The Calgary Flames continue to battle for a playoff spot in 2024-25, but Nazem Kadri remains one of the team's top trade chips.

Kadri scored a goal in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Jets. Kadri has five points over his last three contests, which comes after a four-game slump. He scored in the third period to get the Flames within two goals,

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

Faksa redirected in a Tyler Tucker right point shot from the slot at 11:11 of the third to give the Blues a 2-1 lead. “It’s nice to contribute, especially in a big game like t

The Blues are 14th in SOG goals allowed and while they don't take a ton of penalties, they struggle to stop opposing power plays when they do, operating at a 73.87% success rate (7th-worst in the NHL). Kadri, who skates on the top PP unit, will be hungry to help Calgary bounce back here.

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.

The Flames are sitting in the second wildcard slot in the Western Conference standings and arrived in St. Louis with an opportunity to really create some separation between themselves and the Blues. Instead, a five-point gap has already been trimmed to three. The St. Loo crew would love to whittle it down to one.

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.

Nazem Kadri added a goal and two assists ... three points ahead of the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues. Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson scored for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukonen made ...

Nazem Kadri added a goal and two assists ... three points ahead of the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues. Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson scored for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukonen made ...

Blues defenseman Philip Broberg, front, reacts to his shot bouncing off the goal post in the third period of his team's 2-0 loss to Dallas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at Enterprise Center. Blues coach Jim Montgomery keeps seeking ways to spur stronger starts from his sputtering team.

Brayden Schenn feels some teammates need to individually come prepared to play, reason why Blues are getting off to too many slow starts, including Saturday.