News Category: Calgary Flames

Flames, Sharks meet to end unsuccessful campaigns

Mercifully, the season is coming to an end for both the host Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks when they meet on Thursday. Both squads fell well short of reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs — it’s the second consecutive year without a postseason for Calgary and the fifth straight for the Sharks. “It’s on us as players to remember this feeling. … You’ve got to be better, you’ve got to learn, you’ve got to

Thatcher Demko set to return as Canucks face Flames

The Vancouver Canucks hope to get a huge boost with No. 1 goaltender Thatcher Demko back between the pipes for Tuesday night’s meeting with the visiting Calgary Flames. The playoff-bound Canucks (49-22-9, 107 points) had penciled in Tuesday as the likely date for Demko’s return from a knee injury. Demko himself said he planned to be ready to face the Flames (37-38-5, 79 points), giving him some much-needed game experience before the postseason starts this

Despite distractions, Coyotes surge into matchup vs. Flames

Amid the rumors the franchise will move to Salt Lake City next season, the Arizona Coyotes are enjoying one of their best runs of the campaign heading into Sunday’s road game against the Calgary Flames. The Coyotes (35-40-5, 75 points) are coming off a 3-2 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and have won four of five games. They rattled off wins over the Pacific Division-leading Vancouver Canucks and defending Stanley Cup champion

Mainly pride on line for Flames, Sharks down stretch

The effort has been there for the Calgary Flames. The results have not. Having already been eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention, the Flames will be playing for pride the rest of the season. They will look to snap a three-game skid when they kick off a three-game trip through California on Tuesday with a contest against the San Jose Sharks. The Flames (34-37-5, 73 points) are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Edmonton

Even after clinching, Oilers continue playoff drive vs. Flames

The Oilers have clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but as they hit the road to face the Calgary Flames in the final installment of this season’s Battle of Alberta, Edmonton has no reason to stop pushing for more. With seven games remaining in their regular season, the Oilers (46-24-5, 97 points) are five points back of the Vancouver Canucks for top spot in the Pacific Division and own one game in hand.

Rested Jets hope to get going vs. struggling Flames

Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness might need to cobble together some lines against the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The Jets (45-24-6, 96 points) have been off since beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Monday, ending a season-high six-game losing streak (0-5-1). Winnipeg forward Nino Niederreiter sustained a deep gash to the back of his leg with just under 12 minutes left in the third period against the Kings, and he required stitches

Win streak over, Kings aim to rebound vs. floundering Flames

If the Los Angeles Kings needed a reminder of the importance of every game, they received it in their last outing. The Kings saw their four-game winning streak end after they lost 4-1 to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, dropping Los Angeles into the Western Conference’s second wild-card position. The Kings (38-23-11, 87 points) will be looking for a bounce-back performance Saturday when they visit the flickering Calgary Flames. “We have to forget it,” interim

Blues’ next chance to tighten wild-card race comes vs. Flames

The St. Louis Blues missed a golden opportunity to tighten the Western Conference wild-card race when they suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. That setback raised the stakes for St. Louis as it prepares for Thursday’s meeting with the visiting Calgary Flames. “This team isn’t going to quit fighting,” Blues captain Brayden Schenn said. “We’re going to go all the way to the finish. We still believe in here

Flames, Blackhawks try to build some late-season success

Losing three straight games and six of eight has dealt a significant blow to the Calgary Flames’ bid for a Western Conference playoff spot. With 12 games remaining entering Tuesday’s visit to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Flames (33-32-5, 71 points) trail three teams vying for the conference’s final wild-card slot. While still mathematically alive in the postseason race, the Flames are becoming equally aware their stretch run may be leading toward an early offseason. The

Flames, Sabres meet as playoff hopes almost extinguished

Both the host Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres are riding two-game losing skids but also clinging to the faintest of playoff hopes as they meet Sunday night. The Sabres (33-33-5, 71 points) sit seven points behind the Detroit Red Wings for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot, and have been all but done in by their five-game road swing that ends against the Flames. Buffalo opened the trip with a 4-1 loss to the