\u201cWe had a little bit of turnover on D and guys that came in and played really well after we had the changes,\u201d said Coleman. \u201cSo just kind of plug and play. Obviously, you\u2019ve got to have good goaltending to have a good penalty kill, which we had. So it\u2019s a lot of things, not just one. But as a group, I thought pretty consistently all year we did a pretty strong job.\u201d<\/p>\n
From Kuznetsov\u2019s call-up to the trade deadline, when the team started to experiment with their lineup a bit more, the Flames\u2019 killed off 84.3% of penalties, third-best in the NHL. Given what he knew about Kuznetsov before his call-up, Huska wasn\u2019t surprised at his effectiveness.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a penalty killer,\u201d said Huska. \u201cHe was for the Wranglers. That\u2019s what he does. The reason why he was successful on our level, I think, because of the foot speed that he has and the size that he has. So he could close quickly on people. So we eliminated some of that time and space that we were giving teams earlier in the season with their power play. So Yan has the ability to get his big frame in someone\u2019s way right away. So they don\u2019t have an extra second to make a play.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd he\u2019s very much, he has a very good understanding of who he is as a player. So he\u2019s not a guy that\u2019s going to come in and think that he\u2019s something that he\u2019s not. He takes a lot of pride in being a guy that can kill penalties and that can play against top players. And I think we\u2019re going to see him continue to take steps. So he was one of the big reasons why our penalty kill started to gain some traction and took off as the year went on.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to Kuznetsov becoming a prominent killer in 2025-26, forwards Joel Farabee<\/a> and Sam Honzek<\/a> were part of the rotation this past season. While Honzek\u2019s tenure was truncated due to his season-ending injury in November, Farabee was a huge part of the PK all season and scored four shorthanded goals, tied with Coleman and one shy of Ryan McLeod\u2019s league-lead.<\/p>\n \u201cI think when you get traded, you have no idea where you\u2019re going to fit into a team,\u201d said Farabee, on his role within the Flames. \u201cI think coming into this year, something I really focused on was just getting back on the penalty kill. And I think that helped my game so much for me. It just gets you involved, gets your legs going, things like that, and gives you that responsibility that you can feel good about. So it\u2019s been a lot of fun working with Culler and the PK. and I thought we performed pretty well at that this year.\u201d<\/p>\n This Article is a presentation of LeaseBusters![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776732331_78_image.webp\"\/)
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