NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 3/18/2025

Dustin Wolf in net for Calgary Flames Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images
Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images

Calgary Flames (30-24-11, 71 pts) at New York Rangers (33-29-6, 72 pts)

Venue: Madison Square Garden
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 7:00 pm EST 
TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet / MSG 
Radio: 
Calgary Flames – Sportsnet 960
New York Rangers – WEPN-FM 98.7 ESPN New York

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Calgary Flames +1.5 ML +170
New York Rangers -1.5 ML -200
O/U 5.5

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Calgary Flames News & Notes:

The Flames take a three-game losing streak into New York tonight where they face the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Calgary is 12-14-6 on the road this season and is 3-4-3 in their last ten games. The Flames are averaging 4.1 penalties per game, 4th most in the league. This is the second and final meeting between these two teams with Calgary taking the first meeting 3-2 on November 21 in Calgary. 

New York Rangers News & Notes:

The Rangers had their brief two-game winning streak snapped with a 3-1 loss to Edmonton on Sunday. New York is 16-15-3 at home this season and has a -1 goal differential this season. New York currently sits in the second wild card spot with a precarious one-point lead on Montreal. The Canadiens have two games in hand on the Rangers. 

Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

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

Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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New York Rangers Projected Lines:

Panarin-Trocheck-Cuylle
Lafreniere-Miller-Zibanejad
Kreider-Carrick-Berard
Othmann-Brodzinski-Rempe

K. Miller-Borgen
Vaakanainen-Fox
Jones-Schneider

Quick
Shesterkin

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Players To Watch:

Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Flames in scoring with 50 points (25g, 25a) this season. The 6-foot-1 pivot has points in three straight games and seven points in eight games in March. Huberdeau had an assist in the Flames victory over the Rangers in November. 

New York Rangers 

Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in scoring with 72 points (29g, 43a) in 66 games. The 6-foot-0 winger has 13 points in nine games this month and will try to extend his point streak to ten games tonight against the Flames. 

Injury Report:

Calgary Flames

C Justin Kirkland – IR – Will Miss The Entire Season
RW Anthony Mantha – IR – Will Miss Entire Season
C Mikael Backlund – OUT
C Connor Zary – OUT

New York Rangers

LW Adam Edstrom – OUT
RW Arthur Kaliyev – OUT

Next Game:

Calgary Flames – March 20 at New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers – March 20 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

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