NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 4/3/2025

NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 4/3/2025

Anaheim Ducks (33-33-8, 74 Pts) at Calgary Flames (35-27-12, 80 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Thursday, April 3
Time: 9:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KCOP-13/Victory+/SNW
Radio: 
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Anaheim: +1.5 ML +142
Calgary: -1.5 ML -170
O/U 5.5

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Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks picked up a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. They have won four of their last six games, averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. Jackson LaCombe has a six-game point streak going as he has three goals and five assists in that stretch.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames suffered a 3-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday. They are 5-4-1 in their last ten games, averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.

Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn
Zegras-McTavish-Colangelo
Nesterenko-Lundestrom-Harkins

Lacombe-Gudas
Zellweger-Trouba
Mintyukov-Helleson

Dostal
Gibson

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

Farabee-Kadri-Pospisil
Huberdeau-Frost-Coronato
Sharangovich-Backlund-Coleman
Lomberg-Rooney-Klapka

Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Players To Watch:

Anaheim Ducks

Frank Vatrano this season has 41 points on 20 goals and 21 assists. He’s faced the Flames 17 times in his career, recording ten points on five goals and five assists; in two games this season, he scored a goal in one of them.

Calgary Flames

Matthew Coronato this season has 39 points on 20 goals and 19 assists. He’s faced the Ducks four times in his career, recording four points on two goals and two assists; those points all came in two meetings this season.  

Injury Report:

Anaheim Ducks

C Robby Fabbri – IR   
LW Brock McGinn – IR
LW Ross Johnston – DTD

Calgary Flames

F Anthony Mantha – IR
F Connor Zary – DTD

Next game:

Anaheim – April 5 at Vancouver Canucks
Calgary – April 5 vs. Vegas Golden Knights

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