Adding insult to injury, Vladar is day-to-day with a lower-body injury just one day after allowing eight goals on 26 shots (.692 SV%) in an 8-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. If Vladar misses any time, Dustin Wolf will likely take the reins of the crease in Calgary.
Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has played 41 career NHL games, including scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games this season. He has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers.
Lomberg has not played the last two games due to personal reasons but will likely draw back into the lineup on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 30-year-old Lomberg is averaging 9:07 time-on-ice, recording three points (0G / 3A), 22 penalty minutes, and 49 hits in 27 games this season.
Duehr is an undrafted 27-year-old winger with 19 points (9G / 10A) in 72 career NHL games. He has spent most of the 2024-25 season with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL), where he has 19 points (11G / 8A) in 20 games this season.
Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has played 41 career NHL games, including scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games this season. He has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers.
Despite only winning two of his last four, the Flames will turn to Vladar between the pipes for the fifth time in the previous six games. Vladar allowed three goals on 20 shots (.850 SV%) on Tuesday but salvaged a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators. The 27-year-old Vladar has a 2.76 GAA and .897 SV5 in 15 games this season (6-5-4). The Flames enter Thursday's contest as +131 home underdogs against a Tampa Bay Lightning squad coming off a 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has played 41 career NHL games, including scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games this season. He has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers.
Duehr is an undrafted 27-year-old winger with 19 points (9G / 10A) in 72 career NHL games. He will return to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL), where he has 19 points (11G / 8A) in 20 games this season.
Dustin Wolf was beaten six times in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and the Flames will revert to Vladar between the pipes on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. The 27-year-old Vladar has started four of the last six games (1-2-1) and has a 2.74 GAA and .900 SV% in 14 games this season (5-5-4). The Flames enter Tuesday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Predators club they defeated 2-0 on November 15th.
Dustin Wolf was beaten six times in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and the Flames will likely revert to Vladar between the pipes on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. The 27-year-old Vladar has started four of the last six games (1-2-1) and has a 2.74 GAA and .900 SV% in 14 games this season (5-5-4). The Flames enter Tuesday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Predators club they defeated 2-0 on November 15th.
Fresh off a 16-save performance for his second shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, Vladar will return to the Flames' crease as the starting goalie for a third consecutive game. The 27-year-old Vladar has been serviceable this season, posting a 2.65 GAA and .904 SV% in 13 games (5-5-3). The Flames enter Thursday's contest as -125 home favorites against a St. Louis Blues club with points in four straight (3-0-1).
Kirkland played only 1:05 time-on-ice before exiting Friday's game with a lower-body injury and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. The 28-year-old Kirkland played a career-high 21 games this season, scoring eight points (2G / 6A) while averaging 9:42 time-on-ice.
For the first time this season, Kuzmenko will be a healthy scratch. After scoring 74 points (39G / 35A) in 81 games in his rookie season in 2022-23 with the Vancouver Canucks, Kuzmenko has failed to find that same scoring touch. The 28-year-old has nine points (1G / 8A) in 25 games this season and has been held off the scoresheet in nine straight.
Despite a poor performance in his previous outing, allowing six goals on 43 shots (.860 SV%) in a 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vladar will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old Vladar has been serviceable most of the season, posting a 2.87 GAA and .900 SV% in 12 games (4-5-3). The Flames enter Tuesday's contest as -137 home favorites against a Blue Jackets club with points in six straight (5-0-1).
Klapka has been held off the scoresheet in six games with the Flames and has been sent down to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). In a corresponding move, the Flames recalled Jakob Pelletier.
Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old scored three points (1G / 2A) in 13 games with the Flames last season. He has been productive during the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 contests.