Calgary finally won. The Flames beat Anaheim 4-2 on Tuesday after opening the season 0-5-0. Now they go to Vegas, where they have lost four of the last five. Our Golden Knights vs Flames prediction and the team news are below.
How to watch
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Game | Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights |
| Date | Thursday 15 October 2026 |
| Puck drop | 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT |
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena |
| Records | Vegas 6-2-0, Calgary 1-5-0 |
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Golden Knights vs Flames odds
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Vegas has been the better team here for years
The Golden Knights lead the series 19 wins to 11. They took three of the four meetings last season, winning 6-1 and 4-2 at home and 6-3 in April. Calgary’s win was 6-3 at the Saddledome in December.
Vegas is 6-2-0 and beat Nashville 5-2 on Tuesday. It has scored 30 goals in eight games. Only an away defeat in Minnesota has interrupted the start.
Thirty for and twenty against across eight games is the profile of a side that is good at both ends. Vegas has scored five or more three times already and has lost in regulation once all season.
How they compare
| 2025-26 | Calgary Flames | Vegas Golden Knights |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 34-39-9 | 39-26-17 |
| Points | 77 | 95 |
| Goals for per game | 2.54 | 3.22 |
| Goals against per game | 3.12 | 2.95 |
| Power play | 16.2% | 24.6% |
| Penalty kill | 80.4% | 81.4% |
Eighteen points separated these clubs last season. Vegas had the better power play by eight points and the better penalty kill. Calgary scored the fewest goals per game of any team in this comparison.
One win does not undo an 0-5-0 start
Calgary had scored eight goals in five games before Tuesday. It then scored four in Anaheim, with Aydar Suniev and Morgan Frost among the scorers. That is the most encouraging night of the Flames’ season by some distance.
The underlying numbers are still poor. Twelve goals scored and 29 conceded in six games. Jonathan Huberdeau remains out with a hip injury and it is unclear when he returns.
Calgary has the worst goals-against rate in the league at nearly five a game. Twenty-nine conceded in six is more than clubs who have played two games more. Scoring four in Anaheim was welcome, but the Flames have twelve goals all season and only Philadelphia has fewer per game.
Vegas has won this fixture at home by three, five and two
| Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | Vegas 6-3 | Vegas |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Calgary 6-3 | Calgary |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Vegas 6-1 | Vegas |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Vegas 4-2 | Calgary |
Vegas took three of the four last season and both home meetings were comfortable, 6-3 and 6-1. Calgary’s win came at the Saddledome in December and was its best night of the season against anyone.
Three of those four games produced nine goals or more. Whatever else this matchup is, it has not been tight lately.
Team news
| Club | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Jonathan Huberdeau | Out, hip. It is unclear when he will be available |
| Calgary | Samuel Honzek | Out, lower body, facing a multi-game absence |
| Vegas | Lukas Cormier | Out, on injured reserve |
| Vegas | Parker Wotherspoon | Out, upper body |
Vegas is close to full strength and Calgary is not. Losing Huberdeau for an opening month the Flames have already lost is the difference between a thin forward group and a very thin one. Maxim Tsyplakov has been taking Honzek’s minutes. Availability across the league is on our NHL injury report.
Players to watch
Aydar Suniev, Calgary. Recalled from the AHL last week and already scoring. He found the net against Anaheim on Saturday and Calgary needs more of it.
Dustin Wolf, Calgary. The Flames have conceded 29 in six and their goaltender has had the hardest job in the league. Anything resembling a steal is Calgary’s route to a result.
Vegas at home. The Golden Knights have scored six, four and two in their last three at T-Mobile Arena and have lost once in regulation all season.
Score prediction
Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 Calgary Flames. Vegas is 6-2-0, at home, and has beaten Calgary comfortably in this building twice in a year. One Calgary win does not change the gap.
Golden Knights vs Flames prediction
Vegas should win this comfortably. It is 6-2-0, it has taken three of the last four in the series, and Calgary has conceded 29 goals in six games. The Flames have also just played in Anaheim and now travel.
The case for Calgary is that it has finally scored four and that Vegas lost in Minnesota on Sunday. It is not much. Our lean: Vegas, and the over if the total sits at 6 or lower. Vegas has scored 30 in eight and Calgary has conceded nearly five a game. Three of the last four meetings produced seven goals or more. Where both sit is on our NHL power rankings, and the rest of Thursday is on the NHL schedule.
Puck drop is 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT on Thursday 15 October 2026 at T-Mobile Arena.
Yes, one. The Flames beat Anaheim 4-2 on 13 October after opening the season with five straight defeats.
No. The Calgary forward is out with a hip injury and it is unclear when he will be available.
Vegas, 19 wins to 11. The Golden Knights took three of the four meetings last season.
Vegas to win, and the over if the total sits at 6 or lower. Vegas is 6-2-0 at home and Calgary has conceded nearly five goals a game.
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