The Calgary Flames hold the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, five points ahead of their next opponent, the St. Louis Blues. With points at a premium, the teams will square off for the first of two consecutive games in St.

The Calgary Flames look to avenge their last loss as they face the St. Louis Blues. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flames-Blues prediction and pick. The Flames come into the game at 21-15-7 on the year,

The Blues outshot the Flames 15-7 in the first period and had a 14-4 edge at one point. St. Louis captain Brayden Schenn opened the scoring at 4:55 after a turnover behind the Calgary net, taking a pass from Dylan Holloway and roofing a shot high farside from one knee.

Louis Blues) The scoring play was like so many the Blues have seen before. Pavel Buchnevich took a pass from Justin Faulk in the left faceoff circle and hammered a shot on goal. Robert Thomas swept the rebound inside the left post and past Vegas goaltender Ilya Samsonov.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Calgary Flames square off in Western Conference action. St. Louis is 21-20-4 overall and 10-10-1 in home games. The Blues have an 18-4-1 record when scoring at least three goals.

The St. Louis Blues resume the second leg of a four-game homestand with the first of two matchups against the Calgary Flames Tuesday night (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network, 101 ESPN, Blues App). Coming off a 2-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday,

Radek Faksa scored the game-winning goal for the Blues with 8:49 remaining in the third period in the first of two at home against Calgary.

Calgary Flames (21-14-7, in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (20-20-4, in the Central Division) St. Louis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blues -156, Flames +131; over/under is 5.

Calgary Flames (21-15-7, in the Pacific Division ... The Blues won 2-1 in the previous meeting. TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Thomas has 11 goals and 22 assists for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou has five ...

The Calgary Flames visit the St. Louis Blues after Jakob Pelletier scored two goals in the Flames' 5-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Teams have called the Flames about Andersson, and the answer to each team has been the same: There's no interest in trading him.

Vegas was more determined on pucks; Blues looked a step slow; Thomas/Buchnevich were not good enough, have to get going