Flames captain Mikael Backlund will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the Flames announced Friday.
The 35-year-old left Wednesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks and did not return after playing only five shifts for 2:58 of ice time.
Backlund has 24 points (11G, 13A) in 64 games and is the Flames' top shutdown centre, leading the team in faceoffs (1,236), including 258 in short-handed situations - 204 clear of second-place Kevin Rooney.
In a related move, the Flames have recalled forward Dryden Hunt from the AHL's Calgary Wranglers.
