NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames (4-11-2) vs. St. Louis Blues (5-8-3)

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Venue & Game Information

Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO

Puckdrop: 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET)

Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest / Sportsnet West / ESPN+

Tickets: Ticketmaster

Injury Report

Calgary Flames:

Justin Kirkland (LW, knee) – probable

Yegor Sharangovich (C, foot) – probable

Connor Zary (C, knee) – probable

Matthew Coronato (RW, undisclosed) – probable

Zayne Parekh (D, lower body) – probable

St. Louis Blues:

Torey Krug (D, ankle) – long-term injured reserve

Tyler Tucker (D, lower body) – probable

Dylan Holloway (C, lower body) – probable

Team Recent Form

Calgary Flames:

Power Play: 11.7% (struggling)

Penalty Kill: 78.7%

Goals For/Against: 2.06 / 3.18 per game

Lost 4 of last 5; offense sputtering, averaging under 2.1 goals per game

St. Louis Blues:

Power Play: 23.3% (solid)

Penalty Kill: 69.8% (weak)

Goals For/Against: 2.75 / 3.88 per game

Lost to Seattle recently, but looking to rebound at home

Player Matchups

Flames:

Nazem Kadri – veteran center, 12 points in 17 games

Jonathan Huberdeau – struggling to find consistency, 9 points

MacKenzie Weegar – top defenseman, logging heavy minutes

Blues:

Robert Thomas – 14 points, team’s offensive catalyst

Jordan Kyrou – 11 points, speed and scoring threat

Colton Parayko – 3 goals vs. Calgary since last season, key blue-line presence

Series History

Blues have won 7 straight games vs. Calgary, their second-longest active streak against any opponent.

St. Louis has gone 6–1–0 in their last seven home meetings with Calgary.

Blues have scored 4+ goals in five of the last six matchups, outscoring Calgary 23–13 in that span.

Betting Trends

Blues: 2–3 in last 5, but dominant head-to-head vs. Flames

Flames: 1–4 in last 5, offense averaging just 2.0 goals per game

Over has hit in 4 of last 6 Blues–Flames meetings

Predicted Score: Blues 3 – Flames 2

Summary: This Western Conference clash features two struggling teams, but the Blues’ historical dominance over Calgary and home-ice advantage tilt the matchup.

Game Odds

Calgary Flames                 5.5

St. Louis Blues                   – 155

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, November 10, 2025

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