Calgary Flames News

After a tremendous start to his Flames' tenure, posting a stellar 2.27 GAA and .923 SV% in his first 22 appearances (7-11-4), Cooley has struggled in recent games and will hope to rebound on Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues. The 28-year-old goalie is coming off consecutive poor-quality starts for the first time this season, allowing nine goals on 38 combined shots (.763 SV%) in his last two games (0-2-0). The Flames enter Wednesday's contest as +110 home underdogs against a Blues team whose seven-game point streak (6-0-1) ended on Sunday in a 3-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Yan Kuznetsov (undisclosed) will not play on Monday, allowing Brzustewicz to re-enter the lineup. The 21-year-old Brzustewicz is averaging 14:04 time-on-ice and has has two points (1G / 1A) in 19 games this season.

Kuznetsov has seen more favourable offensive deployment since the Flames have traded away several key defensemen in recent weeks, including some time on the powerplay but will be forced to miss Monday's game vs. Detroit with an upper-body injury. The 24-year-old Kuznetsov is averaging 20:09 time-on-ice and has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 52 games this season. Hunter Brzustewicz will enter the lineup as Kuznetsov's replacement.

Martin Pospisil will re-enter Calgary's lineup on Monday, sending Beecher to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Beecher is averaging 10:16 time-on-ice and has six points (3G / 3A) in 32 games this season.

Ryan Lomberg will re-enter Calgary's lineup on Monday against the Detroit Red Wings, sending Klapka to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Klapka is averaging 10:41 time-on-ice, recording 14 points (5G / 19A), 99 penalty minutes, and 247 hits in 65 games this season.

John Beecher will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Pospisil to re-enter the lineup. The 26-year-old Pospisil played 81 games in the 2024-25 season, but has been in and out of the lineup since making his 2025-26 debut in late January. The Slovak forward has two points (1G / 1A) and 37 hits in 12 games this season.

Adam Klapka will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Lomberg to re-enter the lineup for the first time in a week. The 31-year-old Lomberg is averaging 9:03 time-on-ice, recording nine points (4G / 5A), 59 penalty minutes, and 122 hits in 55 games this season.

Wolf was excellent in relief of Devin Cooley in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders, saving all 17 shots he faced. That said, the 24-year-old Wolf has struggled lately, allowing four goals in each of his last four starts (2-2-0), posting an ugly 4.66 GAA and .850 SV%. The Flames enter Monday's contest as +160 road underdogs against an offensively challenged, injury-ridden Detroit Red Wings team that has failed to score more than three goals in six consecutive games (1-3-2).

Wolf has allowed four goals in each of his past three outings (0-3-0) and will look to redeem himself on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils. The 24-year-old Wolf has a 3.15 GAA and .898 SV% in six games since the beginning of February (.898 SV%). The Flames enter the action Thursday as +167 road underdogs against a Devils team that has been trending upward recently, going 4-1-0 in their last five games.

Gross is an undrafted forward that has been awarded with a professional contract after an impressive few seasons playing collegiate hockey. The 23-year-old scored 41 points (18G / 23A) in 36 games with St. Cloud State (NCHC) this season.

Despite the losses of Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar via trades, the Flames continue to be conservative with Parekh, their exiting rookie defenseman, who will return to the sidelines on Thursday. The 20-year-old Parekh is averaging 15:46 time-on-ice and has two assists in 20 games this season. Hunter Brzustewicz will enter the lineup as Parekh's replacement.