Boston Bruins vs Calgary Flames: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 17, 2024

The Boston Bruins are on the road to play the Calgary Flames on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. Boston (16-13-3) is coming off a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Calgary (15-11-5) is coming off a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers.

Bruins vs Flames: Head-to-head & key stats

• Boston is 66-37-10-5 all-time against Calgary
• The Bruins are 7-7-1 on the road
• Calgary is allowing 3.03 goals per game
• Boston is averaging 2.56 goals per game
• The Flames are averaging 2.61 goals per game
• The Bruins are allowing 3.15 goals per game
• Calgary is 11-4-1 at home

Boston Bruins vs Calgary Flames: Preview

Boston is coming off a 5-1 win over Vancouver, which snapped its two-game losing streak. The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak, who has 32 points. Brad Marchand has 24 points, Pavel Zacha has 16 points and Justin Brazeau has 14 points.

The Bruins will start Jeremy Swayman, who's 10-10-2 with a 3.16 GAA and a .888 SV%. In his career against Calgary, Swayman is 0-2 with a 4.01 GAA and a .869 SV%.

The Flames, meanwhile, are coming off a shutout win over Florida after being blown out by Tampa Bay. Calgary is expected to start Dustin Wolf, who's 9-5-1 with a 2.65 GAA and a .915 SV%.

The Flames are led by Jonathan Huberdeau, who has 21 points. Nazem Kadri has 20 points, MacKenzie Weegar has 16 points and Connor Zary has 16 points.

Bruins vs Flames: Odds & Prediction

Boston is a -130 favorite, Calgary is a +110 underdog, and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Bruins have struggled this season, while Calgary has slowed down after its hot start. Swayman is starting to play much better, which was expected after his slow start.

Boston should be able to get out to an early lead, while Swayman will limit Calgary's scoring chances. It should be a low-scoring game as both teams struggle to produce offensively and on the power play.

It will be a close game, but Swayman will be the difference as Boston edges out a close win here.

Prediction: Bruins 3, Flames 2

Bruins vs Flames: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Boston ML (-130)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (-112)

Tip 3: Brad Marchand 3+ shots on goal (-120)