Backlund’s injury exposes Flames in playoff push

The Flames shut down the Avalanche’s biggest stars but Mikael Backlund’s injury exposed Calgary’s lack of depth down the middle.

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Projected Lineups for Maple Leafs vs Flames – 3/17/25

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Calgary Flames today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. FLAMES (30-24-11) at MAPLE LEAFS (39-24-3) 7:30 ET; PRIME…

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Always ‘something special in the air’ when Kadri returns to Toronto

Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri discusses how the mindset and approach continues to be the same within the locker room, as they get down the stretch drive, and there’s always a little something special whenever he returns to Toronto.

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Flames Game Day 66: A gigantic road trip begins in Toronto (5:30pm MT)

As the saying goes: it’s the NHL, it’s on Monday, it’s on Prime… and it’s the start of another gigantic road trip with massive playoff implications for the Calgary Flames (30-23-11, 71 points). The Flames will play four games over the next

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Kadri celebrates after busting Andersson’s ankles at Flames practice

Check this out, as Nazem Kadri busts teammate Rasmus Andersson’s ankles before sniping at Calgary Flames practice, Andersson meanwhile took his time getting off his behind on the ice afterwards.

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Flames centre Nazem Kadri relishing latest chance to show he’s made for big moments

Flames first-line centre Nazem Kadri: ‘You want to be in those highlighted games. And you want to perform in those games, as well’

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FlamesNation Mailbag: A pivotal week begins for the Flames

Over the next week, the Calgary Flames will play four road games against Eastern Conference opponents. These games not only represent the final games they’ll play this season outside of the Pacific and Mountain time zones, but they’re four big ga

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Calgary Flames’ 2025 NHL draft first-round pick projection: 17 games remaining

The Calgary Flames had a tough week, collecting only a single point out of a possible four. Meanwhile, the Florida Panthers also hit a rough patch while the New Jersey Devils won a couple big games to keep themselves in the playoff race and out of th

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How to watch Toronto Maple Leafs-Calgary Flames game that's not on TV

Tonight’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames will look a little different than most. And no, it’s not just because the host Maple Leafs will be wearing Toronto St. Pats jerseys to honour both their former franchise name and

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Even if they lose in four games, the Calgary Flames are better off playing playoff hockey

Nobody had this on their bingo card at the start of the season, but on the back of stellar goaltending and a resurgent season from Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau, the Flames are somehow in the playoff picture. With 17 games left in the season, th

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NHL Power Rankings: Each team's biggest surprise

This is the 11th in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2024-25 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we look at the biggest surprise for each team this season.Jump to:

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Episode 384: So Close Yet So Far From The Playoffs

After two tough losses, the Calgary Flames fell out of a Western Conference Wildcard spot this week. With a Connor Zary suspension and a Mikael Backlund injury, the Flames are short of NHL-ready bodies without many options to recall from the Wrangler

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GAME DAY: Must-win? You bet. Flames need two points against Leafs

Calgary Flames (30-24-11) at Toronto Maple Leafs (39-24-3) When: Monday, 5:30 p.m. MT, Scotiabank Arena TV: Amazon Prime Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan Odds: Leafs -193, Flames +160 The buzz  If the race was tight before, well … it just got tight

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