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[Calgary Flames]

Instant Reaction: eight was enough – Flames snap losing skid with win over Rangers

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!

For the first time this season, the Calgary Flames have won a game in regulation.

The Flames hosted the New York Rangers on Sunday night at the Saddledome. The Flames scored first, led for the vast majority of the game, and got enough big stops from their netminder to hold on for a 5-1 victory.

The rundown​

The Flames had a really nice first period, moving well, moving the puck well and creating offensive chances with the puck. They opened the scoring as a result of this good hockey.

A couple of the Flames’ vets set up a nice play in the Rangers zone that caused a goal. Nazem Kadri corralled the puck, made a nice give-and-go with Jonathan Huberdeau, and finished the play off with a wrister past Igor Shesterkin to make it 1-0 Flames.

FLAMES GOAL

Nazem Kadri opens the scoring early in the 1st period with a snipe

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/CjPdDox0ZS

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 27, 2025

A little later, the Flames added to their lead off a nice shot. Kevin Bahl got the puck at the point and opted to fire it on net. With Alexis Lafreniere lingering in front, Bahl’s shot beat Shesterkin glove-side to make it 2-0 Flames.

FLAMES GOAL

Kevin Bahl beats Igor Shesterkin clean with a wrist shot from the point!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/xD01JSUIqH

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 27, 2025

As they were announcing the Bahl goal, Connor Zary lost track of his man in the neutral zone – he was trying to support pressure on the puck carrier and the pass got through – and Noah Laba took advantage of a clear lane to the net to drive to the front and beat Dustin Wolf glove-side to cut Calgary’s lead to 2-1.

Here is the Ranger goal. Connor Zary loses his man and Dustin Wolf can't bail him out.

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/VcDQeD4MFH

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 27, 2025

First period shots were 12-5 Flames. Via Natural Stat Trick, 5v5 scoring chances were 11-7 Flames and high-dangers were 5-4 Flames.

The Rangers pushed back in the second period, as the Flames made a few puck management miscues. However, Wolf made several big stops to keep the Flames in front.

The Rangers had a three-on-two rush that resulted in no strong chance, and the puck went the other way. Zary made a great one-on-one play against a defender and fed Yegor Sharangovich in front. Shesterkin made the initial stop on the shot, but the puck ricocheted in off his arm to make it 3-1 Flames.

FLAMES GOAL

Connor Zary makes a great play to find Yegor Sharangovich in the slot for his 1st goal of the season!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/40GBU1PVQB

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 27, 2025

As we noted, Wolf made several big sops, including a paddle save late in the second period.

Dustin Wolf makes a couple massive saves in a row!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/s98bzDu7OE

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 27, 2025

Second period shots were 13-11 Rangers. 5v5 scoring chances were 10-7 Rangers and high-danger chances were 7-5 Rangers.

Midway through the third period, the Flames added some insurance. The Rangers whiffed on a scoring chance on the power play and Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman went the other way on a two-on-rush rush. Coleman finished their passing sequence with a back-door tap-in to make it 4-1 Flames.

FLAMES GOAL

Backlund and Coleman connect for a shorthanded beauty! It's 4-1 Calgary!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/lKAxofAEy0

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 27, 2025

Coleman made it 5-1 late in the third period, chucking the puck on net for an intended Backlund deflection but having the puck bonk in off Lafreniere instead.

FLAMES GOAL

The Flames are finally getting some bounces to go their way! Blake Coleman's shot finds it's way to the back of the net. That's his 5th goal of the season.

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/iNFhb5nLdN

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 27, 2025

The Flames held on for the 5-1 win.

Third period shots were 13-7 Rangers. 5v5 scoring chances were 9-5 Rangers and high-dangers were 3-0 Rangers.

Why the Flames won​

Well, scoring more than two goals was a big one.

But let’s be honest here: the Flames did a lot of good things with the puck and were rewarded. And when they made miscues, Wolf was very sharp behind them. When you get goals and goaltending, and stay out of the penalty box, you tend to get rewarded.

Red Warrior​

Let’s give it to Coleman, who scored twice. But Wolf was really sharp when the game was close, too.

Turning point​

Let’s go with Wolf’s paddle save in the third period. If that shot goes in, the Flames might be a bit more nervous into the third period.

This and that​

Matt Coronato was a healthy scratch.

Adam Fox was traded to Carolina in 2018, and fans still boo him whenever he touches the puck on Saddledome ice. Flames fans hold grudges.

After Burner​

Join Mike Gould and Cami Kepke right after the game for After Burner!

Up next​

The Flames (2-7-1) are headed on the road. They start a four game eastern road swing on Tuesday night when they head to the centre of the hockey world to face the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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[Calgary Flames]

FlamesNation Mailbag: The streak has been broken

For the first time since opening night, the Calgary Flames have made it back into the win column.

The Flames beat the New York Rangers on Sunday night by a 5-1 score. While they’re still way behind where they want to be, they’re definitely sleeping better than they were on Saturday night.

As the Flames prepare for a strenuous four game road trip, let’s check into the mailbag!

Huska is playing Wolf too much early in the season. Do you believe Conroy is in the market for a backup with some NHL experience? #Flames

— Maureen (@mbbrennan) October 26, 2025

Right now, I don’t think so… yet. I think Devin Cooley performed really well in the one start he had in Utah and that probably took the proverbial heat off Craig Conroy to make any moves in regards to goaltending. That said, Cooley’s next start will be equally important as he tries to establish himself as a reliable option for Ryan Huska to lean on going forward.

I don’t think the backup job is settled quite yet, but it’s less of a primary concern than it was a week or two ago.

Top 5 Rasmus Andersson landing spots including hypothetical trade packages please, sir!

— Flamesfan142 (@Flamesfan142) October 26, 2025

In terms of places that feel like they make sense to me, I’d go Dallas, Vegas, Carolina, Toronto and New Jersey.

In terms of packages, a lot of it would depend on the dynamics of the trade. I’ve said it before: if I’m the Flames, I’d very much like to get a first-round pick, a good prospect or a young roster player from the transaction. Ideally all three, but I would “settle” for two out of three.

If the Flames end up having to Trade Kadri who are the most likely trade candidates?

— schwindtiest (@baipre_12) October 26, 2025

We keep hearing from media types that Colorado, Vancouver or Toronto would be fits for Nazem Kadri. I really like the Vancouver fit, as adding him would really help their centre slotting a lot. I have no idea how teams would accommodate Kadri’s $7 million cap hit, though.

If the flames move out guys like Kadri, Coleman, Anderson etc… do you think we could end up seeing Weegar moved? I just can’t really imagine him wanting to spend the last couple years of his prime on a losing team

— Aidan (@aidan_thakkar) October 26, 2025

The phrase often used is “if Wayne Gretzky can be traded, anybody can be traded.” But considering how crucial MacKenzie Weegar is to the Flames on and off the ice, and how palatable his contract and cap hit are, I don’t think he’s going anywhere. He’s expressed his commitment to what the Flames are building, and I don’t think that’s going to change anytime soon.

On a scale from 1-10, with 10 being best, where are the Flames now? And might there be truth that the Flames are in tanking mode?

— Ed Helinski (@MrEd315) October 26, 2025

I would say the Flames are 3 out of 10 right now in terms of where they are versus where they want to be. They’ve captured 5 of a possible 20 points to begin the season, and they’re going to be chasing it a bit from here on out in terms of trying to make the playoffs – which remains their goal for the season.

I don’t think the Flames are in tanking mode quite yet. But if they can’t use Sunday’s win as a springboard to more on-ice progress, that tune could change fairly quickly.

Will huska get fired if this losing streak continues to double digits?

— huutis (@huutiainen) October 26, 2025

The Flames won on Sunday, so the losing streak won’t hit double-digits. I don’t think the Flames are in any hurry to make a coaching change, even with their slow start. Huska’s been a big part in creating the team’s style and culture and unless the players start rejecting it or tuning him out, I think he’s around for awhile.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames Weekly Notebook: Where do they go from here?

Welcome to the first edition of my new weekly column where I will give some thoughts and opinions on all things Calgary Flames. I chose a good time to start this up with because of the storylines developing around the Flames.

From a results perspective, the start to this season could not have gone worse for the Flames. They are a Stuart Skinner brain fart away from going 1-9-1.

From a long term perspective, this isn’t the worst thing to happen. The Flames need to begin a full on rebuild if they want to acquire the elite talent they’ll need to become a contender in the future.

This group is not good enough to make the playoffs, let alone win a series. This is the fourth year that this core group has been together and they haven’t made the post-season or shown that they could be a post-season threat if they did make it. It’s time to blow it up and build for the future.

With that out of the way, let’s dive into some other Flames topics!

Get the “for sale” sign out​

The first order of business for Craig Conroy this week is to call every GM in the NHL and let them know that nearly every player on the Flames roster is for sale.

Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson, Blake Coleman, Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee, Yegor Sharangovich, Ryan Lomberg, Justin Kirkland, Jake Bean, Joel Hanley, and Brayden Pachal should all be on the market.

Conroy should set his price for each player, and if a team meets it, pull the trigger on a deal any time between now and the trade deadline.

There is no point in waiting to see if the team pulls themselves out of this hole. This season is over from a making the playoffs perspective. It’s time to move on and start collective assets.

There aren’t any teams that are true sellers at the moment. The Flames could do themselves a favour by putting their players on the trade market and try to take advantage of desperate teams looking to add to their team now. Conroy could theoretically create a bidding war for his players since they are the only ones who will be available in a deal this early in the season.

Goal scoring issues shouldn’t surprise anyone​

The Flames have scored an abysmal 20 goals in ten games this season. At some point they will start scoring more goals, this pace is unsustainably bad.

But it shouldn’t come as a surprise that they are struggling to score goals this year based on what we saw in the 2024-25 campaign.

The Flames played 61 games from Oct. 19 – Mar. 16 last season. In those 61 games, they scored 147 goals which was dead last in the NHL. The next closest team was the Nashville Predators who scored 162 goals. The gap between the Flames and the 31st team was 15 goals during that span. 15 GOALS!

For 75% of the season the Calgary Flames were by far the worst offensive team in the NHL.

That has carried over into this season. Nearly every player has not played up to their potential throughout the first 10 games.

This team will start scoring goals at a respectable rate at some point this year. We just don’t know when.

Nazem Kadri’s future​

What is going through Nazem Kadri’s head right now? He can’t be happy with the outlook of the Calgary Flames season.

The 35 year old has been the best player on the Flames since joining the team as a free agent in the summer of 2022.

Kadri is one of the most competitive players in the NHL. All this guy wants to do is win. And it’s become clear that will not happen in Calgary. It makes sense for both the player and the team to explore a trade.

The good news for Craig Conroy is that Kadri only has a 13 team no trade list which means he can start a bidding war between 18 teams for Kadri’s services.

There are a lot of competitive clubs that are in desperate need for a second line centre. Montreal, Toronto, Carolina, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Colorado, and Minnesota are all teams that could have interest in the 2022 Stanley Cup champ.

The Flames want to keep Kadri around for his 1,000th game. It’s an important milestone for the player and team. But as soon as that night comes to an end, Conroy should be on the phones shopping his best forward.

Elliotte Friedman says the Flames have no interest in moving Nazem Kadri before his 1000th game.

He also confirms that Kadri has a 13 team no trade list, not a full no move clause right now. pic.twitter.com/VgVwVvX3HR

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 26, 2025

Dustin Wolf is back​

Let’s finish with a couple positives.

Dustin Wolf has found his game again. I’m not saying that his first five starts were all that bad. His numbers were not good but when you watch the goals that were scored, there weren’t many, if any, you’d truly blame on the second year goaltender.

Over the last four games, Wolf is controlling what he can control, and that’s keeping the puck out of the Flames net.

In his last four starts, Wolf has a .923 save percentage, 2.27 goals against average, and has only allowed 9 goals against.

The eye test is where Dustin Wolf has impressed the most. He consistently makes game changing saves to keep the Flames in a lot of these games. Just check out some of the stops he’s made last week.

Dustin Wolf goes post to post and makes an incredible save!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/qNyNIIa59O

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 23, 2025

Dustin Wolf bails out Rasmus Andersson. What a save!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/JRWcvDC8TQ

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 23, 2025

DUSTIN WOLF MAKES A RIDICULOUS SAVE

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/j1OtHFqJRB

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 23, 2025

Dustin Wolf makes an incredible save! He robs Mika Zibanejad on a breakaway

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/m6vfYo5YPP

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 27, 2025

Has Huska found a partner for MacKenzie Weegar?​

Jake Bean has been the target of a lot of criticism since joining the Flames in 2024, for good reason. He has been wildly inconsistent since joining the Flames in 2024.

He had a brutal 2025 pre-season and got off to a bad start on a pairing with Zayne Parekh on the third pairing.

But it looks like Bean has started to show signs of the player the Flames wanted him to be when they signed him as a free agent.

What changed? He’s been playing on a pair with MacKenzie Weegar.

Weegar and Bean have put up some impressive numbers together.

I don’t know how much of this has to do with Weegar propping up his defence partner like he has during his entire run in Calgary. Or if it’s the fact that Bean is a good fit stylistically. Regardless, it’s working so far.

For Weegar and the Flames sake, let’s hope they can continue to dominate their minutes together. Keeping Weegar happy is going to be an important job for Ryan Huska and Craig Conroy in what looks like another year of no playoffs in Calgary.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames prospect roundup: Hunter Laing scores twice

Hunter Laing is off to a great start this season.

This is the Oct. 20-27 edition of the Flames prospect round-up, where we look at how Flames prospects have done every week. Specifically, we’ll look at players playing overseas, in junior hockey, or at the college level, as the American Hockey League prospects will have an article of their own in the Wranglers recaps.

Let’s take a look at the week that was!

Cole Reschny​

This week, Cole Reschny and Cade Littler played two games for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, splitting the two games against Clarkson University. They fell 5-2 in the opener, but won the second game 1-0. Reschny was held pointless in their loss, but had an assist in their 1-0 win. Through six games, he has a goal and four points, and is a -3.

This weekend, the Fighting Hawks are in NCHC action, hosting Minnesota Duluth for two games on Friday and Saturday.

Cullen Potter​

Cullen Potter and the Arizona State University Sun Devils were off this week. Potter still has three assists in six games, as they play two games at Miami (Ohio) on this weekend on Friday and Saturday.

Theo Stöckselius​

Theo Stöckselius remains out of action, as he still has a goal and nine points in seven games. Djurgårdens IF U20 was in action this week, falling 3-2 to Mora IK U20 in overtime, before defeating Leksands IF U20 by a score of 4-3.

This coming week, Djurgårdens IF U20 will play MoDo Hockey U20 on Saturday and IF Björklöven U20 on Sunday, both games are on the road.

Mace’o Phillips​

This past week, Flames’ third-rounder Mace’o Phillips was out of action, as he has a goal and three points in eight games this season. His Green Bay Gamblers played two games against the Chicago Steel in United States Hockey League action, falling 4-2 in the first game before winning the second game 6-3.

This week, the Gamblers head on the road to face the Waterloo Black Hawks on Friday and Dubuque Fighting Saints on Saturday.

Ethan Wyttenbach​

Ethan Wyttenbach and Quinnipiac University were busy this past week, defeating Holy Cross 4-1 and New Hampshire 2-0, but falling 4-1 to Trevor Hoskin and Merrimack. Wyttenbach picked up an assist in both the Holy Cross and Merrimack games, giving him four goals and eight points in eight games.

Quinnipiac don’t play this coming week, returning to action the following week with games against Alaska Fairbanks, Yale, and Brown.

Jakob Leander​

Jakob Leander and HV71 U20 played two games this past week, defeating Malmö Redhawks U20 by a score of 6-2 before falling 7-3 to Rögle BK U20. In their 7-3 loss, the right-shot defenceman picked up an assist, giving him a goal and four points in 13 games this season.

HV71 U20 play another game against Rögle BK U20 on Friday at home, before facing Malmö Redhawks U20 at home on Saturday.

Yan Matveiko​

Yan Mateviko, drafted in the seventh round of the 2025 draft by the Flames, played three games this past week with Krasnaya Armiya. They defeated Avto 6-2, fell 2-1 in overtime to Dinamo-Shinnik, before getting revenge on Dinamo-Shinnik with a 4-1 win the following day. Matveiko picked up an assist in each of their wins, giving him six goals and 16 points in 17 games this season.

Coming up for Krasnaya Armiya are two road games, one against Stalnye Lisy on Wednesday and Krylya Sovetov on Monday.

Jacob Battaglia​

Kingston Frontenacs’ captain Jacob Battaglia played two games this past week, falling 6-3 to the Guelph Storm and 4-1 to the Niagara IceDogs. The Flames’ second-rounder in 2024 finished as a -4, giving him six goals and 10 points 11 games this season.

This week, the Frontenacs head to Peterborough to face the Petes on Saturday, before hosting the London Knights on Sunday.

Henry Mews​

This week, right-shot defenceman Henry Mews and the University of Michigan played two games against Western Michigan, defeating them 4-0 in the first game, before suffering their first loss the following day, losing 5-2. In both games, Mews picked up an assist, giving him seven apples in eight games this season.

This weekend, the Wolverines head on the road to face Notre Dame for two games on Friday and Saturday.

Kirill Zarubin​

Kirill Zarubin and Mikhailov Academy had a busy, perfect week, defeating JHC Atlant 6-5, Irbis by a score of 2-1 in overtime, and Kuznetskie Medvedi 5-2. Zarubin played in all three games, stopping 21 of 26 shots in their 6-5 win, 31 of 32 shots in their 2-1 overtime win, and 22 of 24 shots in their 5-2 win. This season, Zarubin has a .924 save percentage and 2.14 goals against average in 14 games played.

Mikhailov Academy play just one game this week, hosting HC Kapitan on Friday.

Trevor Hoskin​

Trevor Hoskin and Merrimack played two games this week, defeating Ethan Wyttenbach 4-1 but falling 5-2 to Long Island University. In their victory, Hoskin picked up his first goal of the season, but was held pointless in their loss. Through five games this season, the Flames’ fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft has two goals and five points.

Merrimack play just one game this week, playing a road game against Connecticut on Saturday.

Luke Misa​

This past week, Luke Misa and the Penn State Nittany Lions played two games, defeating Stonehill 3-2 and 4-2. In their 4-2 victory, Misa picked up his first point of the season, an assist, playing eight games this season.

FROM DOWNTOWN!! #WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/KzM5A9zp63

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) October 25, 2025

Penn State heads on the road to play Ohio State in a two-game set on Thursday and Friday in Big Ten action.

Hunter Laing​

Hunter Laing and the Saskatoon Blades played two games this past week, falling 3-2 to the Everett Silvertips and 6-3 to the Portland Winterhawks. In their 3-2 loss, Laing scored two goals and was held pointless in the other games, giving him six goals and 12 points in 11 games this season.

Hunter Laing's second goal puts the Blades within one.@BladesHockey | @NHLFlames pic.twitter.com/Pi4XsAinLy

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) October 25, 2025

The Blades continue their United States road trips, playing the Tri-City Americans on Tuesday, the Spokane Chiefs on Wednesday, the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday, and the Wenatchee Wild on Saturday.

Eric Jamieson​

Eric Jamieson was picked in the sixth round of the 2024 draft just like Laing, and he scored his second goal of the season in Denver University’s 7-3 win over Boston College. Unfortunately, they fell 1-0 to Northeastern in the following game. With the goal, the left-shot defenceman now has two goals and four points in six games.

This week, the Pioneers host Alaska Anchorage for two games, one on Friday and one on Saturday.

Jaden Lipinski​

Jaden Lipinski and Maine were in action this week, losing 3-2 to Colgate, before winning their other game against Colgate by a score of 3-2 in overtime.The Flames’ fourth-round pick in the 2023 draft was held pointless, giving him two goals and five points in six games this season.

This coming week, Maine hosts Boston University for two games, one on Friday and the other on Saturday.

Yegor Yegorov​

Yegor Yegorov and JHC Spartak MHA played two games this past week. They defeated Yegorov’s former team, Krylya Sovetov, by a score of 7-1, before defeating JHC Atlant 2-1. Yegorov played both games, stopping 29 of 30 shots against his former team, as well as 31 of 32 shots against JHC Atlant. The Flames’ sixth-rounder in 2023 now has a .926 save percentage and 2.62 goals against average nine games this season.

Next up for JHC Spartak MHA are two home games. One comes against AKM-Yunior on Friday, and the other against JHC Spartak on Monday. No, JHC Spartak and JHC Spartak aren’t the same team. Russia is confusing.

Axel Hurtig​

Axel Hurtig and the Calgary Hitmen played two games this week, defeating the Red Deer Rebels 2-1 and the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2. Hurtig had an assist in the 3-2 win, giving the left-shot defenceman two goals and three points in eight games.

This week, the Hitmen will host the Rebels on Wednesday, before a road trip where they’ll face the Prince Albert Raiders and Brandon Wheat Kings.

Cade Littler​

As noted at the start of the article, North Dakota split the two games they played this week against Clarkson, falling 5-2 in one and defeating them 1-0 in the other. Littler was held pointless in both games, but had a minor penalty in their loss. This season, the Flames’ seventh-round pick in 2022 has a goal and three points in five games.

Next up for North Dakota are two home matchups against Minnesota Duluth on Friday and Saturday.

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[Calgary Flames]

Beyond the Boxscore: Turnovers end up costing the Flames in 4-3 loss to Toronto

The Calgary Flames got some goals from some snakebitten sources, but the turnovers ultimately led to a 4-3 regulation loss in Toronto.

CF% – 51.74%|| SCF% – 57.19%|| HDCF% – 67.93%|| xGF% – 66.33%

It’s a Team Game – As a team the Flames should really want that one back. Chance advantages in each frame, goals from sources that have been quiet all season (despite really strong play – looking at you Farabee and Honzek), and a 5v5 structure that was really working. Individual mistakes made in really bad spots led to this loss. Defensive zone turnovers, misplayed coverages, and bad clear attempts all ended up giving the Leafs uncontested looks directly in front of Dustin Wolf. They were able to make Calgary pay dearly for those and as such Calgary lost the game in regulation. Cleaning up those mental mishaps and keeping the same pace of play as the last three games should lead to some more wins, but there’s no guarantee those mistakes disappear.

Corsi King – Morgan Frost (73.23 CF%) has found some great chemistry on the Flames top line. Not only did he score on a classic Huberdeau (62.58 per cent) rush pass for a tap-in, he was also making great little passes to Nazem Kadri (70.44 per cent) who could not buy one. Kadri was all over the ice in his old barn – really set himself apart as a noticeable force for the Flames on the attack. He’s started to let his shot rip a little more and is getting back into the game he was playing during that fire stretch last year where he was producing almost daily. Calgary needs that to continue – the turnovers should limit themselves somewhat going forward – he just has to keep focusing on driving play into the attacking zone and capitalizing.

Under Pressure –

Taken By Chance – Kevin Bahl (40.12 SCF% // 18.90 HDCF%) wasn’t the guy turning the puck over, but almost every time that did happen, he wasn’t in the right spot to defend properly. The Mikael Backlund (35.80 per cent // 53.55 per cent) that left Knies alone in front with 30 seconds to go was bad, only beat by the terrible clearing attempt that led to the game winning goal with just over 2 minutes to play. For a team that struggles for offence so much tying the game late and then promptly blowing it? Takes a lot of wind out of the sails. The team still fought hard but should have never needed to happen that way.

xG Breakdown –

xGF% – Let’s celebrate the other goal scorers because both of them deserved a geno. Joel Farabee (74.30 per cent) has been raved about in these for 11 straight games now. Incredible start to the season on the process side, but he was met by a high-quality save after high-quality save that kept the goal column a goose egg. I really hope this unlocks some sort of hidden offensive burst, but I’m not going to get ahead of myself there. Before the season I was ready to move on from him, but currently he’s cemented as a top 9 winger that should not see the press box anytime soon. Samuel Honzek (54.44 per cent) also scored his first NHL goal. Similar to Farabee, Honzek had been all around the net. He’s played a very strong, and simple, north/south game that’s kept him in the lineup nightly. Takes his chances in good spots, limits turnovers, and also deserves to play. When Martin Pospisil comes back, he may take some nights off – there’s not enough roster spots for roster players – but he’s shown he can be here regularly. Next step is finding a way to get into even better scoring positions and producing in those areas.

Game Flow –

Game Score –

Shot Heatmap –

In The Crease – Poor Dustin Wolf. Three turnovers leading to point blank attempts with zero resistance from any skater. I’d be pissed off. All of those left their star goaltender out to dry and those needs corrected immediately. Hard to blame Wolf for what occurred, especially when he is always stealing other goals away with great saves every single period. This teams defensive flaws aren’t going to magically fix themselves, there’s people on that blue line playing in spots they have never played in before. There are guys who have shown to be depth pieces playing big minutes in big spots. Until the blueline gets fixed this may happen more than I’d like, but with Dustin Wolf back there I have a lot of hope.

The Goals –

FLAMES GOAL

The Huberdeau-Kadri-Frost line stays hot as they connect for the first goal of the game!

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 28, 2025

FLAMES GOAL

Finally! Joel Farabee picks up his first goal of the season! He's been getting a ton of chances this season.

It's good to see him put one away.

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/RNY5riYcA1

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 28, 2025

FLAMES GOAL

SAM HONZEK SCORES HIS FIRST NHL GOAL!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/QDmygXOow0

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 29, 2025

Flash’s 3 Stars –

1) Nazem Kadri

2) Joel Farabee

3) Morgan Frost

LETS GO BLUE JAYS

(Stats compiled from Naturalstattrick.com // Game Score from Hockeystatcards.com // xG and Under Pressure charts from HockeyViz.com // Game Flow and Shot Heatmap from NaturalStatTrick.com)

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It seems like Matt Coronato and Zayne Parekh could be spectators against Ottawa

The Calgary Flames hit the practice ice at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, Ontario on Wednesday afternoon to prepare for their Thursday night clash with the Ottawa Senators.

Sportsnet’s Derek Wills shared forward lines and defensive pairings from Wednesday’s skate:

The forward lines were back to the four lines they used in Sunday’s home win over the New York Rangers: Nazem Kadri between Jonathan Huberdeau and Morgan Frost, Mikael Backlund between Sam Honzek and Blake Coleman, Yegor Sharangovich between Connor Zary and Joel Farabee, and Justin Kirkland with Ryan Lomberg and Adam Klapka. Frost, Honzek and Farabee all scored against Toronto on Tuesday night.

The defensive pairings are all pretty familiar ones: Kevin Bahl with Rasmus Andersson, Joel Hanley with MacKenzie Weegar, and Jake Bean with Brayden Pachal.

These groupings leave out two young players: 22-year-old forward Matt Coronato and 19-year-old blueliner Zayne Parekh.

Coronato is in the first year of a seven year, $6.5 million AAV contract that he signed during the off-season. The right shot forward has, admittedly, had a pretty uneven 2025-26 season thus far. He has three points over his first 10 games, but he also has a minus-10 plus/minus rating, tied with MacKenzie Weegar for last on the team.

Meanwhile, Parekh has been similarly uneven. He’s on his entry-level deal and his deal has the potential to not begin until next season, but if he plays in 10 NHL games this season his deal won’t slide and it’ll start to run this season. In nine NHL games so far this season, Parekh has one assist and a minus-1 rating.

The Flames have begun the season with a 2-9-1 record. Given their record, we can understand the temptation to double-down on a veteran-laden roster. That said, the Flames have struggled to score goals, and Coronato and Parekh are two of the most dynamic, creative players in the organization. If you need to score goals, you would probably rather have more players like Coronato and Parekh playing, not fewer. And yeah, they may have occasional defensive foibles, but (a) no more than some of the more established Flames have had this year and (b) you can live with them if they’re creating offence.

We’ll see how the Flames end up looking at Thursday’s morning skate, but if Coronato and Parekh are spectators for the game, it’s a bit of a head-scratcher.

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How former Flames have fared with their new teams to start 2025-26

We’re a month into the new season and, as has been well noted, the Calgary Flames have struggled mightily in all facets of the game. They finally ended their losing streak with a 5-1 win over the New York Rangers, but couldn’t carry that momentum into their match-up with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Flames haven’t had any standout performances that have lasted more than a game or two. Meanwhile, several former Flames began this season with new teams. Do the Flames regret letting any of them go? Or were the right decisions made? Let’s take a look at how these ex-Flames have fared through the first month of the season.

Ilya Solovyov​

Starting with the most recent player to don a Flames jersey, Ilya Solovyov began training camp in Calgary. In an effort to keep players such as Jake Bean and Danil Miromanov in the NHL to start the season, the Flames placed Solovyov on waivers, where he was ultimately claimed by the Colorado Avalanche — a move the Flames probably regret now.

Solovyov has suited up in seven of Colorado’s 11 games. While he hasn’t recorded a point yet, offence was never part of his role. His job has been to fill in on the third defensive pairing as needed, and he’s done that effectively. Averaging just under 12 minutes of ice time per game, Solovyov’s role has been limited but well executed. There’s always a chance he could earn more responsibility, but for now he seems to have settled into a steady routine.

Dan Vladar​

A solid backup goaltender for the Flames over the past four seasons, Dan Vladar had bigger aspirations of becoming an NHL starter. With Dustin Wolf emerging as Calgary’s goaltender of the future, it became clear that opportunity wasn’t coming with the Flames. When free agency opened this past summer, Vladar signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Beginning the season in a tandem with Samuel Ersson, Vladar has been strong so far, starting five of the Flyers’ first nine games. With a 1.81 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage, he ranks among the league’s top goaltenders through the opening month. It was clear his future wasn’t in Calgary, but it’s great to see Vladar off to such a strong start with his new team.

Anthony Mantha​

Anthony Mantha’s stint with the Flames was brief. Brought in last season as a veteran piece likely to be flipped at the trade deadline for future assets, his season ended prematurely with a torn ACL just as he was finding his offensive touch.

The Flames chose not to bring him back, and instead Mantha signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He’s off to a great start, with five goals and five assists in 11 games — good for fourth in team scoring. In fact, he’d be leading the Flames in points if he were still with the club. It’s always nice to see a player return from a serious injury and perform well. While few expected him to re-sign in Calgary, the Flames could certainly use some of his offence right now.

Andrei Kuzmenko​

After a disastrous start to last season, Andrei Kuzmenko nearly played himself out of the NHL. It was a surprise the Flames were able to trade him at all. Initially dealt to the Philadelphia Flyers in the move that brought Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee to Calgary, Kuzmenko was quickly flipped to the Los Angeles Kings, where he re-signed ahead of this season.

It hasn’t been a standout start for Kuzmenko, but it hasn’t been bad either. In 11 games, he’s recorded two goals and four assists, helping the Kings sit tied for second in the Pacific Division. The Flames may miss his sense of humour, but his on-ice play left a sour taste for many fans. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of success he can find over a full season in Los Angeles.

Jakob Pelletier​

This one still stings a bit. A fan favourite and popular teammate, Jakob Pelletier’s trade last season was a tough pill to swallow. He clearly loved playing for the Flames and shared a close bond with several teammates, including Jonathan Huberdeau.

Many hoped the Flames would re-sign Pelletier in the off-season, but the offer never came. Instead, he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pelletier didn’t make the team out of training camp and was placed on waivers. Some thought Calgary might claim him back, but he went unclaimed and began the season in the AHL.

Pelletier has gotten off to a good start with the Syracuse Crunch, recording three goals and four assists in six games — just over a point per game. If he keeps that up, a call-up to Tampa Bay shouldn’t be far off. When that time comes, hopefully he can finally translate his AHL success to the NHL level.

What do you think? Should any of these players still be with the Flames, or were the right decisions made to let them continue their careers elsewhere? Let us know in the comments below.

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Instant Reaction: Flames gain a point against the Senators

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!

After playing a pretty decent game but finding ways to lose on Tuesday in Toronto, the Calgary Flames faced off against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night in the second game of their four game eastern trek.

In a back and forth, and fairly sloppy game, the Flames managed to earn a point via a 4-3 shootout loss to the Senators.

The rundown​

The opening period was pretty even, and punctuated by a decent amount of special teams action for both clubs.

Just over four minutes into the first frame, Ridly Greig received a double-minor for high-sticking after his blade whacked Brayden Pachal in the mush. On the ensuing power play, the Flames opened the scoring, as Yegor Sharangovich fired a puck from the left face-off dot that beat Linus Ullmark to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.

FLAMES GOAL

Yegor Sharangovich opens the scoring on the power play!

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 30, 2025

The Sharangovich goal wiped out the final 32 seconds of the first minor, but left the entire second minor intact. However, the Senators took advantage of the remaining time. After a Flames turnover, Shane Pinto and Lars Eller went in on an odd-man rush. Rasmus Andersson laid out to block the pass, so Pinto opted to shoot. Devin Cooley made the initial stop but the puck bounced right to Eller, who jammed in the rebound to tie the game at 1-1 with a shorthanded goal.

Ottawa ties things up with a short handed goal.

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 30, 2025

Later in the period, though, the Flames regained their lead with another power play goal. With Pinto serving a minor, Morgan Frost swung low and fed Matt Coronato in the slot. Ullmark stopped the initial shot, but Coronato got his own rebound and jammed it past the netminder to give the Flames a 2-1 lead.

FLAMES GOAL

Matt Coronato scores the Flames second power play goal of the game!

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 30, 2025

First period shots were 13-11 Senators. Via Natural Stat Trick, 5v5 scoring chances were 5-4 Flames and high-danger chances were 5-3 Flames.

The second period was pretty back and forth. The game was not high-paced and the chances were not high-octane, but both teams had decent looks both at even strength and special teams. Neither team was able to cash in, though.

Second period shots were 11-9 Senators. 5v5 scoring chances were 7-1 Flames and high-danger chances were 2-1 Flames.

Early in the third period, the Senators tied things up. The fourth line got hemmed into their end a bit and the Senators cycled the puck to the point. Artem Zub took advantage of some bodies in front of the net and beat Cooley with a point shot stick-side to knot things up at 2-2.

Artem Zub ties the game for Ottawa

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 31, 2025

Right after the Senators tied the game, they had a couple golden chances to take the lead. On the first, Cooley made a dandy save on Pinto. On the second, Tim Stuetzle hit the post.

The Flames retook the lead midway through the third period. Jonathan Huberdeau poked the puck off Jake Sanderson’s stick in the neutral zone, leading to a rush into the Ottawa end. Huberdeau and Kadri passed the puck back and forth, ending with Kadri beating Ullmark to give the Flames a 3-2 lead.

FLAMES GOAL

Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau connect for a beautiful go ahead goal!

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 31, 2025

But with just shy of three minutes left in regulation, Ottawa drew even again. With both Jake Bean and MacKenzie Weegar battling with defenders around the net, Sanderson fired a puck on net that found a way through – it looked to have bonked in off of Weegar, who had fallen over – to tie the game up at 3-3.

Ottawa ties this game late in the 3rd period.

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) October 31, 2025

This game was tied through regulation.

Third period shots were 9-8 Flames. 5v5 scoring chances were 8-4 Senators and high-danger chances were 4-3 Senators.

This game required overtime. The Senators had several good looks but Cooley was sharp. Rasmus Andersson was called for tripping during overtime, but the Flames killed it off and got this game to the shootout.

In the shootout, Drake Batherson and Stuetzle scored for the Senators and the Flames couldn’t solve Ullmark. The Senators won 4-3.

Why the Flames got a point​

This game was a bit of a slog, if we’re being honest, with both teams seeming to be fighting it a bit with the puck-handling and puck management. The result was a game that was fairly back and forth, but also punctuated by miscues that either created or dissipated scoring opportunities.

But give the Flames credit: they battled through the muck in this game. While they weren’t nearly as defensively stingy as they typically are, they scored enough and got enough big saves from Cooley to earn a point.

Red Warrior​

At the risk of being labelled sentimentalists, we’re going with Cooley. He made a ton of big saves in this game and was consistently sharp during this outing. He gave them a chance, and that’s all that can reasonably be asked of a team’s backup.

Turning point​

Sanderson’s tying goal late in regulation was a tough one. It was a tough bounce at a tough time.

This and that​

Devin Cooley made his second start with the Flames. Connor Zary and Zayne Parekh rotated out of the lineup in favour of Adam Klapka and Brayden Pachal.

Yegor Sharangovich’s first period goal was his 200th NHL point.

After Burner​

Join Dean “Boomer” Molberg and Mike “Mike” Gould right after the game for After Burner!

Up next​

The Flames (2-8-2) is back in action on the road on Saturday afternoon when they face the Nashville Predators.

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NHL Notebook: Martin Nečas and Logan Cooley sign eight-year extensions

The Colorado Avalanche have signed one of their forwards for the long haul.

On Thursday, the Avalanche announced that they’ve signed forward Martin Nečas to an eight-year deal with a cap hit of $11.5 million.

MORE MARTY PARTIES IN COLORADO pic.twitter.com/MmnzVEAgp5

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) October 30, 2025

Originally drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes 12th overall in the 2017 draft, Nečas became a regular in 2019-20. It wasn’t until the 2022-23 season that the right-shot centre broke out, scoring 28 goals and 71 points in 82 games. He reached the 20-goal mark once again in 2023-24, his final full season with the Hurricanes.

Through 49 games, Nečas had 16 goals and 55 points in 49 games, but he was traded to the Hurricanes in the Mikko Rantanen trade. Nečas found success after the trade, scoring 11 goals and 28 points, giving him a career-high 27 goals and 83 points in 79 games.

In 11 games with the Avalanche in 2025-26, Nečas has seven goals and 13 points in 11 games.

Logan Cooley signs long-term extension​

Another young player who signed a long-term extension recently is Utah Mammoth forward Logan Cooley. On Wednesday, the Mammoth announced that Cooley has signed an eight-year deal worth $10 million annually.

Utah, Logan Cooley is here to stay! pic.twitter.com/3U1zuzjmnA

— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) October 29, 2025

Drafted third overall in the 2022 draft by the then Arizona Coyotes, Cooley scored 20 goals and 44 points in 82 games in 2023-24, his rookie season. In his first season in Salt Lake City, Cooley scored 25 goals and 65 points in 75 games.

So far through 11 games, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native has eight goals and 12 points in 11 games, as the Mammoth are off to a strong start. That included a seven-game win streak in October.

Stars and Flyers make a trade​

On Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars made a minor trade, as the Stars acquired Samu Tuomaala from the Flyers for Christian Kyrou.

TRADE ALERT

We have acquired forward Samu Tuomaala from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Christian Kyrou.

Tuomaala will be assigned to the @TexasStars.

Welcome to #TexasHockey, Samu! pic.twitter.com/E49sbkcN3n

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) October 30, 2025

Tuomaala was drafted 46th overall in the 2021 draft. Coming to North America in 2023-24, the Finnish winger scored 15 goals and 43 points in 69 games with the Flyers’ American Hockey League team. He followed that up with an 11-goal, 32-point campaign in 2024-25, where he played 46 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Kyrou, the younger brother of St. Louis Blues’ Jordan Kyrou, was drafted 50th in the 2022 draft by the Stars. A defenceman, Kyrou scored eight goals and 23 points in 57 games in the AHL his rookie season, and followed it up with four goals and 15 points in 36 games last season. Kyrou has played four games this season.

John Tavares reaches 500 goals​

Another player has hit a career milestone, as John Tavares scored his 500th goal on Wednesday, becoming just the 49th player in National Hockey League history to do so.

Earlier this season, the 2009 first overall pick became just the fourth player to score 500 points with two different teams, 621 of them came with the New York Islanders, while the rest have come with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Through 11 games this season, Tavares has six goals and 14 points in 11 games. Not too shabby for the 35-year-old.

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What NHL Edge data reveals about the Flames after 12 games

The Calgary Flames are off to their worst start in team history with a record of 2-8-2 through 12 games. There are excuses you can make for this club, but ultimately they just aren’t playing good hockey at the moment. Almost every baseline stat would back that up.

– 2-8-2
– 32nd in goals per game (2.17)
– 32nd in shooting % (7.7)
– 30th in PIM per game (11.9)
– 28th PP % (14.6)
– 25th in goals against per game (3.5)
– 29th in shots against per game (31)
– 27th faceoff % (45.7)
– 18th PK % (77.1)

Slight improvement in the PK lol.#Flames https://t.co/x25lMJYKOf

— Veer (@Veer976) October 31, 2025

As you can see, the Flames counting stats are ugly. But what does the tracking data say about the Flames and some of their players? Let’s do a deep dive and see if we can find any interesting tidbits.

Team speed​

It should come as no surprise that the Calgary Flames are one of the slowest teams in the NHL. You can tell by just watching the games that the Flames lack team speed and agility. It’s most evident when you go from watching other teams in the NHL like Colorado, Carolina, Edmonton, and Vegas, to then flipping the channel to a Flames game. There are nights when it’s like watching teams in different leagues.

The Flames rank 29th in speed bursts over 20 MPH with 191. The league average is 246. It doesn’t help that their best skater has been out with an injury for the entire season in Martin Pospisil, who was clocked in as one of the fastest skaters in the NHL last season.

Calgary ranks 25th in 22+ MPH speed bursts with 7 (league average is 14). And they rank 30th in 20-22 MPH speed bursts with 184 (league average is 233)

Their top skating speed this season is 22.87 MPH which came from Ryan Lomberg in Thursday night’s loss to the Ottawa Senators.

Best skaters on the Flames​

I mentioned Ryan Lomberg has the fastest Calgary Flame on the season so far with his 22.87 MPH burst on Thursday.

Filling out the top ten max speed bursts on the Flames this season are:

2. Morgan Frost vs St Louis: 22.73 MPH

3. Matt Coronato @ Edmonton: 22.68 MPH

4. Adam Klapka vs St Louis: 22.59 MPH

5. Joel Farabee @ Ottawa: 22.16 MPH

6. Nazem Kadri @ Ottawa: 22.12 MPH

7. Ryan Lomberg @ Edmonton: 22.07 MPH

8. Matt Coronato vs Vegas: 21.95 MPH

9. Joel Farabee @ Edmonton: 21.83 MPH

10. Adam Klapka vs Vegas: 21.76 MPH

It’s interesting to see so many repeat names on this list. Ryan Lomberg, Joel Farabee, Matt Coronato and Adam Klapka are showing through data that they are the four fastest players on this Flames team.

Skating distance​

The category that the Flames rank the highest in on NHL Edge is in distance skated. The Flames rank 4th in miles skated with 549.38 this season. Last season they were second in the NHL.

MacKenzie Weegar is ranked 3rd in the NHL in total distance skated at 43.32 miles and it makes sense because he plays in all situations, he gets involved in the rush, and he is third in the NHL in total ice time.

I am not sure exactly how to interpret this information from a team perspective. Does it mean they’re working harder than other teams? Does it have to do with the system they play? Is it because they’re on defence more than they’re on offence?

The Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers led the NHL in average distance skated per 60 minutes last season. Four of the next five teams on this list did not make the playoffs last season in Calgary, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Detroit.

Shot power​

The last calendar year has not been successful for Rasmus Andersson. But one thing he can hang his hat on i his ability to rip slap shots. He clocked in with the hardest shot on the team so far this season when he took a 93.52 MPH slap shot against the Winnipeg Jets at the Saddledome. Andersson also has three of the next four hardest shots on the team.

Rounding out the top 10 on this list include Kevin Bahl, Adam Klapka, Sam Honzek, Justin Kirkland and Joel Hanley.

The Flames rank 20th in average shot speed at 58.58 MPH and they rank 23rd in hardest shot at 93.52 MPH.

Shots​

The Flames don’t have a problem with shooting the puck. They are 9th in the NHL in shots from all locations with 337. We’ve seen a shift in the way the Flames are playing from their first six games to their last six games.

In the last six games, it looks like Ryan Huska has put a major emphasis on getting pucks to the net and creating havoc around their opponents crease. The Flames are 8th in shot attempts per 60 since Oct. 18.

The thing that is killing this club is their lack of finish. They are dead last in shooting percentage at 7.7% with the league average being 11.1%.

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Instant Reaction: Flames comeback attempt comes up short in Music City

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!

The Calgary Flames headed to Nashville on Saturday afternoon to face the Predators in the third game of their four game eastern road swing.

The Flames dug themselves a big hole with a flat first period. But they bounced back and tried to dig themselves out in the final 40 minutes. They couldn’t quite pull it off, though, losing a 4-2 contest to the Predators.

The rundown​

The Predators scored two goals on consecutive shifts, just 49 seconds apart, midway through the first period

A couple passes and a swap of defenders at the point crossed up the Flames’ in-zone defensive coverage, opening up a shooting lane for Spancer Stastney. His shot was tipped by Michael Bunting, left uncovered at the bottom of the circle, and it beat Dustin Wolf to give Nashville a 1-0 lead.

Michael Bunting opens the scoring for Nashville.

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 1, 2025

On the very next shift, Bunting’s attempted pass to Matthew Wood was blocked by Yegor Sharangovich. But Wood collected the loose puck, spun and shot it past a screen – two Flames defenders and a Nashville player – and his shot beat Wolf to make it 2-0 Nashville.

That's two shifts in a row where the Flames get hemmed in their own zone. Both result in Nashville goals.

2-0 Preds

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 1, 2025

A few minutes later, the Predators added another goal, this time on the power play. Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman were caught up ice after a shorthanded two-on-one rush. The play went three-on-two in the other direction and Jonathan Marchessault received a pass, cut to the net and beat Wolf to make it 3-0 Nashville.

Mikael Backlund is stopped at one end.

Jonathan Marchessault scores at the other.

3-0 Nashville.

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 1, 2025

First period shots were 15-11 Flames. Via Natural Stat Trick, 5v5 scoring chances were 9-8 Predators and high-danger scoring chances were 3-1 Predators.

Devin Cooley entered the game in relief of Dustin Wolf for the second period.

Both teams had some looks, but Nashville seemed perfectly content to keep the clock running and roll their lines so they didn’t really press too much offensively.

Second period shots were 11-7 Flames. 5v5 scoring chances were 8-8 and high-danger scoring chances were 5-2 Flames.

Early in the third period, the Flames finally scored a goal. After an offensive zone face-off win, Jake Bean’s point shot was stopped by Juuse Saros but Jonathan Huberdeau jammed in the rebound to cut Nashville’s lead to 3-1.

FLAMES GOAL

Jonathan Huberdeau puts home a rebound at the side of the net!

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— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 1, 2025

The Flames cut Nashville’s lead to one off a nice give-and-go sequence in the offensive zone. Nazem Kadri and Joel Farabee exchanged passes, with a Farabee one-timer from the left face-off dot beating Saros to cut the lead to 3-2.

FLAMES GOAL

Joel Farabee cuts the Nashville lead to one! He extends his points streak to four games!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/JT9RBMlboM

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 1, 2025

The Flames kept pressing and pulled Cooley for the extra attacker. Filip Forsberg added an empty-netter to ice this one as a 4-2 Predators win.

Third period shots were 9-6 Predators.

Why the Flames lost​

In the opening period, the Flames didn’t really adhere to their system and their details were spotty – you can point to breakdowns on the first three goals that gave Nashville great scoring chances on Wolf. They were a lot better in the final 40 minutes and were able to make a game of it, but it just wasn’t enough to make up for their rough early effort.

Red Warrior​

We’re gonna give a stick-tap to the Honzek-Backlund-Coleman line. Yes, we’ll acknowledge that Backlund and Coleman got caught up ice on the Marchessault goal. But that trio generated a ton of chances, won a ton of face-offs, and did what they could to create momentum when they were on the ice.

Turning point​

The last 10 minutes of the first period were Not Good for the Flames. They never quite dug themselves out of that hole.

This and that​

This was just the third time in Wolf’s NHL career that he hasn’t finished a game that he started.

At 2-9-2, the Flames are tied, points-wise, for their worst start in franchise history. They also had six points after 13 games in 1995-96, and ended up making the playoffs that season.

After Burner​

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Up next​

The Flames (2-9-2) are off to the City of Brotherly Love. They face the Philadelphia Flyers in the second half of this back-to-back set on Sunday night.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames Game Day 14: Back (to back) in the City of Brotherly Love (5pm MT, SN)

After a tough 4-2 defeat on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, the Calgary Flames (2-9-2, 6 points) head east to face the Philadelphia Flyers (6-4-1, 13 points), hoping to get back into the win column and avoid becoming the first NHL club to hit double-digits in regulation losses.

It’s a clash of teams that played (and lost) on Saturday, and it’s a game the Flames really need a promising result from in order to generate some momentum in their season.

Today’s broadcast begins at 5 p.m. MT on Sportsnet’s national feed and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

The Flames​

Saturday’s third period lines via Daily Faceoff:

Joel Farabee – Nazem Kadri – Yegor Sharangovich
Jonathan Huberdeau – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato
Sam Honzek – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Ryan Lomberg – Justin Kirkland – Adam Klapka

Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
Joel Hanley – MacKenzie Weegar
Jake Bean – Brayden Pachal

Sportsnet’s Derek Wills is reporting that Dustin Wolf, who played the first period against Nashville, will start in net, backed up by Devin Cooley, who played the final two periods in Nashville. In theory, Wolf is the fresher goaltender. Wills is also reporting that Connor Zary and Zayne Parekh, extras in Nashville, will re-enter the lineup, so we’ll see who rotates back out.

The Flames have one regulation win this season and just two wins in 13 games so far this season. They haven’t played poorly, in the aggregate, but they’ve really done a poor job at key moments, with turnovers and ill-advised penalties often rearing their ugly heads. Simply put: they need wins, and they need to stop with the self-inflicted wounds hurting them in games.

We’ll see if they can turn the page against the Flyers.

The Flyers​

Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Owen Tippett – Trevor Zegras – Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink
Nikita Grebenkin – Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny
Jacob Gaucher – Rodrigo Abols – Garnet Hathaway

Cam York – Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler – Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula – Noah Juulsen

Since Dan Vladar started against Toronto on Saturday, we’re projecting Aleksei Kolosov in net for the Flyers. Saturday’s extras were Nicolas Deslauriers and Adam Ginning.

The Flyers are off to a pretty decent start this season, with Saturday’s loss to Toronto snapping a three game winning streak. They’ve gotten some good performances across their lineup – Vladar’s been excellent, for example – and while they’re not world-beaters quite yet, they’re starting to trend in a positive direction. They are far from an easy out.

Unavailable players​

The Flames are without Martin Pospisil.

The Flyers are without Rasmus Ristolainen, Samuel Ersson and Sean Couturier.

The numbers​

Flames	Flyers
2	Wins	6
6 (.231)	Points (%)	13 (.591)
54.0% (7th)	xGF%	51.3% (12th)
14.0% (28th)	PP%	19.4% (19th)
76.9% (18th)	PK%	90.0% (2nd)

Head to head​

This is the first of two games between these foes. They’ll close out the season series on New Year’s Eve in Calgary.

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[Calgary Flames]

Instant Reaction: Flames win ugly against the Flyers

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!

Sunday night’s game between the Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers won’t be immortalized anywhere for future generations to study and fawn over. It was three periods of pretty clunky hockey between two teams playing their second game in as many days.

But for the Flames, looking for a way to salvage some points at the tail-end of a four game road trip, it was a game they needed to have to retain some daylight in their season. They battled their way through an ugly game of hockey to beat the Flyers by a 2-1 score.

The rundown​

Neither team scored in the opening period, in what was a pretty back and forth frame. The Flyers had more chances, but the Flames did a good job of clogging up the lanes and preventing the Flyers from hitting the net.

First period shots were 10-3 Flames. Via Natural Stat Trick, 5v5 scoring chances were 5-2 Flyers and high-danger scoring chances were 2-1 Flames.

The Flames had an early penalty kill in the second period, but they managed to prevent the Flyers from registering a shot on net. Right after the Flames’ penalty expired, the Flames got on the board. Jonathan Huberdeau entered the zone off the rush and notiicng a crowd of players in the slot area, he opted to shoot. The puck seemed to glance off Cam York and past netminder Aleksei Kolosov to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.

FLAMES GOAL

Jonathan Huberdeau scores in back to back games!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/uYrsYEttFv

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 3, 2025

Second period shots were 7-6 Flames. 5v5 scoring chances were 5-5 and high-danger scoring chances were 4-0 Flyers.

The Flyers pressed in the third period, including a wild sequence six minutes into the period that featured a scrambly save by Wolf and three shot blocks by MacKenzie Weegar.

A little later, the Flames got some insurance. Off an offensive zone face-off win, Huberdeau deflected a Weegar point shot past Kolosov to make it a 2-0 lead for the Flames.

FLAMES GOAL

MacKenzie Weegar's point shot deflects off Jonathan Huberdeau and in!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/keZLgI1fII

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 3, 2025

The Flyers kept pressing and made the game close late in regulation, though. Off an offensive zone face-off win of their own, Travis Konecny fired a quick shot that beat Dustin Wolf to cut the Calgary lead to 2-1.

Travis Konecny cuts the Flames lead in half.

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/rfJSgWqJVM

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 3, 2025

The Flyers pulled Kolosov for the extra attacker and pressed late in this game. But the Flames held on to win 2-1.

Third period shots were 9-4 Flyers.

Why the Flames won​

The Flames did what they could to play their preferred style: tight-checking and low event. They seemed to do a good job minimizing the proverbial “big mistakes” that have characterized their game of late. And because of that, they stayed out of the box, rolled their lines, and did their thing.

It was not a picturesque example of this great sport, but it was the precise type of game they needed to have given the stretch of results they’ve had recently.

Red Warrior​

We’ll give this one to Wolf, who had a good bounce-back outing after a rough first period against Nashville. But let’s also give kudos to Weegar and Huberdeau.

Turning point​

That early third period sequence with three Weegar shot blocks was pretty huge. It was arguably the biggest breakdown that the Flames had all game, but they did what they could to collapse down and bail their goaltender out. Shortly after that, they got their insurance goal that held up as the eventual game-winner.

This and that​

Zayne Parekh and Connor Zary returned to the lineup after being scratches against Ottawa and Nashville. Parekh played his 10th game of the season, officially hitting the start button on his entry level contract.

After Burner​

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Up next​

The Flames (3-9-2) are headed home. They’re back in action on Wednesday night when they commemorate Nazem Kadri’s 1,000th NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames prospect Henry Mews suffers season-ending injury in NCAA action

Michigan Wolverines defenceman and Calgary Flames prospect Henry Mews will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after sustaining an injury in Saturday’s game against Notre Dame.

Mews, 19, left Saturday’s 2-1 Wolverines victory early in the first period after taking a heavy hit from Notre Dame forward Sutter Muzzatti along the end boards in Michigan’s defensive zone. The right-handed rearguard was unable to put much weight on his left leg as he left the ice for the Wolverines’ dressing room.

The Michigan Daily hockey reporter Matthew Auchincloss was the first to report the severity of Mews’ injury on Monday afternoon, confirming through a spokesperson for the school’s athletics department that the hit “prematurely [ended] his freshman season with the Wolverines.”

A third-round pick (No. 74 overall) of the Flames in the 2024 NHL Draft, Mews collected nine assists in 10 games with the Wolverines as a freshman while routinely quarterbacking the team’s No. 1 power-play unit. Mews previously played with the Ottawa 67’s and Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League.

#Flames prospect Henry Mews is done for the year after taking this hit in Saturday's game against Notre Dame. Brutal news for the '24 third-round pick. pic.twitter.com/5J8mKrBI0D

— Mike Gould (@miketgould) November 3, 2025

The Flames drafted Mews after he collected 15 goals and 61 points in 65 games with the 67’s in the 2023-24 OHL season. The 6’0″ righty followed that up with 14 goals and 82 points in 68 games split between Ottawa and Sudbury in 2024-25, which placed him third among all OHL defencemen in scoring (behind only Zayne Parekh and Sam Dickinson).

Mews took full advantage of the rule change allowing major junior prospects to retain NCAA eligibility by committing to Michigan ahead of the 2025-26 season. The Ottawa product made his collegiate debut against Mercyhurst University on Oct. 3, recording two assists and five shots on goal.

Along with Parekh and Hunter Brzustewicz, Mews is part of an impressive triumvirate of skilled right-handed former OHL defence prospects in the Calgary system. All three are currently at different stages in their respective development pathways, with Parekh in the NHL, Brzustewicz with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, and Mews still in college.

Assuming that Mews returns to the Wolverines for his sophomore season, he will remain on the Flames’ reserve list until such time that he decides to sign his entry-level contract with the team. Alternatively, if Mews completes four full seasons at Michigan, he will be free to sign elsewhere if he so chooses.

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[Calgary Flames]

How the World Juniors could impact Zayne Parekh’s future UFA status

On Sunday, Calgary Flames top prospect Zayne Parekh hit a significant contractual milestone, playing in his 10th game of the 2025-26 season. By doing so, Parekh’s three year entry level contract began to run.

But a second, arguably larger, contractual milestone looms in the coming months. And the timing of that milestone could be impacted significantly by the upcoming 2026 World Junior Championship tournament in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

So here’s the deal, gang: the first year of Parekh’s deal begins this season whether he’s in the NHL or not. He is eligible to be returned to the Ontario Hockey League, but all indications are that the Flames want to keep Parekh with the big club. If he’s obviously in over his head, though, they have until January’s CHL roster deadline to sent him back. (We really doubt it happens, but it’s an option of last resort.)

Because he’s a teenager drafted out of the CHL, Parekh is only eligible to play in the AHL this season on a conditioning stint from the Flames – and that’s only if he sits as a healthy scratch for five consecutive games. If he goes on a conditioning stint, he would continue to count against the salary cap and use up a spot on the active roster while he was with the Wranglers.

Staying on the active roster is important, because the second contractual gate that players can hit as teenagers is being on the NHL active roster for 40 games (regardless of how many games he plays). Once Parekh is on the roster for 40 games, he gets credit for a season of “accrued service,” which could get him to unrestricted free agency a season earlier than other players – you’re a UFA when you have seven years of accrued service or turn 27, whichever happens first. One thing that could freeze the active roster clock, though, is a potential loan to join the Canadian national junior team at the World Juniors.

So here’s the deal: if Parekh is loaned out, he would not be considered part of the Flames’ active roster. Canada’s World Junior camp runs Dec. 12-22 in Niagara Falls, followed by the tournament itself from Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. We don’t want to be presumptuous, but it would be very rare for an NHL player who’s made available for the World Juniors to not make the team.

Dec. 10, a home game against Detroit, is the Flames’ 32nd game and potentially the game before Parekh’s loan would begin. Presuming that Canada plays until the end of the medal round, Parekh would rejoin the Flames for their eastern road trip starting Jan. 7 in Montreal. In this scenario, his 40th game on the roster would be Jan. 21 at home against Pittsburgh.

We’re of the mindset that Parekh is with the Flames for the long haul. He’s probably not going anywhere. But if the Flames want to retain some contractual flexibility, and potentially help Parekh build some confidence and swagger, a trip to the World Juniors could do both.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames weekly notebook: Ryan Huska is over-coaching

In my 20 years of following the Calgary Flames, I have never seen them in such disarray to start a season. Everything that could go wrong is going wrong through the first 14 games of the season.

Let’s start with the on ice product where the Flames rank at or near the bottom in nearly every statistical category. They’re not getting the production they need from nearly every player in the lineup. Their top two defencemen, MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson, are playing some of their worst hockey as members of the Flames. Dustin Wolf is putting in either spectacular performances or getting lit up.

Flames fans can live with these outcomes this season if it means that young players are going to get playing time, and the franchise is going to pivot and start to truly build for the future.

Unfortunately, both those things aren’t happening. Ryan Huska continually scratches young players like Zayne Parekh, Matt Coronato, and Connor Zary while not holding his veteran players accountable.

Then there are reports from NHL insiders that Flames ownership and upper management still hold the position that they don’t want to fully rebuild, despite the fact that it’s what the fan base wants and it’s how you acquire the elite talent you need to build a consistent winner in the NHL.

It’s time for ownership and upper management to come to the realization that this is not the team you’re going to the promise land with. This is a group that has been together going on four years and they haven’t accomplished anything. Not one playoff appearance.

It’s time for Conroy to rip the band-aid off and start to turn this ship in a different direction. Flames fans will accept a few down years if it means the Flames are building for something better in the future.

What fans won’t accept is this organization continuing to want to “remain competitive” keeping them in the mushy middle where they have lived for the last 30 years. My advice would be to embrace building for the future.

In the NHL you either sell hope, or you sell winning. The Flames aren’t doing either right now and it’s pissing off their fan base.

Let’s dive into some other Flames topics from this week

Ryan Huska is over-coaching​

The Flames third year head coach has made some head scratching lineup decisions over the first 14 games of the season.

It starts with Zayne Parekh, who has been made a healthy scratch in four of their games this season despite being one of the Flames better defencemen at 5-on-5 and the fact he is their best quarterback option on the first power play unit.

Scratching Matt Coronato, one of the best shooters on a team that is dead last in goals for this season. Yes, Coronato has had a brutal start to the year for his standards. But so have a lot of other forwards. They just signed him to a seven year contract extension. Scratching what is supposed to be a foundational part of your team moving forward doesn’t make sense.

Connor Zary was a healthy scratch the last two games. Meanwhile Huska has Yegor Sharangovich playing centre in Zary’s spot despite the fact Sharangovich has proved time after time that he is not a centre at the NHL level.

Huska is juggling lines every game.

He’s overplaying Dustin Wolf.

He hasn’t found a legit partner for MacKenzie Weegar.

Simply put, Ryan Huska is over coaching this team. He’s overthinking things because of the brutal start to the season. It’s time for the Flames head coach to play his best players, and put them in positions to succeed. That’s the most important part about being a coach.

Devin Cooley turning into a great story​

Who would have thought 14 games into the season that Devin Cooley would be the most positive story? Especially after the preseason when Cooley had a 4.08 GAA and a 0.846 SV%.

The best story this season has been Devin Cooley.

He had an awful preseason. There were rumours the Flames were going to trade for a different backup goalie. Fans and media were questioning him.

He blocked out all that noise and has had an incredible start to this season. pic.twitter.com/gWp3iQPyLX

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 2, 2025

Cooley vowed after the pre-season that he knew exactly what he needed to fix in his game, and it looks like he has done just that.

Cooley has played nine periods of hockey. In that time he has a 0.933 SV% and a 1.98 GAA. He’s saved 3.64 goals above expected.

52 goalies have played at least 180 minutes this season. Cooley ranks 2nd in save percentage, 3rd in goals against average, and 14th in goals saved above expected. I know it’s early in the season and it’s not a big sample size. But you still have to give credit to Cooley for having the mental toughness to bounce back after an atrocious preseason to become one of the better goalies in the NHL in the first month of the season.

Philly Boys starting to produce​

It’s been a bit of a struggle from a production standpoint for Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost since joining the Flames last season.

In 45 games with the Flames, Farabee has only put up 12 points. That’s a 22 point pace over 82 games.

In 46 games with the Flames, Frost has put up 19 points. That’s a 34 point pace over 82 games.

To say that the Flames need more production from these two is an understatement. But they have started to turn things around over the last couple weeks. Farabee has four points in his last five games which includes two goals.

Morgan Frost has five points in his last seven games, most of which have come playing on the wing at 5-on-5 with Jonathan Huberdeau.

Baby steps for sure. But it’s something that you hope these two players can build on moving forward.

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[Calgary Flames]

The Flames’ blueline prospects are downright fascinating

If you’ve heard news about the Calgary Flames’ prospects lately, it’s probably been about one of their young defencemen.

On the “bad news” side of the spectrum, Henry Mews’ freshman season at the University of Michigan has ended prematurely due to a lower-body injury suffered this past weekend. Mews was in the midst of a great season, serving as the point-man on the Wolverines’ terrifying power play.

I didn't catch this until this morning, but it appears Henry Mews was injured when he sustained this hit in last night's game and did not play after it occurred early in the 1st period. pic.twitter.com/6ZoEg2zjEK

— PuckHeads Insider (@PuckheadsInsdr) November 2, 2025

But meanwhile, we’ve seen some defenders have some good weeks.

Zayne Parekh played his 10th NHL game, which means his entry-level deal is kicking in. Hunter Brzustewicz continues his strong play with the Wranglers and is scoring at just below a point-per-game pace… as a 21-year-old AHL defender. And Yan Kuznetsov, who’s impressed over the last two seasons as a partner for Brzustewicz (and now Jeremie Poirier), was called up to the Flames on Tuesday.

Let’s dive into this week’s statistical update!

Andrew Basha – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

19; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 8th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	1	2	3	3	3	3	7	14.94
2024-25 (WHL)	23	9	20	29	24	12	9	73	31.22

Basha registered an assist this week.

Jacob Battaglia – LW/RW, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL​

19; Calgary’s second round pick (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 7th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	13	7	5	12	9	7	6	41	24.45
2024-25 (OHL)	68	40	50	90	67	57	45	239	35.06

Battaglia scored a goal and an assist in a pair of weekend games.

Parker Bell – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

21; Calgary’s fifth round pick (155th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 192 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.00
2024-25 (AHL)	61	7	5	12	9	12	9	67	7.84

Bell is still waiting on his first point of the season.

Hunter Brzustewicz – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

20; Vancouver’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’0″, 190 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 3rd-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	4	4	8	7	3	3	11	31.88
2024-25 (AHL)	70	5	27	32	19	20	13	75	18.22

Brzustewicz scored a goal this week.

Nick Cicek – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

25; free agent signing; 6’3″, 201 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	1	3	4	2	3	1	14	15.94
2024-25 (DEL)	50	3	14	17	10	16	9	75	9.81

Cicek had an assist this week.

Lucas Ciona – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

22; Calgary’s sixth round pick (173rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 210 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	7	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	5.69
2024-25 (AHL)	68	8	14	22	18	17	14	91	12.89

Ciona was held off the scoresheet over two games.

Matvei Gridin – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

19; Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 182 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 4th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	4	7	11	8	8	7	26	54.80
2024-25 (QMJHL)	56	36	43	79	58	40	32	236	32.85

Gridin had a goal and three assists over three games this week. He’s among the most productive rookies in the AHL.

Artem Grushnikov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

22; Dallas’ second round pick (48th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Dallas; 6’1″, 203 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2024-25 (AHL)	61	1	4	5	3	4	3	43	3.27

Grushnikov had zero points over two games.

Trevor Hoskin – RW, Merrimack College Warriors, NCAA​

21; Calgary’s fourth round pick (106th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 175 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	6	2	4	6	4	3	3	14	32.23
2024-25 (NCAA)	36	12	27	39	29	28	23	80	17.23

Hoskin registered an assist this weekend.

Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL​

20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 202 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	12	2	1	3	2	3	2	18	6.19
2024-25 (WHL)	55	5	11	16	12	14	10	66	7.20

Hurtig had a busy week with four games, but his only point was a stat correction from the week prior.

Eric Jamieson – D, University of Denver Pioneers, NCAA​

20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	3	3	6	3	5	3	18	27.00
2024-25 (WHL)	66	14	22	36	26	27	19	175	13.51

Jamieson had a goal and an assist this weekend.

Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

23; Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 15th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	5	6	11	9	8	6	29	43.84
2024-25 (AHL)	63	33	28	61	52	40	35	135	38.59

Kerins had a goal and an assist this week.

Carter King – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

23; free agent signing; 5’11”, 190 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	9	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	4.43
2024-25 (NCAA)	44	21	22	43	31	16	14	116	35.18

King scored his first goal of the season this week.

Yan Kuznetsov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

23; Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 209 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 19th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	2	0	2	2	2	2	8	7.97
2024-25 (AHL)	72	6	15	21	12	16	10	95	11.62

Kuznetsov was called up to the Flames on Tuesday morning.

Hunter Laing – C/RW, Saskatoon Blades, WHL​

19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (170th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’5″, 205 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	15	7	8	15	12	10	9	41	24.76
2024-25 (WHL)	64	25	23	48	40	35	29	153	18.57

Laing had a goal and an assist this week, continuing his point-per-game pace.

Aidan Lane – LW/RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA​

18; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 192 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	11.48
2024-25 (OHL)	13	7	6	13	10	10	7	36	26.49

Lane scored his first college goal on Tuesday night.

Tic-tac-toe

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https://t.co/4jfSLADITH
https://t.co/pn1JqXFDOH#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/OgRPSpLsrF

— Harvard Men's Hockey (@HarvardMHockey) November 5, 2025

Jakob Leander – D, HV71, U20 Nationell​

18; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 196 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	15	1	3	4	3	4	3	21	4.37
2024-25 (J20)	39	1	5	6	3	5	3	33	2.52

Leander had no points over two games.

Jaden Lipinski – C, University of Maine Black Bears, NCAA​

20; Calgary’s fourth round pick (112th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 204 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	2	4	6	4	6	4	12	24.17
2024-25 (WHL)	59	17	41	58	45	30	27	134	24.34

Lipinski had an assist this weekend.

Cade Littler – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA​

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (219th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 197 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	6	1	2	3	2	3	2	7	18.00
2024-25 (NCAA)	33	7	2	9	8	9	8	30	9.82

Littler played once and was scratched once.

Yan Matveiko – C, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, MHL​

19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (211th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 150 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	19	9	11	20	13	16	10	30	12.34
2024-25 (MHL)	42	10	14	24	20	21	17	68	6.70

Matveiko had four points over two games this week. He’s nearly matched last season’s goal and point output.

Henry Mews – D, University of Michigan Wolverines, NCAA​

19; Calgary’s third round pick (74th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 181 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 6th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	0	9	9	3	3	2	19	24.58
2024-25 (OHL)	68	14	68	82	51	40	27	233	31.94

Mews had two assists this week (and a stat correction assist added from a prior week). Sadly, he’s out for the season after suffering an injury.

Luke Misa – LW/C, Penn State University Nittany Lions, NCAA​

19; Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 13th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	1	1	2	1	2	1	17	5.46
2024-25 (OHL)	67	34	51	85	58	63	43	211	33.60

Misa scored his first NCAA goal this weekend.

Etienne Morin – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

20; Calgary’s second round pick (48th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 180 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 10th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2024-25 (QMJHL)	62	14	44	58	29	40	24	222	21.79

I’ve had a lot of folks asking me about Morin, so here’s the deal. He’s played twice. But he’s 20 and the Flames don’t want to throw him to the wolves, so he needs a specific type of defensive partner. The challenge is that the Wranglers’ right side options are Hunter Brzustewicz, Jeremie Poirier and Daniil Miromanov right now, none of which seem ideal fits for a 20-year-old who’s learning the pro game. As such: Morin’s being eased in.

But sooner or later, he’s going to need to play somewhere.

Mace’o Phillips – D, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL​

18; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’6″, 228 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	1	2	3	2	2	2	18	8.61
2024-25 (USHL)	25	2	1	3	3	3	3	31	2.76

Phillips was injured in a fight a couple weeks back and hasn’t played since.

Jeremie Poirier – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

23; Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	9	1	1	2	1	2	1	16	8.86
2024-25 (AHL)	71	5	37	42	23	26	15	132	23.57

Poirier had no points this week.

Cullen Potter – C, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA​

18; Calgary’s first round pick (32nd overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 172 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 5th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	1	4	5	3	2	1	24	22.50
2024-25 (NCAA)	35	13	9	22	16	17	13	118	22.63

Potter had a goal and an assist this weekend.

Cole Reschny – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA​

18; Calgary’s first round pick (18th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 183 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 2nd-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	1	4	5	4	3	3	17	22.50
2024-25 (WHL)	62	26	66	92	70	48	46	213	36.75

Reschny had an assist this weekend.

Theo Stockselius – C, Djurgårdens IF, U20 Nationell/SHL​

18; Calgary’s second round pick (54th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 181 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 12th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
U20 season to date	7	1	8	9	6	7	5	23	21.09
SHL season to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2024-25 (J20)	40	22	29	51	38	35	29	93	20.91

Via the Flames site, Stockselius suffered a cut from a skate on Oct. 8 and hasn’t played since. (He was replaced on the Swedish national junior team for their upcoming 5 Nations event, which suggests he may be out a little bit longer still.)

William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

22; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 16th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	0	8	8	4	6	3	13	31.88
2024-25 (AHL)	70	14	35	49	35	26	20	107	27.90

Strömgren had three assists this week.

Aydar Suniev – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

20; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 9th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	2	0	2	2	1	1	8	7.97
2024-25 (NCAA)	35	20	18	38	31	21	17	119	34.99

Suniev had a goal this week.

Ethan Wyttenbach – RW, Quinnipiac University Bobcats, NCAA​

18; Calgary’s fifth round pick (144th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 180 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 20th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	9	5	5	10	9	5	4	14	25.51
2024-25 (USHL)	44	24	27	51	42	38	30	127	26.61

Wyttenbach had a goal and an assist this week. His goal was pretty impressive.

Straight. Filth.#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/mokzvpwUM7

— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) November 5, 2025

Owen Say – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

24; free agent signing; 6’2″, 185 pounds

GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	4	239	.898
2024-25 (NCAA)	27	1531	.920

Say started once and picked up his second pro win.

Arsenii Sergeev – G, Rapid City Rush, ECHL​

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds

GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	3	179	.919
2024-25 (NCAA)	33	1982	.919

Sergeev started once and lost.

Yegor Yegorov – G, MHK Spartak-MAX, MHL​

20; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds

GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	10	613	.932
2024-25 (MHL)	20	1032	.904

Yegorov started once and won.

Kirill Zarubin – G, AKM Tula, MHL​

19; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; FN’s 18th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	15	871	.926
2024-25 (MHL)	21	1157	.935

Zarubin started once and won.

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Flames Game Day 15: Welcoming the Blue Jackets to town (7:30pm MT, SNW/SN1)

After a mixed bag of a four game road trip, the Calgary Flames (3-9-2, 8 points) are back at home and kick off a short homestand on Wednesday evening when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets (7-5-0, 14 points). It’s a milestone game for Nazem Kadri as he plays his 1,000th regular season NHL contest, and an opportunity for the Flames to try to keep much-needed momentum going from Sunday’s win in Philadelphia.

Today’s broadcast begins at 7:30 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

The Flames​

Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Connor Zary – Nazem Kadri – Joel Farabee
Jonathan Huberdeau – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato
Sam Honzek – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Ryan Lomberg – Yegor Sharangovich – Adam Klapka

Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
Joel Hanley – MacKenzie Weegar
Yan Kuznetsov – Brayden Pachal

We’re projecting Dustin Wolf in net, backed up by Devin Cooley. The projected extras are Jake Bean, Zayne Parekh and Justin Kirkland, per Sportsnet’s Eric Francis that trio stayed on late after morning skate.

The Flames had a weird road trip, gang. They played three pretty good games – in Toronto, Ottawa and Philadelphia – and ended up with just three points to show for the trip, going 1-2-1. They’ve played well for the past few weeks, but they’ve found ways to lose close games by making mistakes at bad times. Yeah, we’ll freely admit that their win over the Flyers was boring as hell.

But that was exactly the type of game, and result, that the Flames needed to have. We’ll see if they can follow it up.

The Blue Jackets​

Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Dmitri Voronkov – Sean Monahan – Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner – Adam Fantilli – Miles Wood
Cole Sillinger – Charlie Coyle – Mathieu Olivier
Kent Johnson – Isac Lundestrom – Zach Aston-Reese

Zach Werenski – Dyson Mayo
Ivan Provorov – Damon Severson
Dante Fabbro – Jake Christiansen

We’re projecting Jet Greaves to start in net, backed up by Elvis Merzlikins. The projected extra is Yegor Chinakhov. Per reports, Denton Mateychuk is banged up and will miss Wednesday’s game.

The Blue Jackets lost to the Islanders on Sunday, snapping a four game winning streak. They start their season with just one win in their first four games, but they’re 6-2-0 since then and finding ways to maintain their momentum and avoid slumps.

Unavailable players​

The Flames are without Martin Pospisil.

The Blue Jackets are without Erik Gudbranson.

The numbers​

Flames	Blue Jackets
3	Wins	7
8 (.286)	Points (%)	14 (.583)
53.4% (9th)	xGF%	47.6% (23rd)
13.5% (29th)	PP%	16.7% (22nd)
77.4% (19th)	PK%	66.7% (30th)

Head to head​

This is the first of two clashes between these clubs this season. They close out the season series in Columbus on Jan. 13.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames forward Nazem Kadri caps off 1,000th NHL game with big goal

For the past 260 games, since he arrived as a free agent, Nazem Kadri has been one of the most reliable players for the Calgary Flames.

As they returned home from a four game road trip that saw the Flames post a disappointing 1-2-1 record, the club commemorated Kadri’s 1,000th NHL game. Featuring multiple gifts, several video packages and a lot of tributes to how impactful Kadri has been throughout his career, it was a fitting celebration of a superlative career for Kadri.

At 7:47 of the second period, as has become his custom, Kadri returned the favour for his team by giving the Flames some breathing room on the scoreboard. With the Flames holding a one goal lead, Kadri added his fourth goal of the season – his 92nd as a Flame and the 311th of his career – to give the Flames a 3-1 advantage.

FLAMES GOAL

Nazem Kadri scores in his 1000th NHL game! You love to see it!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/yxiszt2R7X

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 6, 2025

With the Flames holding a 2-1 lead Columbus was pressing in the offensive zone, with both blueliners Dante Fabbro and Zach Werenski pinching from the point in an effort to create a scoring chance. That left forward Miles Wood covering the point. Rasmus Andersson nudged an errant pass into the neutral zone, where Flames forward Joel Farabee chased it down, and soon he and Kadri were facing Wood on an odd-man rush.

Given the circumstances and who he was playing with, Farabee had a pass on his mind.

“I was saying on the bench I should have kept my 91 jersey on from warm-ups and just looked them off,” joked Farabee. “It was one of those plays, there was a forward playing D, so I knew I had a really good chance that I saw Naz, so it was pretty simple where it was going.”

“You know, I wasn’t, to be honest with you,” said Huska, asked if he was sure Farabee was passing on the play. “I think it’s just Joel. Joel’s a very smart player, so if Joel would have thought the shot was the best option, he would have taken that. But it was a beautiful play, nice pass, and there was a little bit of patience on Naz’s part to just wait a little bit of time until he had the room up top. It was a nice goal.”

“I had a feeling because they had a forward playing defence,” said Kadri. “And usually forwards don’t play defence that well. So, I kind of figured he was dishing. So, I was ready for it.” [Q: Is Joel getting an extra gift for that pass?] “No, absolutely not. No more gifts.”

The Flames ended up beating the Columbus Blue Jackets by a 5-1 score.

The game was a whirlwind experience for Kadri. The day began with gifts exchanged from teammates to Kadri, and from Kadri to his teammates. Warm-up began with Kadri’s first-ever solo lap – he didn’t get one when he debuted with Toronto as an emergency call-up in 2010 – and the game ended with him taking questions from the media while surrounded by several family members, several of them small children, that took part in the festivities celebrating his accomplishment.

For his part, Kadri expressed his appreciation to the Flames organization, his teammates and the fans for the festivities.

“You know what, I try to just soak in every single minute and just, you know, it’s really full circle,” said Kadri. “The people that started with me are here now. You know, I’m not going to lie, I was a little anxious to drop the puck and just kind of start the game. But, you know, I just tried to take it with a grain of salt and enjoy the day as much as possible.”

Huska wasn’t surprised that Kadri had a big game on his big night.

“It’s always happening with Naz,” said Huska. “But whenever we need something, he’s typically one of the guys that does it for us.”

The Flames, and Kadri, return to action on Friday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.

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[Calgary Flames]

What’s Going On In the Pacific Division: Ducks lead the division after the one-month mark

Who had the Anaheim Ducks leading the Pacific Division a month into the season?

There is one team in the Pacific Division without a record above .500, the Calgary Flames. This is the most competitive the division has been in a long time. Only four points separate the other seven teams in the division.

Let’s take a look at the week that was.

Anaheim Ducks​

The Anaheim Ducks are rolling. Coming into the week, the Ducks were 3-1-1 in their last five games, but managed to win all three games they played this week. First was a 5-2 defeat of the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, then a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils, and finally a 7-3 win over the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers.

That said, this week will be a determining factor of whether this start is a fluke or not. They head to Texas to face the Dallas Stars on Thursday, then the Vegas Golden Knights on the road on Saturday, before returning home to host the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. To gauntlet of Cup contenders continues with a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.

Calgary Flames​

Sitting at the bottom of the league standings are the Calgary Flames, thanks to a 4-9-2 record. Their first game of the week saw them lose 4-3 to the Ottawa Senators in a shootout, before a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Their most successful spell of the season has come in their last two games, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 and the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1.

This week, they host the Chicago Blackhawks, before hitting the road to face the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, two struggling teams in their own right.

Edmonton Oilers​

The Edmonton Oilers’ early-season woes have persisted for a third consecutive season. This week, they fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Rangers, blowing a multi-goal lead. Then came a 3-2 overtime victory over the Blackhawks, before blowing another multi-goal lead in a 3-2 loss to the Blues. In their final game of the week, would you be shocked to learn they blew a multi-goal lead in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Stars?

Anyway, the Oilers only play two games this week, hosting the Avalanche on Saturday and the Blue Jackets on Monday. They’ll then begin a lengthy road trip with two separate back-to-backs, but more on that next week.

Los Angeles Kings​

Like the Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings have been playing some mediocre hockey as of late. On Thursday, they fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Red Wings, then lost 4-1 to the Devils, before shutting out the Jets 3-0 for a 1-1-1 week. Not bad, but not great either.

This week, the Kings wrap up their home stand with a match-up against the Panthers, before hitting the road to face the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montréal Canadiens.

San Jose Sharks​

Are the San Jose Sharks… improving? They started the season with seven losses in their first eight games, but have climbed to a 5-6-3 record. This past week, they defeated the Devils 5-2, the Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout, fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Red Wings, but rebounded with a 6-1 win against the Seattle Kraken.

They almost certainly won’t be playoff-bound this season, but they’re already a quarter of the way to matching their win total from last season. They’ll have a back-to-back at home against the Jets and Panthers, before hitting the road to play the Wild.

Seattle Kraken​

The Seattle Kraken had a mediocre week, fitting for such a mediocre team. They fell 3-2 in overtime to the Rangers, defeated the Blackhawks 3-1, but lost 6-1 to the Sharks on Wednesday for a 1-1-1 week.

They’ll hit the road for a back-to-back against the Blues and Stars on the weekend, before returning home to host the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Thanks to a 6-3-4 record, the Kraken sit third in the division, but their -5 goal differential isn’t promising.

Vancouver Canucks​

The Vancouver Cancuks had a bounce-back week after going 1-3-0 the week prior. They defeated the Blues 4-3 in overtime, fell 5-2 to the Wild and Blackhawks, and defeated the Predators 5-4 in overtime.

That game against the Blackhawks kicked off a four-game homestand. They’ll continue it on Saturday with a matchup against the Blue Jackets on Saturday, before hosting the Avalanche on Sunday and the Jets on Tuesday.

Vegas Golden Knights​

The Vegas Golden Knights had a quiet week, playing two home games. The first was a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Avalanche on Friday, followed by a 1-0 victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday.

Their road trip will continue with match-ups against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Ducks, and the Panthers. As of Thursday morning, their 7-2-3 record gives them 17 points, good enough for second in the division.

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