Early look · NHL 2026-27

Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators: game preview

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

NashvillePredators2026-27: 1-1-1 · 3 pts · 2025-26: 38-34-10 · 86 pts · 23rd

Puck drop3 Apr · 3:30 PM ET

VenueBridgestone Arena

All-time meetings96 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Nine points apart last season

Calgary finished last season 29th in the league on 77 points. Nashville finished 23rd on 86.

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

Head-to-head

Meeting number 97

Across 96 completed games, Nashville lead the head-to-head 51-31-14.

All-time record51-31-14Nashville's record in the series

Meetings played96This is number 97

2025-26 series—

Last 54-1Nashville

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

3 Jan 2026NSH 4 – CGY 3——NSH

2 Dec 2025CGY 1 – NSH 5——NSH

1 Nov 2025CGY 2 – NSH 4——NSH

4 Jan 2025NSH 4 – CGY 1——NSH

10 Dec 2024CGY 4 – NSH 3——CGY

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateCalgaryNashville

1 Nov 20252-9-2 · 6 pts32nd5-6-2 · 12 pts26th

2 Dec 20259-15-4 · 22 pts32nd9-13-4 · 22 pts31st

3 Jan 202618-19-4 · 40 pts29th19-18-4 · 42 pts26th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 1 Nov 2025, Calgary were 32nd in the league and Nashville 26th. By 3 Jan 2026 it was 29th and 26th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Calgary out-attempted Nashville 172 to 167

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

Calgary Flames

172 att · 86 on goal · 6 G · 7.0%

Crease12 att · 0 G

Slot47 att · 4 G

Wing73 att · 1 G

Point31 att · 1 G

Neutral zone9 att · 0 G

Nashville Predators

167 att · 88 on goal · 13 G · 14.8%

Crease14 att · 3 G

Slot57 att · 4 G

Wing75 att · 4 G

Point16 att · 1 G

Neutral zone5 att · 1 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Nashville 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.

CalgaryNashville

2.54xG for per game2.50

3.38xG against per game3.14

42.9%xG share44.3%

−4.6FinishingGoals minus expected goals−0.5

−5.9GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+0.4

This season: 3 games for Calgary, 3 for Nashville. 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

Nashville

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2737.5%

Power play · 2025-2623.1% · 11th

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2775.0%

Penalty kill · 2025-2681.7% · 5th

Faceoffs · 2026-2747.6% · 80/168

Drawn · 2026-278 (2.67/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-278 (2.67/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 1 Apr: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Nashville

Expected starter after their game on 1 Apr: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Calgary crease

CGY · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 31 Mar

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

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

No appearances against Nashville in the last meetings.

Nashville crease

NSH · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 31 Mar

Juuse Saros.9073 GP · 1-1-1 · GSAx +0.4

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

3 Jan 20267 · NSH 4–3 CGY

2 Dec 20256 · CGY 1–5 NSH

1 Nov 20256 · CGY 2–4 NSH

4 Jan 20255 · NSH 4–1 CGY

10 Dec 20247 · CGY 4–3 NSH

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

Nashville2.333.003.013.28

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 meetings6.2Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

2 on the injury lists

Calgary · injuries

Jonathan HuberdeauHipIRReturn10 Oct

Nashville · injuries

Justus AnnunenUndisclosedIRReturn13 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.

6 Oct · NSH

Recalled G Matt Murray from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed G Justus Annunen on injured reserve.

4 Oct · NSH

Recalled LW Yegor Pinchuk from Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned G Matt Murray to Milwaukee.

3 Oct · NSH

Recalled G Matthew Murray from Milwaukee (AHL).

Injury report

Calgary · 2026 draft

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#6Carson CarelsRound 1 · Prince GeorgeD

#30Jack HextallRound 1 · YoungstownC

#36Chase HarringtonRound 2 · SpokaneLW

#42Tobias TrejbalRound 2 · YoungstownG

Full draft

Nashville · 2026 draft

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#10Wyatt CullenRound 1 · Usa U-18LW

#31Thomas BleylRound 1 · MonctonD

#70Dmitri BorichevRound 3 · Loko-76 YaroslavlG

#106Jakub FlorisRound 4 · Lukko Jr.D

Full draft

Saturday 3 April · the full slate

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Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators: game preview

Nine points apart last season

Meeting number 97

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Calgary out-attempted Nashville 172 to 167

Calgary Flames

Nashville Predators

Nashville have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Calgary

Nashville

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

Calgary crease

Nashville crease

Scoring rates point to about 6.0 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

2 on the injury lists

Calgary · injuries

Nashville · injuries

Latest moves

Calgary · 2026 draft

Nashville · 2026 draft

Saturday 3 April · the full slate