Aside from the Edmonton Oilers, the biggest rival for the Calgary Flames (20-13-6, 46 points) is probably the Vancouver Canucks (19-19-5, 43 points). So it’s quite a weird scheduling quirk that Saturday night, in the 41st game for the Flames this season, is the first meeting between the two clubs this season. Vancouver’s had a challenging up and down season and swapped out coaches, while the Flames have been hot, cold, and occasionally riddled with COVID. We’ll see which version of these two clubs show up at puck drop.
This game gets going just after 8 p.