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Detroit Red Wings vs Calgary Flames prediction

Detroit Red Wings4–4–3 · Home Calgary Flames4–6–0 · Away07:00 PMDec 1

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Detroit Red Wings

Last game: Oct 24

36GibsonProjected

VA33ArvidssonLW EF58FinnieC AD93DeBrincatRW

1st line

13:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
33	Viktor Arvidsson LW	20:19	4	3	7
58	Emmitt Finnie C	18:22	4	3	7
93	Alex DeBrincat RW	21:56	6	5	11

25 points this season

LR23RaymondLW DL71LarkinC MB28Brandsegg-NygårdRW

2nd line

13:20 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
23	Lucas Raymond LW	20:47	3	5	8
71	Dylan Larkin C	19:34	1	4	5
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård RW	16:34	2	6	8

21 points this season

JC37CompherLW AC18CoppC MR27RasmussenRW

3rd line

9:55 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
37	J.T. Compher LW	15:32	0	2	2
18	Andrew Copp C	14:36	2	1	3
27	Michael Rasmussen RW	13:45	1	2	3

8 points this season

4th line: No such unit in that game.

MS53SeiderD BC8ChiarotD

1st pair

18:52 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
53	Moritz Seider D	24:43	0	5	5
8	Ben Chiarot D	19:35	0	1	1

6 points this season

JF72FaulkD WW54WallinderD

2nd pair

10:18 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
72	Justin Faulk D	20:23	2	2	4
54	William Wallinder D	13:22	2	1	3

7 points this season

AE24EnglundD AJ20JohanssonD

3rd pair

5:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
24	Andreas Englund D	14:06	0	0	0
20	Albert Johansson D	12:14	1	4	5

5 points this season

AD93DeBrincatF LR23RaymondF VA33ArvidssonF

DL71LarkinF MS53SeiderD

Power play unit 1

2:35 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
93	Alex DeBrincat F	21:56	6	5	11
23	Lucas Raymond F	20:47	3	5	8
33	Viktor Arvidsson F	20:19	4	3	7
71	Dylan Larkin F	19:34	1	4	5
53	Moritz Seider D	24:43	0	5	5

36 points this season

EF58FinnieF MB28Brandsegg-NygårdF AC18CoppF

MR27RasmussenF JF72FaulkD

Power play unit 2

1:12 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
58	Emmitt Finnie F	18:22	4	3	7
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård F	16:34	2	6	8
18	Andrew Copp F	14:36	2	1	3
27	Michael Rasmussen F	13:45	1	2	3
72	Justin Faulk D	20:23	2	2	4

25 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: John Gibson #36 (Projected) · Michal Postava #35 (Backup)

Calgary Flames

Last game: Oct 24

1CooleyProjected

JF86FarabeeLW

18JonesC MC27CoronatoRW

1st line

10:25 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
86	Joel Farabee LW	18:52	2	7	9
18	Ben Jones C	13:48	0	0	0
27	Matt Coronato RW	16:09	2	4	6

15 points this season

RS22StromeLW MP76PospíšilC MG92GridinRW

2nd line

9:34 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Ryan Strome LW	13:38	2	2	4
76	Martin Pospíšil C	15:42	1	1	2
92	Matvei Gridin RW	17:55	2	3	5

11 points this season

78OthmannLW JC38CastagnaC AK43KlapkaRW

3rd line

10:15 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
78	Brennan Othmann LW	12:16	0	0	0
38	Jonathan Castagna C	17:16	0	1	1
43	Adam Klapka RW	14:03	2	2	4

5 points this season

AS61SunievLW YS17SharangovichC MF16FrostRW

4th line

7:53 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
61	Aydar Suniev LW	9:54	3	1	4
17	Yegor Sharangovich C	12:36	2	2	4
16	Morgan Frost RW	12:20	3	3	6

14 points this season

KB7BahlD ŠN71NemecD

1st pair

18:14 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
7	Kevin Bahl D	25:03	1	1	2
71	Šimon Nemec D	22:13	0	2	2

4 points this season

28WhitecloudD JM55MiddletonD

2nd pair

14:21 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
28	Zach Whitecloud D	20:31	0	0	0
55	Jake Middleton D	18:26	1	1	2

2 points this season

YK37KuznetsovD ZP19ParekhD

3rd pair

10:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
37	Yan Kuznetsov D	17:38	0	1	1
19	Zayne Parekh D	15:40	1	2	3

4 points this season

JF86FarabeeF MG92GridinF MC27CoronatoF

MF16FrostF ZP19ParekhD

Power play unit 1

0:40 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
86	Joel Farabee F	18:52	2	7	9
92	Matvei Gridin F	17:55	2	3	5
27	Matt Coronato F	16:09	2	4	6
16	Morgan Frost F	12:20	3	3	6
19	Zayne Parekh D	15:40	1	2	3

29 points this season

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

JF86FarabeeF MP76PospíšilF

28WhitecloudD JM55MiddletonD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:21 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
86	Joel Farabee F	18:52	2	7	9
76	Martin Pospíšil F	15:42	1	1	2
28	Zach Whitecloud D	20:31	0	0	0
55	Jake Middleton D	18:26	1	1	2

13 points this season

JC38CastagnaF YS17SharangovichF

KB7BahlD YK37KuznetsovD

Penalty kill unit 2

0:44 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
38	Jonathan Castagna F	17:16	0	1	1
17	Yegor Sharangovich F	12:36	2	2	4
7	Kevin Bahl D	25:03	1	1	2
37	Yan Kuznetsov D	17:38	0	1	1

8 points this season

Goalies: Devin Cooley #1 (Projected) · Dustin Wolf #32 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (6)

John Gibson · mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ben Jones · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brennan Othmann · JTB65, CC BY-SA 4.0
Zach Whitecloud · Lakeland PBS, CC BY 3.0
Devin Cooley · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dustin Wolf · MTG1989, CC BY-SA 4.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

John Gibson DET

.867 save percentage

3.44 GAA · 3–4–1 · 8 starts

Devin Cooley CAL

.912 save percentage

2.80 GAA · 3–2–0 · 5 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)