The Boston Bruins will travel to Calgary, Alberta to face the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome with the game scheduled to start at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday night and will air on NESN and Root Sports Northwest.

The Boston Bruins have been one of the best teams in the NHL this season as they enter this game with a record of 34-12-11 and 79 points which gives them the best record in the Eastern Conference and the 2^nd best record in the league, only behind the Vancouver Canucks while having won their last two games and are coming off a 6-5 overtime win on the road against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. 

David Pastrnak has played a pivotal role in the success the Bruins have had this season as he leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 36 goals, 46 assists, and 82 points and is tied for 3^rd in the NHL in goals and 4^th in the league in points on the year. Boston has been an above-average team offensively this season as they rank 10^th in goals per game and have the 9^th-best power-play success rate at 23.7% while averaging 3.36 goals per game. 

Defensively, the Bruins have been one of the best teams in the NHL as they are allowing the 4^th fewest goals per game and rank 11^th in penalty-kill percentage with a penalty-kill percentage of 81.22% while allowing an average of 2.67 goals per game. The Boston Bruins will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel to face the Calgary Flames.

The Calgary Flames enter this game with a record of 26-25-5 and 57 points which puts them in 6^th place in the Pacific Division and 12^th place in the Western Conference following Monday’s 6-3 win at home against the Winnipeg Jets which also ended their three-game losing streak. 

The Flames have been a below-average team offensively as they rank 18^th in goals with an average of 3.02 goals per game and have the 4^th worst power-play success rate at 13.95%. Defensively, the Flames have the 4^th best penalty-kill percentage at 83.64%, however, they rank 17^th in goals allowed with an average of 3.16 goals allowed per game. Nazem Kadri has been one of the better players on the Flames this season as he leads the team in assists and points with 29 assists and 48 points. 

The Calgary Flames will look to build off the momentum following the win against the Jets at home when they host the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

WagerWeb has the Boston Bruins listed as -130 moneyline favorites on the road against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Boston has won six of the last ten and two of the previous three meetings, however, the Flames have outscored the Bruins by an average of 3.2 to 2.8 goals per game over the last ten games in the series while both teams are averaging 2.67 goals per game in the last three matchups.

The Boston Bruins are playing in back-to-back games and went into overtime against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday which was also their 2^nd consecutive game going into overtime, so I expect the Bruins to be tired for this game. The Flames have outscored the Bruins by an average of 3.2 to 2.8 goals per game over the last three games in the series which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Calgary Flames when they host the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.