News Roundup
Flames win ugly in shootout triumph over the Oilers
In an ideal world, your team’s season-opener should be smooth sailing, a complete 60 minute effort, with minimal drama.
The Calgary Flames do not live in an ideal world. But they also don’t seem too put off by games that go a little sideways on them.
Instant Reaction: Flames battle back to beat Oilers in the shootout
The Flames got off to a pretty solid start, skating well early on and putting pucks on net. In fact, they led in shots during the first period at various points by 3-1 and 4-3 margins.
But the game got away from them a bit later in the period.
Matvei Gridin scores his first career NHL goal
The first Calgary Flames goal of the 2025-26 season belongs to Matvei Gridin.
On top of the goal being the first Flames’ goal of the season, it was also Gridin’s first career goal. It wasn’t anything special, as Gridin received a pass from Nazem Kadri, drifted to the corner, spun around, and attempted to pass to the middle of the ice.
Calgary Flames hand stunned Edmonton Oilers a royal flush on opening night
After suffering crushing, lopsided defeats to open the last two regular seasons (8-1 against Vancouver and 6-0 against Winnipeg), and then advancing to the Stanley Cup Final both years, maybe having their heads held in the toilet again is best for the Edmonton Oilers.
Canucks Begin 2025-26 Season with Flames in Town for Home Opener
The Canucks welcome the Calgary Flames to begin the season, and there will be excitement all around Rogers Arena.
There’s a party on the plaza featuring live music and Canucks alumni signing autographs, the first 10,000 fans in the building will receive a free Canucks scarf, fun prizes throughout the game to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Rogers Arena, and much more.
Some milestone moments for Thursday’s game include Adam Foote making his debut as a head coach, Evander Kane making his debut for his hometown team, and Braeden Cootes playing in his first NHL game.
Calgary Flames are one of the smallest teams in the NHL this season
Despite having 6-foot-8 Adam Klapka and 6-foot-6 Kevin Bahl on their roster, the Flames are a small group overall. In fact, they are tied with three other teams for being the lightest roster in the entire NHL.
Vancouver Canucks not getting much respect in NHL expert predictions
There are reasons for optimism surrounding the Canucks ahead of the 2025-26 season, but the experts aren’t buying it.
Many media outlets are predicting that Vancouver will miss the playoffs for the second straight season. If they do, that would be the ninth time in 11 seasons that they’ve failed to qualify for playoff hockey.
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