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Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames

Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Regular Season Final

Final score

The Calgary Flames beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights 3 39-26-17
at Calgary Flames 6 34-39-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 1 3
Calgary Flames 3 2 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 7 9 21 37
Calgary Flames 11 10 5 26

Three stars

  1. M. Backlund, Calgary Flames (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. C. Zary, Calgary Flames (3 assists)
  3. M. Weegar, Calgary Flames (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:54 Calgary Flames Mikael Backlund (8) Blake Coleman (6), Connor Zary (4) Even strength VGK 0, CGY 1
1st 08:42 Calgary Flames Adam Klapka (3) Yan Kuznetsov (4), MacKenzie Weegar (7) Even strength VGK 0, CGY 2
1st 10:03 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith (4) Mark Stone (20), Zach Whitecloud (4) Even strength VGK 1, CGY 2
1st 15:45 Calgary Flames Ryan Lomberg (2) Connor Zary (5), John Beecher (2) Even strength VGK 1, CGY 3
2nd 08:38 Calgary Flames Mikael Backlund (9) MacKenzie Weegar (8), Connor Zary (6) Even strength VGK 1, CGY 4
2nd 12:21 Calgary Flames Joel Farabee (9) MacKenzie Weegar (9) Shorthanded VGK 1, CGY 5
2nd 14:34 Vegas Golden Knights Kaedan Korczak (3) Mitch Marner (27), Tomas Hertl (11) Even strength VGK 2, CGY 5
3rd 16:03 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone (7) Noah Hanifin (5), Mitch Marner (28) Power play VGK 3, CGY 5
3rd 19:15 Calgary Flames Jonathan Huberdeau (7) Mikael Backlund (12), Blake Coleman (7) Even strength, Empty net VGK 3, CGY 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Calgary Flames
Shots on goal 37 26
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 0
Penalty minutes 5 9
Hits 27 14
Blocked shots 13 12
Giveaways 15 9
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 23/48 (47.9%) 25/48 (52.1%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 60% 12:32
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 17:20
19 R. Smith R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 2 0 13:46
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 16:16
21 B. Howden C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 66.7% 13:51
23 C. Reinhardt L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 12:39
42 B. Bowman R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 14:47
48 T. Hertl C 0 1 1 -2 0 6 0 0 0 35.3% 18:59
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0 0 25% 16:56
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 13:12
61 M. Stone R 1 1 2 -2 0 3 0 0 1 15:41
93 M. Marner R 0 2 2 -3 0 1 0 0 0 50% 19:01
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 19:44
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:57
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 4 3 0 13:31
6 K. Korczak D 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 21:08
15 N. Hanifin D 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 0 0 24:39
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 0 19:20
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
40 A. Schmid 25 20 5 .800 58:41 Loss

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames skaters
Player
10 J. Huberdeau L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 15:00
11 M. Backlund C 2 1 3 +2 0 5 0 0 0 50% 19:24
16 M. Frost C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 57.1% 13:45
17 Y. Sharangovich C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 50% 16:36
18 J. Beecher C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 10:36
20 B. Coleman L 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 17:00
27 M. Coronato R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 13:13
43 A. Klapka R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 6 0 0 12:47
47 C. Zary C 0 3 3 +2 0 1 0 1 0 100% 16:14
70 R. Lomberg L 1 0 1 +1 5 1 0 0 0 10:50
86 J. Farabee L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 50% 16:29
91 N. Kadri C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 58.3% 15:33
4 R. Andersson D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 2 0 22:43
7 K. Bahl D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 23:24
37 Y. Kuznetsov D 0 1 1 +2 2 0 2 0 0 22:38
44 J. Hanley D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:05
48 H. Brzustewicz D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:39
52 M. Weegar D 0 3 3 +2 0 2 3 3 0 22:51
Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie
1 D. Cooley 37 34 3 .919 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:49 Calgary Flames Ryan Lomberg Fighting (major) 5
1st 15:49 Vegas Golden Knights Jeremy Lauzon Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:07 Calgary Flames Morgan Frost Tripping 2
3rd 15:50 Calgary Flames Yan Kuznetsov High sticking 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Calgary Flames head coach
Ryan Huska
Referees
Corey Syvret, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, Ryan Daisy
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel, Alexander Holtz
Calgary Flames scratches
Justin Kirkland, Brayden Pachal

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Calgary Flames 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 20

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 5 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
St. Louis Blues 6 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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