How should the Calgary Flames set up their defensive pairings in 2023-24?

Things didn’t unfold in an ideal manner for the Calgary Flames during the 2022-23 season. Several players missed time due to injuries. Several players had to deal with changing roles and new expectations. Oliver Kylington missed the whole season de

Published: 1 year ago

CapFriendly Friday: The Calgary Flames should put up a ‘For Sale’ sign

Welcome back to another edition of CapFriendly Friday! The Calgary Flames continue to tread water with a record of 11–14–5. Right now, they sit sixth overall in the draft lottery. It’s not a position anyone thought they would be in, but this te

Published: 9 months ago

Yegor Sharangovich has been the only Flames player to score a shootout goal this year

The Calgary Flames fell to the Minnesota Wild in a shootout last night, earning a well-deserved point. However, this was the fourth game of the season that has ended in a shootout, and the Flames have lost each and every one of them. One reason for t

Published: 9 months ago

3 Takeaways From the Flames’ 3-2 Shootout Loss to the Wild

The Calgary Flames faced the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night looking to snap a three-game winning streak. They battled hard but wound up losing their fourth straight as they fell…

Published: 9 months ago

Beyond the Boxscore: Yegor Sharangovich shines as Flames fall just short in the shootout

After a first period where hardly anybody played defence the Calgary Flames spent 45 minutes going shot-for-shot with the Minnesota Wild. Coming into the game the newest Flames player via an off-season trade – Yegor Sharangovich – was on a bit of

Published: 9 months ago

Flames Visual Recap 30: Calgary falls short in Minnesota with a shootout loss to cap off road trip

To finish off their three-game Central Division road trip, the Calgary Flames faced off against the Minnesota Wild, a team they had just lost to a little over a week ago. The Flames looked to get back into the win column after going winless in their

Published: 9 months ago

Flames’ latest shootout loss reveals scary stat

The Calgary Flames need another Yegor Sharangovich. Or maybe two. Not just because Sharangovich was an offensive standout again Thursday in Minnesota, where he extended his goal-scoring spree to four straight games, added an assist and grazed the pos

Published: 9 months ago

Flames Takeaways: Huberdeau’s slump continues, Sharangovich stays hot

A 3-2 shootout loss to the Wild sent them home from a swing through Denver, Vegas and Minnesota with two of a possible six points, despite showing tremendous character and several encouraging signs along the way.

Published: 9 months ago

Why did Mats Zuccarello’s shootout goal against the Calgary Flames count?

On Thursday night, the Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild played a game that went to a shootout. During the shootout, Minnesota Wild forward Mats Zuccarello scored on a sequence where he looked to have made contact with the puck twice. The sequence le

Published: 9 months ago

NHL Highlights: Wild 3, Flames 2 (SO)

Matt Boldy scored his eighth goal of the season, then scored again in the shootout as the Minnesota Wild topped the Calgary Flames 3-2.

Published: 9 months ago

Flames fall in shootout, head home after winless road-trip

Back-to-back-to-back bummers. The Calgary Flames wrapped a winless road-trip with Thursday’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.  The Flames return from this three-game getaway with a pair of loser points, but no Ws.  D

Published: 9 months ago

After Burner: Flames lose to the Wild in a shootout

The Calgary Flames played their third game in four nights on Thursday evening, playing the Minnesota Wild to close out a hectic road trip. The Flames got better as the game wore on, but couldn’t get that all-important next big goal to tilt the game

Published: 9 months ago

Flames fall to Wild in shootout, losing streak reaches four games

Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild over the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Thursday night.

Published: 9 months ago