Calgary Flames (7-6-2, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Florida Panthers (9-6-1, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Panthers -128, Flames +106; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames will attempt to stop a four-game road skid when they face the Florida Panthers.
Florida has gone 5-2-1 at home and 9-6-1 overall. The Panthers have a +four scoring differential, with 52 total goals scored and 48 conceded.
Calgary has a 7-6-2 record overall and a 1-3-1 record on the road. The Flames have a 1-4-2 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Saturday's game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Flames won the last matchup 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Verhaeghe has 11 goals and seven assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has two goals and 11 assists over the past 10 games.
Nazem Kadri has seven goals and seven assists for the Flames. Elias Lindholm has five goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.4 assists, 4.8 penalties and 10.7 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Flames: 2-6-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Anthony Duclair: out (achilles), Aleksander Barkov: day to day (undisclosed), Aaron Ekblad: out (lower-body).
Flames: Michael Stone: out (undisclosed), Oliver Kylington: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
