The Calgary Flames will travel to Chicago, Illinois to face the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center with the game scheduled to start at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday afternoon.

Calgary is in 6^th place in the Pacific Division with a record of 17-17-5 and 39 points which also puts them in 12^th place in the Western Conference following a 2-3 loss on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon which also ended their three-game win streak. The Flames have been one of the lower-scoring teams in the NHL this season as they enter this game averaging 3.05 goals per game while having the 3^rd worst power-play success rate at 12.4%. 

The Flames aren’t any better on defense as they rank 20^th in the NHL in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.26%, however, they have the 5^th best penalty-kill percentage at 84.75%. The Calgary Flames will look to bounce back following the loss on the road against the Flyers when they travel to face the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Chicago Blackhawks have been one of the worst teams in the NHL this season as they enter this game with a record of 11-29-2 and 24 points which gives them the 2^nd worst record in the Western Conference and the 2^nd worst record in the NHL and are on a five-game losing streak following Friday’s 2-4 loss on the road against the New Jersey Devils. The Blackhawks are the 2^nd lowest-scoring team and have the 4^th worst power-play success rate as they enter this matchup averaging 2.31 goals per game and have a power-play success rate of 13.11%. 

Defensively, Chicago has been just as bad as they rank 31^st in goals allowed and rank 26^th in the NHL in penalty-kill percentage as they enter this game allowing an average of 3.79 goals per game while having a penalty-kill percentage of 74.8%. Connor Bedard has been the best player on the team as he leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 15 goals, 18 assists, and 33 points. The Chicago Blackhawks will look to end their five-game losing streak when they host the Calgary Flames on Sunday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Calgary Flames listed as -240 moneyline favorites on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon. Calgary is 5-4-1 in the last ten while Chicago has won the previous three meetings. Both teams are averaging 3.5 goals per game over the last ten while the Blackhawks have won by an average margin of 2 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Calgary may be the better team this season, however, Chicago has dominated Calgary most recently in the series, winning the previous three matchups and having won by an average margin of 2 goals per game over the last three contests. Calgary is a huge moneyline favorite and I think they get the win, however, given the dominance the Blackhawks have shown over the previous three meetings, I will be taking the puck line for the Chicago Blackhawks at +1.5 when they host the Calgary Flames on Sunday afternoon.