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Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames: game preview

AnaheimDucks2026-27: 2-0-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 43-33-6 · 92 pts · 18that

CalgaryFlames2026-27: 0-3-0 · 0 pts · 2025-26: 34-39-9 · 77 pts · 29th

Puck drop10 Oct · 10:00 PM ET

VenueScotiabank Saddledome

All-time meetings151 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Fifteen points apart last season

Anaheim finished last season 18th in the league on 92 points. Calgary finished 29th on 77, and the 2025-26 season series went ANA 3-1-0.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 152

Across 151 completed games, Anaheim lead the head-to-head 82-55-14.

All-time record82-55-14Anaheim's record in the series

Meetings played151This is number 152

2025-26 seriesANA 3-1-0

Last 54-1Anaheim

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

4 Apr 2026CGY 5 – ANA 320–39CGY 0/1 · ANA 1/3CGY

26 Mar 2026ANA 3 – CGY 2 OT33–25ANA 2/5 · CGY 0/1ANA

1 Mar 2026CGY 2 – ANA 3 SO34–36CGY 1/3 · ANA 1/5ANA

25 Jan 2026ANA 4 – CGY 3 OT21–35ANA 0/2 · CGY 1/1ANA

9 Apr 2025CGY 3 – ANA 4 OT39–23CGY 0/6 · ANA 0/1ANA

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The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateAnaheimCalgary

25 Jan 202628-21-3 · 59 pts15th21-25-6 · 48 pts28th

1 Mar 202628-22-3 · 59 pts15th21-25-6 · 48 pts29th

26 Mar 202641-27-4 · 86 pts13th30-34-8 · 68 pts29th

4 Apr 202641-31-5 · 87 pts17th32-36-8 · 72 pts30th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 25 Jan 2026, Anaheim were 15th in the league and Calgary 28th. By 4 Apr 2026 it was 17th and 30th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Anaheim out-attempted Calgary 347 to 315

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Anaheim Ducks

347 att · 152 on goal · 16 G · 10.5%

Crease18 att · 2 G

Slot129 att · 6 G

Wing134 att · 8 G

Point53 att · 0 G

Neutral zone13 att · 0 G

Calgary Flames

315 att · 153 on goal · 15 G · 9.8%

Crease28 att · 3 G

Slot121 att · 10 G

Wing109 att · 2 G

Point41 att · 0 G

Neutral zone16 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Anaheim have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

AnaheimCalgary

2.19xG for per game2.54

3.49xG against per game3.38

38.6%xG share42.9%

+2.6FinishingGoals minus expected goals−4.6

+2.0GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−5.9

This season: 2 games for Anaheim, 3 for Calgary. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →

Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Anaheim

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2750.0%

Power play · 2025-2618.6% · 23rd

Power play · last 5 meetings4/16 · 25.0%

Penalty kill · 2026-2785.7%

Penalty kill · 2025-2676.4% · 27th

Faceoffs · 2026-2743.9% · 50/114

Drawn · 2026-276 (3.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings16 (3.20/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-277 (3.50/gm)

PP goals · last meetings4

Calgary

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2740.0%

Power play · 2025-2616.2% · 31st

Power play · last 5 meetings2/12 · 16.7%

Penalty kill · 2026-2790.0%

Penalty kill · 2025-2680.4% · 12th

Faceoffs · 2026-2750.3% · 90/179

Drawn · 2026-275 (1.67/gm)

Drawn · last meetings12 (2.40/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2710 (3.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings2

Skaters

Cutter Gauthier has 6 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

In the last meetings

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PlayerGPGAPSOG

61Cutter Gauthier442624

86Joel Farabee52469

45Beckett Sennecke44157

64Mikael Granlund332510

27Matt Coronato523516

91Leo Carlsson41458

92Matvei Gridin42247

17Alex Killorn50447

16Morgan Frost521312

11Mikael Backlund512315

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Cutter Gauthier vs Calgary · game by game

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DateVenueGAPSOGTOI

26 Mar 2026away011522:03

1 Mar 2026home202920:33

25 Jan 2026away011218:49

9 Apr 2025home202815:56

Last 5 meetings6 P4 G, 2 A · 24 SOG

Next best6 PJoel Farabee, CGY

2026-27 season4 P2 GP · 2 G

Blank vs CGY0 of 4A point in every meeting

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Goaltending

Devin Cooley has been the difference

Devin Cooley faced 108 shots across 3 appearances against Anaheim and conceded 8, a .926 save percentage against a season figure of .880. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Anaheim

Expected starter after their game on 9 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Calgary

Expected starter after their game on 8 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Ville Husso

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ANA · 10-8-2 in 2025-26 Starter not named

SV% · 2025-26.88420 GP · 3.25 GAA

vs Calgary.8923 app · 83 SA · 9 GA

GSAx · 2025-26−4.819 starts

vs CGYVenueSAGASV%

4 Apr 2026home194.789

26 Mar 2026away252.920

9 Apr 2025home393.923

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Lukas Dostal .918 (2 GP)

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Devin Cooley

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CGY · 0-1-0 in 2026-27 Starter not named

SV% · 2026-27.8801 GP · 3.01 GAA · 2025-26 .909

vs Anaheim.9263 app · 108 SA · 8 GA

GSAx · 2026-27−0.11 start

vs ANAVenueSAGASV%

4 Apr 2026away393.923

26 Mar 2026home333.909

1 Mar 2026away362.944

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Dustin Wolf .797 (2 GP)

Full game log

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.3 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

4 Apr 20268 · CGY 5–3 ANA

26 Mar 20265 · ANA 3–2 CGY

1 Mar 20265 · CGY 2–3 ANA

25 Jan 20267 · ANA 4–3 CGY

9 Apr 20257 · CGY 3–4 ANA

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Anaheim3.502.503.333.51

Calgary1.005.332.593.16

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.3Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings6.4Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

4 on the injury lists

Anaheim · injuries

Drew HellesonLower BodyIRReturn7 Oct

Ian MooreLower BodyIRReturn16 Oct

Troy TerryHipIRReturn21 Nov

Calgary · injuries

Jonathan HuberdeauHipIRReturn10 Oct

Latest moves

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1 Oct · ANA

Signed D Tristan Luneau to a six-year contract extension.

30 Sep · ANA

Reassigned C Roger McQueen and C Cruz Lucius to San Diego (AHL). Recalled D Noah Warren, D Ian Mitchell and D Tristan Luneau from San Diego. Placed D Drew Helleson on injured reserve. Moved RW Troy Terry from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve.

27 Sep · ANA

Placed G Laurent Brossoit and D Travis Mitchell on waivers.

5 Oct · CGY

Placed D Brayden Pachal and C Connor Zary on waivers.

26 Sep · CGY

Waived F Alex Nylander.

25 Sep · CGY

Assigned Fs Andrew Basha, Will Dineen and Tyson Gross, Ds Hunter Brzustewicz and Axel Hurtig and G Arsenii Sergeev to Calgary (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Calgary Fs Dryden Hunt, Ben Jones, Rory Kerins, Sam Morton and William Stromgren and Ds Michael Benning, Andreas Englund and Jake Livingstone.

Injury report

Anaheim · 2026 draft

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#15Nikita KlepovRound 1 · SaginawRW

#28Marcus NordmarkRound 1 · Djurgarden Jr.LW

#45Jayden KurtzRound 2 · RogersD

#50Mathis PrestonRound 2 · VancouverRW

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Calgary · 2026 draft

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#6Carson CarelsRound 1 · Prince GeorgeD

#30Jack HextallRound 1 · YoungstownC

#36Chase HarringtonRound 2 · SpokaneLW

#42Tobias TrejbalRound 2 · YoungstownG

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Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames: game preview

Fifteen points apart last season

Meeting number 152

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Anaheim out-attempted Calgary 347 to 315

Anaheim Ducks

Calgary Flames

Anaheim have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Anaheim

Calgary

Cutter Gauthier has 6 points in the last 5 meetings

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

In the last meetings

Cutter Gauthier vs Calgary · game by game

Devin Cooley has been the difference

Ville Husso

Devin Cooley

Scoring rates point to about 6.3 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

4 on the injury lists

Anaheim · injuries

Calgary · injuries

Latest moves

Anaheim · 2026 draft

Calgary · 2026 draft

Saturday 10 October · the full slate