# 2023–24 Calgary Flames season

The 2023–24 Calgary Flames season was their 44th season in Calgary, and the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.
On April 4, 2024, the Flames were eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 44 | 279 | 223 | +56 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 39 | 294 | 237 | +57 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 256 | 215 | +41 | 99 |
| 4 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 5 | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 8 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 269 | 248 | +21 | 99 |
| 2 | PA | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 3 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 239 | 250 | −11 | 92 |
| 4 | CE | e – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 251 | 263 | −12 | 87 |
| 5 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 256 | 274 | −18 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 179 | 290 | −111 | 52 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2023. It begins for the Flames on September 15 with 3 games at the Young Stars tournament in Penticton. The full squad started preseason on September 24, 2023.

### Regular season

2023–24 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of April 18, 2024

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Nazem Kadri | 82 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 0 | 43 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 82 | 31 | 28 | 59 | –29 | 8 |
| Blake Coleman | 78 | 30 | 24 | 54 | +19 | 76 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | 82 | 20 | 32 | 52 | +2 | 51 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 81 | 12 | 40 | 52 | −29 | 49 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 75 | 14 | 26 | 40 | +7 | 47 |
| Mikael Backlund | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −4 | 24 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 78 | 9 | 30 | 39 | –11 | 47 |
| Noah Hanifin$^‡$ | 61 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +13 | 22 |
| Connor Zary | 63 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +12 | 22 |
| Elias Lindholm$^‡$ | 49 | 9 | 23 | 32 | –8 | 21 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko$^†$ | 29 | 14 | 11 | 25 | –8 | 6 |
| Martin Pospisil | 63 | 8 | 16 | 24 | +14 | 109 |
| Christopher Tanev$^‡$ | 56 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +16 | 14 |
| A. J. Greer | 59 | 6 | 6 | 12 | –7 | 35 |
| Matthew Coronato | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −15 | 4 |
| Adam Ruzicka$^‡$ | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −8 | 6 |
| Oliver Kylington | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −6 | 12 |
| Dryden Hunt | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
| Daniil Miromanov$^†$ | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Dillon Dube | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −13 | 8 |
| Walker Duehr | 40 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –3 | 6 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –7 | 16 |
| Nikita Zadorov$^‡$ | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −6 | 23 |
| Nick DeSimone$^‡$ | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
| Kevin Rooney | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –4 | 2 |
| Jakob Pelletier | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| Ilya Solovyov | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 4 |
| Joel Hanley$^†$ | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordan Oesterle | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 4 |
| Adam Klapka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 19 |
| Nikita Okhotiuk$^†$ | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Brayden Pachal$^†$ | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Yan Kuznetsov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Cole Schwindt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jacob Markstrom | 48 | 48 | 2,831:07 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 131 | 2.78 | 1,379 | .905 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Daniel Vladar | 20 | 19 | 1,128:31 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 3.62 | 574 | .882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Wolf | 17 | 15 | 950:30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 3.16 | 467 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$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 2023–24 season.

### Key

† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30) | To Vancouver CanucksNikita Zadorov | To Calgary FlamesCHI Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024$^1$ VAN 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
| January 31, 2024 | To Vancouver CanucksElias Lindholm | To Calgary FlamesHunter Brzustewicz Joni Jurmo Andrei Kuzmenko VAN 1st-round pick in 2024 VAN Conditional 4th-round pick in 2024$^2$ |
| February 28, 2024 | To Dallas StarsCole Brady | To Calgary FlamesArtem Grushnikov 2nd-round pick in 2024 conditional 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
| February 28, 2024 | To New Jersey DevilsChristopher Tanev* | To Calgary FlamesCole Brady |
| March 6, 2024 | To Philadelphia FlyersNoah Hanifin* | To Calgary FlamesMikhail Vorobyev |
| March 6, 2024 | To Vegas Golden KnightsMikhail Vorobyev | To Calgary FlamesDaniil Miromanov conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 or 1st-round pick in 2026 conditional 2nd-round pick in 2025 or 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
| March 7, 2024 | To Dallas StarsMathias Emilio Pettersen | To Calgary FlamesRiley Damiani |
| March 8, 2024 | To San Jose SharksConditional 5th-round pick in 2024$^8$ | To Calgary FlamesNikita Okhotiuk |
| June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) | To New Jersey DevilsJacob Markstrom | To Calgary FlamesKevin Bahl 1st-round pick in 2025 |
| June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | To Washington CapitalsAndrew Mangiapane | To Calgary FlamesCOL 2nd-round pick in 2025 |

#### Notes

* The Flames will receive the higher of the two Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round picks in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
* The Flames will receive the Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick instead of the fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft if the Canucks make the Western Conference Final. If the pick remains a fourth-round pick, Calgary will receive the higher of Vancouver's or the New Jersey Devils' pick.
* The Flames retain 50% of Tanev's salary and the New Jersey Devils will retain 25%.
* The Flames will only receive the Dallas Stars' third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft if the Stars make the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals.
* The Flames retain 50% of Hanifin's salary and the Philadelphia Flyers will retain 25%.
* The Flames will receive Vegas' second-round pick instead of the third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft if the Golden Knights win a round in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.
* The Flames received the Vegas Golden Knights' first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft after Vegas traded their 2025 first-round pick to the San Jose Sharks for Tomas Hertl.
* The Sharks will receive the higher of the fifth-round picks that Chicago possesses in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Jordan Oesterle | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | Brady Lyle | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02) | Mark Pysyk | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04) | Brayden Pachal | Vegas Golden Knights | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Trevor Lewis | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Milan Lucic | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Troy Stecher | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Matthew Phillips | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Michael Stone | | | Retirement |
| October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04) | Nicolas Meloche | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25) | Nick DeSimone | New Jersey Devils | | Waivers |
| January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25) | Adam Ruzicka | Arizona Coyotes | | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28) | Yegor Sharangovich | 2-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Dryden Hunt | 2-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Colton Poolman | 1-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Martin Pospisil | 1-year |
| July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) | Ben Jones | 1-year |
| July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) | Mathias Emilio Pettersen | 1-year |
| July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26) | Samuel Honzek | 3-year† |
| September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21) | Parker Bell | 3-year† |
| September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27) | Mikael Backlund | 2-year‡ |
| February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07) | Martin Pospisil | 2-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Calgary Flames selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 16 | Samuel Honzek | LW | Slovakia | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 2 | 48 | Etienne Morin | D | Canada | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 80 | Aydar Suniev | LW | Russia | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
| 4 | 112 | Jaden Lipinski | C | United States | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 6 | 176 | Yegor Yegorov | G | Russia | MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL) |
| 7 | 208 | Axel Hurtig | D | Sweden | Rögle BK (J20 Nationell) |