Calgary vs. Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — The Calgary Flames will visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday for a National Hockey League game at T-Mobile Arena. Calgary enters with a 1-5-0 record, while Vegas is 6-2-0.
Calgary snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 win at Anaheim in its most recent game. Ryan Strome had an assist and seven shots on goal, Martin Pospisil scored and had four shots, and Dustin Wolf made 22 saves on 24 shots. Pospisil is a player to watch for the Flames. In his recent appearances, he also recorded two shots and two hits against Anaheim, two shots against Colorado, one shot at Seattle, two shots and one hit at Vancouver, and two shots and two penalty minutes against Seattle. Calgary has allowed six goals in three of its losses and has scored more than three goals only once. Calgary has been outscored 29-12 this season.
Calgary’s other results include a 4-2 home loss to Anaheim, a 7-3 home loss to Colorado, a 6-1 loss at Seattle, a 4-1 loss at Vancouver and a 6-1 home loss to Seattle. The Flames will return home for their next game. Their upcoming schedule includes Carolina, Minnesota, Detroit, Toronto, Edmonton, Seattle, Colorado, San Jose, Seattle and Anaheim. Calgary’s next 10 games include six at home.
Vegas has started strong and sits at 6-2-0. The Golden Knights most recently won 5-2 at Nashville. Adin Hill made 25 saves on 27 shots, Brett Howden had a goal and an assist, and Rasmus Andersson added two assists. Hill is a player to watch for Vegas. He has wins in each of his past three appearances, including 21 saves on 24 shots against Toronto and 17 saves on 19 shots at Vancouver. Vegas also has wins against Los Angeles in overtime, Toronto in a shootout, Seattle, Vancouver and Chicago. Its losses came against Minnesota and Anaheim.
Vegas’ other results include a 4-2 loss at Minnesota, a 2-1 overtime home win against Los Angeles, a 4-3 shootout home win against Toronto, a 6-2 win at Seattle, a 3-2 win at Vancouver, a 4-3 home loss to Anaheim and a 5-2 home win against Chicago. Vegas has outscored opponents 30-20. The Golden Knights will host Pittsburgh in their next game. Their upcoming schedule includes Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Columbus, Ottawa, New Jersey, Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Buffalo. Vegas’ next 10 games include six on the road.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Vegas 4, Calgary 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Vegas a 72.7 percent probability to win.