Mikael Backlund’s absence on Friday night, his first in four years, fundamentally changed how head coach Ryan Huska managed his lineup in the team’s 4-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

Flames: Captain Mikael Backlund (upper body) did not play, snapping a 328-game iron man streak. W After Coleman’s first goal in 15 games drew the Flames back within one early in the third ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday. The 35-year-old forward has appeared in all 64 games this season, totaling 24 points ...

Mikael Backlund is week to week for the Flames with an upper-body injury. The forward was injured in the first period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. "He does ...

Mikael Backlund’s absence creates a massive hole in the Calgary Flames lineup tonight as they prepare to host the Colorado Avalanche. The captain played just a handful of shifts in Wednesday’s ...

On Friday, the Calgary Flames announced that the team's captain, Mikael Backlund, will be out week-to-week due to an upper-body injury. The injury reportedly occurred during the Flames game ...

It happened a decade ago when Mark Giordano was wearing the ‘C.’ It happened again Friday when the team announced that shutdown centre Mikael Backlund is out week-to-week due to an upper-body ailment.

CALGARY — Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund will be out on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury, the NHL team said Friday. Backlund was hurt in the first period of a 4-3 shootout ...