5 things that must happen for Calgary Flames to sneak into Stanley Cup playoffs

With four games to go, the Flames need a run of wins — and some help on the out-of-town scoreboard — to keep their playoff hopes afloat

Published: 2 weeks ago

Calgary Flames already looking ahead to next season: ‘I want the high expectations’ 

After a surprise playoff push that fell just short, one of the Flames’ locker-room leaders believes that expectations should be raised in 2025-26

Published: 1 week ago

Disappointed Flames come up short in bid for playoffs

Despite coming from behind to win yet again on Tuesday night, the red-hot Calgary Flames have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Published: 1 week ago

Reeling from playoff disappointment, Flames rally to beat Vegas in a shootout to end home schedule

When the curtain was raised on the 2024-25 National Hockey League season, very few people outside of 555 Saddledome Rise expected much from the Calgary Flames. The prevailing view was that the Flames, depleted by 18 months of departures of key player

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Jake Bean’s 2024–25 production among the worst by a Calgary Flame since the lockout

Rewind back to the summer of 2024. The Calgary Flames were rather quiet in free agency, opting to add low-cost, depth players over big-game hunting. It was a smart move on the team’s part, given the stage of their rebuild. One of the more notable n

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‘It was one hell of a fight’: Flames’ MacKenzie Weegar reflects on team’s late-season playoff push

The Flames were effectively eliminated from playoff contention on Tuesday night.

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What went wrong with the 2024–25 Calgary Flames?

The Calgary Flames managed to defy expectations and finish ninth in the Western Conference. What was supposed to be a draft lottery season turned into a nail-biting wild card race until the end. It was not the outcome anyone expected and certainly no

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Beyond the Boxscore: Flames give fans one hell of a show despite playoff dreams coming to an end

The playoff hopes may have been crushed on the out of town scoreboard, but the Calgary Flames did not let that stop them from earning a 5-4 shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. CF% – 43.57%|| SCF% – 49.32%|| HDCF% – 59%|| xGF% – 45

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3 Takeaways From the Flames’ 5-4 Shootout Win Over the Golden Knights

The Calgary Flames did what they had to do. In what was essentially a must-win game, the Flames were able to erase a two-goal deficit to defeat the Vegas Golden…

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What Calgary Flames players said after being eliminated from playoff contention

An electric 5-4 shootout win over the Vegas Golden Knights wasn’t enough to keep the Calgary Flames’ playoff hopes alive. The Flames did their part, but were unable to get help on the out-of-town scoreboard. Both the St. Louis Blues and Minnesot

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Three takeaways as Calgary Flames eliminated from playoff contention

This was not how teams are usually treated by fans as the final buzzer sounds in a game where they’ve been eliminated from playoff contention. But the Calgary Flames faithful who were in attendance at the Scotiabank Saddledome knew, just like anyon

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NHL Highlights: Flames 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO)

Dustin Wolf made 38 saves, including a pair of clutch stops in overtime, as the Calgary Flames defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout.

Published: 1 week ago

Instant Reaction: Flames close out home schedule with shootout win over Vegas

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! The Calgary Flames’ playoff fate was sealed before they hit the ice for the thi

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