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We go over how you can watch Tuesday's NHL matchup between the Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators on ESPN+.

With the Flames perched atop the Pacific Division standings and the Predators in the mix for a wildcard spot, this could be a first-round playoff preview.

Having had a day off to stew about their latest outing, the Nashville Predators have plenty to look forward to when the Calgary Flames come calling on ...

We left our goalies out to dry, and we got embarrassed in the second period.” “It’s a game where the kids on the other side are going to try and come out and show their worth, and they did.” Josi added, “I actually thought we played a pretty good first and had a lot of chances … but in the second period, we just fell apart. “We got off to a really good start, and to come out of the first period 1-1, I felt we deserved better than that,” Predators coach John Hynes said. It was a hard game to play,” Flames coach Darryl Sutter said postgame. There’s a lot of things we have to look at and do better, and the next game is huge.

The Predators are 28-15-2 against conference opponents. Nashville leads the Western Conference with 5.6 assists per game, led by Roman Josi averaging 0.9.

Gaudreau leads the Flames with 107 points, scoring 38 goals and adding 69 assists. Calgary is fourth in the Western Conference averaging 6.0 assists per game, led by Gaudreau with 0.9. Noah Hanifin has 10 assists over the last 10 games for Calgary. Nashville leads the Western Conference with 5.6 assists per game, led by Roman Josi averaging 0.9. The Flames are 27-13-4 in conference games. BOTTOM LINE: Johnny Gaudreau leads Calgary into a matchup with Nashville. He ranks third in the league with 107 points, scoring 38 goals and recording 69 assists.

Regardless of who the Calgary Flames' first round opponent is in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, they should be in for a tough test.

He has registered a SV% of .915 and a GAA of 2.49, and has the ability to frustrate Calgary’s sharpshooters. Their top line of Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski is a threat anytime they are on the ice and each is producing at or close to a point-per-game pace. Paul is also known for his interesting perspectives on the key issues and challenges facing the teams he follows. Battling for a postseason berth, the Predators are tied with the Stars for fourth spot in the Central Division with 91 points. In this season’s lone matchup with the Flames back in November, they notched a 3-2 overtime victory. Flames fans get to see the rubber match on Thursday. What’s more, many young goaltenders rise in the playoffs to perform beyond what were believed to be their limits. Then there was 2020, when the Flames were shown the door by the Stars after a humiliating 7-3 loss in Game 6. Who could forget 2019 when the Flames got an early start on their golf season after being eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche? That year they entered the playoffs atop the Western Conference. There’s no question the Flames are one of the teams who should be heavily favoured to hoist the Stanley Cup in June, or at least that’s the way it looks on paper. The dust bin of Stanley Cup history overflows with sure bets who went on to suffer ignominious falls worthy of Icarus. They are sure to crumble once they come up against the honest, hard-working lunch bucket crew that Flames general manager Brad Treliving has assembled, led as they are, by hard-nosed head coach Darryl Sutter.

The Nashville Predators will close out their season-long five-game homestand this evening with a matchup against the Calgary Flames.

the Flames; they are 5-3-2 in their last 10; and 1-2-2 in their last five at Bridgestone Arena. He also represented the Flames in the 2020 NHL All-Star Game. The Flames have won seven of their last eight games, including a 5-2 victory in Chicago last night. Saros is 5-1-1 with a .921 save percentage in seven career games vs. Josi has three goals and 17 assists in 27 career games vs. The Predators are 3-1-1 in their last five games vs. There's a lot of things we have to look at and do better, and the next game is huge. They converted on their chances, and it could have been 2-0 or 3-0 [in our favor] after the first, and then obviously, they got [seven] goals in the second. The Preds announced Sunday that defenseman Jeremy Lauzon is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Forward Michael McCarron (week-to-week) has resumed skating with the team, but he missed Sunday's game due to injury. Netminder David Rittich took his place and made nine of 13 saves to close out regulation. "It got away from us in the second period," Preds forward Nick Cousins said after Nashville surrendered seven goals in the second period.

Defence is his top priority. You've heard the home crowd at the Saddledome roar when he steps up to flatten an oncoming opponent.

Article content You know, helping young guys or listening to older guys and communicating and go through the winning. Together, they have become poster boys for that abrasive, hard-to-go-up-against style that Flames head coach Darryl Sutter talks about. Article content — and hard-hitting Zadorov didn’t play much initially. Zadorov has a big personality to match his 6-foot-6, 235-lb. Article content Article content I try to play it around. Article content Article content Article content

Johnny Gaudreau – Elias Lindholm – Matthew Tkachuk ; Noah Hanifin – Rasmus Andersson Oliver Kylington ; Daniel Vladar to start and be backed up by Jacob Markstrom ...

This is the second of three scheduled meetings between these clubs this season. Last time out, Nashville lost 8-3 to the St. Louis Blues in a game where they were leaky defensively and saw Saros chased midway through the game. Given the back-to-back situation, we’re expecting Daniel Vladarto start and be backed up by Jacob Markstrom. There’s no morning skate, so we’ll see what unfolds at warm-up. Just 24 hours after a win over Chicago, the Calgary Flames (47-20-9, 103 points) are back in action! And like on Monday night, they visit the Nashville Predators (43-28-5, 91 points) four months later than originally intended. The Flames

NHL Standings. TV: SNW - Radio: Sportsnet 960. Odds: Calgary (-125) Nashville (-105) O/U: 6. Head To Head. Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators ...

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… The work in what has happened all year and what has happened the whole year has put us in a spot where we don’t have the luxury to relax and play loose this time of the year. “We’ve been playing that way for a good chunk of time now because we’re desperate and that’s what desperate hockey is.” Carolina is gearing up for a playoff run, with the fourth-best record in the NHL this season at 49-20-8. Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 48th goal of the season in a 3-2 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. At age 36, he tied Teemu Selanne (2006-07) for the most goals in a season by an NHL player age 36 or older. Gave him a little bit extra towards the end of the game and the D-zone, an extra half shift. A lot of help from those guys in the locker room.”