With Dustin Wolf having started in Chicago on Tuesday, look for Devin Cooley – a member of the Sabres organization in 2023-24 – to get the start in net tonight. Cooley has been a bright spot for the Flames to start the season with a .935 save percentage in five games.

Welcome back to another edition of NHL Predictions, with us here at Last Word On Hockey. Wednesday night’s matchup between the Buffalo Sabres and the Calgary Flames is the first of the year between the clubs.

The Buffalo Sabres sit last in the Eastern Conference, but they have plenty of reasons to be confident as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

The Buffalo Sabres host the Calgary Flames after Noah Ostlund's two-goal game against the Edmonton Oilers in the Sabres' 5-1 win.

Calgary Flames face a challenging season, prompting trade speculation as they aim to improve. General Manager Craig Conroy is reportedly fielding calls for key players like Rasmus Andersson, Nazem Kadri,

Nazem Kadri is one of the Flames' key trade chips if their season doesn't improve -- but the team isn't shopping him around just yet.

The Calgary Flames (3-9-2) return home after a four-game road trip where they went 1-2-1 to face the Columbus Blue Jackets (7-5-0)

The quarter mark of the 2025–26 season is mercifully here, and boy, was it a rough one for the Calgary Flames. In fact, it was the worst first quarter in Flames franchise history, as the team hit the 20 game mark with a record of 5–13–2 and sitting last in the NHL.

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Tuesday night NHL action from the Second City. Here are the takeaways: