Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Blackhawks followed up their three-game winning streak by losing their last two games. They will try to snap their losing streak with a win over the Flames, which will give them their fourth win in their last six games.

Chicago is averaging 2.39 goals per game. They scored two goals on 14 shots in their last game.

Patrick Kane and Sam Lafferty scored a goal apiece for the Blackhawks, while Max Domi and Seth Jones picked up an assist.

Chicago has struggled defensively, giving up 3.61 goals per game. They gave up five goals in their last game and will need a significantly better effort if they want to win this game.

Petr Mrazek saved 43 of the 47 shots that he faced. He is 5-12-1 in 20 games with a 3.89 GAA and a .888 save percentage.

The Flames played well over the past week and come into this game on a two-game winning streak. They will try to keep the momentum going with a win over the Blackhawks, which will give them their third win in a row and fifth win in their last seven games.

Calgary is averaging 3.10 goals per game. They scored four goals on 49 shots in their last game.

Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and two assists for the Flames. Dillon Dube and Walker Duehr scored a goal apiece, while Mikael Backlund had an assist.

Calgary has played well defensively, giving up 2.96 goals per game. They gave up three goals in their last game and will have to play better if they want to get the win.

Dan Vladar saved 22 of the 25 shots that he faced. He is 10-4-4 in 18 games with a 2.75 GAA and a .904 save percentage.

Christopher Tanev (Upper Body) has been ruled out of this game.

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The Blackhawks are averaging 2.39 goals per game and two goals per game on the road. They averaged 2.33 goals per game in their last three games against the Flames. With Calgary giving up three goals per game at home, the Blackhawks will go over their average in this game. The Flames are averaging 3.10 goals per game and 3.38 goals per game at home. They averaged 34.33 goals per game in their last three games against the Blackhawks. With Chicago giving up 3.32 goals per game in the road, the Flames will score enough goals to push the score over the total. The Blackhawks and Flames played over the total in eight of their last 10 meetings.