Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/14/2025

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Friday, March 14, 2025

Venue:  Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -185, Flames +154; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -185, Flames +155; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -175, Flames +150; Over/Under:  6 goals

Colorado Avalanche:  39-24-3 (3rd place, Central Division)

Calgary Flames:  30-23-11 (4th place, Pacific Division)

Do not miss out on our expert handicapper analysis! Doc’s Sports is on a HOT STREAK in the NHL on a 6-1 NHL RUN for +$5,160 PROFIT! Make sure you check out his picks and many more from the expert handicappers featured in the Shop Picks section.

Colorado Avalanche:  7-2-1 last 10

Calgary Flames:  4-2-4 last 10

The Avalanche are entering this game with 81 points, a 39-24-3 record overall, and they are 17-14-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, losing that one on the road 2-1 in a shootout. Joel Kiviranta scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ross Colton and Samuel Girard each led the team in assists with 1 while Cale Makar led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Mackenzie Blackwood was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 23 shots with 22 saves and a .957 save percentage. Their offense has scored 220 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 192 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Flames are entering this game with 71 points, a 30-23-11 record overall, and they are 18-10-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Vancouver Canucks in their last game, losing that one at home 4-3 in a shootout. Jonathan Huberdeau led the team in goals scored with 2 while Nazem Kadri scored 1 goal for them in that one. MacKenzie Weegar led the team in assists with 2 while Nazem Kadri led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Dustin Wolf was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 31 shots with 28 saves and a .903 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 167 goals this season averaging 2.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 186 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Avalanche listed as a big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Avalanche have looked good in their games this season with their 39-24-3 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the West and in a playoff spot. They haven't been a great road team this year with their 17-14-1 road record, but lately they have been climbing up the standings in the West as they were in a Wild Card spot for a lot of the season. Meanwhile, the Flames have looked good in their games this season with their 30-23-11 record overall which has them in 4th place of their division in the West and in a Wild Card spot. They have looked better on home ice this season with their 18-10-5 home record, but lately they haven't looked good. The Flames are only 4-2-4 in their last 10 games and they are coming off another loss in their last one. They went to a shootout against the Canucks and lost on home ice, and they also blew a late lead in that game too. The Avalanche are coming off a shootout loss in their last one too, losing on the road to the Wild, but they have still looked really good lately. The Avalanche are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and they will be looking to bounce back since that loss snapped a 6 game winning streak they were on. The Flames have been really up and down lately and the Avalanche can take advantage of that with the way they are starting to get hot. The best way to place a bet here is on the Avalanche to win this game and on the puckline. 

Avalanche Flames Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, March 14, 2025 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 6 Flames 2.

Don't miss our champion handicappers free picks and expert hockey picks today. And if you enjoyed this Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames prediction, be sure to drop by every day for our weekly NHL predictions and previews.

Colorado Avalanche: 75-46 (+9.3 units) on the moneyline after playing a road game. 41-13 (+20.3 units) on the moneyline when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%). 95-44 (+15.9 units) on the moneyline against poor defensive teams - 29 shots on goal or more, converting 17% pp or more. 30-22 UNDER when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%).

Calgary Flames: 106-121 (-55.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 21-33 (-22.6 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite. 61-73 (-18.8 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 9-4 UNDER against good defensive teams - opponents average 26.5 shots on goal or less.

Colorado Avalanche:  G. Landeskog (LW) Out - Knee. T. Poolman (D) Out For Season - Head.

Calgary Flames:  M. Backlund (C) Day To Day - Upper Body. J. Kirkland (C) Out For Season - Lower-body. A. Mantha (RW) Out For Season - Lower-Body.

“I think I expected it, this time of the year things are tightening up. I liked our team’s game tonight, a lot actually. Thought we did a really nice job with our checking game. Still, we’re able to carve out some good chances. We hit a few posts tonight and had some good opportunities. Little reluctant to shoot at times, I think because they’re all packed in there. But overall, we checked hard and worked hard to create offense, too. So, I thought it was a really good hockey game on both sides. Definitely not a lot of room out there.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Wild in their game on Tuesday.

"I think getting that lead going into the third, we're used to that, and we just had to shut them down, especially on a back-to-back. It [stinks]. We got a point. At the end of the day against these guys you've got to get two points." - Jonathan Huberdeau after their loss against the Canucks in their game on Wednesday.

LW Artturi Lehkonen

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Martin Necas

LD Devon Toews

RD Cale Makar

G MacKenzie Blackwood

LW Jonathan Huberdeau

C Nazem Kadri

RW Matt Coronato

LD Kevin Bahl

RD Rasmus Andersson

G Dustin Wolf

Points: N. MacKinnon (102)

Goals: N. MacKinnon (27)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (75)

GAA: M. Blackwood (2.38)

Points: N. Kadri (48)

Goals: J. Huberdeau (24)

Assists: M. Weegar (31)

GAA: D. Wolf (2.53)

Coaches:

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (9th season)

Calgary Flames: Ryan Huska (3rd season)