Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 31, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks are on the road to play the Calgary Flames on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. Vancouver (17-10-8) is coming off a 5-4 OT loss to the Seattle Kraken. Calgary (17-12-7) is coming off a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

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

• Vancouver is 120-141-33-11 all-time against Calgary
• The Canucks are 10-3-2 on the road
• The Flames are allowing 3.02 goals per game
• Vancouver is averaging 3.17 goals per game
• Calgary is averaging 2.63 goals per game
• The Canucks are allowing 3.17 goals per game
• The Flames are 12-4-3 at home

Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames: Preview

The Canucks are coming off a stunning 5-4 OT loss to Seattle in a game they led 4-1 with less than 5 minutes to go. Vancouver is led by Quinn Hughes, who has 42 points. Conor Garland has 28 points, Elias Pettersson has 28 points and Jake DeBrusk has 27 points. However, the Canucks will be without Hughes and Pettersson.

The Canucks will start Thatcher Demko, who's 2-1-3 with a 3.43 GAA and a .879 SV%. In his career against Calgary, he's 7-5-3 with a 2.87 GAA and a .910 SV%.

The Flames, meanwhile, are coming off a shutout loss to Vegas, which snapped its two-game winning streak. Calgary is expected to start Dustin Wolf, who's 11-5-2 with a 2.70 GAA and a .912 SV%.

Calgary is led by Jonathan Huberdeau, who has 27 points. Nazem Kadri has 35 points, Connor Zary has 20 points and Mackenzie Weegar has 19 points.

Canucks vs Flames: Odds & Prediction

Vancouver is a -105 underdog, while Calgary is a -115 favorite, with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

Even though the Canucks are without Pettersson and Hughes, which are big losses, this is still a good spot to take Vancouver at a good price. Demko should be able to limit the Flames offense, which has struggled this season.

Ultimately, Vancouver will have a chip on its shoulder after blowing its last game to Seattle, as Vancouver will play hard for 60 minutes to get a much-needed win here.

Prediction: Canucks 4, Flames 2

Canucks vs Flames: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver ML (-105)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-120)

Tip 3: Blake Coleman 3+ shots on goal (+110)