NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 12/12/2024

MacKenzie Weegar skating for the Calgary Flames
Sergei Belski | Credit: USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning (14-10-2, 30 pts) at Calgary Flames (14-10-5, 33 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome

Date: Thursday, December 12

Time: 9:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm MT 

TV: ESPN+ / FDSS / Sportsnet

Radio: 

Tampa Bay Lightning – The Bone 102.5. FM

Calgary Flames – Sportsnet 960

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 ML -150

Calgary Flames +1.5 ML +130

O/U 5.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

Tampa Bay is coming off a tough 2-1 loss to the Oilers in Edmonton as they travel to Calgary to face the Flames for the first time this season. The Lightning are 6-6-1 on the road this season and are 5-4-1 in their last ten games as they look to get back in the win column. 

Calgary Flames News & Notes:

The Flames beat Nashville 4-3 on Tuesday night in their last game. Calgary is 5th in the Pacific Division and is tied for the last wild-card spot. The Flames are 10-3-1 at home this season and are 4-4-2 in their last ten games. 

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines: 

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov

Hagel-Paul-Chaffee

Atkinson-Geekie-Goncalves

Girgensons-Glendening-Eyssimont

Hedman-Raddysh

McDonagh-Moser

Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy

Johansson

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

Huberdeau-Kadri-Pospisil

Sharangovich-Backlund-Coronato

Coleman-Zary-Kuzmenko

Pelletier-Rooney-Duehr

Weegar-Miromanov

Bahl-Andersson

Bean-Pachal

Vladar

Wolf

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov has a five-game point streak with nine points (2g, 7a) over that span. The 31-year-old Maikop, Russia native leads the Lightning in scoring with 38 points (13g, 25a) in 24 games. Brayden Point was the NHL’s Second Star of the Week after back-to-back four-point games in victories against San Jose and Vancouver. 

Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau has points in five straight games, including the game-winning goal and an assist in the Flames’ 4-3 victory over the Predators on Tuesday night. Huberdeau leads Calgary in scoring with 19 points (10g, 9a) in 29 games played this season. 

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

C Anthony Cirelli – Day To Day

D Erik Cernak – Day To Day

Calgary Flames

C Justin Kirkland – IR – Will Miss The Entire Season

RW Anthony Mantha – IR – Will Miss Entire Season

Next Game:

Tampa Bay Lightning – December 14 at Seattle Kraken

Calgary Flames – December 14 vs. Florida Panthers

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