Calgary Flames News

Dustin Wolf was beaten six times in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and the Flames will likely revert to Vladar between the pipes on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. The 27-year-old Vladar has started four of the last six games (1-2-1) and has a 2.74 GAA and .900 SV% in 14 games this season (5-5-4). The Flames enter Tuesday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Predators club they defeated 2-0 on November 15th.

Fresh off a 16-save performance for his second shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, Vladar will return to the Flames' crease as the starting goalie for a third consecutive game. The 27-year-old Vladar has been serviceable this season, posting a 2.65 GAA and .904 SV% in 13 games (5-5-3). The Flames enter Thursday's contest as -125 home favorites against a St. Louis Blues club with points in four straight (3-0-1).

Kirkland played only 1:05 time-on-ice before exiting Friday's game with a lower-body injury and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. The 28-year-old Kirkland played a career-high 21 games this season, scoring eight points (2G / 6A) while averaging 9:42 time-on-ice.

For the first time this season, Kuzmenko will be a healthy scratch. After scoring 74 points (39G / 35A) in 81 games in his rookie season in 2022-23 with the Vancouver Canucks, Kuzmenko has failed to find that same scoring touch. The 28-year-old has nine points (1G / 8A) in 25 games this season and has been held off the scoresheet in nine straight.

Despite a poor performance in his previous outing, allowing six goals on 43 shots (.860 SV%) in a 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vladar will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old Vladar has been serviceable most of the season, posting a 2.87 GAA and .900 SV% in 12 games (4-5-3). The Flames enter Tuesday's contest as -137 home favorites against a Blue Jackets club with points in six straight (5-0-1).

Klapka has been held off the scoresheet in six games with the Flames and has been sent down to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). In a corresponding move, the Flames recalled Jakob Pelletier.

Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old scored three points (1G / 2A) in 13 games with the Flames last season. He has been productive during the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 contests.

Kirkland played only 1:05 time-on-ice before exiting Friday's game with a lower-body injury and did not play on Sunday. The 28-year-old Kirkland has played a career-high 21 games this season, scoring eight points (2G / 6A) while averaging 9:42 time-on-ice.

Kirkland played only 1:05 time-on-ice before exiting Friday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old Kirkland has already played a career-high 20 games this season, averaging 10:08 time-on-ice and scoring eight points (2G / 6A).

Wolf has been excellent this season, making a case for the Calder Trophy, posting a sublime 2.47 GAA and .921 SV% in 12 games (8-3-1). The Flames enter the action on Friday as -104 road underdogs against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Nikolaev was the third-round pick, 88th overall, of the Calgary Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has never played an NHL game and scored four points (0G / 4A) in nine games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) this season.