The Calgary Flames have five games left on their 2020-21 regular season schedule. Their playoff chances are, at best, a long-shot. Their draft lottery positioning is also in a bit of flux heading into the final 10 days of their schedule.
Let’s check in on how both of those things look.
The playoffs
The Flames are 10 points behind Montreal for the fourth and final North Division playoff spot, and are only mathematically alive based on a potential win in the regulation wins tiebreaker with Montreal. If Montreal gets a point or the Flames fail to win every single remaining game, Montreal clinches the spot and the Flames are eliminated.