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Calgary Flames (1-4-0, 2 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (3-0-2, 8 pts)
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Saturday, October 18
Time: 10:00 pm EST / 7:00 pm PST
TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet / SCRI
Radio:
Calgary Flames – Sportsnet 960
Vegas Golden Knights – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Calgary Flames +1.5 ML +210
Vegas Golden Knights -1.5 ML -250
O/U 6.5
Calgary Flames News & Notes:
After beating the Oilers on opening night, Calgary has dropped four straight and has been outscored 16-6 in those contests. The Flames will try to get back on the winning track and avenge an earlier 4-2 loss to Vegas on October 14. Early in the season, Calgary is averaging 1.8 goals per game and allowing 3.8 goals per game.
Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:
The Golden Knights have won two straight games and will try to make it three in a row against the Flames tonight. Vegas is averaging 4.0 goals a game and is the first team to score 20 goals this season. The Golden Knights are 1-0-1 at home and are in the middle game of a three-game homestand.
Calgary Flames Projected Lines:
Huberdeau-Kadri-Farabee
Sharangovich-Frost-Coronato
Honzek-Backlund-Coleman
Lomberg-Zary-Klapka
Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Parekh
Wolf
Cooley
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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:
Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Dorofeyev-Hertl-Marner
Saad-Karlsson-Smith
Reinhardt-Sissons-Kolesar
McNabb-Theodore
Hutton-Whitecloud
Lauzon-Korczak
Schmid
Hill
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Players To Watch:
Calgary Flames
Jonathan Huberdeau has been activated from IR and will make his debut tonight in Vegas. The Flames have missed Huberdeau’s offense with only six goals in their last four games. Huberdeau had 62 points (28g, 34a) in 81 games a year ago.
Vegas Golden Knights
Jack Eichel becomes the first player in the NHL to reach double digits in points. In five games, the North Chelmsford, Massachusetts native has five goals and six assists. Mitch Marner has six assists in his first five games as a Golden Knight, but is still looking for his goal in a Knights sweater.
Injury Report:
Calgary Flames
C Martin Pospisil – IR
Vegas Golden Knights
D Alex Pietrangelo – IR
D Noah Hanifin – Day to Day
C Brett Howden – Day to Day
Next Game:
Calgary Flames – October 20 at Winnipeg Jets
Vegas Golden Knights – October 20 vs Carolina Hurricanes
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