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Former Flames goalie Dan Vladar has found a home with the Flyers

Ryan Pike — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:00:35 GMT

The Calgary Flames hosted the Philadelphia Flyers at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday night, with the game representing the final visit for the Flyers to the ‘Dome before the Flames move to Scotia Place in 2027-28.

The game was also a homecoming of sorts for Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar. Originally acquired in a trade from the Boston Bruins during the 2021 off-season – with a third-round pick going to Boston – Vladar made exactly 100 appearances for Calgary between 2021-22 and 2024-25. He served as backup to Jacob Markstrom for there seasons and to Dustin Wolf for one.

Looking for a bigger role, he signed with the Flyers as a free agent on July 1, 2025.

In 2025-26, both Flames/Flyers clashes were the second half of back-to-back sets for the Flyers. Vladar, having established himself as the Flyers’ starter early in the season, played the first game of each back to back and dressed as backup in both meetings with Calgary. After initially joining Philadelphia on a two year deal, Vladar signed a five year extension on July 1, 2026 that will keep him with the Flyers through the 2031-32 season.

495 days after joining the Flyers, Vladar finally played his first-ever game against the Flames – the only NHL club he hadn’t yet played in his NHL career – made his final appearance at the Saddledome. He made 22 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Flames.

“Obviously a guy like that coming back to where he used to play and how much it means to him, it sucks we couldn’t get him a win,” said Flyers forward Owen Tippett following the game.

While the Flyers have had their struggles this season, Vladar has provided quality netminding since his arrival.

“Yeah, he really took over, I think, last year,” said Flyers forward Sean Couturier, prior to Sunday’s game. “On and off the ice, I think he’s now become an older guy around. He’s using his experience, his voice to kind of have a leadership role in the room. So, like you said, not only on the ice that he’s really stepped up, but in the room I think he’s been a great leader for us.”

Before Sunday’s game, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet praised Vladar’s mentality as part of how he became such a key part of the team.

“Well, I think obviously he can stop the puck,” said Tocchet. “He’s a great goalie, but I think for his character, he’s unreal. Like, he’s a crest guy. He thinks about the team first, not about himself, and that’s infectious when it’s in the room.”

After grinding early in his career with the Bruins and Flames, and emerging as one of the more effective backups in Flames history, Vladar has found himself a long-term home in Philadelphia.

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Beyond the Boxscore: Flames gain momentum late, overcome Flyers in overtime win

Flash Stevens — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:00:36 GMT

The Calgary Flames never gave up, eventually winning in overtime over the Philadelphia Flyers by a 4-3 score.

CF% – 47.24% || SCF% – 38.88% || HDCF% – 30.35% || xGF% – 45.05%

It’s a Team Game – The Flames kind of had a reverse of the last few games where they had good starts and then faded into the third. In this one they had a fairly slow start and then turned the gas on late. Of course in the midst of the slower start there was a highlight reel goal from Zayne Parekh and the Flyers let in a fairly soft goal from the point to allow the Flames to stay close. Devin Cooley was back and playing like his excellent self – also working to keep things within range. It could have easily become a Flyers rout, but the players never let it get them down. When they finally got the third going the Flames had improved their play significantly, but Dan Vladar had the answer for everything but Joel Farabee’s shorthanded breakaway. Despite their best 5v5 period being the third frame it never produced a 5v5 goal, but it sure stopped the Flyers from scoring more. Then, Matt Coronato took the feed from Matvei Gridin in overtime and made no mistakes, tucking away the game winner for the Flames.

Corsi King – I love that Zayne Parekh (63.20 CF%) gives me a chance to write something about him in almost every single game. The goal was a beauty, and one not many in the NHL could score. He has some give and take, and was out for 2 goals against at 5v5, but at least the coach is of the mindset to keep throwing him out there. An everyday player already with lots of time to work on what he has to. Yan Kuznetsov (61.57%) has been such a stabilizing presence beside him. You don’t notice him much, but he’s been a valuable part of this club. There’s not too many “big mistakes” that come his way – Kuznetsov plays hard, wins his puck battles, and he always keeps the crease clear.

Under Pressure –

Taken By Chance – Jake Middleton (42.90 SCF% // 39.55 HDCF%) and Zach Whitecloud (32.92% // 30.39%) saw the most high danger chances for the Flames – with over 5. Nobody else got over 3 at 5v5 so, impressive considering the circumstances. They went 1-0 in actual goals as well, overall a positive way for the night to end. It wasn’t great in the first, but they earned redemption down the stretch. Calgary is going to need them to step up with Kevin Bahl being out for the entire season. He was the number 1 shutdown man on this defence. For success to continue someone is going to have to step up.

xG Breakdown –

xGF% – I think Jonathan Castagna’s (48.56 xGF%) dedication to making sure the defensive zone is taken care of first is one of the primary reasons he is succeeding at the NHL level. His offensive involvement hasn’t been too noticeable, but he’s not hurting you in his minutes, really ever. I love Matvei Gridin’s (49.84%) preference for driving the middle as well. It was a bit hit or miss tonight, but he never quits trying to generate chances. His pass to Matt Coronato (44.63%) after drawing the defender to himself was done masterfully. The confidence is warranted, big time.

Game Flow –

Shot Heatmap –

In The Crease – Devin Cooley just keep being yourself, please. Never let anyone stop you from being yourself. I loved his explanation about how he was focusing on the primary shooter too much as he was not as in tuned with his peripherals because of his time with the injured squad. Incredibly honest insight that makes it easier to understand why something may have gone wrong. The past is dead, and there’s nothing there for you, so just focus on what can be fixed for next time. An incredible mindset on display – he also communicates a well-rounded understanding of positive regression. Cool Man, you’re speaking my language. 2.19 expected goals against at 5v5 with just 2 against – another night in the positives.

The Goals –

Filthy work 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xBmKDtxp5s

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 9, 2026

First as a Flame 🔥 pic.twitter.com/uZzMKO2RkS

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 9, 2026

A beauty from Beezer! pic.twitter.com/T4y6rUPMFI

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 9, 2026

Matt Scoreonato ends it in OT 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wKugphkqAv

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 9, 2026

Flash’s 3 Stars –

1) Devin Cooley

2) Zayne Parekh

3) Joel Farabee

(Stats compiled from Naturalstattrick.com // Game Score from Hockeystatcards.com // xG and Under Pressure charts from HockeyViz.com // Game Flow and Shot Heatmap from NaturalStatTrick.com)

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Flames conclude hectic schedule with gritty comeback win over Flyers

Ryan Pike — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:38 GMT

The National Hockey League schedule can be a grind. This season, teams are playing 84 games over a 194 day regular season. That’s a game every 2.3 days. But there are pockets of the schedule where, due to building availability, broadcast schedules or just bad luck, teams play way more often.

Between Oct. 22 and Sunday night, the Calgary Flames played 10 games over 18 days. The schedule was functionally a game every second day, plus a back-to-back set to mix it up. On Sunday evening, the Flames completed this gauntlet with a scrappy, come-from-behind effort against the Philadelphia Flyers.

In a game where the Flames never held a lead, they battled to a 4-3 overtime victory over Dan Vladar and the Flyers.

The game was, in a way, representative of the Flames’ season to date.

“I thought for two periods, I felt we were… we looked sluggish,” said Flames head coach Ryan Huska. “Flat is a better word, but I thought for the third period, we found a way and came alive. A couple little plays brought a little energy to our team, and once that started, I felt it was a little bit of a snowball effect where we just kept going into third.”

They trailed 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 during regulation. But they kept finding a way to battle back, getting key stops from Devin Cooley to keep the game close and goals at key times to draw even. Zayne Parekh scored in the first period to make it 1-1. Zach Whitecloud scored in the second period to make it 2-2. Joel Farabee scored a shorthanded goal in the third period to make it 3-3.

In overtime, Matt Coronato finished a three-on-one counter-punch rush for the Flames to give the Flames the 4-3 victory.

Appropriately enough, the Flames’ two offensive leaders during this recent run have been Farabee, with seven goals and 12 points, and Coronato, with two goals and 10 points. Both Cooley and Dustin Wolf have been rock-solid over the past 10 games, with Cooley going 4-1-0 with a 1.82 goals against average and .943 save percentage and Wolf going 2-1-1 with a 2.57 goals against average and .907 save percentage. (When Cooley was injured, rookie Arsenii Sergeev battled through a spot start against the powerhouse Colorado Avalanche, giving Wolf a night off on a back-to-back set.)

All-in-all, the Flames are far from a perfect hockey club, but they’ve made strides since their tough start to the season that were evident during their 18 day grind.

“I think we did a really good job,” said Huska. “Like finding a way to, one, win games, two, stay in games when we’re not at our best. That’s something that we’re learning how to do. And a tough stretch with some interesting travel for us. I think the guys came through it really well.”

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Instant Reaction: Flames battle back to beat Flyers in overtime

Ryan Pike — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 02:55:52 GMT

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!

The Calgary Flames continued their homestand on Sunday evening when they welcomed the Philadelphia Flyers to the Scotiabank Saddledome for the final time. Both teams had their workboots on but both couldn’t quite bury their chances in a game where the Flames never had a lead during regulation.

In a game that required extra time to decide a victor, the Flames beat the Flyers in overtime by a 4-3 score.

The rundown

It was a sleepy first few minutes of the game, as both teams tried to find their rhythm and struggled to execute with the puck.

A bad break and some nice execution led to the opening goal for the road team. Zayne Parekh blew a tire in the neutral zone trying to track back against a Flyers rush play, leaving Yan Kuznetsov alone to defend a three-on-one attack. Sean Couturier’s initial shot hit Devin Cooley’s pad, but it rebounded right out to Denver Barkey, who beat Cooley to make it 1-0 Flyers.

Philadelphia goal!

Scored by Denver Barkey with 07:14 left in the 1st. Assisted by Sean Couturier and Jamie Drysdale.

CGY: 0 | PHI: 1#PHIvsCGY #Flames #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/Um50sf7XaQ

— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) November 9, 2026

A few minutes later, the Flames tied things back up. The Flames got the puck down low in the Flyers zone, then cycled back to the point. Zayne Parekh received a pass and then decided to try to make a play, cutting between a couple Flyers skaters to get in the slot area, then firing a shot that beat Dan Vladar glove-side to tie the game at 1-1.

Calgary goal!

Scored by Zayne Parekh with 04:34 left in the 1st. Assisted by Yan Kuznetsov and Yegor Sharangovich.

CGY: 1 | PHI: 1#PHIvsCGY #Flames #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/l3R0WdUFro

— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) November 9, 2026

Early in the second period, the Flyers pulled ahead again. Nick Seeler fired a shot from the left point. Noel Acciari got position on Kuznetsov in the slot and got a blade on Seeler’s shot, causing it to change direction and wobble past Cooley to make it 2-1 Flyers.

Philadelphia goal!

Scored by Noel Acciari with 17:44 left in the 2nd. Assisted by Nick Seeler and Sean Couturier.

CGY: 1 | PHI: 2#PHIvsCGY #Flames #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/CjwxRybxo4

— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) November 9, 2026

But the Flames, again, drew even. This time, Aydar Suniev made a nice play at the Flyers blueline to hold the puck in the zone, then passed it to Zach Whitecloud. Whitecloud opted to shoot, beating Vladar high stick-side to tie the game at 2-2.

Calgary goal!

Scored by Zach Whitecloud with 14:01 left in the 2nd. Assisted by Aydar Suniev and Yegor Sharangovich.

CGY: 2 | PHI: 2#PHIvsCGY #Flames #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/NDgXClfDWy

— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) November 9, 2026

The Flyers retook the lead late in the third period on a power play. The Flyers cycled the puck well and Christian Dvorak, handling the puck below the goal line, seemed to fake the Flames’ defenders out double-clutching on a pass attempt. Then he actually passed to a wide-open Owen Tippett in the slot. Tippett fired the puck past Cooley to give the Flyers a 3-2.

Power play goal for Philadelphia!

Scored by Owen Tippett with 04:53 left in the 2nd. Assisted by Christian Dvorak and Oliver Bonk.

CGY: 2 | PHI: 3#PHIvsCGY #Flames #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/Yq0jv9wnub

— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) November 9, 2026

But midway through the third period, the Flames managed to draw even – again. That time, on a Flyers power play, Martin Pospisil made a nice play to disrupt the Flyers’ zone time and spring Joel Farabee for a breakaway. Farabee made a nice move to beat Vladar for a shorthanded goal to make it 3-3.

Short-handed goal for Calgary!

Scored by Joel Farabee with 11:33 left in the 3rd. Assisted by Martin Pospisil.

CGY: 3 | PHI: 3#PHIvsCGY #Flames #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/FKnUSXsHFb

— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) November 9, 2026

The game headed to overtime, and the action was back and forth, with both teams getting strong looks but the goaltenders making big saves.

Matt Coronato finished off a rush sequence with a shot that beat Vladar with 51.7 seconds left in overtime to give the Flames the 4-3 win.

Calgary goal!

Scored by Matt Coronato with 00:52 left in the OT. Assisted by Matvei Gridin and Simon Nemec.

CGY: 4 | PHI: 3#PHIvsCGY #Flames #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/hLhz7W9q3q

— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) November 9, 2026

Why the Flames won

The Flames weren’t great in this hockey game. They were decent for stretches, but there were big chunks of this game where they just didn’t have their mojo going. The first period was pretty even. The second period was skewed towards the Flyers. But the Flames found their rhythm in the third period after some line shuffling. Give them credit: Devin Cooley made some key saves, and a few Flames players made some key offensive plays at key times to give them a chance.

In extra time, the Flames made one more play than the Flyers and got the extra point.

Red Warrior

We’re gonna give the nod to Zayne Parekh, who was dynamic and very entertaining in this game.

Honourable mentions to Devin Cooley and Joel Farabee, too.

Turning point

Joel Farabee’s shorthanded goal to tie the game was huge for the home side.

Flames lineup

The Flames looked like this against Anaheim:

Joel Farabee – Mikael Backlund [C] – Matt Coronato
Matvei Gridin – Martin Pospisil – Ryan Strome [A]
Yegor Sharangovich – Morgan Frost – Aydar Suniev
William Stromgren – Jonathan Castagna – Adam Klapka

Joel Hanley – Simon Nemec
Jake Middleton – Zach Whitecloud [A]
Yan Kuznetsov – Zayne Parekh

Devin Cooley started in net, backed up by Dustin Wolf. The healthy extras were Brayden Pachal and Maxim Tsyplakov. Jonathan Huberdeau, Sam Honzek, Brennan Othmann and Kevin Bahl missed the game due to injury.

The forward lines got shuffled in the third period, looking like this:

Suniev – Frost – Coronato
Gridin – Pospisil – Klapka
Farabee – Backlund – Sharangovich
Stromgren – Castagna – Strome

This and that

This was the Saddledome’s annual Hockey Fights Cancer theme game.

This was Dan Vladar’s first-ever road game appearance in the Saddledome. (And his last, too.)

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The Flames (8-9-1) close out their homestand on Wednesday night when they welcome the New York Rangers to the Saddledome for the final time.

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WATCH: Parekh dances through Flyers defence to score highlight-reel goal

Mike Gould — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 01:08:45 GMT

Calgary Flames sophomore defenceman Zayne Parekh scored one of the nicest goals of his young career in the first period of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

With the Flames trailing 1-0 in the final five minutes of the period, Parekh received a pass from Yan Kuznetsov at the blue line before slicing through the Flyers’ defenders and unleashing a wicked wrister that beat goaltender Dan Vladar in the top corner.

Yegor Sharangovich recorded the secondary assist on Parekh’s second goal of the 2026-27 regular season (and the seventh of his career). The Flames and Flyers remained tied at one after 20 minutes of play on Sunday.

All smiles from Zayne Parekh as he ties the game for the @NHLFlames! 😁 pic.twitter.com/VmqR7eZzJP

— NHL (@NHL) November 9, 2026

The Flames originally selected Parekh with the N0. 9 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. A standout over three seasons with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit, Parekh made his NHL debut with the Flames in the 2024-25 season finale before splitting the 2025-26 campaign between the Flames, Calgary Wranglers, and Team Canada at the World Juniors.

Parekh entered Sunday’s action with one goal, seven points, and a minus-10 rating through 17 games with the Flames to begin the 2026-27 regular season. The 6’0″ right-shot defender logged 6:05 of ice time across nine shifts with the Flames in the first period of Sunday’s game.

Denver Barkey opened the scoring for the Flyers earlier in the opening frame at the Saddledome on Sunday. The Flyers outshot the Flames 8-7 in the first 20 minutes, with goaltenders Devin Cooley and Vladar allowing one goal apiece.

Parekh will be expected to take on a larger role with the Flames going forward now that Kevin Bahl is slated to miss the rest of the 2026-27 regular season while recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. The Flames recalled defenceman Brayden Pachal from the Wranglers on Sunday to help make up for the loss.

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Flames Game Day 18: A Sunday visit from the Flyers (6pm ABT, SNW)

Ryan Pike — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:00:53 GMT

After starting off their homestand with a tight loss to Anaheim, the Calgary Flames (7-9-1, 15 points) are back at it when they host the Philadelphia Flyers (4-10-4, 12 points). The Flames and Flyers both got out to rough starts this season, but the Flames have seemingly found their mojo after five tough games, while the Flyers are still trying to find their rhythm. Can the Flames inch closer to the .500 mark with a win over Philadelphia?

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The Flames

Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Aydar Suniev – Morgan Frost – Yegor Sharangovich
Joel Farabee – Mikael Backlund – Matt Coronato
Matvei Gridin – Martin Pospisil – Ryan Strome
William Stromgren – Jonathan Castagna – Adam Klapka

Joel Hanley – Simon Nemec
Jake Middleton – Zach Whitecloud
Yan Kuznetsov – Zayne Parekh

Devin Cooley is slated to start in net, backed up by Dustin Wolf. The expected extras are Brayden Pachal and Maxim Tsyplakov. Brennan Othmann is also still sidelined day-to-day, but he participated in morning skate on Sunday. Pachal was called up from the Wranglers on Sunday, but isn’t expected to play.

This is the end of a pretty hectic stress for the Flames. It’s their 10th game in 18 days. Despite the craziness, they’ve played some pretty good hockey during that stretch, and the list of poor performances from the group is pretty slim lately. The challenge for the Flames is finding ways to generate more scoring at even strength. They’ve been surprisingly good on the power play, but they need more from everybody at five-on-five.

The Flyers

Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Tyson Foerster – Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny
Porter Martone – Noah Cates – Matvei Michkov
Trevor Zegras – Cole Knuble – Owen Tippett
Denver Barkey – Sean Couturier – Noel Acciari

Travis Sanheim – Jamie Drysdale
Cam York – Oliver Bonk
Nick Seeler – Simon Benoit

We’re projecting Dan Vladar to start in net, backed up by Joseph Woll. The projected extras for the Flyers are David Jiricek and Michael Bunting. It’s Vladar’s first start ever against the Flames.

The Flyers were on their way to a win on Thursday, until a third period penalty by Denver Barkey. And a Rangers power play goal to tie the game. And then the go-ahead goal a minute and a half later. That’s sort of how the season has been going for the Flyers: they’ve been finding ways to lose at key times in games.

They began the season winless in their first nine (0-6-3), then won three in a row, and more recently have one win in their last six games, going 1-4-1.

Unavailable players

The Flames are without Jonathan Huberdeau, Sam Honzek, Brennan Othmann and Kevin Bahl.

The Flyers are without Nikita Grebenkin and Rasmus Ristolainen.

The numbers

Flames		Flyers
7	Wins	4
15 (.441)	Points (%)	12 (.333)
52.6 (11th)	xGF%	44.3 (28th)
30.0 (4th)	PP%	16.4 (27th)
83.0 (9th)	PK%	80.0 (12th)

Head to head

This is the first of two meetings between Calgary and Philadelphia. They’ll finish off their season series in December.

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Flames defender Kevin Bahl out for the season after Achilles tendon rupture

Ryan Pike — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:00:40 GMT

The Calgary Flames will be without perhaps their best player for the remainder on the season.

On Friday night, defenceman Kevin Bahl was conspicuously absent from the ice for warm-up, with teammate Joel Hanley pressed into service on 15 minutes notice. On Sunday morning, the Flames shed some light on Bahl’s situation.

He’s out for the season after rupturing his Achilles tendon on Friday.

When asked after Sunday’s morning skate, Flames head coach Ryan Huska indicated the injury occurred while Bahl was warming up prior to Friday’s game.

“Warming up,” said Huska. “It’s kind of a freak thing. You don’t hear of that really ever.”

To say that Bahl’s injury leaves a big hole in the Flames’ lineup is a massive understatement. Through 17 games, Bahl has been leaned on heavily. He’s used for most of the tough match-ups against the opposition’s best players. His zone starts are heavily skewed towards the defensive zone. He takes a ton of penalty kill shifts, too.

Bahl averages 21:56 of ice time per game, heavily skewed towards even strength (19:27) and the penalty kill (2:27). He’s played a big part in the growth the Flames have seen in young defender Simon Nemec, who he’s played almost all of his even strength minutes alongside this season.

“I would say he was or he is one of the reasons why I’m really growing… without the puck,” said Nemec. “So I think he’s like perfect fit for me. Like he’s really good skater. He can make a play, but he can defend hard. And I think he really helped me after that tough start, I would say.”

“You’re gutted for the guy,” said Zach Whitecloud. “And I mean, obviously, you’re selfishly gutted for the team. He’s such a big part of this team. He plays a lot of minutes. I mean, we can sit here and forget about the hockey player for a second. Just think about the person. You know, loses his season and being around the guys consistently and all that stuff. So make sure as a group we’re taking care of him and making sure he has whatever he needs to continue to feel involved and be a part of this group because he’s going to be here for a long, long time. So important part of our group and just an incredible guy. And obviously you’re just, yeah, it’s heartbreaking for him. And he’s having one of his best seasons too. So obviously it sucks and just try to take care of him as a teammate.”

“He’s doing fine, I mean as fine as he can be,” said Huska. “It was just a terrible break for a guy that I would consider our best player up to this point of the season. And unfortunately sometimes things happen and because of that we’re using a really good player for the rest of the year. So it’s a tough situation for him for sure, but he’s doing fine. It’s just a matter now of waiting to get the surgery done on him.”

With Bahl out for the season the Flames will, for now, retain their defensive pairings from Friday’s game against Anaheim: Hanley with Nemec, Jake Middleton with Whitecloud, and Yan Kuznetsov with Zayne Parekh, with Brayden Pachal called up to be the seventh defender. But considering the heavy lifting Bahl did throughout the Flames lineup, time will tell if things need to be shuffled around as things move forward.

The 26-year-old Bahl is in the second year of a six year, $5.35 million AAV contract with the Flames.

The Flames host the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night at the Saddledome.

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The Philadelphia Flyers are quietly an important part of Flames franchise lore

Ryan Pike — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:00:43 GMT

On Sunday night, the Calgary Flames will host the Philadelphia Flyers at the Scotiabank Saddledome for the final time.

While the Flames and many other teams from out east don’t have horribly extensive histories – primarily because they don’t play often in-season and rarely meet in the playoffs – the Flyers are different.

The first playoff series in franchise history, in 1974, featured the Atlanta Flames being swept by the Flyers in the first round. At the time, the NHL had just 16 teams. Atlanta, in their second season, finished fourth in the West Division, and were matched up against the Flyers, the West Division winners.

The Flames lost every single game – 4-1, 5-1, 4-1 and 4-3 – and were eliminated in four games. The Flames never held a lead at any point in the first three games. In Game 4, they blew a 3-0 lead and were eliminated in overtime off a Dave Schultz goal. The Flyers went on to win the Stanley Cup that year.

Anyway, the Flames relocated from Atlanta to Calgary in May 1980… too late for the league to realign the divisions or alter the schedule for the 1980-81 season. As such, the Flames remained in their prior division, the Patrick Division, and had a schedule chock full of their divisional rivals from the Atlanta days: Washington, the NY Islanders, the NY Rangers and Philadelphia.

In their first year in Calgary, the Flames qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. At the time, a league-wide seeding system was ruled, and the Flames swept Chicago in a best-of-five preliminary round series – the first series win ever for the franchise – and their reward was a rematch with the Flyers.

In their first-ever best-of-seven playoff series, the Flames actually eliminated the Flyers in seven games, earning a measure of revenge for 1974’s sweep. After being shut out in Game 1 by the Flyers, the Flames won each of the next three games by a single goal to push Philadelphia to the brink of elimination, only for the Flyers to battle back to force a decisive seventh game. The Flames beat the Flyers by a 4-1 score in Game 7 at the Spectrum to advance. Guy Chouinard led the Flames with nine points against Philadelphia, while Willi Plett posted 61 penalty minutes in the series. Plett’s 31 penalty minutes in Game 5 was a playoff game franchise record that was only surpassed by Deryk Engelland in that 2015 game where he fought two Vancouver Canucks at once (and received 42 PIMs for his troubles).

(Just a single player remained from the 1974 team: forward Eric Vail, the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, who posted zero points in the first six games of the Flyers series and was scratched in favour of Bert Wilson for Game 7.)

The Flames ended up losing in the third round to the Minnesota North Stars, but the 1981 playoffs represented a massive breakthrough for the Flames franchise, and a tremendous spring that helped Calgarians fall in love with their long-awaited NHL team. Despite their rivalry feeling a bit cool these days, the Flyers – and that 1981 series – remain a pretty important part of Flames lore.

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Flames recall blueliner Brayden Pachal from the AHL’s Wranglers, place Kevin Bahl on injury reserve list

Ryan Pike — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:27:57 GMT

In advance of Sunday night’s clash between the Calgary Flames and visiting Philadelphia Flyers, the Flames have made a roster move. The club announced on Sunday morning that they’ve recalled defenceman Brayden Pachal from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. To open a roster spot, the club has placed defenceman Kevin Bahl on the injury reserve list.

Kevin Bahl missed Friday night’s game against Anaheim with a lower body injury. Bahl’s absence was fairly short notice, with teammate Joel Hanley, the team’s seventh defender, pressed into action about 15 minutes before warm-up was to begin. With Bahl’s status a question mark, adding Pachal gives the Flames some veteran depth in case of any other surprises on the back end.

Pachal began the season on the Flames’ roster as their eighth defenceman, but was waived on Oct. 6 and sent to the Wranglers the following day after clearing. At the time, the Flames were carrying 13 forwards and eight defencemen and it limited their options for mixing up the forward group a bit. Sending Pachal and Connor Zary to the AHL allowed them to bring up Jonathan Castagna and Aydar Suniev, a swap that has worked well for the big club.

Meanwhile, Pachal got a chance to play regular minutes in the AHL, something that wasn’t likely in the cards for him with the Flames. In 11 games with the Wranglers, usually playing with Axel Hurtig or Jake Livingstone on a shutdown pairing, Pachal has three assists and a plus-3 rating. He was a surprise scratch in Saturday’s Wranglers game in preparation for his call-up to the Flames.

Since Pachal cleared waivers earlier this season, he can be on the NHL roster without requiring waivers again for 30 days (or 10 game appearances). Given his age and veteran status, he seems well-suited to a short-term insurance recall.

The Flames host Philadelphia on Sunday night. The Wranglers are back in action on Tuesday night in Henderson.

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Recap: Tyson Gross nets two but Wranglers fall 6-4 in Colorado

Paige Siewert — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:00:40 GMT

The Calgary Wranglers were back in action on Saturday for the back end of a back to back against the Colorado Avalanche affiliate, the Eagles. They were the ones to come out on top in game one and looked to get the sweep in game two. Colorado took an early lead on their first shot then netted another three before the Wranglers could get on the board. Tyson Gross and Dryden Hunt scored within two minutes of each other to put them within two then Rory Kerins put them within one before the end of the period. The Eagles pulled ahead in the third and the Wranglers couldn’t get back in time to force overtime. The final score was 6-4 for Colorado.

Lineup notes

With Kevin Bahl being a last minute scratch for the Flames in Friday’s game due to injury, there was a chance that the Wranglers would be down a defenceman if the big club needed a blueliner. That was the case with Brayden Pachal missing from this game. No transaction is confirmed yet. Kyle Walker came into the lineup to fill the gap. In net, Owen Say picked up the win in Friday’s game but it would go back to Arsenii Sergeev with the start and Kirill Zarubin as back-up for this game.

Wranglers lines

Sam Morton – Rory Kerins – Luke Philp

Dryden Hunt – Ben Jones – Alex Nylander

Andrew Basha – Tyson Gross – Carter Wilkie

Alex Gallant – Nikita Pavlychev – Will Dineen

Abram Wiebe – Hunter Brzustewicz

Axel Hurtig – Mike Benning

Kyle Walker – Jake Livingstone

Arsenii Sergeev

Kirill Zarubin

Game at a glance

Arsenii Sergeev got his first start since returning from his NHL call-up and he was matched up against Trent Miner for the Eagles. On the first shift and the first shot of the game, Adam Beckman scored the game’s opening goal just 22 seconds in. This goal understandably put the Wranglers on their heels and Sam Morton was the first Calgary skater to get a chance on goal with a backhand shot at the end of a spin. There was a bit of contact with Miner and a crowd gathered in front of the net.

At 5:20, the Eagles almost had another when Beckman went in with a wraparound attempt that he thought he might’ve snuck in. The officials took some time to review it and determined it was no goal. At 8:18, the first penalty of the game was called against Alex Gallant for holding. The Wranglers killed it off but shortly after, the Eagles came into the zone on a three on one and Alex Gagne scored on a bar down shot. This goal was scored at 11:10.

Less than a minute later at 12:04, Adam Beckman scored his second of the game and that was it for Sergeev’s night. Kirill Zarubin came into net and the Wranglers called a timeout. Sergeev ended up giving up three goals on 11 shots. At the point of the goaltending change, the Wranglers only had three shots on goal but this climbed in the back half of the period. At 17:02, Axel Hurtig wanted to get his team going and fought Cooper Gay.

Axel Hurtig vs. Cooper Gay #hockeyfights pic.twitter.com/93bTYhtgGA

— Paige Siewert (@thathockeygirly) November 8, 2026

At 18:43, the Wranglers took another penalty when Hunter Brzustewicz was tagged for slashing. Calgary needed to penalty kill for the rest of the period an this carried over into the second. At the end of 20 minutes, the Wranglers were down 3-0 and being outshot 15-11.

The Wranglers still had 43 seconds to kill off in Brzustewicz’s penalty but 17 seconds into the second period, the Eagles scored off a redirected one timer attempt from Gavin Bridnley. At 3:52, Mike Benning and Taylor Makar ran into each other around Zarubin’s crease and were called for offsetting minors. Benning was called for slashing and Makar was called for goaltending interference.

This four on four came and went and at 6:31, Zarubin went off for the delayed penalty call and the Wranglers managed some pressure in the offensive zone that finished with a puck poked into the back of the net. Tyson Gross was the goalscorer with Sam Morton and Dryden Hunt picking up the assists at 7:05.

Tyson Gross gets the last touch on Calgary's first goal of the game pic.twitter.com/fB7tnK6Sr2

— Paige Siewert (@thathockeygirly) November 8, 2026

At 8:50, the Wranglers added another when Dryden Hunt had time and space in the slot to set up a top shelf shot. Alex Nylander and Ben Jones picked up the assists on Calgary’s second of the night.

Dryden Hunt with the snipe to put Calgay within two. pic.twitter.com/pLXUtO1kEt

— Paige Siewert (@thathockeygirly) November 8, 2026

At the 12 minute mark, Mike Benning was sent to the box again. This time for delay of game. Calgary managed to kill this penalty off without giving up any shots. At 16:12, Rory Kerins forced his way onto the doorstep and got a shot past Miner to get the Wranglers within a single goal. Andrew Basha and Axel Hurtig picked up the assists on Kerins’ tally.

When Rory Kerins celebrates like this, you know it's a big one. Wranglers are right back in this game. pic.twitter.com/HwO2prXPx6

— Paige Siewert (@thathockeygirly) November 8, 2026

Calgary pressured the Eagles until the final second of the frame and at the end of 40 minutes, the Wranglers were down by just one at 4-3 and were up to 26-22 in shots. It would be the Eagles who got on the board next with a rebound goal 2:33 into the third off the stick of Nikita Prishchepov.

Around the eight minute mark, Nikita Pavlychev took a puck to the face on a clearing attempt from the Eagles and left the ice to be treated. He did not appear to return to this game. At 12:26, the Wranglers got a power play chance when Alex Gagne was called for hooking. At 13:19, Ben Jones took the shot and Tyson Gross got the last touch on it to beat Miner to put Calgary back within one. This goal was originally credited to Ben Jones then changed to Gross. Luke Philp and Jones picked up the assists. This was a milestone point for Philp for his 100th AHL assist.

WHATTA BEAUTY 💥 pic.twitter.com/oLoGSxCFaM

— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) November 8, 2026

At 16:50, the Wranglers had another power play chance and ended up pulling Zarubin at 17:29 for a six-on-four. They had a few looks but the Eagles would end up putting a puck in the empty net with 16 seconds to go. This game ended in a 6-4 Colorado win and shots finished 37-30 for Calgary.

Scoring stat summary

Axel Hurtig – 1A

Rory Kerins – 1G

Dryden Hunt – 1G, 1A

Ben Jones – 2A

Tyson Gross – 2G

Luke Philp – 1A

Sam Morton – 1A

Andrew Basha – 1A

Alex Nylander – 1A

Highlights

Next up

The Wranglers’ road trip continues into next week with a stop in California. They’ll make a one game stop in Bakersfield to face the Condors on Tuesday before going to Nevada later in the week to take on the Silver Knights. Their next game gets going at 8:40 p.m. ABT.

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