Post-game summary, team news, and commentary.
The Buffalo Sabres didn't score two goals in the first 90 seconds. That was the first hurdle. After thumping Edmonton last night 10-2, Buffalo entered into the Dome to face Calgary who opened their first game since the All-Star break. The Western division dominates...
“Good teams never lose three in a row†– Scotty Bowman ….and the Flames did win in 5-4 shoot out victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. In what had been a strange, bumpy, physical night at the Pengrowth Saddledome, they (the Calgary Flames) managed to get the...
Calgary's only participant in this year's NHL All-Star break is captain Jarome Iginla who has a nice article at the official Flames web site here. [tags]iginla, jarome, jarome iginla[/tags]
Bertuzzi Returns to Give Flames Win Blood on the ice, player negligence, hits from behind, high sticks, all contributed to a chippy affair between the Flames and Jackets. Columbus is a bottom feeder in the West so they make up their shortcomings with chippy play. The...
With a chance to rebound from a lackluster home performance, Calgary visited the Colorado Avalanche in an attempt to get back on the winning track. That didn't happen, instead they were spanked and taught how hard work for 60 minutes is a basic component of winning...
An eight game home winning streak came to an end as the Calgary Flames struggled to play against a team they should have dominated. After returning from San Jose to the chime of local media inquiring about the new 'contender' status. I don't know which media type...
Having played two out of three games this past week, the Calgary Flames (27-12-4) won both the two games - one on home ice and one on the road. In the first game against the Blues, they defeated their counterparts by a score of 3-1; capitalized on two power play...
Calgary won their fourth game in a row and handed San Jose's first loss of the season on home ice. The Flames looked out of place early in the game going down within the first minute from a Ryan Clowe goal. Luckily the roadteam found their legs in the second, and...
Calgary began the second half of their 2008-09 season against St. Louis with a win for their 26th W of the year. In total the Flames have accumulated 54 points before St. Louis, on pace for 108 which would quite the achievement and a far cry from the team fans saw in...
The Calgary Flames returned to action after a lengthy (to them--4 days) break to face the Blue at home. The typical Calgary quiet crowd was available to witness the Flames begin the second half of their season. The game opened with Andre Roy and Blues coward Cam...
The Calgary Flames (25-12-4) will play three games this week – two on home ice and one on the road. Current standings - They have a home record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 3 ties. Their power play percentage has increased marginally to 18.95% and their penalty killing...
The Calgary Flames played three games this week of which they lost one in Chicago and won two on home ice – the two victories were against the # 1 team in the western conference division, the San Jose Sharks, and against their eastern conference division...
The story before this game wasn't the red hot Flames versus the lame duck Islanders, rather, the surprise entry of Mikael Backlund into the Flames lineup due to a Bertuzzi back injury. In case you don't recall, Backlund was playing in the under-18 tournament...
VIK wants compensation Apart from Canada's electrifying under-18 win on home ice, the side-story for Flames fans was the possibility touted prospect Mikael Backlund would not return to his home squad and instead stay in North America to play. It seems he is awaiting a...
Some say Calgary's spanking by San Jose, the outright 1-6 embarrassment earlier in November, coupled with a 1-6 loss to Chicago two games prior, was the turning point for the team. Since those losses the team has captured 33 of a possible 44 points (.750). However,...