Anaheim Ducks vs Calgary Flames Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 1/28/25, 7:56 PM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 1/30/25 at 10:59 AM in NHL Picks

Next Thursday night will be a huge opportunity for Calgary Flames to try to momentarily recover a playoff spot in the Western Conference, as they’ll face Anaheim Ducks at 08:00 pm CST. This Pacific Intra-Divisional game isn’t really one of the most anticipated of the journey, but it promises to offer a very even game as both teams don’t have powerful offensives.

In addition, it must be noted that Calgary Flames currently have a streak of 2 losses in a row, nonetheless it cannot be ignored that those bad results were got against the leaders of the Eastern and Western Conferences. With that in mind, it totally makes sense to have the Flames as the big favorites to win this game, as they don’t usually struggle against the least competitive teams in the league.

On Anaheim Ducks’ case, even when this team has shown a better performance than expected at the beginning of the season, they still aren’t considered as contenders to qualify for the playoffs. Even though, it’s worth noting that they won their last 3 games in a row, in which their offensive line had a great performance scoring 5 or more goals per game, being relevant to remark that Mason McTavish was their top scorer in their last 5 games with 6 goals.