NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 12/8/2024

Nazem Kadri #91 skating for the Calgary Flames
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Calgary Flames (13-9-5, 31 pts) at Dallas Stars (16-10-0, 32 pts)
Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Sunday, December 8
Time: 6:00 pm MT / 7:00 pm CT

TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet / Vict
Radio:
Calgary Flames – Sportsnet 960
Dallas Stars – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Calgary Flames +1.5 ML +190
Dallas Stars -1.5 ML -225
O/U 5.5

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Calgary Flames News & Notes:

Calgary has lost four of their last five games as they travel to Dallas tonight to take on the Stars. Calgary is 3-6-4 away from home this season. The Flames are 11-2-2 when they score three or more goals in a game. Calgary is 5th in the Pacific Division and has a -6 goal differential on the season.

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

Dallas has lost two in a row after winning three straight. The Stars are 10-2-0 at home this season. The Stars line of Tyler Seguin, Matt Duchene, and Mason Marchement have been one of the best lines in the NHL this season. The loss of Seguin will be a huge setback but the Stars hope that Duchene and Marchment can continue the momentum.

Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

Huberdeau-Kadri-Pospisil
Sharangovich-Backlund-Coronato
Coleman-Zary-Duehr
Kuzmenko-Rooney-Pelletier

Weegar-Miromanov
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Johnston
Marchment-Duchene-Stankoven
Benn-Steel-Dadonov
Back-Bourque-Blackwell

Heiskanen-Lyubushkin
Harley-Dumba
Lundkvist-Lindell

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Players To Watch:

Calgary Flames

MacKenzie Weegar has points in two straight games including a goal and an assist in their last game. Weegar is tied for the team lead in scoring with 16 points along with Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau. Weegar is +2 and is averaging 23:31 of time on ice per game.

Dallas Stars

Jason Robertson has had a down year so far. The 21-year-old winger is on pace for 47 points, his lowest point total since the 2020-21 season. The Northville, Michigan native has 15 points (5g, 10a) in 26 games this season. Robertson had 4 points (2g, 2a) in three games against Calgary a year ago.

Injury Report:

Calgary Flames

LW Ryan Lomberg – OUT
C Justin Kirkland – IR – Will Miss The Entire Season
RW Anthony Mantha – IR – Will Miss Entire Season

Dallas Stars

C Tyler Seguin – IR

Next Game:

Calgary Flames – December 10 at Nashville Predators
Dallas Stars – December 12 vs. Nashville Predators

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