MacKinnon, Rittich and Jones Named NHL 3 Stars The Canadian Press | December 2, 2019 NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich and San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones are the NHL’s three stars of the week. MacKinnon topped…
Guentzel Scores in OT, Penguins Beat Flames 3-2 The Canadian Press | November 25, 2019 PITTSBURGH — Jake Guentzel beat David Rittich on a rush 4:04 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Monday night. Jared McCann scored his ninth goal and Alex Galchenyuk got his first with the Penguins. Both had a g…
Flames’ Crease is Becoming Rittich’s Jeremy Stanford | November 7, 2019 Brad Treliving has done many things right since becoming the Calgary Flames’ general manager in April 2014, but goaltending is one area where he would surely appreciate a do-over. The…
Rittich Stops 43 Shots as Flames Beat Blue Jackets 3-0 The Canadian Press | November 2, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sean Monahan, Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk scored, and David Rittich recorded the shutout as the Calgary Flames beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 Saturday night. The…
THW’s Goalie News: Outdoor History, Rask’s Revenge & More Greg Boysen | October 27, 2019 On Saturday night, the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets took to the outdoors and made some history. The Boston Bruins accomplished a rare feat versus and old nemesis. Plus, we…
THW’s Goalie News: Ullmark, Mylnikov, and the Heritage Classic Stephen Ground | October 26, 2019 Today, we’ll look at Linus Ullmark’s spotless start and a Russian goalie who opened the door for his peers to enter the NHL. On the ‘Mark The Buffalo Sabres have…
Mark Giordano’s Hot Start Continues as He Leads Flames past Red Wings 5-1 The Canadian Press | October 17, 2019 CALGARY — Mark Giordano had a goal and an assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Giordano was instrumental on the opening goal, firing a shot from the blue line that was deflected in by Andrew Mangiap…
Michael Frolik Gets Goal in 800th NHL Game, Flames Down Flyers 3-1 The Canadian Press | October 15, 2019 CALGARY — Michael Frolik scored in his 800th NHL game to help the Calgary Flames down the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Tuesday. Frolik’s goal was the 154th of his career now in its 13th season and fifth as a Flame. The 31-year-old Czec…
Gaudreau Scores Winner in Shootout, Flames Beat Stars 3-2 The Canadian Press | October 10, 2019 DALLAS — Johnny Gaudreau put a backhand past Dallas goalie Ben Bishop in a shootout and the Calgary Flames beat the Stars 3-2 on Thursday night. Tyler Seguin was the only one of three Stars who beat Calgary goalie David Rittich in the shootout. It was …
THW’s Goalie News: Miscues, Streaks & a Celly Greg Boysen | October 6, 2019 The first Saturday of the NHL season brought us plenty of action from all around the league. We got to see some miscues to go along with some great goaltending…
David Rittich’s 34-Save Shutout Paces Flames to 3-0 Win over Canucks The Canadian Press | October 6, 2019 CALGARY — David Rittich posted 34-save shutout for the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan scored for Calgary (1-1-0), while Johnny Gaudreau had an empty-net goal and tw…
Flames: Maintain and Playoff Gain the Aim This Season The Canadian Press | October 1, 2019 CALGARY — The key pieces are back, but can the Calgary Flames both repeat the performance and add a playoff push? Topping the NHL’s Western Conference with 50 wins in 2018-19 whetted appetites in Calgary for a monster post-season that di…