Edmonton Oilers (55-30-7) vs Calgary Flames (55-26-11)
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:30 pm
This is a play on the CALGARY FLAMES for our NHL Western Conference Game of the Week. This is a huge game for Calgary after losing a big lead in Game Two and then falling behind 4-0 in Game Three and could not recover. A win here and the Flames get home ice back heading back to Calgary and getting a win here will not be easy as it has dropped all three games in Edmonton this season but none have been this important. They have gone only 2-12 on the power play which is way down from their series average but they have upped their penalty kill by allowing just one goal in 15 man down opportunities. Calgary is 26-15-3-1 on the road and the Flames are 5-0 in their last five games following a loss of three or more goals. Edmonton used its momentum from Game Two to jump out to a big start in Game Three and the offense shows what it is capable of by scoring four goals in 12 minutes. That was it though as the Calgary defense shut the Oilers down for their other 37 shots on goal and the Flames need to avoid those spurts. Edmonton has been great at home but its defense was hardly challenged against one of the best offenses in the NHL as the Flames managed only 33 shorts which is pretty good for a lot of teams but not for this one as Calgary put up an average of 45.7 shots on goal in its previous seven games. The Oilers are 4-9 in their last 13 playoff games as a favorite. Here, we play on road teams against the money line in the second half of the season scoring on more than 19 percent of their power play opportunities after five straight games with 30 or more shots. This situation is 116-72 (61.7 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (57) Calgary Flames