Welcome to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play in.

The Flames are playing strong hockey of late, ripping a ton of shots on goal, which will cause problems for the Blues, especially if they draw penalties. St. Louis is scoring with relative ease as well, and Calgary will turn to Dan Vladar in net.

The Calgary Flames will play the St. Louis Blues, one of their long-standing Western Conference rivals, tonight. Let's revisit their history with game-day hockey trivia.

Joseph has been a healthy scratch in six of the last 10 games, while Texier was a healthy scratch in each of the last two games.

The Calgary Flames begin their four-game road trip against the Chicago Blackhawks on tonight at the United Center, and the NHL odds have the Flames as -140 favorites. Calgary forward Jonathan Huberdeau has been on fire with 10 goals over his past 14 games, and my Flames vs. Blackhawks predictions expect this trend to continue.