Detroit Red Wings (24-27-7) 5th in Atlantic vs. Calgary Flames (35-15-7) 1st in Pacific
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Game Night: Red Wings at Flames
ENCORE PERFORMANCE?
Johnny Gaudreau is fresh off his sixth career hat-trick, including a pair of cheeky bank shots in Thursday’s triumph over the Tampa Bay Lightning. What will the superstar winger do next?
POINTS LEADERS
FLAMES
Johnny Gaudreau — 57 GP, 26 G, 51 A, 77 PTS +44
Matthew Tkachuk — 57 GP, 27 G, 39 A, 66 PTS, +36
Elias Lindholm — 57 GP, 29 G, 32 A, 61 PTS, +45
RED WINGS
Dylan Larkin — 53 GP, 27 G, 30 A, 57 PTS, -2
Tyler Bertuzzi — 50 GP, 24 G, 24 A, 48 PTS, +4
Lucas Raymond — 58 GP, 18 G, 27 A, 45 PTS, -9
SPECIAL TEAMS
FLAMES: PP — 23.0% (12th); PK — 85.3% (3rd)
RED WINGS: PP — 17.5% (27th); PK — 73.6% (30th)
Saturday’s out-of-town guests arrive without a couple of their top offensive talents. Tyler Bertuzzi, currently second on the team scoring charts, is unvaccinated and can’t cross the border without a 14-day quarantine, while Robby Fabbri suffered a knee injury in Minnesota and will likely miss the remainder of the season.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Calgary Flames:
Game notes: It is hockey night in Canada as the Red Wings visit the Calgary Flames. These two teams enter the Saturday night showdown from opposite directions. The Flame are 7-2-1 in their past ten games. Meanwhile, the Red Wings are 3-6-1 in the same 10-game span.
GILBERTSON: Could these Flames do something special?
While the skating stars know any mid-season declaration of look-out-here-we-come would put a scowl on Darryl Sutter’s face, even they must be daydreaming about what this crew could be capable of come playoff time.
Odds
Red Wings vs. Flames NHL Betting Odds
It’s been pure dominance for Calgary when facing off with Detroit lately. Calgary is 8-2 in their last 10 meetings with the Red Wings, while averaging just under four goals a game. The Flames have also won the last five bouts played in Calgary. Saturday’s the final of two regular season meetings between these clubs; Calgary shut out Detroit 3-0 back on October 21.
The Flames remain one of the hottest teams in the NHL with wins in 15 of their last 18 appearances. Calgary’s lost just five games in regulation at home this season too.