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The Calgary Flames have the hardest remaining schedule

Originally posted on The Win Column | By James Johnson | Last updated Dec 12, 2025 11:59 AM ET

With a record of 6–3–1 in their last ten games, the Flames have rebounded from their porous start. However, in the bigger picture, they moved from 32nd in the league by points percentage to 31st. And the tougher climbs are still coming. The Flames look ahead at the most difficult remaining schedule in the NHL. Parity has never been more prevalent than it has been in this NHL season, with the majority of teams sitting around the 0.500 mark. Any team can beat another on any given night. Having a tougher schedule doesn’t mean you are going to lose more. But it is more statistically probable.

Average NHL strength of remaining schedule

Two sites that measure the strength of schedule remaining are PowerRankingsGuru.com and Tankathon.com. I have taken the average of both websites to limit the chance of error for one individual site. The teams have been ranked by their average score given by both websites. The higher the rank, the more difficult a team’s remaining schedule is. Enter, the Calgary Flames.

Rank	Team Name	PowerRankingsGuru.com	Tankathon.com	Average
1	Calgary Flames	2	1	1.5
1	Detroit Red Wings	1	2	1.5
T-3	Buffalo Sabres	7	5	6
T-3	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	8	6
T-3	Montreal Canadiens	3	9	6
6	Winnipeg Jets	10	3	6.5
T-7	Columbus Blue Jackets	8	7	7.5
T-7	Philadelphia Flyers	5	10	7.5
9	St. Louis Blues	12	4	8
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	11	8.5
T-11	Utah Mammoth	15	6	10.5
T-11	Ottawa Senators	9	12	10.5
13	New York Rangers	11	14	12.5
14	Florida Panthers	14	13	13.5
T-15	Minnesota Wild	17	15	16
T-15	Chicago Blackhawks	16	16	16
17	Vancouver Canucks	18	17	17.5
18	Seattle Kraken	13	23	1819
19	Washington Capitals	20	20	20
20	Carolina Hurricanes	19	22	20.5
21	Nashville Predators	24	18	21
22	Dallas Stars	23	21	22
23	Edmonton Oilers	26	19	22.5
24	Boston Bruins	22	24	23
25	New Jersey Devils	21	28	24.5
26	LA Kings	25	26	25.5
27	Tampa Bay Lightning	28	25	26.5
28	Colorado Avalanche	27	27	27
T-29	Vegas Golden Knights	32	29	30.5
T-29	San Jose Sharks	31	30	30.5
T-29	Anaheim Ducks	30	31	30.5
T-29	New York Islanders	29	32	30.5

An uphill battle for Calgary

According to Tankathon, the Flames will face teams at a 0.594 clip for the remainder of the season, which is higher than the 0.585 that Detroit will play. For comparison’s sake, the Boston Bruins sit at a 0.594 points percentage right now, so, on average, the Flames will play the Bruins for the remainder of the year. PowerRankingsGuru uses a weighted scale based on their power rankings (the Flames rank a little bit higher than they do in other weighted rankings because of their recent hot streak, for example), which is why the Flames feature in second on their rankings. Whichever model you look at, the Flames have it tough for the remainder of the year.

The Flames face the Ducks four times, the Avalanche three times, and the Stars, Golden Knights, and Capitals two times each. Their easiest matchups are the Sabres, Canucks, and Blues once each. Their schedule isn’t too bad until the Olympic break in February, but March and April look daunting. Pairing that alongside the likely departure of a veteran or two off the roster, this Flames team will definitely be tested.

A look at teams fighting for the bottom of the standings

The Sabres, Jets, and Blues are also in for a tough road ahead as they find themselves in the bottom ten in the consolidated rankings. The Canucks rank in the middle of the pack, while the Predators find themselves in the latter half of the rankings, suggesting they might jump up a bit in the standings.

This article first appeared on The Win Column and was syndicated with permission.

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