NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 3/8/2025

Montreal Canadiens (30-26-6, 66 pts)at Calgary Flames (29-23-10, 68 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Saturday, March 8
Time: 7:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/SNE/SNW
Radio: 
Montreal – TSN 690
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Montreal +1.5 ML -100
Calgary -1.5 ML -121
O/U 5.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens had their five-game winning streak snapped on Thursday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Despite the loss, they are still riding a six-game point streak. They are averaging 3.83 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.17 goals per game. Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson have a point in every game since they returned from the Four Nations break, a six game point streak. Caufield is also on a four-game goal streak.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday. They are now 3-2-2 since returning from the Four Nations break. In that span, they are averaging 2.14 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.43 goals per game. The Flames hold the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Beck-Laine
Gallagher-Dvorak-Anderson
Heineman-Evans-Armia

Matheson-Carrier
Hutson-Struble
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

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

Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Joel Armia this season has 25 points on 11 goals and 14 assists. He’s faced the Flames 21 times in his career recording six points on three goals and three assists; he had a goal and an assist against them earlier this season.

Calgary Flames

Matthew Coronato this season has 32 points on 16 goals and 16 assists. He’s faced the Canadiens twice in his career recording two goals; both goals came earlier this season.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

D Kaiden Guhle – Out
LW Michael Pezzetta – DTD
D David Reinbacher – LTIR
C Kirby Dach – IR

Calgary Flames

RW Anthony Mantha – IR

Next game:

Montreal – March 11 at Vancouver Canucks
Calgary – March 12 vs. Vancouver Canucks   

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