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===
===Conference standings===
==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.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 15 	Calgary 	1–7 	Vancouver 	 	 	 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 16 	Calgary 	4–3 	Edmonton 	OT 	 	 	1–1–0 	
3 	September 18 	Winnipeg 	2–4 	Calgary 	 	 	 	2–1–0 	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.	
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Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 24 	Vancouver 	0–10 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	15,452 	1–0–0 	
2 	September 25 	Seattle 	5–3 	Calgary 	 	Wolf 	15,205 	1–1–0 	
3 	September 25 	Calgary 	3–2 	Seattle 	SO 	Vladar 	10,000 	2–1–0 	
4 	September 27 	Calgary 	3–2 	Winnipeg 	SO 	Wolf 	11,673 	3–1–0 	
5 	September 29 	Edmonton 	2–1 	Calgary 	OT 	Vladar 	17,965 	3–1–1 	
6 	October 2 	Winnipeg 	4–5 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	16,697 	4–1–1 	
7 	October 4 	Calgary 	2–7 	Edmonton 	 	Vladar 	18,197 	4–2–1 	
8 	October 6 	Calgary 	1–3 	Vancouver 	 	Markstrom 	18,353 	4–3–1 	
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===Regular season===
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October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Points 	Recap
1 	October 11 	Winnipeg 	3–5 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	17,414 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 14 	Calgary 	2–5 	Pittsburgh 	 	Markstrom 	17,635 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 16 	Calgary 	2–3 	Washington 	SO 	Markstrom 	16,489 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 19 	Calgary 	4–3 	Buffalo 	 	Vladar 	13,025 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 20 	Calgary 	1–3 	Columbus 	 	Markstrom 	16,276 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 22 	Calgary 	2–6 	Detroit 	 	Vladar 	17,626 	2–3–1 	5 	
7 	October 24 	NY Rangers 	3–1 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	16,800 	2–4–1 	5 	
8 	October 26 	St. Louis 	3–0 	Calgary 	 	Markstrom 	16,897 	2–5–1 	5 	
9 	October 29 	Calgary 	2–5 	Edmonton 	 	Markstrom 	55,411(outdoors) 	2–6–1 	5 	
==Player statistics==
As of April 4, 2024
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	75	24	41	65	0 	43
 	68	29	25	54	 	6
 	75	29	23	52	+18	74
 	75	19	29	48	+2 	47
 	74	11	36	47	 	41
 	75	15	23	38	+1 	24
 	69	13	25	38	+7 	45
‡ 	61	11	24	35	+13	22
 	71	8 	27	35	 	41
‡ 	49	9 	23	32	 	21
 	56	12	18	30	+12	20
 	56	8 	12	20	+11	97
† 	22	9 	6 	15	 	4
‡ 	56	1 	13	14	+16	14
 	56	6 	6 	12	 	35
‡ 	39	3 	6 	9 	 	6
 	43	3 	4 	7 	 	8
 	37	2 	5 	7 	 	6
 	33	1 	6 	7 	 	16
 	24	3 	3 	6 	+1 	0
 	27	2 	4 	6 	 	4
‡ 	21	1 	5 	6 	 	23
† 	13	3 	2 	5 	 	4
 	27	2 	3 	5 	 	8
‡ 	23	1 	4 	5 	 	2
† 	26	0 	4 	4 	0 	33
 	26	2 	1 	3 	 	2
 	13	1 	2 	3 	+1 	2
† 	10	1 	1 	2 	0 	7
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	 	4
 	22	0 	2 	2 	 	4
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	 	2
† 	6 	0 	0 	0 	 	2
===Goaltenders===
Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	45	45	2,652:12	23	20	2	121	2.74	1,293	.906	2	0	5	0
 	20	19	1,128:31	8 	9 	2	68 	3.62	574 	.882	0	0	0	0
 	13	11	708:34 	3 	7 	1	39 	3.30	371 	.895	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.
==Roster==
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
===Milestones===
===Records===
==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 	Ref
 	To Vancouver CanucksNikita Zadorov 	To Calgary FlamesCHI Conditional 5th-round pick in 20241VAN 3rd-round pick in 2026 	
January 31, 2024 	To Vancouver CanucksElias Lindholm 	To Calgary FlamesHunter BrzustewiczJoni JurmoAndrei KuzmenkoVAN 1st-round pick in 2024VAN Conditional 4th-round pick in 20242	
February 28, 2024	To Calgary FlamesCole Brady 	To New Jersey DevilsChris Tanev* 	
February 28, 2024	To Dallas StarsCole Brady 	To Calgary FlamesArtem Grushnikov2nd-round pick in 2024conditional 3rd-round pick in 2026 	
March 6, 2024 	To Philadelphia FlyersNoah Hanifin* 	To Calgary FlamesMikhail Vorobyev 	
March 6, 2024 	To Calgary FlamesDaniil Miromanovconditional 1st-round pick in 2025 or     1st-round pick in 2026conditional 2nd-round pick in 2025 or     3rd-round pick in 2025	To Vegas Golden KnightsMikhail Vorobyev 	
March 7, 2024 	To Dallas StarsMathias Emilio Pettersen 	To Calgary FlamesRiley Damiani 	
March 8, 2024 	To San Jose SharksCHI Conditional 5th-round pick in 20248 	To Calgary FlamesNikita Okhotiuk 	
====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 final.
# 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 two Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round picks in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Jordan Oesterle	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brady Lyle 	St. Louis Blues 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Mark Pysyk 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brayden Pachal 	Vegas Golden Knights 	 	Waivers 	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Trevor Lewis 	Los Angeles Kings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Milan Lucic 	Boston Bruins 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Troy Stecher 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Matthew Phillips	Washington Capitals 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Michael Stone 	 	 	Retirement 	
 	Nicolas Meloche 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nick DeSimone 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Waivers 	
 	Adam Ruzicka 	Arizona Coyotes 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Yegor Sharangovich 	2-year	
 	Dryden Hunt 	2-year	
 	Colton Poolman 	1-year	
 	Martin Pospisil 	1-year	
 	Ben Jones 	1-year	
 	Mathias Emilio Pettersen	1-year	
 	Samuel Honzek 	3-year	
 	Parker Bell 	3-year	
 	Mikael Backlund 	2-year	
 	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 	 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2 	48 	Etienne Morin 	D 	 	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
3 	80 	Aydar Suniev 	LW 	Russia 	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
4 	112	Jaden Lipinski	C 	 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
6 	176	Yegor Yegorov 	G 	 	MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
7 	208	Axel Hurtig 	D 	 	Rögle BK (J20 Nationell)
===Notes===
==References==
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