The Calgary Flames face the Boston Bruins with both teams heading in opposite directions as they return from the break. The Flames have a 22-22-5 record and with only five wins in their last 10 games, they are in sixth place in the Pacific Division and it forced their hand to trade away Elias Lindholm during the break. The Bruins have a 31-9-9 record and with seven wins in their last 10 games, they have the best record in the Atlantic Division. Both teams look to make a statement in their first games back from the All-Star break and the upcoming game should be a good one.
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The Flames are having a rough season despite their offense stepping up and scoring 3.04 goals per game. Blake Coleman, Nazem Kadri, and Yegor Sharangovich have scored 56 goals and 58 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Andrew Mangiapane, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Mikael Backlund have combined 25 goals and 53 assists while defensemen Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar have added 19 goals and 38 assists from the point to open up the offense.
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The offense has been great but the defense has struggled, allowing 3.08 goals per game with 16 goals in the last five games. Noah Hanifin and MacKenzie Weegar have combined for 6.1 defensive point shares but the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net with ease. The bright spot has been the play of goaltender Jacob Markstrom who has a .912 save percentage and a 2.60 goals-against average on 853 shots with 7.2 goals saved above average.