News Category: Calgary Flames

Canucks, who are on 6-1-1 roll, welcome Flames next

As early as next week, the Vancouver Canucks could clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2019-20 season. A home victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night would put them that much closer. The Canucks (44-18-8, 96 points) sit atop the Western Conference standings, and thanks to a 4-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, they have won two straight and are riding a 6-1-1

Flames host Capitals in matchup of retooled playoff contenders

A two-game winning streak has the Washington Capitals back in the playoff mix as they head to the finale of a five-game road trip against the host Calgary Flames on Monday. After opening their trip with a pair of losses by a combined 10-2 score, the Capitals have claimed consecutive 2-1 victories, including Saturday’s over the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks, and are within striking distance of the Detroit Red Wings, who hold the Eastern Conference’s

Playoff outsiders Flames, Canadiens striving to improve chances

The Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens are longshot squads to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, but both head into Saturday’s meeting in Calgary with a small bit of hope. The Flames are renewed after Thursday’s 4-1 comeback victory over the defending Stanley Cup-champion Vegas Golden Knights at home. Calgary sits eight points out of a playoff position with 16 games remaining, and it snapped a three-game losing skid immediately following the trade deadline. “It was

Noah Hanifin returns to Calgary as Knights take on Flames

The Vegas Golden Knights needed a comeback to beat the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. Though it might not have been how they drew it up, the victory has the Golden Knights optimistic their struggles are in the past as they travel to Calgary to face the Flames on Thursday. The Golden Knights want to build on a wild 5-4 overtime victory over the Kraken. Vegas led 2-1 going into the third period, trailed 4-2 with

Avalanche, Flames reset after changes at trade deadline

With a bunch of new faces and a returnee, the Colorado Avalanche are kicking off a four-game road trip at a perfect time against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Not only are the Avalanche trying to integrate a handful of new players acquired before last Friday’s trade deadline — forwards Brandon Duhaime, Yakov Trenin and Casey Mittelstadt, as well as defenseman Sean Walker — but forward Valeri Nichushkin returned to the club in Friday’s 2-1

Evgeny Kuznetsov to debut in front of Hurricanes fans vs. Flames

The Carolina Hurricanes have a different look from the last time their fans saw them on the ice just a few days ago. The trade deadline brought changes for the Hurricanes, who will take on the Calgary Flames on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes have a game under their belt with their new look. Carolina won its second game in a row and for the fourth in five games with Saturday afternoon’s 4-2 victory

Flames, Panthers meet to put red-hot runs to test

Dueling runs of success will meet Saturday when the visiting Calgary Flames take on the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., with each having won six times over their last seven games. It will be the second meeting between the teams this season after the Flames beat the Panthers 3-1 at Calgary on Dec. 18. The Flames are led by several former Panthers players, including wingers Jonathan Huberdeau and Dryden Hunt, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar and goalie

Flames take on Lightning with new faces ahead of trade deadline

The Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning will close out their two-game season series Thursday in Florida with their immediate futures heading in opposite directions. Currently grouped with the St. Louis Blues, Seattle Kraken and Minnesota Wild as contenders below the wild-card line, the Flames have not made much headway in the standings after topping the Lightning 4-2 on Dec. 16 in Alberta. Calgary general manager Craig Conroy’s three transactions — starting in January and

Kraken travel to face Flames team they’d like to emulate

The Seattle Kraken and the host Calgary Flames are in the same situation heading into Monday’s meeting at the Saddledome. With 22 games remaining this season, the distance between themselves and a playoff position is not insurmountable, but the margin for error is razor-thin, which puts even more on the line in their fourth and final meeting between the Pacific Division rivals. The Kraken finished a middling six-game homestand with a 2-1 loss to the

Flames, Penguins look to ignite playoff hopes

It will be a clash of clubs still with shaky playoff hopes when the Calgary Flames play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. The Penguins are in an even bigger ditch, coming off a 2-0 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night that snapped Pittsburgh’s three-game winning streak. It was a tough result for a squad whose playoff hopes are fading fast, sitting seven points behind the Philadelphia Flyers for third place