Calgary Flames Florida Panthers

                      Florida Panthers vs Calgary Flames

Head-to-Head: Panthers 0-0 Flames

The Florida Panthers begin their four-game Western Canada road trip in Calgary on Thursday night. Expectations for the Panthers were high coming into the system. The Panthers got off to a slow start but have picked up four points in their four games and will try to go into a building where it is very difficult to play. The Panthers may be without Aleksander Barkov to begin their road trip. He is currently listed as day-to-day with an injury. The top line for the Panthers has been rolling, but the one guy everyone needs to keep an eye on is Mike Hoffman. Hoffman leads the team with five goals and is an underrated player in the league.

The Calgary Flames are coming off a tough loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. The Flames will want to build some momentum heading into the Heritage Classic on Saturday against the Winning Jets. Calgary would also like to get a win on home ice to close out the month of October. After Thursday night’s game, the Flames go on a five-game road trip. The Flames are not setting the Pacific Division on fire like they did last season. For the Flames’ sake, their offence better show up against the Panthers who are a tough team to play against.

Prediction: Flames win 3-2