Evaluating the Calgary Flames in second games of back-to-backs

Calgary Flames have been playing five games in seven nights recently. They were tired against Colorado. Brett Ritchie played well despite not playing for over a week. He is an example of the impact of tired players on team performance. He was playing in the second game of back-to-back games. The team won the game. It was their first game in over seven days.

Calgary Flames have played a lot of back-to-back games this season. Their performance is affected by fatigue. The players who play the most, Tyler Toffoli and Ritchie, are better able to cope with the fatigue than the bottom players. Calgary has enjoyed remarkable health as a team. Brad Richardson has played in 60 games. He is the worst player affected. Tyler Ruzicka, Richardson, Lewis and the Bottom Five are the least affected players, while the top line and defensive pairing are not. They are Tyler Toffoli, who has 30 games, and Tyler tofflin, with 52.

The data shows that players in the middle of the table are essentially the same regardless of whether they play a back-to-back or not. The data also shows the Flames are worse on the second night of back to back games. Darryl Sutter's team has five backto back matches left. The bookies have the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks as favourites ahead of tonight's game.