Calgary has scored six goals in four games and conceded twenty-three. No club in the league has scored fewer or let in more.
Flames vs Ducks offers the one thing that might help: an opponent playing its second game in two nights, in its second city.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Game | Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames |
| Date | Saturday 10 October 2026 |
| Puck drop | 10:00pm ET · 9:00pm CT · 8:00pm MT · 7:00pm PT |
| Venue | Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary |
| 2025-26 head to head | Anaheim won three of four |
| Records | Anaheim 2-1-0, Calgary 0-4-0 |
| Calgary this season | 6 goals for, 23 against |
| Note | Anaheim played in Winnipeg the previous night |
| Rest | Anaheim on the second of a back-to-back, Calgary with 1 day off |
How to watch
| Region | Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Canada | Sportsnet |
| United States | Prime Video, KCOP-13 |
Sportsnet has it in Canada. Regional coverage can differ from the national listing, and our how to watch the NHL in Canada page has the full picture.
Flames vs Ducks odds
Nothing was posted in Canada on 8 October. Prices go up on our NHL odds page as books release them, and the projected goaltenders are on our NHL starting goalies page.
Six goals in four games
Calgary has one goalscorer with more than one point. Joel Farabee has two assists. Matt Coronato and Morgan Frost have a goal each. That’s the scoring.
Jonathan Huberdeau went on injured reserve on Monday with a hip injury, which takes out the one forward with a track record of carrying an attack.
Connor Zary is still here. He was placed on waivers during the 0-3 start, cleared, and has played two games since. Our Connor Zary waivers piece has the background.
Dustin Wolf is 0-2-0 at .797 and Devin Cooley 0-2-0 at .818 after conceding seven in Calgary’s 7-3 defeat to Colorado on Thursday. Wolf was a Calder finalist two seasons ago and this is not the start anyone expected.
How they compare
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | Calgary Flames |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 43-33-6 | 34-39-9 |
| Points | 92 | 77 |
| Goals for per game | 3.23 | 2.54 |
| Goals against per game | 3.51 | 3.12 |
| Power play | 18.6% | 16.2% |
| Penalty kill | 76.4% | 80.4% |
Anaheim and Calgary finished within six points of each other last season and the gap looks wider than that now.
Anaheim is good and tired
Anaheim has four forwards on two points or more. Calgary has one. Leo Carlsson is the one carrying it, and Cutter Gauthier and Jackson LaCombe are both contributing from either end of the ice.
Troy Terry is the absence. He went to long-term injured reserve on Wednesday with a hip problem, which costs Anaheim its most experienced forward.
The crease is the question here, not the skating. Lukas Dostal has taken every start and had a rough night against Edmonton, and Anaheim has to decide whether to run him again on a second night or hand Ville Husso his first start of the season.
The schedule is the thing. Anaheim plays in Winnipeg on Friday night and lands in Calgary for a 10pm Eastern start on Saturday. Second night, second city.
Anaheim took three of four last season
| Date | Result | Venue | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-25 | Calgary 3-4 Anaheim | Calgary | 7 |
| 2026-03-01 | Calgary 2-3 Anaheim | Anaheim | 5 |
| 2026-03-26 | Calgary 2-3 Anaheim | Calgary | 5 |
| 2026-04-04 | Calgary 5-3 Anaheim | Anaheim | 8 |
Three of the four were decided by a single goal. Calgary’s win came in April, 5-3 in Anaheim.
Team news
| Player | Club | Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry | Anaheim | Injured Reserve, Hip | No timetable |
| Drew Helleson | Anaheim | Injured Reserve, Lower Body | No timetable |
| Ian Moore | Anaheim | Injured Reserve, Undisclosed | No timetable |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Calgary | Injured Reserve, Hip | No timetable |
Huberdeau and Terry are the two that matter. League-wide availability is on our NHL injury report.
Players to watch
Leo Carlsson. Seven points in three games and the best player on the ice on Saturday.
Dustin Wolf. A .797 save percentage through two starts. Calgary’s season depends on that climbing fast.
Beckett Sennecke. Three goals in three games as a 20-year-old.
Connor Zary. Waived, cleared, and now playing for a place.
Score prediction
Anaheim Ducks 4-2 Calgary Flames. Calgary has scored three goals all season and Anaheim has the better forward group even on a back-to-back. The Flames need Wolf to be excellent and the Ducks to be flat.
Flames vs Ducks prediction
Anaheim is the better team and has won three of the last four meetings. Carlsson, Sennecke and Gauthier are all producing and Calgary has six goals in four games.
The one thing on Calgary’s side is the schedule. Anaheim plays in Winnipeg the night before and arrives for a late start, and tired teams do lose games in Alberta.
We should be honest that we have leaned on that argument three times in the last week and it has not come in once. It is a reason for caution rather than a reason to pick Calgary.
Our lean: Anaheim, and the under if the total sits at 6 or higher. Three of the four meetings last season were one-goal games and Calgary has scored three all season. Where both sit is on our NHL power rankings.
Puck drop is 10:00pm ET on Saturday 10 October 2026 at the Scotiabank Saddledome, which is 8:00pm local time in Calgary.
Six goals scored and twenty-three conceded in four games, and no points. Both the goals for and the goals against are the worst in the league.
Yes. He was placed on waivers during the 0-3 start, cleared, and has played two games since.
No. Kadri is a Colorado Avalanche player and has been since last season.
Anaheim won three of the four meetings. Three of the four were one-goal games.
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