2024–25 Calgary Flames season


The 2024–25 Calgary Flames season was their 45th season in Calgary, and their 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972. This season was overshadowed when their former star player Johnny Gaudreau was killed with his brother Matthew on August 29, 2024, when a suspected drunk driver collided with their bicycles from behind. The team dedicated the season in his memory.
On April 15, despite winning against the Vegas Golden Knights in a shootout, the Flames were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season after the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues won their respective games earlier. They did finish the season with 96 points, tying the 2014–15 Boston Bruins, 2017–18 Florida Panthers, and 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens for the most points by a team that missed the playoffs.

Regular Season

October-December

Heading into the season, the Flames were expected by many to be bottom feeders. They had traded many of their key players at the 2024 trade deadline. Rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf was expected to start many games. However, the Flames caught the league by surprise when they opened the season 5-0-1 in their first six games. It started when on October 9, they won their opening game in Vancouver 6-5 on Connor Zary's overtime goal after coming back from down 4-1 late in the second. They started their home opener against the Philadelphia Flyers on October 12 by holding a ceremony for the late Johnny Gaudreau. They won the game 6-3, in which Jonathan Huberdeau's two goals and two assists were the difference. This was a bright spot to start his 2024-25 campaign after two disappointing seasons in Calgary. They won their next two games vs the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 and 3-1 respectively, to start the season 4-0 and match the best start in franchise history, both achieved in 2009-10 and 1993-94. They endured their first loss on October 19, when they lost 2-1 in overtime at the Seattle Kraken. Their point streak would be snapped on October 24, when they lost 4-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes. They would finish the month 5-4-1 and on a four-game losing streak.
The Flames would start November with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils in which Blake Coleman scored two goals and Daniel Vladar recorded his third career shutout. On November 11, it was announced that free-agent singing Anthony Mantha would undergo season-ending ACL surgery from an injury sustained against the Montreal Canadiens on November 5. The Flames would go 5-1-2 in their next eight games, starting with an overtime loss and a shootout loss, followed by five wins in six games, one of which was a 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators on November 15. Dustin Wolf stopped 29 shots for his first career shutout, he also improved to 6-2-1 on the season. They then lost the next two games to the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings, 4-3 in regulation and 2-1 in overtime respectively. On November 29, in an emotional game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the other team Johnny Gaudreau played for. The Flames lost 5-2. Shootout catalyst Justin Kirkland exited the game with a lower-body injury and would later require season-ending knee surgery. Their last game in November was the following night, a 6-2 beatdown at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. They finished with a 7-5-3 record in November and a 12-9-4 record overall, and like in October, a four-game losing streak.
The Flames started off December by playing the Blue Jackets once again, this time in the Scotiabank Saddledome. The two teams would hold a ceremony and a ceremonial puck drop. The Flames would claim victory in this meeting 3-0. They fell to the Dallas Stars 6-2 two games later, surrendering four goals in the third. By this point, the Flames had gone a franchise record 25 games without scoring more than three goals in regulation. Additionally, they had a grumpy 3-7-4 record on the road. The Flames would again surrender four goals in the third period four nights later on December 12, in an abysmal 8-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, their first regulation loss on home ice in over a month. They also surrendered six points to Nikita Kucherov, and a hat-trick to Jake Guentzel. They would bounce back two nights later with a 3-0 victory over Tampa Bay's rival Florida Panthers. Dustin Wolf made 32 stops in the process. The Flames would lose their next two games in overtime to the Bruins and Senators respectively. On December 21, their last game before he Christmas break. The Flames won 6-4 over the Chicago Blackhawks after nearly blowing a 5-1 lead in the third period.

Schedule and results

Young Stars tournament

As with previous years, the Flames took part in the annual Young Stars Classic, for its 11th edition, once again held in Penticton. The tournament took place from September 13 through 16, 2024.

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2024.

Player statistics

As of April 17, 2025

Goaltenders

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Flames have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Draft picks

Below are the Calgary Flames selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
19Zayne ParekhDCanadaefn-ua|The Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on January 31, 2024, that sent Elias Lindholm to Vancouver in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Hunter Brzustewicz, Joni Jurmo, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.