Welcome back to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey! Each day of the NHL season, we preview and analyze games to give our predictions. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at a game between the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames.

Colton Parayko and Radek Faksa each scored and Jordan Binnington made 27 saves as the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 2-1. When the going gets toughest, there Dan Vladar is, backstopping ...

Vladar is mired in a five-game losing streak -- his last win was Dec. 10 against Nashville. The 27-year-old has a 6-9-5 record, .889 save percentage and 3.03 GAA through 20 appearances in 2024-25. Dustin Wolf has firmly taken over as Calgary's No.

Radek Faksa scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 2-1. Faksa tipped in a shot by Tyler Tucker with 8:49 left.

The Calder Trophy has a lot of competition this season. In 2016, the award was given to a 24-year-old Artemi Panarin who scored 30 goals and 77 points in 80 games with the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Pacific Division is a three-horse race. Of the eight teams in the Pacific Division, only the Vegas Golden Knights, Los Angeles Kings, and Edmonton Oilers have a chance at finishing with home ice for at least the first two rounds.