The Flames announced today their 2023-24 regular season schedule. Calgary opens the campaign at the Scotiabank Saddledome in the Scotiabank Home Opener against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, October 11.
The Flames will play each divisional opponent four times, with the exception of Anaheim (once in Calgary, twice in Anaheim) and San Jose (twice in Calgary, once in San Jose) who they will face three times each. Calgary will play the Central Division opponents three times and will play all Eastern Conference opponents twice (once home and once away).
The Flames host the Philadelphia Flyers on New Year's Eve on Sunday, December 31. The Christmas schedule also includes home games against Vancouver (December 2), Minnesota (December 5), Carolina (December 7), New Jersey (December 9), Tampa Bay (December 16), Florida (December 18) and Seattle (December 27).
Calgary has two six-game home stands this season. The first is November 27 through December 9 as the Flames host Vegas, Dallas, Vancouver, Minnesota, Carolina and New Jersey. The second is January 16 through January 27 hosting Arizona, Toronto, Edmonton, St. Louis, Columbus and Chicago.
Calgary's longest road trip of the season is a five-game trip starting October 14th through October 22nd as they'll face Pittsburgh, Washington, Buffalo, Columbus and conclude in Detroit.
The Eastern Conference Canadian teams will play at the Scotiabank Saddledome once each with Ottawa on January 9, Toronto on January 18 and Montreal on March 16.
The Flames will travel to face the three Canadian teams in the Eastern Conference on a three-game road swing beginning on November 10 in Toronto, in Ottawa November 11 and in Montreal on November 14.
Calgary will face the Stanley Cup Champion and divisional rival Vegas Golden Knights on four occasions (at home on November 27 and March 14 and on the road December 12th and January 13).
There will be four installments of the 'Battle-of-Alberta' during the 2023-24 season, with the first edition coming on October 29 in the 2023 Tim Hortons Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Calgary will head north once more on February 24 and will welcome the Oilers to the Saddledome twice on January 20 and April 6.
Calgary will face their western Canadian rival, the Winnipeg Jets twice this season in Calgary in the season opener on October 11 followed by a meeting on February 19. Their one and only trip to Winnipeg will come on April 4. The Flames will meet their other Western Canadian rival the Vancouver Canucks four times (at home on November 16 and December 2, on the road March 23 and April 16).
The day-by-day breakdown is as follows: Monday (9), Tuesday (16), Wednesday (4), Thursday (20), Friday (4), Saturday (22) and Sunday (7). Calgary will play in back-to-back scenarios eight times this season with their first coming on the road in Buffalo on October 19 before travelling to Columbus on October 20.
The 2024 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend will take place in Toronto from February 2 - 3.
All Flames home and away games will be carried live on radio, Sportsnet 960 The FAN. The complete Rogers Sportsnet television schedule and game times will be released at a later date.
