Calgary Flames (31-24-15) vs. Los Angeles Kings (40-20-10)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a five-game Sunday card and brings this Western Conference clash between the Calgary Flames and the Los Angeles Kings at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. This game is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET.
This is the third meeting of the season with the home team winning each of the first two contests. That includes a 4-3 overtime victory for the Kings on December 22. Los Angeles was a slight underdog in that contest (+104) with the total set at 6.0. The Kings are a slight favorite in this contest (-115).
The Calgary Flames lost to the Dallas Stars in overtime on Saturday, 6-5. They now head to the road for a two-game road trip that will see the team play on back-to-back nights, playing in Los Angeles on Tuesday and then in Anaheim on Wednesday. Calgary has been very good on the road this month, going 3-0-1 and they are 15-10-11 on the road overall. The Flames are battling for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, four points behind Winnipeg.
Calgary rallied from a two-goal deficit, scoring three unanswered goals in the second period, and had the lead with eight minutes left in the contest, but Dallas scored the tying goal and Jason Robertson scored the game-winner with just 13 seconds left in overtime to give Dallas to victory. Rasmus Andersson and Mackenzie Weega r each had a goal and two assists for the Flames. Andersson now has eight points over his last five games. The Flames are 18th in goals per game (3.13) and 22nd on the power-play at (19.5%). They have been struggling offensively in recent weeks, connecting on 13.6% of their power-play opportunities and averaging 3.00 goals over their last 10 games.
Game over.@McDonaldsCanada | https://t.co/wei5ug38sX pic.twitter.com/6kbUZIWq5O
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) March 19, 2023
Jacob Markstrom gave up six goals on 20 shots in suffering the loss. Markstrom (19-18-10, 2.89, .891) will likely get the start for this contest as well. Calgary is 15th in goals-against average (3.04) and eighth in penalty killing (82.3%), but have been outstanding in killing off penalties in recent weeks, posting a 92.9% penalty kill rate over the last 10 games.
No House Advantage: Bet on player over/unders VS THE HOUSE to 21x your bet OR play in PICK 'EM contests against other people! Click here to get a 1st deposit match up to $100 1st w/ promocode WandW!