NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 2/23/2025

NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 2/23/2025

San Jose Sharks (15-33-6, 34 pts)at Calgary Flames (26-19-7, 59 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Sunday, February 23
Time: 8:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/NBCSCA/CBC
Radio: 
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

San Jose +1.5 ML +190
Calgary -1.5 ML -230
O/U 6.5

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks return from the break tonight sitting in last place in the Western Conference: They are 26 points back

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames are three points back of the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. trailing the Canucks by three points.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Zetterlund-Wennberg-Smith
Graf-Storm-Kunin
Grundstrom-Dellandrea-Goodrow

Walman-Thrun
Ferraro-Liljegren
Mukhamadullin-Thompson

Georgiev
Vanecek

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

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

Bahl-Andersson
Hanley-Weegar
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini this season has 37 points on 16 goals and 21 assists. In his first career game against the Flames this season he scored a goal.

Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau this season has 37 points on 20 goals and 17 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 22 times in his career recording 21 points on five goals and 16 assists; he scored two goals in the previous matchup this season.

Injury Report:

San Jose Sharks

C Logan Couture – LTIR
RW Nikolai Kovalenko – DTD
D Jan Rutta – IR

Calgary Flames

RW Anthony Mantha – IR
C Justin Kirkland – IR
D Kevin Bahl – DTD

Next game:

San Jose – February 24 at Winnipeg Jets
Calgary – February 25 at Washington Capitals

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