The Calgary Flames are in the midst of a winning streak. Their current seven game streak is one of just 11 such streaks dating back to the club’s founding in Atlanta back in 1972.
How does the current streak stack up within Flames history?

Winning streaks, at a glance

Wins
First Win
Last Win
OT Wins
Most Goals
Most Wins
10
Feb. 21, 2017
Mar. 13, 2017
4
Micheal Ferland & Mikael Backlund (6)
Brian Elliott (9)
10
Oct. 14, 1978
Nov. 3, 1978
n/a
Tom Lysiak,
Guy Chouinard &
Bob MacMillan (7)
Dan Bouchard (10)
8
Nov. 1, 2005
Nov. 16, 2005
0
Jarome Iginla (6)
Miikka Kiprusoff (7)
8
Dec. 14, 1992
Jan. 2, 1993
1
Gary Roberts (7)
Mike Vernon (8)
8
Jan. 31, 1989
Feb. 15, 1989
1
Joe Mullen (7)
Vernon (5)
7
Nov. 27, 2019
Active
2
Johnny Gaudreau & Sean Monahan (4)
David Rittich (5)
7
Feb. 16, 2019
Feb. 27, 2019
0
Austin Czarnik &
Backlund (4)
Mike Smith (5)
7
Dec. 31, 2017
Jan. 14, 2018
2
Matthew Tkachuk (5)
Smith (6)
7
Dec. 1, 2015
Dec. 17, 2015
4
Gaudreau (7)
Karri Ramo (5)
7
Nov. 10, 1988
Nov. 26, 1988
1
Joe Nieuwendyk (6)
Vernon (5)
7
Nov. 1, 1986
Nov. 13, 1986
0
Joel Otto, Hakan Loob & Carey Wilson (4)
Vernon (7)

Some notes

The 1978 winning streak followed a pair of ties, making the Flames 10-0-2 to begin the season. They didn’t register their first loss until Nov. 4 in the second half of a back-to-back.
The 1988 winning streak was followed by a tie, then another five game winning streak.
The 1989 winning streak was preceded by three wins and a tie.
The 1992-93 winning streak was preceded by a win and a tie.
Yes, the Flames went over 12 years between lengthy winning streaks. And then it was another 10 years until their next one.
The 2017 winning streak was preceded by a win and an overtime loss.
The 2017-18 winning streak was followed by four overtime and shootout losses in a row.
The February 2019 winning streak was preceded by a shootout loss.
The November-December 2019 winning streak was preceded by a win and an overtime loss.