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Calgary Flames vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Tuesday, December 22, 2026 · American Airlines Center

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Dallas StarsDallasStarsHome

KDFW 4 · SNW · Prime Video

Game preview

The Calgary Flames visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, December 22, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on KDFW 4, SNW and Prime Video.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Flames

Game 6 of a road trip: NY Islanders, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Tampa Bay and Florida, now Dallas.

  1. 122026-12-12: no game
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: at BUF
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: at TBL
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: at FLA
  9. 202026-12-20: no game
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: at DAL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,090 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,734 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Edmonton, Winnipeg and Winnipeg).

  1. 122026-12-12: vs STL
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: vs WSH
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: at EDM
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: at WPG
  9. 202026-12-20: at WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: vs CGY
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,182 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,578 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Calgary FlamesFlamesTue, Oct 13 at ANA
  1. L1Farabee#86Backlund#11Sharangovich#17
    10:49 together at 5v5
  2. L2Suniev#61Frost#16Coronato#27
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Strome#22Pospisil#76Gridin#92
    9:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Castagna#38Klapka#43Tsyplakov#72
    5:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Whitecloud#28Kuznetsov#37
    14:17 together at 5v5
  2. D2Bahl#7Nemec#71
    13:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Middleton#55Parekh#19
    10:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Farabee LFrost CCoronato RGridin RParekh D1:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Farabee LBacklund CWhitecloud DBahl D2:43
  2. 2Farabee LPospisil CMiddleton DWhitecloud D0:42
Dallas StarsStarsTue, Oct 13 vs COL
  1. L1Benn#14Robertson#21Hintz#24
    5:22 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSeguin#91Steel#18Rantanen#96
    4:05 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewBäck#10Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5v5
  1. D1Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    16:03 together at 5v5
  2. D2Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    13:36 together at 5v5
  3. D3Myers#57Bichsel#6
    11:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D1:22

Penalty kill

  1. 1Faksa CBäck CLindell DHeiskanen D2:04
  2. 2Steel CHyry RMyers DBichsel D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CGYDAL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CGY 69% (16th most settled)DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CGY 44.8s (2nd shortest)DAL 50.4s (6th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CGY 24% (2nd least often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series