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The first Flames goal scored against every franchise

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By Ryan Pike

Dec 28, 2021, 10:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 29, 2021, 10:29 EST

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As of now, the Calgary Flames are scheduled to play the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night in Seattle, the first time the two franchises have ever played each other.

A few weeks back, our pal Seth Rorabaugh (of Tribune-Review Sports in Pittsburgh) broke down the first goal the Penguins have scored against each and every NHL franchise.

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Instead of actually watching Monday's game, I decided to look up who scored the Penguins' first goal against every other NHL franchise they have played. It was a massive waste of time. I hope you enjoy it.

6:56 AM · Dec 7, 2021

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It sounded fun, so we did the same thing! Our rules: it’s the entire Flames franchise’s history, so Atlanta counts, but we broke out teams before and after relocations if they changed their names.

Opponent	Date	Score	Goal-Scorer
Islanders	Oct. 7, 1972	3-2 win	Morris Stefaniw
Sabres	Oct. 8, 1972	5-3 loss	Bobby Leiter
Blackhawks	Oct. 11, 1972	4-1 loss	Randy Manery
Canucks	Oct. 28, 1972	2-1 win	Jacques Richard
North Stars	Oct. 21, 1972*	3-2 win	Billy MacMillan
Golden Seals	Oct. 25, 1972	4-3 win	Jacques Richard
Kings	Oct. 26, 1972	3-1 loss	Bobby Leiter
Red Wings	Nov. 1, 1972	4-2 win	Randy Manery
Canadiens	Nov. 2, 1972**	6-1 loss	Keith McCreary
Maple Leafs	Nov. 5, 1972	2-2 tie	Jacques Richard
Penguins	Nov. 18, 1972	6-1 loss	Ernie Hicke
Flyers	Nov. 19, 1972	3-2 win	Larry Romanchych
Rangers	Nov. 21, 1972	3-1 loss	Larry Romanchych
Blues	Dec. 9, 1972	2-1 loss	Jacques Richard
Bruins	Dec. 23, 1972***	3-1 loss	Billy MacMillan
Scouts	Oct. 18, 1974	4-2 win	Jerry Byers
Capitals	Nov. 12, 1974	2-2 tie	Dean Talafous
Barons^	Oct. 13, 1976	4-2 win	Ken Houston
Rockies^	Oct. 27, 1976	4-2 loss	Eric Vail
Nordiques	Oct. 10, 1979	5-3 win	Phil Russell
Oilers	Oct. 26, 1979	7-3 win	Paul Reinhart
Jets	Nov. 6, 1979	8-0 win	Ken Houston
Whalers	Nov. 25, 1979	4-2 loss	Kent Nilsson
Devils^	Nov. 1, 1982	6-3 win	Ken Houston
Sharks	Oct. 8, 1991	4-3 loss	Robert Reichel
Senators	Nov. 5, 1992	8-4 loss	Joe Nieuwendyk
Lightning	Nov. 14, 1992	5-3 win	Chris Lindberg
Ducks	Oct. 17, 1993	2-2 tie	Joe Nieuwendyk
Stars^	Nov. 20, 1993	4-3 loss	German Titov
Panthers	Mar. 11, 1994	4-2 win	Gary Roberts
Avalanche^	Oct. 25, 1995	3-2 loss	German Titov
Coyotes^	Nov. 1, 1996	3-2 OT loss	Dave Gagner
Hurricanes^	Nov. 13, 1997	4-2 loss	Michael Nylander
Predators	Oct. 23, 1998	4-3 win	Phil Housley
Thrashers	Oct. 26, 1999	2-1 loss	Clarke Wilm
Blue Jackets	Oct. 12, 2000	3-2 loss	Jarome Iginla
Wild	Oct. 27, 2000	3-1 loss	Valeri Bure
Jets^	Mar. 9, 2012	5-3 win	Mark Giordano
Golden Knights	Jan. 30, 2018	4-2 loss	Sam Bennett

* – the first Flames/North Stars game was a 6-0 Minnesota win
** – the first Flames/Canadiens game was a 3-0 Canadiens win
*** – the first Flames/Bruins game was a 4-0 Bruins win
^ – denotes a relocated team

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