Calgary's rivalry with Edmonton, the Battle of Alberta, has shaped the Flames' identity as much as their sole championship, a 1989 Stanley Cup won over Montreal behind captain Lanny McDonald's mustache and a roster built for playoff grit. The franchise relocated from Atlanta in 1980, playing three seasons at the Stampede Corral before the Saddledome opened in 1983.
As of Nov 2, 2026, here are the most recently projected forward lines, defense pairings and power-play units for the Calgary Flames. On the top line, the Calgary Flames are currently projected to run left wing Joel Farabee, center Mikael Backlund and right wing Matt Coronato together, a trio expected to log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the roster, though without last change on the road it does not always draw the other team's top shutdown pairing. On the blue line, the top pairing is Kevin Bahl and Simon Nemec, who typically log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the back end and face the toughest zone starts, though the team's primary penalty-kill pairing is not always the same duo. On the power play, the PP1 unit runs Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost, Matt Coronato, Matvei Gridin and Zayne Parekh, the unit most teams send out first on a power play, though a delayed-penalty scramble already in progress or a late matchup change can put a different five over the boards. These combinations reflect pre-game reporting rather than real-time tracking, and can change between games and even between periods, so check the today's lines tool for the most current deployment before puck drop.
| # | Player | Off | Def | PP | PK | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazem Kadri | 54 | 42 | 61 | 0 | 81 |
| 2 | Blake Coleman | 69 | 53 | 27 | 48 | 77 |
| 3 | Sean Monahan | 60 | 43 | 59 | 22 | 77 |
| 4 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 45 | 45 | 53 | 70 | 73 |
| 5 | MacKenzie Weegar | 57 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 70 |
As of Nov 2, 2026, the most recently projected lineup for the Calgary Flames includes 4 forward lines, 3 defense pairings and 2 power-play units, updated whenever a new pre-game lineup is reported.
As of Nov 2, 2026, the top line projected for the Calgary Flames is left wing Joel Farabee, center Mikael Backlund and right wing Matt Coronato.
These projected lines are drawn from Daily Faceoff's pre-game reporting, typically beat writers covering morning skates and warmups before puck drop. They reflect the coaching staff's intended deployment rather than shift-by-shift tracking collected once a game is already underway, and can still shift between a morning skate and the opening faceoff.
Lines can change from game to game, and sometimes within a single game, as a coaching staff reacts to matchups, injuries, scoring droughts or chemistry. Check back before each Calgary Flames game for the latest projected combinations, or browse the historical lines archive to see how often this team's lines have shifted recently.
