We are officially at the halfway mark of the season, with the Calgary Flames sitting seventh in the Western Conference.
Let’s look back at the Flames’ first half of the season and compare it to their last season’s midseason record.
2025–26 Season
7th in the Pacific: 40 Points, 18–19–4
Goals For, Per Game: 2.66 (28th)
Power play: 14.6%1 (32nd)
Leading Scorer: Nazem Kadri (8G, 234, 32P)
Goaltending: Dustin Wolf (22 GP, 14–15–2, 0.901 SV%, 2.86 GAA)
At the halfway mark, the Flames sit seventh in the Pacific, just three points shy of a wild card spot, while also being six points above last place. Calgary had an abysmal start, going 5–13–3 in its first 21 games and looking destined for a top-three pick. Following that start, the Flames turned things on its head, going 13–6–1 in their last twenty games while heating up at home with a 12–6–2 record. Things don’t look as hot on the road for the Flames, who have picked up a 6–13–2 record away from the Dome.
The Flames are still one of the lower-scoring teams at 2.66 goals per Game, having only three players in double-digits so far, and hold the worst power play percentage at 14.6%, ranking them 32nd. Just like last season, the Flames have struggled to score at times and may have a hard time locking down a playoff spot, even in a weaker Western Conference.
Looking at the Youth in the lineup, six rookies have appeared in games by the halfway mark, doubling the number of players from last season—Yan Kuznetsov leads the way with 27 games played.
2024–25 Season
5th in the Pacific: 47 Points, 20–14–7
Goals For, Per Game: 2.61 (27th)
Power play: 20.7% (18th)
Leading Scorer: Jonathan Huberdeau (18G, 13A, 31P)
Goaltending: Dustin Wolf (22 GP, 14–6–2, 0.916 SV%, 2.54 GAA)
Last season, the Flames came flying out of the gate, winning four of their first six games and skating to a 12–6–3 record in their first 21 games. Following that start, the wheels started to come off, and Calgary sank to an 8–8–4 in the following 20 games.
The Flames had 20 wins at the midway point last season, and ultimately missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker for the last wild card spot in the West.
What does that mean for this year’s Flames team?
With two fewer wins and seven fewer points, the playoffs look to be off the table once again. Just like last season, the Flames once again have a significant issue with goal scoring, sitting in 28th place with 2.66 goals per game. The Flames sit in last place on the power play at 14.6 percent, a drop from the 20.7% that had them 18th at this point last season. Even with the Flames playing better hockey in the second quarter of the season, they should look into selling sooner rather than later.
