T.M. Selection: Canucks +1.5.

I like the Vancouver Canucks puckline against the Calgary Flames in this game on Saturday. The Canucks haven't looked bad in their games lately and even in their losses they have still been playing very well. They just thrashed the Jets on the road in their most recent game winning that one 5-1 and I think they can keep up that momentum going into this game. They had lost 3 games in a row before winning their most recent but they lost 2 of those 3 games by just 1 goal, forcing both of those games past regulation. They have also been playing great defense and their goaltending has been great in their games lately too since they haven't allowed more than 3 goals in 6 games in a row. The Canucks have been playing other Canadian teams very tough this year, they are 5-1 in their L6 against Canadian teams. I think they are going to play tough in this game too and I expect them to give the Flames a good challenge here. The Flames have been a very up and down team all year, winning a lot of their games in spurts, they are really a team that you need to back while they are still red hot and winning games. They were winning a lot of games lately but they have cooled off now and just lost their most recent game to the Blues 5-1. After a bad loss like that I expect the Flames to play much better defense in this game, especially when they haven't given up more than 1 goal in their previous 3 wins in a row. I think the Canucks are going to play hard in this game and even if they can't get the win here, I expect them to keep this game close and force it past regulation again which they have been doing a lot lately. I like the Canucks on the puckline here +1.5.

T.M. Prediction: 3-2 Flames.