Calgary Flames vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/01/2025

Game Time: 3:00 pm ET, Saturday, March 1, 2025

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Flames +190, Panthers -230; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Flames +190, Panthers -230; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Flames +190, Panthers -225; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Calgary Flames:  28-22-8 (5th place, Pacific Division)

Florida Panthers:  36-21-3 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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Calgary Flames:  4-5-1 last 10

Florida Panthers:  7-3-0 last 10

The Flames are entering this game with 64 points, a 28-22-8 record overall, and they are 11-12-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-0. No one on the team scored a goal or recorded an assist for them in that one. Jonathan Huberdeau led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Dustin Wolf was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 22 shots with 20 saves and a .909 save percentage. Their offense has scored 154 goals this season averaging 2.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 171 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game with 75 points, a 36-21-3 record overall, and they are 18-10-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, winning that one at home 4-3. Anton Lundell, Uvis Balinskis, Nate Schmidt, and Carter Verhaeghe each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Anton Lundell and Aaron Ekblad each led the team in assists with 2 while Sam Bennett led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 27 shots with 24 saves and a .889 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 201 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 171 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Panthers have looked great in their games this season with their 36-21-3 record overall which leads their division in the East with one of the best records in the NHL. They have looked good on home ice too with their 18-10-2 home record. Meanwhile, the Flames have looked good in their games this season with their 28-22-8 record overall, but that record only has them in 5th place of their division in the West and right on the edge of a Wild Card spot. They have also looked a lot better at home this season and haven't been a good road team with their 11-12-4 road record. They haven't looked that good in their games lately either, going 4-5-1 in their last 10 games, and they are coming off a loss to the Lightning in their last one which they didn't score a goal in. The Panthers have been really hot though as they are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and are coming off a win over the Oilers in their last one. They have also won 2 games in a row now so they are building momentum out of the All-Star break and will use that to start striving for the 1st seed in their division as they are in a tight race with the Maple Leafs. The Flames have struggled in their road games all season and they haven't been scoring a lot of goals in those games either, the Panthers can take advantage of that as the hotter team here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game and on the puckline. 

Flames Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, March 1, 2025 (3:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 5 Flames 1.

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Calgary Flames: 104-117 (-52.9 units) on the moneyline in all games. 48-57 (-10.9 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 60-70 (-16.8 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 27-20 UNDER when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%).

Florida Panthers: 66-30 (+10.3 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a losing record. 152-100 (+14.5 units) on the moneyline against mistake free teams - opponents average 4 power plays/game or less. 39-23 (+7.1 units) on the moneyline when playing 5 or less games in 14 days. 31-23 UNDER when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%).

Calgary Flames:  J. Kirkland (C) Out For Season - Lower-body. A. Mantha (RW) Out For Season - Lower-Body.

Florida Panthers:  M. Tkachuk (LW) Day To Day - Groin.

“When you don’t score goals, someone has to step up and generate. I think Hubie had five shots on net and Kadri had four and I think we finished with 27, so other guys need to get themselves involved offensively because you can’t ask them to do it every night.” - Ryan Huska after his team’s loss against the Lightning in their game on Thursday.

“I thought the last eight minutes, we looked the way we’re supposed to. I really didn’t like our game tonight. I thought we put a lot of pucks in feet, looked away from a lot of pucks.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Oilers in their game on Thursday.

LW Jonathan Huberdeau

C Nazem Kadri

RW Matt Coronato

LD Kevin Bahl

RD Rasmus Andersson

G Dustin Wolf

LW Carter Verhaeghe

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Sam Reinhart

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Sergei Bobrovsky

Points: N. Kadri (43)

Goals: J. Huberdeau (22)

Assists: M. Weegar (26)

GAA: D. Wolf (2.60)

Points: S. Reinhart (64)

Goals: S. Reinhart (31)

Assists: A. Barkov (40)

GAA: S. Knight (2.40)

Coaches:

Calgary Flames: Ryan Huska (3rd season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)