NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 2/8/2025

Seattle Kraken (23-29-4, 50 pts) at Calgary Flames (26-21-7, 59 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Saturday, February 8
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KHN/CBC
Radio: 
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Seattle +1.5 ML +115
Calgary -1.5 ML -139
O/U 5.5

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Seattle Kraken News & Notes: 

The Kraken dropped their third straight on Thursday to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1. They have now dropped six of their last eight games. They’ve allowed 3.38 goals per game in that span while scoring 2.88 goals per game. Eeli Tolvanen has recorded points in back-to-back games. The Kraken are 11 points back of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames dropped their second straight on Thursday 4-2 to the Colorado Avalanche. They are 5-5-0 in their last ten games, averaging 2.90 goals per game while allowing 3.10 goals per game. They have fallen out of the playoff picture in the Western Conference as they now trail the Vancouver Canucks by two points. Jonathan Huberdeau is on a three-game point streak as he has recorded four points in that span on two goals and two assists. MacKenzie Weegar is also on a point streak as he has a point in four straight games, having recorded five assists.

Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
Tolvanen-Stephenson-Bjorkstrand
McCann-Wright-Burakovsky
Kartye-Stephens-Tanev

Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Mahura-Fleury

Daccord
Stezka

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

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

Hanley-Andersson
Weegar-Miromanov
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Players To Watch:

Seattle Kraken

Jared McCann this season has 42 points on 14 goals and 28 assists. He’s faced the Flames 21 times in his career recording 15 points on six goals and nine assists; he’s recorded two assists between two meetings this season.

Calgary Flames

Morgan Frost this season has 26 points on 12 goals and 14 assists, he has a goal in four games with the Flames. He’s faced the Kraken seven times in his career recording three points on a goal and two assists; that goal came in the most recent meeting between the two teams.

Injury Report:

Seattle Kraken

RW Jordan Eberle – IR
C Yanni Gourde – IR
D Ryker Evans – DTD

Calgary Flames

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

Next game:

Seattle – February 22 at Florida Panthers
Calgary – February 23 vs. San Jose Sharks   

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