Beyond the Boxscore: Battle of Alberta swings Oilers way as Flames cannot close out game late

The Calgary Flames had the game within their grasps before Leon Draisaitl clutched a 3-2 overtime victory for the Edmonton Oilers. CF% – 49.61%|| SCF% – 49.02%|| HDCF% – 54.99%|| xGF% – 52.53% It’s a Team Game – One thing I enjoy is a har

Published: 7 months ago

Golden Knights' Stone week-to-week with wrist injury

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is week-to-week with a wrist injury, head coach Bruce Cassidy announced Monday, according to Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.Stone left Saturday's win over the Calgary Flames after logging 13 minu

Published: 4 weeks ago

Flames place blueliner Daniil Miromanov on waivers: report

In advance of Monday night’s clash with the Winnipeg Jets, the Calgary Flames have made a roster move. Per several reports, notably from The Athletic’s James Mirtle, the Flames have placed defenceman Daniil Miromanov on waivers. Should Miromanov

Published: 4 weeks ago

Flames’ Huska explains why Sharangovich will be healthy scratch vs. Jets

Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska details why Yegor Sharangovich will be a healthy scratch vs. the Jets, why he’s one of about half the team that didn’t do enough in the past game, and what he’d like to see from him going forward.

Published: 4 weeks ago

Flames Game Day 7: Looking for a bounce-back against Winnipeg (7:30pm MT, SN Flames)

The Calgary Flames (1-5-0, 2 points) return home from a tough road trip on Monday and sit in 32nd place in the National Hockey League by points percentage. They’ll try to right the ship on home ice, but they’ll face a steep test in the form of t

Published: 4 weeks ago

Flames making Yegor Sharangovich a healthy scratch vs. Jets

Yegor Sharangovich is going to sit one out. The Calgary Flames are making the forward a healthy scratch for Monday’s game (Sportsnet, 9:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. MT) against the Winnipeg Jets, coach Ryan Huska told reporters. The move comes after the

Published: 4 weeks ago

32 thoughts: Could the Calgary Flames look for a short-term fix or will they embrace the tank?

The Calgary Flames were one of the major talking points on the latest edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast with Elliotte Friedman. After publicly being called out by Kevin Bieksa and Friedman on the Sportsnet panel over the weekend, the topic of tankin

Published: 4 weeks ago

Calgary Flames equal record for worst start in franchise history

The 2025–26 season has been a nightmare for the Calgary Flames. With a massive live to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night, the Flames start went from bad, to historically bad. Sitting at a 1–5 record with just two points, the Flames have

Published: 4 weeks ago

Calgary Flames coach Huska sends a clear message with latest line combinations

While losses are one thing, Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska is making it clear he won’t put up with poor effort. Poor effort is exactly what the Flames showed on Saturday night, as they got thumped by the Vegas Golden Knights in a game that e

Published: 4 weeks ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Ruminating on the Flames after a tough start

Friends, the Calgary Flames are 1-5-0 as we write this, and sit in the basement of the National Hockey League’s standings based on points percentage. It has not been a promising start on the ice. Depending on what your viewpoint is on the viability

Published: 4 weeks ago

The Flames should cash in on Nazem Kadri’s trade value before his inevitable decline

According to their fans, the Calgary Flames should be in full tank mode, and they’re right. The team has had a miserable 1-5-0 start to the 2025-26 season, as the future of many players is now up in the air. Among those individuals is Nazem Kadri,

Published: 4 weeks ago

NHL Analyst Rips Into Flames Forward Sharangovich for Lack of Effort

The Calgary Flames‘ 2025-26 season has gotten off to nearly as bad a start as possible, as they have lost five straight and are dead last in the NHL with…

Published: 4 weeks ago

The Flames are off to an all-time bad start

Things are not going according to plan for the Calgary Flames. A year ago, the Flames entered the 2024-25 season after a chaotic 2023-24 curious about their team and willing to do nothing and see what the team was capable of. The answer? Turns out th

Published: 4 weeks ago