NHL Highlights: Red Wings 2, Flames 1 (OT)

Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist, Lucas Raymond added two points, including the overtime winner, and the Detroit Red Wings topped the Calgary Flames 2-1 in overtime.

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"I've just gotten a bit of an opportunity and taken it": Flames' Kerins developing into a true NHL prospect

The path to becoming a legitimate prospect for the Calgary Flames has been anything but easy for Rory Kerins. The Calgary Wranglers forward has often been overlooked, despite producing at every level he has played. He fell to the fourth round of his

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Jakob Pelletier and Kevin Rooney are quietly inching closer to returns

On Monday evening, the hubbub for the Calgary Flames was focused on a new face: emergency backup goaltender Dustin Nickel, who dressed on short notice as Dan Vladar’s backup in a 2-1 win over Vegas. But earlier on Monday, an interesting bit of news

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Flames Quarter Report: Playoff push possible after recent rebound

One word best describes the Calgary Flames at the quarter mark of the season: resilient. Here’s our look at where the team stands.

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Compared to last season, where do Flames players stand at quarter-game mark?

With a record of 9-10-3, the Calgary Flames are over the quarter-game mark in the 2023-24 season. At this point last season, they held a 10-9-3 record through 22 games, putting them one win shy of where they stood a year ago. Several changes to manag

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Flames are back in a playoff spot after last night's win

The Calgary Flames may not be in sell mode just yet. After their rough start to the 2023-24 season, it felt like only a matter of time before the Flames traded several of their pending unrestricted free agents, the most notable being Elias Lindholm,

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Calgary Flames goalie prospect Daniil Chechelev signs in Russia

After not reporting to training camp and not appearing in the lineup for the Calgary Flames, Calgary Wranglers, or Rapid City Rush, there is finally some clarity on absent Flames’ netminder Daniil Chechelev. The netminder has resurfaced in Russia,

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"Hoping he was getting up": Flames EBUG nearly forced into action versus Golden Knights

There wasn’t a person more nervous in the Saddledome last night than the Calgary Flames’ emergency backup goaltender, Dusty Nickel. While the 32-year-old received the thrill of a lifetime in finding out that he would be on the bench for the Flam

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Connor Zary becomes second fastest Calgary Flame to hit the 10-point mark

Connor Zary continues to shine for the Calgary Flames. After earning a call-up earlier in the season, the former Kamloops Blazer became the second-fastest Flame to hit the 10-point mark when he set up A.J. Greer on the Flames’ tying goal in his 12t

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Examining Nick DeSimone’s underrated NHL start with the Calgary Flames

Nick DeSimone has proven his worth to a National Hockey League team in just eight games. He has been quiet offensively, with just four assists in eight games, and only six shots to his name in 102 minutes of play, but he has been tasked with bottom-p

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Should a wild card spot change how the Flames handle UFAS?

I’ve covered this topic ad nauseam so far this season and that’s due to the fact that what general manager Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames elect to do with their batch of pending unrestricted free agents is the biggest story facing the team â

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Flames' Tanev blocks shot with face in win over Golden Knights

The Calgary Flames put everything on the line to earn a hard-fought 2-1 overtime victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The best example of this came with less than 10 minutes remaining in the third period, when Chris Tanev blocked a shot with his f

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Maple Leafs' insanity plan: Do the same thing and expect different results

When Florida's Sam Reinhart scored the overtime dagger that all but sealed Toronto's playoff ouster last May, the "Blow It Up" chorus had never been louder for this iteration of the Maple Leafs.Even those who had long defended the theory behind the r

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