Face-off: 2000 ET, 18/04/2022
Arena: United Center
Calgary Flames will look to further extend their lead at the top of the Pacific Division to nine points when they head east to Chicago.
The Blackhawks are already out of the playoffs and playing just for pride while their visitors are looking to head into the postseason in form.
We’re taking 4.33 for an away win by exactly three goals in our Chicago Blackhawks vs Calgary Flames predictions.
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Chicago Blackhawks Odds
Chicago forward Patrick Kane has urged his side to cut out silly mistakes as they try to finish their season on a high.
They head into this game on the back of a 4-3 defeat to the Nashville Predators when they came back strong but just could not force overtime.
“We were just sloppy,” said Kane, who scored a goal and added an assist. “Even when we got the puck back, we gave it away too easily.
“They’re a hard forechecking team. I think (coach John) Hynes deserves a lot of credit for the way they play.
“You look at their roster and you think it’s a beatable team but they just play so hard and he obviously enforces that.”
The Flames have produced some high-octane offence this season, so 2.05 for a Calgary win with over 5.5 goals stands out from the NHL odds.
Calgary Flames Odds
The Flames are heading into this game full of confidence after a thumping 9-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.
Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk led them with two goals and two assists apiece and they blew the game open with six strikes in the second period.
Tkachuk was glad to bounce back against Arizona after a run of indifferent form running up to that game.
“I think the mood necessarily hasn’t been great the last little bit,” he said. “We haven’t been at our best. We let some games get away from us.
“You look for little things throughout the season to change momentum for you or stay positive and that’s definitely one way to get back into a good mood going into a game.”
Elias Lindholm also had a four-point outing and Calgary can take that confidence into the first period here.
Let’s add 2.0 for the Flames to lead after 20 minutes to our NHL predictions.
Additional stats
Last result:
Nashville 4-3 CHICAGO
CALGARY 9-1 Arizona
Season head-to-head: Chicago 1-5 Calgary, Calgary 5-2 Chicago
