Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice as the Calgary Flames salvaged the finale of their four-game road trip with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.
For the Philadelphia Flyers to meet their goals of being a more competitive team than they were a season ago, the start of their campaign loomed particularly large.
Sunday night’s game between the Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers won’t be immortalized anywhere for future generations to study and fawn over. It was three periods of pretty clunky hockey between two teams playing their second game in as many days.
After being a spectator for a couple games, the Calgary Flames’ most promising prospect is expected to play in his 10th game of the 2025-26 season on Sunday night, reaching a critical contractual milestone.
The Calgary Wranglers returned home for the weekend after picking up the sweep in Abbotsford earlier in the week. They hosted the Bakersfield Condors for the first of two this weekend for a themed Indigenous Celebration game.
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.
This was supposed to be the season of youth. The year in which the Calgary Flames played their young players in bigger roles and started to get a read on what they had in the system.
The Calgary Flames fell behind early and could not score enough to catch up, losing 4-2 to the Nashville Predators. CF% – 57.28%|| SCF% – 51.75%|| HDCF% – 52.85%|| xGF% – 54.64% It’s a Team Game – Calgary continues to struggle in playing a complete 60-minute game.
In the midst of a disappointing road trip -- and an ugly season overall, to this point -- the Calgary Flames are desperate for a win Sunday when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Calgary Flames have reached a decision point with defenceman Zayne Parekh. The former first-round pick has played nine NHL games so far this season.
It’s already become very expected to see a loss when looking up a box score from a Calgary Flames game on any given night. They have been struggling right from the get go to begin the 2025-26 season, and things didn’t get any better for them on Thursday night versus the Ottawa Senators.
The Calgary Flames have to decide on what to do with Nazem Kadri. Should they trade the 35-year-old forward who won a Stanley Cup in 2022 or keep him around as the Flames try to push for a postseason berth for the first time since that same playoff campaign.
It’s been a disappointing start to the season for the Calgary Flames, to say the least. After earning 96 points and barely missing the playoffs last year, Calgary entered this year with their sights on 100 points and a postseason berth.