NHL Game Preview: Dallas Stars (13-5-3) vs. Calgary Flames (6-13-3)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary, Alberta

Puckdrop: 10:00 PM ET (8:00 PM MT)

Broadcast: ESPN+, Sportsnet West, Bally Sports Southwest

Injury Report

Dallas Stars:

Roope Hintz (C) – Upper body, OUT

Miro Heiskanen (D) – Lower body, OUT

Radek Faksa (C) – Day-to-day (undisclosed)

Calgary Flames:

Andrew Mangiapane (LW) – Upper body, OUT

Blake Coleman (RW) – Lower body, OUT

Oliver Kylington (D) – Personal leave, OUT

Dan Vladar (G) – Hip, OUT

Player Matchups

Dallas Stars:

Jason Robertson – 27 points (12G, 15A), elite scoring winger

Joe Pavelski – 21 points (9G, 12A), veteran leadership and net-front presence

Wyatt Johnston – 18 points (7G, 11A), emerging young forward

Jake Oettinger – .917 SV%, 2.48 GAA, expected starter

Calgary Flames:

Nazem Kadri – 19 points (8G, 11A), team’s offensive leader

Jonathan Huberdeau – 16 points (5G, 11A), playmaking winger

Rasmus Andersson – 14 points (3G, 11A), top defenseman

Jacob Markstrom – .897 SV%, 3.21 GAA, expected starter

Team Recent Form

Dallas Stars:

2nd in Central Division, 29 points

Last 10: 7-2-1, averaging 3.4 goals/game, allowing 2.5

Recent: 5-2 loss vs. Colorado Avalanche

Calgary Flames:

7th in Pacific Division, 15 points

Last 10: 2-7-1, averaging 2.3 goals/game, allowing 3.6

Recent: 4-2 loss vs. Seattle Kraken

Series History

All-time: Stars lead 69–62–25 vs. Flames

Playoffs: Flames won 2022 First Round in 7 games

Last season: Dallas won season series 2–1

At Scotiabank Saddledome: Flames 3–2 in last five meetings

Betting Trends

Dallas Trends:

9-3 as favorite this season

12 of 21 games over 6 goals

Calgary Trends:

3 upset wins as underdog (27%)

11 of 22 games over 6 goals

Game Odds

Dallas Stars                         – 142

Calgary Flames                 5.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025

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