As we begin to enter the quiet of summer, we can’t help but look ahead to next season. So we’ll be doing a month-by-month preview of the upcoming season.
We’ll skip past training camp and preseason straight to the regular season.
10/04 at Edmonton, 10/07 vs Winnipeg, 10/09 at Anaheim, 10/11 at Los Angeles, 10/13 vs Ottawa, 10/14 at Vancouver, 10/19 vs Carolina, 10/21 vs Minnesota, 10/24 at Nashville, 10/25 at St. Louis, 10/27 vs Dallas, 10/29 vs Washington
Home/Away Split: 12 Games, 6 Home, 6 Away
Divisional Split: 4 - Pacific, 5 - Central, 1 - Atlantic, 2 - Metropolitan
Games vs 2016-17 Playoff Teams: 7
Back to Backs: 2
Game 1: Flames @ Edmonton Oilers (47-26-9, 2nd in Pacific, Lost in 2nd Round to Anaheim)
vs Oilers in 2016-17: 0-3-1
Notable Oilers Summer Moves: Traded Jordan Eberle to NYI for Ryan Strome, Extended Kris Russell and Connor McDavid, Signed Jussi Jokinen
The Flames didn’t beat the Oilers once last season and the Oiler fans have let Flames fans hear about it all summer.