Calgary Flames
2026-27 · 0-1-0 · 0 pts · 8th Pacific
The Calgary Flames are 0-1-0 (0 points) through 1 game of 2026-27, 8th in the Pacific Division and 15th in the Western, with a -5 goal differential.
Next up: at the Vancouver Canucks on Sat, Oct 3.
In the latest game, the top line has been Strome – Sharangovich – Zary and the top pair Bahl – Nemec. PP1 is Frost, Farabee, Coronato, Parekh and Gridin.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 49.2% of shot attempts (17th in the NHL) and 45.8% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 143-176.
Dustin Wolf has started 55 of 82 games with a .899 save percentage; Cooley has 26 starts.
1 player is on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 1 game of shift data. Times are together per game.
Flames line combinations tool →Next game: Devin Cooley● Confirmed
- Dustin Wolf55 GS · .899 SV%
- Devin Cooley26 GS · .909 SV%
- Arsenii Sergeev1 GS · .964 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Wolf | 3 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Devin Cooley | 3 | 1.3 | 1 |
Sat, Oct 3 to Fri, Oct 9, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · CGY @ VAN
No schedule edge1 day rest · 674 km travel · -1 h
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: CGY (1 day rest) at VAN (1 day rest).
Sun, Oct 4 · CGY @ SEA
No schedule edgeBack-to-back · 192 km travel
Back-to-back · 907 km travel · -1 h
No meaningful schedule edge: CGY (back-to-back) at SEA (back-to-back).
Thu, Oct 8 · COL @ CGY
Edge: CGY +13.5 ptsBack-to-back · 1,201 km travel · -1 h
3 days rest · 711 km travel · +1 h
CGY has the schedule edge (+13.5 pts net win probability): col on a b2b, col backup likely (58%), b2b vs rested cgy, b2b after 1,201 km, backup likely (58%).
for Flames's next games, as win-probability edges.
+4:35 TOI a game · ixG/60 0.62 (was 0.18)
1 P in last 1 (0.35/GP before) · 36% of team PP time (was 19%)
Last 5 games vs the previous 20, through Oct 2, 2026. Full Ascension board →
Next: at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 PM ET
- Thu, Oct 1vs SEAL 1-6
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Coronato R | 80 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 16:39 | 2:45 | 49.4% |
| Morgan Frost C | 82 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 15:30 | 2:39 | 48.9% |
| Mikael Backlund C | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 17:57 | 1:04 | 50.2% |
| Nazem Kadri C | 61 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 19:22 | 3:08 | 52.1% |
| Joel Farabee L | 82 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 16:55 | 1:06 | 49.8% |
| Blake Coleman L | 69 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 17:20 | 1:16 | 51.9% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Pacific Division
- PP1Morgan Frost – Joel Farabee – Matt Coronato – Zayne Parekh – Matvei Gridin1:08
36 PP goals in 374:54 of man-advantage time (31st in GF/60).
- Jonathan HuberdeauLWInjured ReserveHip · Huberdeau missed the final 26 games of the 2025-26 regular season. He won't be available at the beginning of the 2026-27 campaign, and it's unclear when he will be available to return.
Where the offence comes from
Share of Flames 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 150.1 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.253 · 25th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%45.8% · 29th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%49.2% · 17th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Flames rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Flames news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Avs, Stars, Wings, Panthers, Devils, Islanders, Sens, Penguins, Sharks and BluesNHLRumors.com
- Mattias Samuelsson News: Opens scoring in lossRotoWire
- Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Opens scoring in lossCBS Sports
- Jack Quinn News: Pots goal ThursdayRotoWire
- Sabres' Jack Quinn: Pots goal ThursdayCBS Sports
- Jack Quinn, the Sabres' power play and other things to watch this seasonBuffalo Hockey Beat
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