This is an 8* SITUATIONAL BEATDOWN on the Flames.

I'm expecting the Flames to be fresh out of the break here and to use home ice to their advantage in this matchup.

The Kraken won two straight on the road before the X-Mas Break, but I say that momentum is now gone.

With a long home stretch upcoming starting with Philadelphia on Friday night, I say the visitors get caught "looking ahead."

The Flames had their three-game win streak snapped in a 5-3 loss at LA in their last game, but with three whole nights off after this before a home game vs. Philly on New Year's Eve, the home side can put its full attention onto what it's doing this evening.

And I say that'll be more than enough to get the better of the inconsistent Kraken.

Lay the price, the play is CALGARY.

Good luck, NP