The Calgary Flames will travel to Raleigh, North Carolina to face the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena with the game scheduled to start at 5:00 PM ET on Sunday evening and will air on Bally Sports South and Root Sports Northwest.

The Calgary Flames enter this game with a record of 31-27-5 and 67 points which puts them in 5^th place in the Pacific Division and a tie for 9^th place in the Western Conference following Saturday’s 1-5 loss on the road against the Florida Panthers. Calgary has been a middle-of-the-pack team offensively in the NHL this season as they rank 16^th in scoring with an average of 3.18 goals per game, however, the Flames have one of the worst power-play success rates in the league with a power-play success rate of 14.43% which is the 3^rd worst in the NHL. 

Defensively, Calgary ranks 18^th in goals allowed and has the 4^th best penalty-kill percentage at 83.6% while allowing an average of 3.13 goals per game. Nazem Kadri has been one of the better players for the Flames this season and leads the team in assists and points with 33 assists and 55 points. 

The Calgary Flames will look to bounce back following the loss on the road against the Panthers when they travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Carolina Hurricanes enter this game in 2^nd place in the Metropolitan Division and in a tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 4^th best record in the Eastern Conference at 38-19-6 and 82 points and are on a two-game winning streak following Saturday’s 4-2 win on the road against the New Jersey Devils. 

Carolina has been one of the higher-scoring teams in the NHL and enters this game averaging the 12^th most goals per game and has the 4^th best power-play success rate at 26.56% while averaging 3.31 goals per game. Defensively, the Hurricanes have been one of the best teams in the NHL and enter this game allowing the 7^th fewest goals per game while having the 3^rd best penalty-kill percentage at 84.42% while allowing an average of 2.79 goals per game. Sebastian Aho has played a pivotal role in the success of the Hurricanes this season and leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 24 goals, 41 assists, and 65 points. 

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Calgary Flames on Sunday evening.

WagerWeb has the Carolina Hurricanes listed as -205 moneyline favorites at home against the Calgary Flames on Sunday evening. Carolina is 5-3-2 in the last ten while Calgary has won two of the previous three meetings. The Hurricanes have outscored the Flames by an average of 2.7 to 2.4 goals per game over the last ten while the Flames have won by an average margin of .33 goals per game over the previous three games in the series.

Carolina enters this game with a better record, however, Calgary has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the previous three contests. The Flames have won by an average margin of .33 goals per game over the previous three games in the series which is why I am taking the puck line for the Calgary Flames at +1.5 when they travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday evening.