NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 3/12/2025

Vancouver Canucks (29-24-11, 65 pts) at Calgary Flames (28-21-8, 64 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Wednesday, March 12
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/SNE/SNW
Radio: 
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vancouver: +1.5 ML +114
Calgary: -1.5 ML -135
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

The Canucks dropped their second straight last night in a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. They are 2-3-0 this month averaging 2.40 goals per game while allowing 3.40 goals per game.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames picked up a 1-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. They are 4-2-2 since the Four Nations break. The Flames are averaging two goals per game while allowing an average of 2.13 goals per game. Joel Farabee has goals in back-to-back games.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Joshua-E.Pettersson-Garland
O’Connor-Chytil-Lekkerimaki
DeBrusk-Suter-Boeser
Hoglander-Blueger-Sherwood

E.N.Pettersson-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Mancini

Silovs
Lankinen

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

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

Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Brock Boeser this season has 38 points on 18 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Flames 35 times in his career recording 29 points on 15 goals and 14 assists; in two meetings this season he’s scored three goals.

Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau this season has 46 points on 22 goals and 24 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 25 times in his career recording 17 points on eight goals and nine assists; in three meetings this season he’s scored two goals and added an assist.

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

D Quinn Hughes – DTD
D Noah Juulsen – IR
G Thatcher Demko – IR

Calgary Flames

F Anthony Mantha – IR

Next game:

Vancouver – March 15 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary – March 14 vs. Colorado Avalanche  

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