The Flames' final season at the Saddledome is set. See when the Oilers, Canucks, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, and other rivals visit Calgary one last time.
On Wednesday, the NHL announced the home openers for all 32 teams, with the Calgary Flames, who begin their final season at the Scotiabank Saddledome, welcoming the Seattle Kraken to town on October 1 for a 7:00 pm MT contest.
The league did not take the opportunity to let either of the Flames' biggest rivals, the Edmonton Oilers or the Vancouver Canucks, be the final home-opener opponent in Saddledome history, instead opting to give that honor to the Pacific Division's newest club. Interestingly, Calgary will begin and end October with the Kraken, who make their final appearance in the Dome on October 30th.
Meanwhile, the league announced the remainder of the 2026-27 schedule today, giving Flames fans plenty to talk about regarding the 2026-27 campaign. After missing out on a rivalry game to open the season, the NHL did give the Canucks the final regular-season home game in Saddledome history, a Saturday night contest on April 10, which will most likely be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet.
Moreover, fans hoping to see Connor McDavid and the Oilers one final time in the Dome will need to wait until March, when Edmonton comes to town on March 3 and again on March 23.
Regarding Original Six matchups, the Detroit Red Wings come to Calgary on October 24, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 26. The Chicago Blackhawks, led by Connor Bedard, visit on November 21 and March 5, while the New York Rangers play their final Saddledome contest on Remembrance Day on November 11.
Finally, the Montreal Canadiens pay their final visit to the place where they battled in the 1986 and 1989 Stanley Cup Finals on January 28, and the Boston Bruins will be the second-to-last Original Six team to play at the Dome on February 17.
The reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Carolina Hurricanes, visit early in the season with a matchup on October 18.
Throughout the season, the Flames will host several multi-game homestands, with the longest running from January 5 to January 16, featuring several Eastern Conference teams from Florida, New York (Islanders), Tampa Bay, Columbus, followed by San Jose and Los Angeles. Overall, Calgary will host teams for three or four home games in a row eight times, with a couple of them featuring Pacific Division rivals.
According to NHL.com, the Flames are 909-549-109-93 at the Saddledome, which will close for the final time at the conclusion of the 2026-27 NHL season.
