NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 3/14/2025

Colorado Avalanche (39-24-3, 81 pts) at Calgary Flames (30-23-11, 71 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Friday, March 14
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 -150
Calgary: +1.5 ML +170
O/U 5.5

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche had their six-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. They are 5-0-1 in March averaging 3.67 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.67 goals per game. Joel Kiviranta is on a four-game goal streak.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames suffered a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. They are now 2-1-3 this month averaging 2.17 goals per game while allowing 2.50 goals per game. Dustin Wolf is 2-0-2 in March posting a 1.93 goals-against average, a .933 save percentage, and a shutout.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

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

Toews-Makar
Lindgren-Manson
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

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

Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Martin Necas this season has 72 points on 22 goals and 50 assists. He has 17 points since being acquired by the Avalanche recording six goals and 11 assists. He’s faced the Flames ten times in his career recording seven points on four goals and three assists; in two meetings this season one in Carolina and one with Colorado he has five points on three goals and two assists.

Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau this season has 48 points on 24 goals and 24 assists. He’s faced the Avalanche 20 times in his career recording 14 points on seven goals and seven assists; in the previous meeting this season he scored a goal.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR

Calgary Flames

F Anthony Mantha – IR

Next game:

Colorado – March 16 vs. Dallas Stars
Calgary – March 17 at Toronto Maple Leafs    

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