Elmira’s Johnny Beecher is back on the stat sheet in the NHL. Elmira’s Johnny Beecher recorded a secondary assist on Saturday night, helping Calgary to a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. In the 1st period,

“He’s definitely cerebral,” Iginla said of his former Flames linemate. “He likes to think about things, but he’s also very personable. He was a great leader on the teams that we played on, a glue type guy. He makes every team he’s on better and closer. He always just knew how people were feeling, and what to say, and he means it. He’s very genuine.

The Calgary Flames visit the Edmonton Oilers after Mikael Backlund scored two goals in the Flames' 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights

It’s been a difficult campaign so far this season for the Calgary Flames, who have continually been treading water and have proven unable to find any kind of consistency, leading to their current position in the second-to-last place spot in the Pacific Division standings.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Calgary Flames vs. Seattle Kraken NHL game from December 18, 2025 on ESPN.

Calgary's world-famous pop star, Tate McRae, was at the Saddledome last night to watch the Flames take on the Seattle Kraken.

Morgan Frost scored in overtime and Blake Coleman had a short-handed goal for surging Calgary, which has won eight of its last 10 games.

Calgary has a 4-4-0 record in the division, while Seattle is 5-3-0. However, the Flames have been much stronger than the Kraken in recent games. Seattle is just 1-8-1 in their last 10 matchups, while Calgary is 5-4-1.

The Kraken have one win in their past 11 games after they failed to dispatch the Calgary Flames in a 4-2 loss on Thursday night.

A little over a year and a half ago, the Calgary Flames made a trade that, at the time, was viewed as a moderately successful move, while today it appears to be a massive win for the organization, both in the short term and the long term.

The Calgary Flames are in sell mode. After taking a step back this season and watching the Minnesota Wild land Quinn Hughes in a franchise-altering trade, the F