Flames’ Mikael Backlund day-to-day with upper-body injury

Oct 20, 2026, 5:03 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Mike Gould,

Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund is day-to-day with an upper-body injury he sustained in the club’s 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, according to head coach Ryan Huska.

Backlund, 37, left the ice gingerly and did not return after absorbing a hit along the boards from Hurricanes winger William Carrier late in the third period of Sunday’s game at the Saddledome.

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