NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames at Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 4/1/2025

Calgary Flames at Utah Hockey Club

Venue: Delta Center
Date: Tuesday, April 1
Time: 9:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / SNW / Utah16
Radio:
Calgary– Sportsnet 96.0
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Calgary: +1.5 ML -166
Utah: -1.5 ML +140
O/U 5.5

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Calgary Flames News & Notes:

The Calgary Flames are in a rabid chase for the playoffs. They currently sit five points behind the St. Louis Blues for the final Wild Card spot. Thankfully for the Flames, they have two games in hand on both teams.

Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

While the push for the playoffs is over for Utah, there’s still positive news. Yesterday, Utah’s owner, Ryan Smith, posted on X that Smith Entertainment Group would be donating up to $500,000 per ice rink, for up to 20 rinks to be built in Utah.

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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Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

Keller-Cooley-Schmaltz
Carcone-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
Kerfoot-Stenlund-Maccelli

Sergachev-Marino
Durzi-Maatta
Cole-Kesselring

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Players To Watch

Calgary Flames

After an impressive start to the season, Dustin Wolf is in the middle of a rocky road. Wolf has given up three or more goals in seven straight games, only winning two of those starts.

Utah Hockey Club

With just three points in the last five games, Clayton Keller is just seven points shy of his personal best in points (86).

Injury Report:

Calgary Flames

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

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – IR   
G Connor Ingram – Out Indefinitely (NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program)
F Liam O’Brien – Out

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