting at 16.14 hits per 60. The next closest regular skater on the team was Ryan Lomberg, who was at just 10.39.

Pospisil didn’t just pace the Flames in hits; he nearly paced the entire NHL. His 301 hits ranked third across the entire league in 2024–25. If anyone can top him in 2025–26, it’s Adam Klapka, who registered 21.65 hits per 60 across his 31 NHL games last year. If he becomes a regular this season, he may have a chance to catch Pospisil.

Time on ice – MacKenzie Weegar

Only two Flames played over 22 minutes a night last season, MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson. Given one is almost guaranteed not to be around all season, this is easily Weegar’s race to lose. The Flames’ undisputed number one defenceman, Weegar, could end up logging even more minutes than his 24:10 from last season once Andersson is dealt.

The only name who could challenge Weegar is Kevin Bahl, who averaged 21:23 during his first season in Calgary. He’ll likely be the Flames’ go-to second option once Andersson is gone this season.

Wins, GAA, Save% – Dustin Wolf

Let’s just say if Dustin Wolf doesn’t end up leading the Flames in every major goaltending category, then it’s been a disastrous season. No one should come anywhere close to touching his win total, GAA or save percentage.