The Boston Bruins and the Calgary Flames meet in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night. Who comes out on top in this inter-conference matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Bruins vs. Flames Prediction.
Boston Bruins Team Preview
The Boston Bruins come into this one looking to build on a 6-5 win over Edmonton on Wednesday. Going into Wednesday’s matchup, David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 80 points including a team-high 35 goals and 45 assists while Brad Marchand has 51 points with 25 goals and 26 assists. Charlie Coyle has 45 points with 18 goals and 27 assists while Charlie McAvoy has 38 points with 30 assists and James van Riemsdyk has 37 points with 11 goals and 26 assists. Jeremy Swayman’s gone 17-6-7 with a 2.39 GAA and a .922 save percentage for the Bruins in goal while Linus Ullmark is 16-6-4 with a 2.72 GAA and a .914 save percentage this season. The Bruins will meet the Canucks after this one.
Boston Bruins Team Facts
- The underdogs have won five of the Bruins’ last six games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Bruins’ last six games.
- The Bruins have won the second period in five of their last six night games at Scotiabank Saddledome.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Bruins’ last 10 games after coming off overtime.
Calgary Flames Team Preview
The Calgary Flames come into this one looking to build on a 6-3 win over Winnipeg last time out. Nazem Kadri leads the Flames in scoring with 48 points including 19 goals and a team-high 29 assists while Blake Coleman has 44 points with 22 goals and 22 assists. Yegor Sharangovich has 37 points with 20 goals and 17 assists. Jacob Markstrom has gone 18-15-2 with a 2.60 GAA and a .913 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 7-7-2 with a 3.27 GAA and an .888 save percentage this season. Dustin Wolf has also gone 1-3-1 with a 3.91 GAA and an .878 save percentage as well this season. The Flames will face the Oilers and Kings after this game.
Calgary Flames Team Facts
- The underdogs have won six of the Flames’ last seven games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Flames’ last six games at Scotiabank Saddledome.
- The Flames have won the first period in each of their last five night games following a home win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Flames’ last five games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Bruins vs. Flames Prediction
I’m on Boston here. I get the case to be made for either side here, but the Bruins are the better team and have one of the better 1-2 punches in the NHL between the pipes. There’s also not a ton of travel involved going from Edmonton to Calgary and I’m still not sold on the Flames if I’m being honest. Give me Boston in this one.