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Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings: game preview

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

Los AngelesKings2026-27: 0-2-1 · 1 pts · 2025-26: 35-27-20 · 90 pts · 20th

Puck drop14 Nov · 10:00 PM ET

VenueCrypto.com Arena

All-time meetings255 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Thirteen points apart last season

Calgary finished last season 29th in the league on 77 points. Los Angeles finished 20th on 90, and the 2025-26 season series went CGY 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 256

Across 255 completed games, Calgary lead the head-to-head 146-87-22.

All-time record146-87-22Calgary's record in the series

Meetings played255This is number 256

2025-26 seriesCGY 3-1-0

Last 54-1Calgary

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

16 Apr 2026LAK 1 – CGY 3——CGY

24 Mar 2026LAK 2 – CGY 3 SO——CGY

28 Feb 2026CGY 0 – LAK 2——LAK

13 Dec 2025CGY 2 – LAK 1 OT——CGY

17 Apr 2025CGY 5 – LAK 1——CGY

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateCalgaryLos Angeles

13 Dec 202513-16-4 · 30 pts30th14-8-9 · 37 pts13th

28 Feb 202621-25-6 · 48 pts29th21-16-13 · 55 pts22nd

24 Mar 202630-34-7 · 67 pts29th28-25-18 · 74 pts22nd

16 Apr 202634-39-9 · 77 pts29th35-27-20 · 90 pts20th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 13 Dec 2025, Calgary were 30th in the league and Los Angeles 13th. By 16 Apr 2026 it was 29th and 20th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Los Angeles out-attempted Calgary 253 to 231

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

Calgary Flames

231 att · 110 on goal · 7 G · 6.4%

Crease14 att · 1 G

Slot103 att · 4 G

Wing71 att · 1 G

Point36 att · 0 G

Neutral zone7 att · 1 G

Los Angeles Kings

253 att · 112 on goal · 6 G · 5.4%

Crease22 att · 1 G

Slot100 att · 4 G

Wing98 att · 0 G

Point21 att · 0 G

Neutral zone12 att · 1 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Los Angeles 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.

CalgaryLos Angeles

2.54xG for per game2.88

3.38xG against per game2.43

42.9%xG share54.2%

−4.6FinishingGoals minus expected goals+0.4

−5.9GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−7.7

This season: 3 games for Calgary, 3 for Los Angeles. 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

Calgary

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2740.0%

Power play · 2025-2616.2% · 31st

Power play · last 5 meetings—

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 meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2710 (3.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Los Angeles

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2716.7%

Power play · 2025-2617.0% · 28th

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2761.5%

Penalty kill · 2025-2674.6% · 30th

Faceoffs · 2026-2756.9% · 103/181

Drawn · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2713 (4.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Skaters

Skaters to watch

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Calgary

Expected starter after their game on 11 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Los Angeles

Expected starter after their game on 12 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Calgary crease

CGY · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 11 Nov

Dustin Wolf.7972 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx −5.5

Devin Cooley.8801 GP · 0-1-0 · GSAx −0.1

No appearances against Los Angeles in the last meetings.

Los Angeles crease

LAK · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 11 Nov

Darcy Kuemper.8252 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx −4.2

Anton Forsberg.8001 GP · 0-0-1 · GSAx −3.5

No appearances against Calgary in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.0 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

16 Apr 20264 · LAK 1–3 CGY

24 Mar 20265 · LAK 2–3 CGY

28 Feb 20262 · CGY 0–2 LAK

13 Dec 20253 · CGY 2–1 LAK

17 Apr 20256 · CGY 5–1 LAK

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

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

Calgary1.005.332.593.16

Los Angeles3.005.002.743.01

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 suggest6.0Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings4.0Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

4 on the injury lists

Calgary · injuries

Jonathan HuberdeauHipIRReturn10 Oct

Los Angeles · injuries

Jakub DvorakUpper BodyIRReturn31 Oct

Jan JenikUndisclosedIRReturn24 Oct

Kevin FialaLower LegIRReturn17 Oct

Latest moves

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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.

27 Sep · LAK

Placed D Otto Salin on the injured non-roster list. Loaned G Erik Portillo to Ontario (AHL).

24 Sep · LAK

Waived for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford (AHL) Fs Martin Chromia, Cole Guttman, Lane Pederson and Francesco Pinelli and D Joe Hicketts. Loaned Fs Aatu Jamsen and Koehn Ziemmer, Ds Angus Booth, Kirill Kirsanov and Jared Woolley to Ontario. Placed F Jan Jenik and D Jakub Dvorak on injured reserve.

15 Jul 2026 · LAK

Signed F Elton Hermansson to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Injury report

Calgary · 2026 draft

See all: Calgary · 2026 draft →

#6Carson CarelsRound 1 · Prince GeorgeD

#30Jack HextallRound 1 · YoungstownC

#36Chase HarringtonRound 2 · SpokaneLW

#42Tobias TrejbalRound 2 · YoungstownG

Full draft

Los Angeles · 2026 draft

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#19Elton HermanssonRound 1 · ModoRW

#46Liam LefebvreRound 2 · ChicoutimiC

#49Adam GoljerRound 2 · TrencinD

#80Blake ZielinskiRound 3 · Des MoinesC

Full draft

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Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings: game preview

Thirteen points apart last season

Meeting number 256

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Los Angeles out-attempted Calgary 253 to 231

Calgary Flames

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Calgary

Los Angeles

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

Calgary crease

Los Angeles crease

Scoring rates point to about 6.0 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

4 on the injury lists

Calgary · injuries

Los Angeles · injuries

Latest moves

Calgary · 2026 draft

Los Angeles · 2026 draft

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