BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the Calgary Flames after Quinn Hughes' two-goal game against the St. Louis Blues in the Canucks' 6-5 overtime loss. Vancouver is 14-6-0 against the Pacific Division and 34-34-6 overall ..read more

The Calgary Flames have signed Swedish forward William Stromgren to a three-year, entry-level contract that will start next season. The Flames drafted Stromgren in the second round (45th) in the 2021 NHL entry draft. The 19-year-old from Ornskoldsvik had three goals and five assists in 45 games for Brynas in the Swedish Hockey League. Stromgren, a left-hand shot, also played for Sweden in the 2023 world junior hockey championship in Halifax ..read more

It looks as if there will be a lot of mayhem afoot in the Saddledome this summer. Tuesday, journalist Ariel Helwani tweeted that there's a plan to bring UFC 289 to Calgary on June 10. That, Helwani added, would be a make-good for UFC 149 in 2012, when a lot of last-minute changes to the card resulted in a terrible night of fights. In fact, the fights were so bad UFC president Dana White promised to come back and do it all again ..read more

The Florida Panthers are making it easy for the Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls. The defending Presidents' Trophy winners remain in the thick of the wild card race, but a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday marked the fourth game in a row in which they've failed to earn a point. The Panthers are three points back of the Pittsburgh Penguins with one more game played, and according to Locked On Panthers podcast host Armando Velez, their chase is all but over ..read more

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot will miss a "couple weeks" with an upper-body injury, likely ending his season. Senators head coach D.J. Smith announced the status of Chabot on Wednesday but didn't offer when the player sustained the injury. Chabot logged 18:01 of ice time in Monday's game against Florida but didn't have a shift in the final six minutes. Ottawa enters Wednesday's action five points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, and the Senators would have to leapfrog both Buffalo and the Panthers ..read more

The Florida Panthers are making it easy for the Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls. The defending Presidents' Trophy winners remain in the thick of the wild card race, but a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday marked the fourth game in a row in which they've failed to earn a point. The Panthers are three points back of the Pittsburgh Penguins with one more game played, and according to Locked On Panthers podcast host Armando Velez, their chase is all but over ..read more

Led offensively by two guys with Stanley Cup rings, the Calgary Flames kept their faint playoff hopes alive on Saturday. Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and Nazem Kadri notched the game-winner as the Flames won 5-3 over the San Jose Sharks to climb two points closer to a playoff berth. Combined with Winnipeg’s 4-1 loss to Los Angeles, the Flames moved to within four points of the Jets, who occupy the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference ..read more

Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves Tuesday night to backstop the Calgary Flames to a critical 2-1 victory over the streaking Los Angeles Kings. Sean Durzi had the lone goal for Los Angeles, which scored 19 in its previous three games. The Kings have been the NHL’s hottest team, entering the night on a franchise-record 12-game point streak (10-0-2 ..read more

Los Angeles 1 0 0 — 1 Calgary 2 0 0 — 2 First Period_1, Calgary, Mangiapane 15 (Lindholm, Backlund), 1:54 (pp). 2, Los Angeles, Durzi 8 (Kaliyev, Grundstrom), 9:24. 3, Calgary, Duehr 6 (Lewis), 17:59. Penalties_Danault, LA (Tripping), 0:52; Lewis, CGY (Holding Stick), 5:54. Second Period_None. Penalties_Gavrikov, LA (Interference), 13:28; Roy, LA (Slashing), 17:39. Third Period_None. Penalties_Lewis, CGY (Holding), 5:26. Shots on Goal_Los Angeles 13-9-12_34. Calgary 15-13-4_32. Power-play opportunities_Los Angeles 0 of 2; Calgary 1 of 3. Goalies_Los Angeles, Korpisalo 15-12-4 (32 shots-30 save ..read more

It appears the UFC may soon be coming back to Calgary. Calgary is in line to host UFC 289 on June 10, according to a report by Montreal-born MMA journalist Ariel Helwani. “Current plan is for UFC 289 to take place June 10 in Calgary,” Helwani said, adding that it would be Canada's first UFC event since before the pandemic. “These locations are changing a lot these days but this one is definitely looking good for Calgary ..read more