Calgary Flames vs Vancouver Canucks: preview, form and head-to-head

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Vancouver Canucks host Calgary Flames (NHL) on October 4, 2026. Here is how both teams arrive: recent form, the season so far, past meetings and the latest team news.

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Matchup edge

Form edge: Vancouver Canucks, 3-2 in the last 5 games against 2-3 for Calgary Flames.

Recent form: last 5

Calgary Flames: 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5, with 10 goals scored and 15 conceded.

Calgary Flames
Oct 2, 2026vs Seattle KrakenL1–6
Apr 17, 2026 · last seasonvs Los Angeles KingsW3–1
Apr 15, 2026 · last seasonvs Colorado AvalancheL1–3
Apr 13, 2026 · last seasonvs Utah MammothW4–1
Apr 11, 2026 · last seasonat Seattle KrakenL1–4

Vancouver Canucks: 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5, with 22 goals scored and 26 conceded.

Vancouver Canucks
Oct 2, 2026vs Edmonton OilersL7–9
Sep 30, 2026at Edmonton OilersW6–5
Apr 17, 2026 · last seasonat Edmonton OilersL1–6
Apr 15, 2026 · last seasonvs Los Angeles KingsW4–3
Apr 13, 2026 · last seasonat Anaheim DucksW4–3

Results before kickoff, newest first.

Head-to-head

In the last 3 meetings on record, Calgary Flames won 2, Vancouver Canucks won 1.

Mar 29, 2026 · last seasonCalgary Flames7–3Vancouver Canucks
Nov 24, 2025 · last seasonVancouver Canucks2–5Calgary Flames
Oct 10, 2025 · last seasonVancouver Canucks5–1Calgary Flames

Season so far

Calgary Flames are 21st of 32 on win rate after 1 game (0-1).

Vancouver Canucks are 18th of 32 on win rate after 2 games (1-1).

#TeamPWLGoals
21Calgary Flames1011:6
18Vancouver Canucks21113:14

Team news

Calgary Flames

  • Jonathan Huberdeau (LW): Injured Reserve, hip. Huberdeau (hip) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM. (ESPN, Sep 28, 2026)
  • Vancouver Canucks Gameday Preview 3: Will The Scoring Continue Against The Calgary Flames? — The Vancouver Canucks battle the Calgary Flames on Saturday. (Yahoo Sports, Oct 3, 2026)

Vancouver Canucks

  • Jake DeBrusk (LW): Out, illness. DeBrusk will miss Saturday's game against Calgary because of an illness, per Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor. (ESPN, Oct 3, 2026)
  • Jack Thompson (D): Injured Reserve, undisclosed. (ESPN, Sep 29, 2026)
  • Akil Thomas (C): Injured Reserve, undisclosed. (ESPN, Sep 29, 2026)

Headlines gathered October 3, 2026 from the outlets named. Third-party reporting, not verified by SportAnalyst.

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