NHL player ran through snow and traffic to make it to Flames' game

One Minnesota Wild player had to brave the harsh Canadian elements to make it to his team’s game against the Calgary Flames on time. It was an afternoon game on Saturday, and Travis Boyd had recently been called up from the AHL’s Iowa Wild. That

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On this day 21 years ago: The Flames acquire Miikka Kiprusoff

On this day 21 years ago, the Calgary Flames traded for Miikka Kiprusoff. Acquiring a future Vezina Trophy winner must’ve cost the Flames an arm and a leg, right? Well, the Finnish netminder was drafted in the fifth round of the 1995 draft by the S

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Dustin Wolf earns first shutout for Flames in matchup of NHL's two smallest goalies

Rookie netminder made 29 stops to backstop the Flames to a 2-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.

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Flames assign Adam Klapka to the AHL’s Wranglers

The Calgary Flames have earned themselves a couple of days of rest following a hard-fought victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. But before that break, they made a roster move, assigning forward Adam Klapka to the American Hockey Leag

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The Flames’ power play came up empty, but special teams still made a difference against Nashville

For the better part of two periods, the Calgary Flames couldn’t solve Nashville Predators netminder Juuse Saros. They had their looks, sure, but Saros stood tall and the Flames kept trying to get a puck past him. At 16:14 of the second period, an o

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Flames Quick Hits: Wolf Shutout, Miromanov & Playoffs?

The post Flames Quick Hits: Wolf Shutout, Miromanov & Playoffs? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Last night the Calgary Flames continued their good play. What are five quick hits from the game? Can the Flames make the playoffs? The post Flames Q

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Breaking down whether the Calgary Flames should explore trading Nazem Kadri

It truly would not be a fun season for the Calgary Flames if we didn’t start pondering on what trades the team can make before the calendar strikes the new year. Last season, the majority of the year was focused on which Flames would be traded firs

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Flames rave about Wolf following first career shutout: "Hell of a goalie"

The Calgary Flames couldn’t have asked for more from Dustin Wolf than what he’s provided early on this season. The 23-year-old was facing a fair bit of pressure heading into the season with Jacob Markstrom out of the picture, and through his fir

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Beyond the Boxscore: Dustin Wolf shuts out the Predators

The Calgary Flames relied heavily on their young netminder Dustin Wolf, but he had all the answers in his first career shutout victory, 2-0 over the Nashville Predators. CF% – 47.14 || SCF% – 46.39% || HDCF% – 31.31% || xGF% – 37.22% It’s a

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3 Takeaways From Flames’ 2-0 Win Over the Predators

The Calgary Flames didn’t have a lot of gas in the tank on Friday night (Nov. 15), but it was still enough for them to earn a 2-0 win over…

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Three takeaways as Dustin Wolf earns first shutout for Flames

Dustin Wolf is accustomed to hearing his critics insist that his size could hold him back. So this was a nice compliment. On Friday night, in the early stages of what turned out to be his first NHL shutout, the Calgary Flames’ rising-star goalie ex

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Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf records first NHL shutout

After coming close on multiple previous occasions in his young career, Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf stopped all 29 shots he faced against the Nashville Predators on Friday night to record his first National Hockey League shutout. Wolf was no

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Dustin Wolf records his first career NHL shutout against the Nashville Predators

The Calgary Flames defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 2-0, and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf recorded his first career NHL shutout. Wolf was outstanding. He made the game look very easy and he stifled the Predators’ shooters all night l

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