#Chris Tanev

Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames can't quite overcome injuries, penalties and the Habs Be sure to check out NHL betting site Betway for the latest Flames game day odds! The Calgary Flames headed to Montreal on Monday evening to play their third road game in four nights. The Flames did not play a perfect game, but they hung around and rode a strong…

Be sure to check out NHL betting site Betway for the latest Flames game day odds! The Calgary Flames are a talented hockey club that has been prone to some bad habits this season. Those habits were front-and-centre in Friday night's game at Nationwide Arena against the Columbus Blue Jackets. They made weird decisions with the puck. They made odd…

It's been a tough few years if you're a sports bettor who likes to take big swings on Stanley Cup futures bets. The 2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup after sitting among the top pre-season favorites following a season in which they'd tied an NHL record with 62 wins. The 2020-21 Lightning were obviously favorites again, coming off the…

It's now been almost a year since longtime captain of the Calgary Flames Mark Giordano was taken by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft, which also means it's been almost an entire year since the Flames had an official captain. While the lack of captain over the last year seemed to allow many players to rise up as leaders, it's time the team…

Be sure to check out NHL betting site Betway for the latest Flames game day odds! The Calgary Flames hosted the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. It was a "scheduled win," in that the Blues had played on Thursday in Edmonton and the Flames were a rested team. But the Blues played a really smart road game, defending the front of their net and playing…

Welcome to VSiN's NHL Bets page. Your source for comprehensive and dynamic hockey betting analysis. Read on for odds, predictions and best bets for December 14. Follow me on to stay up to date. Recap: The Capitals covered the puck line easily on the back of Ovechkin's hattrick, but it was the smallest bet of the three that I made, so it didn't…

On a night when two of the three NHL games feature all-Canadian matchups, two teams in need of points get together when the Calgary Flames hit the road to face the Vancouver Canucks. When the Canadian rivals meet, a high-scoring affair should favor Vancouver as an average of 7.6 goals have been scored in five games played by the Canucks in December…

Positivity is a beautiful thing, but nothing hits the spot like an occasional glass of haterade. Life is all about balance, so let's take a look at each NHL team's emerging red flag one month into the season. Boston Bruins: Ruining the vibes The Bruins are off to one of their best starts in franchise history at 12-2-0. They aren't just winning…

The Calgary Flames are teetering at the moment. After starting the campaign with a 5-1 record, the Flames are now 5-5-2 on the season and are 12 points behind the pace-setting Vegas Golden Knights in the Pacific Division. Despite the slow start, the Flames are still one of the Stanley Cup favorites at+1200. The betting market is expecting Calgary…

There are a lot of questions about the Calgary Flames right now. Many more after six straight losses dropped their record to 5-5-2 than following their 5-1 start. How bad are the injuries to defenceman Chris Tanev and winger Jonathan Huberdeau? Will last year's breakout player Oliver Kylington be coming back to the team this year? Is Andrew…

There's been a lot of funkiness to the 2022-23 NHL season, but perhaps no team has had a more peculiar start to the season than the Calgary Flames. A trendy pick to win the Stanley Cup and priced around+1500 to hoist the trophy on opening night, Calgary was shot out of a cannon in the first two weeks of the campaign. The Flames won five of their…

Currently on a four-game winless skid, the Calgary Flames hit the roadto visit the New York Islanders, a team that had won five straight games beforelosing at Detroit on Saturday. Read on for our Flames-Islanders picks andpredictions. After a strong startto the season, the Flames have run into some trouble recently. Calgary sufferedhome losses to…

The new-look Calgary Flames get their first taste of competition as the defending-champion Colorado Avalanche descend on Alberta. The Avs played a late one at home on Wednesday, so the travel could jelly their legs a bit en route to a letdown. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The new-look Calgary Flames kick off their season when the defending Stanley…

The Calgary Flames preseason contest against the Seattle Kraken featured plenty of dynamic duos on Monday night. Andrew Mangiapane and Nazem Kadri showed speed and vision, creating chances with relentless motors. Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund picked up where they left off in the playoffs. Chris Tanev and Noah Hanifin were a force on…

You could see it starting in Edmonton, when they put 17 shots on net. Two nights later, St. Louis came to town and the Calgary Flames' offence absolutely exploded. Chris Tanev scored. Nikita Zadorov scored. Adam Ruzicka scored and then, minutes later, almost scored again! They got points from everyone but the Zamboni driver in their 7-1 plastering…

Our feature grading the positional depth of each NHL team continues this week, with a focus on the blueline. If you missed our prior talent tiers, they are referenced below - please check them out. Our approach to grading defencemen will be similar, but not identical to the way we evaluated forwards. We overweight top-four defenders - for most…

The Battle of Alberta begins at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday night as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Calgary Flames for Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal showdown. Each team needed seven games to dispatch their quarterfinal foe, with the Oilers outlasting the Los Angeles Kings, and the Flames squeaking by the Dallas Stars. Which…