The Calgary Flames continue to battle for a playoff spot in 2024-25, but Nazem Kadri remains one of the team's top trade chips.

The Blues are 14th in SOG goals allowed and while they don't take a ton of penalties, they struggle to stop opposing power plays when they do, operating at a 73.87% success rate (7th-worst in the NHL). Kadri, who skates on the top PP unit, will be hungry to help Calgary bounce back here.

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Nazem Kadri added a goal and two assists, and Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist for Calgary.

Since Jan. 1, the Flames have scored 16 goals, ranking 26th in the league. They are now just three lamplighters shy of being in the basement of the league, a spot currently occurred by the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks, each with 13 goals.

The Blues outshot the Flames 15-7 in the first period and had a 14-4 edge at one point. St. Louis captain Brayden Schenn opened the scoring at 4:55 after a turnover behind the Calgary net, taking a pass from Dylan Holloway and roofing a shot high farside from one knee.

When this NHL season started, certain teams had an expectation to be builders, still a year or two away from contending. Now, five teams in particular find themselves within reach of the playoffs and asking if they should buy or stand pat?

The St. Louis Blues haven't always been great over the years, but this franchise has persevered through one challenge after another.

The Toronto Maple Leafs remain squarely in contention for the Atlantic Division crown as the 4 Nations Face-Off break approaches. But as well as the season has gone for the team to this point, there remains a gaping need down the middle,

The Calgary Flames will battle the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. It will be a Canadian classic at the MTS Centre as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flames-Jets prediction and pick. The Jets are 34-31 in the past 65 games against the Flames.

Although the Calgary Flames were expected to miss the playoffs for a third straight campaign, the team continues to hang around in 2024-25.

Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson scored for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukonen made 21 saves and slipped to 15-15-4.

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal, two assists, and was a plus-four on Thursday to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.