NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 3/31/2025

Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Monday, March 31
Time: 7:30 pm CST
TV: ESPN+ / Prime / ALT / KTVD
Radio:
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Calgary: +1.5 ML -130
Colorado: -1.5 ML +110
O/U 5.5

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Calgary Flames News & Notes:

Calgary is fighting an uphill battle in the standings and is all but out of the playoffs. They’re currently seven points behind the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild, who are tied at 87 points in the Wild Card spots, with Vancouver one point above the Flames at 81.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche faced off against the Blues in a real test for the playoffs and lost 2-1. Colorado is comfortably in third place in the Central Division and will face off against the Dallas Stars as the road team in a first round matchup.

Calgary Flames Projected Lines

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

Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Drouin
Nichushkin-Nelson-Necas
Wood-Coyle-Colton
Kelly-Drury-O’Connor

Toews-Makar
Lindgren-Malinski
Middleton-Girard

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch

Calgary Flames

Nazem Kadri is leading the way offensively for the Flames. Kadri has six goals and eight points in the last five games. Jonathan Huberdeau shares the team lead in points with Kadri at 58.

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon is now tied for the NHL league lead in points with Nikita Kucherov at 109. Jonathan Drouin has six assists in the last five games.

Injury Report:

Calgary Flames

F Anthony Mantha – IR
C Justin Kirkland – Out for season
C Connor Zary – Week-to-week

Colorado Avalanche

D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Josh Manson – Out
D Erik Johnson – Out
LW Joel Kiviranta – Out

Next Up

Calgary Flames: April 1 at Utah Hockey Club
Colorado Avalanche: April 2 at Chicago Blackhawks

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