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The Flames' best forwards

Jarome Iginla has the most points of the 423 forwards who played with the Flames, 1,095 in 1,219 games. Theo Fleury is 2nd with 830. Mikael Backlund is 4th, with 611; 6 more passes Joe Nieuwendyk for 3rd.

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The Flames' forwards this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1973–79

Compare with in · side by side

The Flames' best forwards
PlacePlayerpointsgoalsassists
1Jarome Iginla1996 – 2013 · 1,219 games1,095525570
2Theo Fleury1988 – 1999 · 791 games830364466
3Joe Nieuwendyk1986 – 1995 · 577 games616314302
4Mikael Backlund2008 – 2027 · still playing611234377
+5 this season · passes Joe Nieuwendyk for 3rd in 16 games at his pace
5Johnny Gaudreau2013 – 2022 · 602 games609210399
6Kent Nilsson1979 – 1985 · 425 games562229333
7Guy Chouinard1974 – 1983 · 514 games529193336
8Gary Roberts1986 – 1996 · 585 games505257248
9Sean Monahan2013 – 2022 · 656 games462212250
10Eric Vail1973 – 1982 · 539 games452206246
11Tom Lysiak1973 – 1979 · 445 games431155276
12Hakan Loob1983 – 1989 · 450 games429193236
13Joel Otto1984 – 1995 · 730 games428167261
14Jim Peplinski1980 – 1995 · 711 games424161263
15Lanny McDonald1981 – 1989 · 492 games406215191
16Joe Mullen1985 – 1990 · 345 games388190198
17Matthew Tkachuk2016 – 2022 · 431 games382152230
18Elias Lindholm2018 – 2024 · 418 games357148209
19Robert Reichel1990 – 1997 · 425 games354153201
20Craig Conroy2000 – 2011 · 507 games30897211
21Willi Plett1975 – 1982 · 452 games299150149
T22Bob MacMillan1977 – 1982 · 308 games295122173
T22Doug Gilmour1988 – 1992 · 266 games29581214
24Sergei Makarov1989 – 1993 · 297 games29294198
25Daymond Langkow2005 – 2011 · 392 games288123165

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Mikael Backlund2019 – 2027 · 541 games291
  2. Elias Lindholm2019 – 2024 · 337 games279
  3. Nazem Kadri2022 – 2026 · 307 games239
  4. Johnny Gaudreau2019 – 2022 · 208 games222
  5. Matthew Tkachuk2019 – 2022 · 207 games208

2010s

  1. Johnny Gaudreau2013 – 2019 · 394 games387
  2. Sean Monahan2013 – 2019 · 471 games363
  3. Mikael Backlund2009 – 2019 · 619 games320
  4. Jarome Iginla2009 – 2013 · 277 games244
  5. Curtis Glencross2009 – 2015 · 344 games202

2000s

  1. Jarome Iginla1999 – 2009 · 708 games718
  2. Craig Conroy2000 – 2009 · 426 games291
  3. Daymond Langkow2005 – 2009 · 316 games250
  4. Kristian Huselius2005 – 2008 · 216 games182
  5. Matthew Lombardi2003 – 2009 · 347 games167

1990s

  1. Theo Fleury1989 – 1999 · 755 games796
  2. Joe Nieuwendyk1989 – 1995 · 416 games436
  3. Gary Roberts1989 – 1996 · 408 games424
  4. Robert Reichel1990 – 1997 · 425 games354
  5. Sergei Makarov1989 – 1993 · 297 games292

1980s

  1. Kent Nilsson1979 – 1985 · 425 games562
  2. Hakan Loob1983 – 1989 · 450 games429
  3. Jim Peplinski1980 – 1989 · 699 games422
  4. Lanny McDonald1981 – 1989 · 492 games406
  5. Joe Mullen1985 – 1989 · 267 games319

1973–79

  1. Tom Lysiak1973 – 1979 · 445 games431
  2. Eric Vail1973 – 1979 · 392 games330
  3. Curt Bennett1972 – 1978 · 384 games262
  4. Guy Chouinard1974 – 1979 · 242 games217
  5. Rey Comeau1972 – 1978 · 468 games214

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Method

  • Every forward who played with the Flames, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A decade counts his points with the Flames in its seasons.