NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 12/19/2024

NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 12/19/2024

Ottawa Senators (16-13-2, 34 pts) at Calgary Flames (15-11-6, 36 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Thursday, December 19
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/TSN/ Sportsnet
Radio: 
Ottawa Senators – TSN1200
Calgary Flames – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Ottawa Senators -1.5 ML -130
Calgary Flames +1.5 ML +110
O/U 5.5

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes: 

Ottawa picked up their fourth straight win on Tuesday night with a 3-0 shutout over the Seattle Kraken; it was their second shutout in the last four games. Throughout their win streak, they have outscored their opponents 14-3 behind great goaltending from Linus Ullmark who is 4-0-0 with a 0.74 goals-against average and a .975 save percentage; he’s won his last six starts with his last loss coming in overtime on December 1st.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

Calgary dropped their last game in overtime to the Boston Bruins. The Flames are 3-4-3 in their last ten as they look to hold onto their playoff spot. They are currently tied with the Avalanche for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines: 

Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
Giroux-Stutzle-Gaudette
Cousins-Pinto-Amadio
Gregor-Ostapchuk-Greig
Chabot-Jensen
Sanderson-Hamonic
Kleven-Bernard-Docker

Ullmark
Merilainen

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

Huberdeau-Kadri-Pospisil
Coleman-Backlund-Coronato
Sharangovich-Zary-Pelletier
Lomberg-Rooney-Duehr
Bahl-Andersson
Hanley-Weegar
Bean-Pachal

Vladar
Wolf

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

This season, Brady Tkachuk has 32 points, 15 goals, and 17 assists. In the previous matchup against the Flames, he had two points on a goal and an assist. In his career against Calgary, he has 14 points in 20 games on seven goals and seven assists.

Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau has 22 points this season on 11 goals and 11 assists. In the previous matchup against the Senators this season he had a goal. In 34 career games against Ottawa, he has 31 points on 11 goals and 20 assists.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

D Artem Zub – Out
F David Perron – DTD
G Anton Forsberg – DTD

Calgary Flames

F Anthony Mantha – IR
F Justin Kirkland – IR

Next game:

Ottawa Senators – December 21 at Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames – December 21 vs. Chicago Blackhawks

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