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Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames

Regular season · Saturday, December 26, 2026 · Scotiabank Saddledome

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Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday, December 26, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on SN.

This is the second of 4 meetings this season. Canucks 1, Flames 0 so far; the last game finished CGY 1, VAN 4.

Rest and travel

Canucks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 162026-12-16: at ANA
  2. 172026-12-17: no game
  3. 182026-12-18: no game
  4. 192026-12-19: vs SJS
  5. 202026-12-20: no game
  6. 212026-12-21: vs UTA
  7. 222026-12-22: no game
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: at CGY
rest since last game
4 days
rest since last game
since last game
~419 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~419 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Flames

First home game after a 6-game road trip (NY Islanders, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Florida and Dallas).

  1. 162026-12-16: no game
  2. 172026-12-17: at TBL
  3. 182026-12-18: no game
  4. 192026-12-19: at FLA
  5. 202026-12-20: no game
  6. 212026-12-21: no game
  7. 222026-12-22: at DAL
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: vs VAN
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,533 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~6,267 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.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VANCGY

Settled lines

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

VAN 71% (13th most settled)CGY 69% (16th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)CGY 44.8s (2nd shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

VAN 32% (13th most often)CGY 24% (2nd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series