NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 2/6/2025

NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 2/6/2025

Colorado Avalanche (31-22-2, 64 pts) at Calgary Flames (26-20-7, 59 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Thursday, February 6
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/ALT/SNW
Radio: 
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Colorado -1.5 ML -162
Calgary +1.5 ML +136
O/U 5.5

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche had their two-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in a 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. They are 3-2-0 in their last five, averaging 2.80 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.40 goals per game. The Avalanche hold the top wild-card spot in the Western Conference by five points.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames suffered a loss in their last time out as they lost 6-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. They are 5-5-0 in their last ten and are averaging 2.80 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.10 goals per game. The Flames are in the second wild card spot in the Western Conference and trail the Avalanche by five points for the top spot. They are tied with the Vancouver Canucks in that final spot.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Drouin-Mittelstadt-Parssinen
Wood-Drury-Colton
Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
Middleton-Malinski

Blackwood
Miner

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

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

Hanley-Andersson
Bean-Weegar
Barrie-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon this season has 80 points on 20 goals and 60 assists. He’s faced the Flames 27 times in his career recording 36 points on 17 goals and 19 assists; in three meetings last season he had six points on three goals and three assists.

Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau this season has 39 points on 20 goals and 19 assists. He’s faced the Avalanche 19 times in his career recording 13 points on six goals and seven assists; in three meetings last season he had two assists.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

F Valeri Nichushkin – IR
D Josh Manson – DTD
F Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Oliver Kylington – IR
G Scott Wedgewood – DTD
D Tucker Poolman – IR

Calgary Flames

F Anthony Mantha – IR
F Justin Kirkland – IR
D Kevin Bahl – DTD
F Connor Zary – IR

Next game:

Colorado – February 7 at Edmonton Oilers
Calgary – February 8 vs. Seattle Kraken   

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