15 h. ago Which teams pose the biggest threat to the Calgary Flames' playoff hopes?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about the Flames shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks, how the team will proceed if captain Mikael Backlund is out long-term with an injury and which of the Canucks, Blues and Utah […]

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15 h. ago Canucks Notebook: Connor Zary has hearing for brutal hit that injured rookie Elias Pettersson

The big and brash Vancouver Canucks defenceman delivered a clean defensive-zone check on a charging Flames centre Nazem Kadri in the opening period of a 4-3 shootout victory. He then took a cheap shot when Connor Zary responded to the hit with a vicious cross-check to the back of his head.

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16 h. ago Flames’ Connor Zary facing potential discipline for elbow against Canucks

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety is taking a close look at Connor Zary’s retaliatory hit onCanucks rookie blue-liner Elias Pettersson

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19 h. ago Three takeaways as Flames fall in shootout against Canucks, lose Backlund to injury

Wednesday was a double whammy for the Flames. They allowed the Canucks to pull even in the wild-card race and their captain made an early exit

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27 h. ago Canucks 4, Flames 3 (SO): Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson lead the way in key win

The Canucks pulled into a tie with the Flames for the final wild-card spot with 71 points apiece, but Calgary has a game in hand.

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43 h. ago Canucks vs. Flames Game Day: Will Kevin Lankinen get call to save the day in showdown?

'He knows the (stretch drive) severity. He's the type of guy that if you tell him to go in the net, he wants it. That's why I love the guy.' — Rick Tocchet on possibility of Kevin Lankinen playing back-to-back games.

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43 h. ago Canucks vs. Flames Game Day Update: Kevin Lankinen gets showdown call, Quinn Hughes ‘good possibility’

Hughes may return from his latest ailment, a lower-body tweak March 1 that kept the reigning Norris Trophy winner on the sidelines for five games.

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59 h. ago 'Some buzz around the city' as Flames prepare for huge matchup against the Canucks

While it isn’t quite do-or-die time for either the Flames or Canucks, it’s getting close

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3 d. ago Flames, Canucks, Blues or Utah? Analyzing the chase for a wild

The Flames will host the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, a proverbial four-point matchup

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