NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

Vegas Golden Knights (45-22-8, 98 Pts) at Calgary Flames (36-27-12, 84 pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/SCRIPPS/SNW
Radio: 
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
Calgary – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vegas: -1.5 ML -177
Calgary: +1.5 ML +145
O/U 5.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights suffered two straight losses, most recently losing 4-0 to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. They are 6-3-1 in their last ten games, averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames got back in the win column on Thursday with a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. They are 6-2-2 in their last ten games, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. They are five points back of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, entering tonight with seven games left.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Pearson-Eichel-Dorofeyev
Saad-Karlsson-Stone
Olofsson-Roy-Smith
Barbashev-Howden-Kolesar

McNabb-Theodore
Hanifin-Pietrangelo
Hague-Whitecloud

Hill
Schmid

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

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

Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Pachal

Wolf
Vladar

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Keegan Kolesar this season has 27 points on 12 goals and 15 assists. He’s faced the Flames 11 times in his career, recording three points on two goals and an assist; those all came this season in one of the two meetings.

Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau this season has 58 points on 27 goals and 31 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights 18 times in his career, recording 13 points on two goals and 11 assists. The Flames have been shut out in both games against Vegas this season.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

F Tomas Hertl – Out  
G Ilya Samsonov – DTD

Calgary Flames

F Anthony Mantha – IR
F Connor Zary – DTD

Next game:

Vegas – April 6 at Vancaouver Canucks
Calgary – April 7 at San Jose Sharks

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