US EditionFlames maintain strong home form while trouncing Flyers
The Flames extended their home winning streak to five games with strong goaltending and multiple power-play goals, improving to 10-1-1 in their last 12 home matches.
- On Dec. 31, 2025, the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 at the Scotiabank Saddledome, with Mikael Backlund opening scoring with his 10th goal at 13:30.
- Calgary capitalized on Philadelphia penalties, scoring twice on the power play, including a five-on-three goal by Rasmus Andersson at 12:03.
- Dustin Wolf anchored Calgary with 25 saves and a continued home win streak, notching his eighth straight home victory while Morgan Frost, Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary scored as MacKenzie Weegar and Matt Coronato each had two assists.
- A fifth straight home win furthers the Flames' climb back into the playoff race, as Calgary has won five straight at the Scotiabank Saddledome and is 10-1-1 in their last 12 games.
- Flyers miscues and a disallowed goal compounded roster changes ahead of Saturday's trip to Edmonton as Philadelphia dropped to 20-12-7.
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Flyers flat on New Year's Eve, suffer 5-1 loss to Flames
The Flyers had a New Year’s Eve dud in Calgary, Alberta. They were rolled by the Flames, 5-1, Wednesday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. Travis Konecny scored the club’s lone goal, which made it 2-1 near the midway mark of the game. But Calgary restored order with back-to-back power play goals before second intermission. The Flyers (20-12-7) were held to one goal for the second time in three games since the holiday break. They were unable to buil…
Sam Ersson, Flyers end 2025 with a WHIMPER in Calgary, lose 5-1 | PHLY Flyers Postgame - PHLY Sports
Well, that game sucked. The Philadelphia Flyers just did not have it on New Years Eve, failing to generate any offense or get any saves in a loss to Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee and the Calgary Flames. Charlie & Bill ring in the new year breaking down a rough loss, while discussing a Matvei Michkov’s three “potential assists,” Jamie Drysdale’s power play struggles and taking PHLY Die Hards as call-in guests!
Takeaways: Flyers conclude 2025 with more iron than twine in 5-1 loss to Calgary
The Flyers had some chances, hit some posts and crossbars, and had a goal called back. But overall, the Flyers weren’t the better team on this night, losing 5-1 to Calgary to conclude the calendar year. The Basics First period: 13:30- Mikael Backlund (Matt Cornato, Blake Coleman)Second period: 3:08- Jonathan Huberdeau (Mackenzie Weegar, Yan Kuznetsov), 8:49- Travis Konecny (Unassisted), 12:03- Rasmus Andersson (Connor Zary, Nazem Kadri) (PPG), 1…
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