The Flames’ fourth line is actually pretty good

It’s been a while since the Calgary Flames had a fourth line that could hold its own at both ends of the ice. Whether by coaching preference or organizational design, the Flames have often trotted out an old, slow quaternary unit that has struggled

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GAMEDAY: Streaking Flames, slumping Senators meet in Ottawa

Calgary Flames (12-6-3) at Ottawa Senators (8-11-1) When: Monday, 5:30 p.m. MT, Canadian Tire Centre TV: Sports on Prime. Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan Odds: Flames +128, Senators -154 The buzz  The Flames are on a roll. For the Senators, it’s

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Flames forward Justin Kirkland and Costco … about to make it official?

Perhaps, the next Kirkland Signature product could be a hockey stick that is (almost always) guaranteed to get the job done in a shootout. As part of a fairytale fall, Calgary Flames forward Justin Kirkland is in talks about a partnership-of-sorts wi

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Episode 371: A Perfect Week Against Good Opponents

The Calgary Flames are now at the halfway point of the season and are sitting in second place in the Pacific Division. Nobody anticipated this going into this season.  Our hosts discuss who has impressed and disappointed so far and if our expectatio

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Huska weighs in on the Flames play during homestand before heading on four-game road trip

The Calgary Flames finished off their four-game homestand with a thrilling win against the Minnesota Wild. Dan Vladar made saves when he needed to (both in regulation, the overtime period, and the shootout) in his first game action in a while; Justin

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West Notes: Kaprizov, Sturm, Kings

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov has reportedly not suffered a serious injury and will be evaluated over the next few days (as per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet). The news comes after the 27-year-old sat out last night’s game against the Cal

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West Notes: Kaprizov, Kings, Sturm

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov has reportedly not suffered a serious injury and will be evaluated over the next few days (as per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet). The news comes after the 27-year-old sat out last night’s game against the Cal

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'We know what kind of game we have to play': Flames sticking with what works and defying the odds

'Guys are playing for each other, confidence is high and the group’s really tight, it’s great to see guys sacrificing for each other,' said Flames captain Mikael Backlund

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NHL Rumors: What Type of Moves Should the Calgary Flames be Looking t?

Can the Calgary Flames keep up this pace all season, and if they do, how do they reward the team? They have some assets to work with.

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FlamesNation Roundtable: 2024-25 first quarter review

The Calgary Flames have played 21 out of their 82 scheduled regular season games in the 2024-25 season. The Flames are in second place in the Pacific Division with a record of 12-6-3. They’re one point behind Vegas for first place in the division.

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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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