Canucks demote top prospect Lekkerimaki

The Vancouver Canucks assigned forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki to their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, on Thursday.Lekkerimaki, the organization's top prospect, made his NHL debut in a win over the Calgary Flames on Nov. 12. He scored his first

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Flames Sunday Census: Should the Flames consider being buyers at the deadline?

The year of the rebuild had finally arrived, or so fans had thought. After Saturday afternoon’s shootout win against the Minnesota Wild, the Calgary Flames became the leaders of the Pacific Division. The team has been scratching and clawing in ever

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Beyond the Boxscore: Flames sweep four game homestand with win over Wild

The Minnesota Wild tried to flip the third period comeback script on the Calgary Flames but could not get past them as Calgary swept their four homestand with a 4-3 shootout victory. CF% – 54.39% || SCF% – 52.91% || HDCF% – 51.00% || xGF% – 5

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Three takeaways: Red-hot Flames down Wild to wrap-up perfect homestand

Perfect. Four wins from four games. Eight points out of eight. As good as it gets. The Calgary Flames’ (12-6-3) four-game homestand couldn’t have gone any better. Not after Saturday’s afternoon’s matinee win against a very good opponent in th

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Andersson scores shootout winner, Flames hold off late Wild comeback in win

Rasmus Andersson scored the shootout winner and the Calgary Flames held off the Minnesota Wild 4-3 after blowing a two-goal lead late in the third period Saturday.

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NHL Highlights: Flames 4, Wild 3 (SO)

Rasmus Andersson dished an assist and potted a goal in the fifth round of the shootout to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.

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Flames Post-Game: Flames beat Wild in snowy Saturday shootout

This article is brought to you by bet365. The Calgary Flames closed out their four game homestand on a snowy Saturday afternoon against the Minnesota Wild. The proceedings weren’t high on animosity or excitement, but there was a decent amount of ac

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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Blackhawks

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, is there a situation in which the Boston Bruins would consider trading Brad Marchand? Meanwhile, are the Toronto Maple Leafs kicking tires on Nazem Kadri…

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Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov won’t play vs. Flames with lower-body injury

Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov will not be available for Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames due to a lower-body injury.

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Kaprizov out vs. Flames with lower-body injury

Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov won't play against the Calgary Flames on Saturday because of a lower-body injury, the team announced.Kaprizov went knee-on-knee with Edmonton Oilers forward Drake Caggiula on Thursday. The 27-year-old briefly left

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NHL odds, betting preview (Nov. 23): Wild vs. Flames predictions

After their convincing 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers, the Calgary Flames are now 8-3-0 on home ice, and will look to build on that mark Saturday in a tough matchup versus one of the league’s best road teams, the Minnesota Wild. The Wild hol

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Rumors of Kadri Back to Maple Leafs Makes Zero Sense

The post Rumors of Kadri Back to Maple Leafs Makes Zero Sense appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Rumors that Nazem Kadri is being sought by the Toronto Maple Leafs make no logical sense. Why would the Maple Leafs want to bring Kadri back? The post Rum

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Flames stock watch: Checking in on where each NHL defenceman stands six weeks in

We’ve all learned quite a lot about the Calgary Flames through their first quarter of games in the 2024-25 regular season. For one, their goaltending tandem is far better than most analysts predicted it’d be to this point. Second, they’re reall

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