Although the Calgary Flames were expected to miss the playoffs for a third straight campaign, the team continues to hang around in 2024-25.

NHL.com’s fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we take a look at the reasons the surprising Calgary Flames are in Stanley Cup Playoff contention.

The Calgary Flames lost Walker Duehr this week but are lucky they slipped Jakob Pelletier past 31 other NHL clubs to start the season

Despite a slow start, the Flames were able to rally and walk away with a big 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Their struggling penalty kill was outstanding, killing off all six opportunities handed to the Sabres, but the big story of the night was the play of Jakob Pelletier.

There was always the belief amongst Calgary Flames fans that Dustin Wolf would turn into a star goaltender. Few, however, expected him to be so dominant so early in his NHL career.

Tyson Barrie is going to knock off the rust in the minors. The Calgary Flames announced Friday morning that the seldom-used defenceman, a scratch for the past 29 consecutive games, will be joining the AHL’s Wranglers on a conditioning loan.

The Calgary Flames announced Friday that veteran defenseman Tyson Barrie has been assigned to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers as part of a conditioning stint.

The Calgary Flames are in a playoff spot past the midway point of the season, but Nazem Kadri believes they have even more to give.

Goalie: Kiprusoff played nine seasons and is the franchise goaltending leader in games played (576), wins (305) and shutouts (41) while helping Calgary to Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Final, a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He retired with a lifetime 2.49 goals-against average and .912 save percentage in 623 games (606 starts).

The Flames may take their unexpected hot start to the next level by making a trade for Sabres center Dylan Cozens, per a report.

Clark Bishop returned to the NHL on Thursday night, playing with the Calgary Flames after serving as captain of the Calgary Wranglers.