The Calgary Flames struggled to beat the Seattle Kraken goaltender, only getting one goal in a 5-1 defeat at home. CF% – 57.44%|| SCF% – 52.75%|| HDCF% – 48.66%|| xGF% – 45.77% It’s a Team Game – It was honestly the kind of game you would expect from two teams near the bottom of the standings.
Calgary Flames defenseman Zayne Parekh spoke again after Canada’s bronze-medal victory at the World Juniors, his first media availability since his New Year’s Day comments describing NHL players as “robots” with “no personality” in the media.
The Calgary Flames did a lot of good things on Monday night at home against the Seattle Kraken. They scored first. They out-shot the Kraken in all three periods.
The Calgary Flames played two strong periods against the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. They needed to play three, though. The Kraken survived a strong 40 minutes from the Flames, then took over the game in the third period en route to a 5-1 win over the Flames.
As the Calgary Flames hit the ice for warm-up in advance of their game with the Seattle Kraken on Monday night, they announced a transaction. The club has called up goaltender Owen Say from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers under emergency conditions.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
What a tournament it’s been for Zayne Parekh. While the Calgary Flames’ top prospect won’t be taking home the gold medal, settling for the bronze medal
In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Zayne Parekh has caused a bit of a stir with some recent comments he made at the World Junior Championship.
A prospect in the Calgary Flames system is on the move. On Sunday evening, Daily Faceoff’s Jeff Marek reported that the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs have traded their captain, Jacob Battaglia, to the Flint Firebirds for eight picks.
We are officially at the halfway mark of the season, with the Calgary Flames sitting seventh in the Western Conference. Let’s look back at the Flames’ first half of the season and compare it to their last season’s midseason record.
The Flames have recalled left wing prospect William Strömgren from the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, per a team announcement. Calgary had been rolling with an open roster spot, so no corresponding transaction is required.
The halfway mark of the 2025–26 season is here, and it was a roller coaster first half for the Calgary Flames. After the worst start in franchise history, the team played some solid hockey to close out 2025, climbing their way all the way back to .500 at one point.
While most of the trade talk this season has focused on flashy forwards, Rasmus Andersson has quietly become the most coveted prize on the blue line. He isn’t exactly a “sleeper” in the sense that people don’t know him, but he’s a sleeper in how much he could fundamentally change a contender’s fortunes.
Apparently, Zayne Parekh‘s recent comments and NHL players being robots and that the Calgary Flames have told him not to have too much personality in his media interviews have created a stir amongst his teammates with the Flames.
The Calgary Flames have won five of their last seven games to keep them in the playoff race. Still, the team is three points out of a playoff spot, but four teams stand between them and the last wild card position.
3:30 PM: The NHL Department of Player Safety announced this afternoon that Beecher will be suspended one game as a result of last night’s roughing incident.
The Flames crawled back to the .500 mark (though they dipped one game below after last night’s loss), but with Zayne Parekh and Cole Reschny playing well at the World Juniors, the Flames look to be in a good position for 2026.
Mikael Backlund has been one of the Calgary Flames’ steady hands this season. Watching him play, you don’t see the big highlight reel stuff, but you notice the little things.