Flames Scratch Veteran Neal & Juggle Lines for Game 5 The Canadian Press | April 19, 2019 CALGARY — Facing elimination and requiring an offensive spark, the Calgary Flames scratched playoff veteran James Neal to make room for Austin Czarnik in Friday night’s Game 5 against the Colorado Avalanche. Calgary head coach Bill Peters con…
Flames Trail Avalanche 3-1 in Series The Canadian Press | April 19, 2019 CALGARY — The saying “when eating an elephant take one bite at a time” applies to the Calgary Flames. Facing elimination in Friday’s fifth game of their opening-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche, Flames head coach Bill Peters doe…
Flames Hope to Avoid Elimination in Game 5 The Canadian Press | April 19, 2019 DENVER — Summoning Johnny Hockey! His scoring prowess is required ASAP. After a 99-point regular season, Calgary All-Star forward Johnny Gaudreau has been held to a single assist and just 12 shots against Colorado. It is a big reason why the top-seeded…
Avalanche Beat Flames to Take 3-1 Lead – Rantanen Nets OT Winner The Canadian Press | April 18, 2019 DENVER — Mikko Rantanen scored on a slap shot 10:23 into overtime after tying the game with a goal late in regulation and the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the teams’ best-of-s…
Avalanche Bury Flames for 2-1 Lead – Makar Shines in NHL Debut The Canadian Press | April 16, 2019 DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in the first period and set up newly signed rookie Cale Makar’s first NHL goal in his debut as the Colorado Avalanche routed the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff s…
Avalanche Beat Flames – MacKinnon Gets OT Winner to Even Series The Canadian Press | April 14, 2019 CALGARY — Nathan MacKinnon scored 8:27 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche tied their first-round series with the Calgary Flames at a game apiece with a 3-2 win on Saturday night. After Philipp Grubauer stopped Michael Frolik at one end, …
Calgary Flames Look to Undersized Players for Some ‘Heavy Lifting’ The Canadian Press | April 13, 2019 CALGARY — Being a smaller player used to be an obstacle in the NHL, but the Calgary Flames have turned that notion upside down. The five-foot-nine, 165-pound Johnny Gaudreau led the Western Conference’s top team in scoring this season with 99 points. C…
NHL News & Notes: Bruins, McLellan & More Brandon Share-Cohen | April 12, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, the Boston Bruins had some familiar faces back at practice on Friday, including Sean Kuraly, Todd McLellan is not expected to be the next coach…
Flames’ Fourth Line Swings Playoff Opener Ryan Pike | April 12, 2019 The Calgary Flames began their 2019 Stanley Cup playoff journey with Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche. They won 4-0, capturing their first post-season victory since 2015. The game-winning goal…
Avalanche & Flames Series: Speed & Skill on Display The Canadian Press | April 11, 2019 DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames have never crossed paths in the playoffs. Not in the days of Joe Sakic or Jarome Iginla (who later would become an Avalanche player). Not in the tenure of Bob Hartley (he coached both, including the Av…
Flames Top Line Hoping to Regain Form in Game 1 The Canadian Press | April 11, 2019 CALGARY — The Flames are hoping the team’s top line of Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm will regain its mid-season form in Game 1 of Calgary’s playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche. The players struggled following…
Deep Flames Battle Top-Heavy Avalanche Ryan Pike | April 11, 2019 The Calgary Flames had a regular season for the ages in 2018-19, winning 50 games for the second time in franchise history and finishing second overall. Their reward for their…
