Thursday NHL: Calgary vs. Detroit

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The Thursday Night schedule has plenty of hockey games to watch and wager on, but one of the best games of the night has to be the Calgary Flames vs. Detroit Red Wings.

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The Calgary Flames were disappointed with their performance heading into a three-game road trip. Their next opponent has experienced that feeling often over the last week and a half.

The Detroit Red Wings will look to avoid their first six-game skid in four seasons by claiming their sixth consecutive win over the Flames on Thursday night.

Calgary (4-5-1) had a chance to wrap up their season-high six-game stay at home with a fourth win, but came out flat in a 5-1 defeat to Vancouver on Tuesday. The Flames gave up three goals in the opening frame, and couldn’t get on the scoreboard until the game’s final minute despite a 21-7 shot advantage and six power-play chances over the final two periods.

As it tries to bounce back with its second win in four road games, Calgary will look to take advantage of Detroit’s offensive woes. The Red Wings (5-4-1) have scored five goals during their 0-4-1 slump after totaling 18 during a 5-0-0 start.

Detroit hasn’t lost six straight games since Feb. 7-17, 2008, a season that ended with the franchise winning its 11th Stanley Cup.

Despite those scoring struggles, Detroit had a chance to end its slump Tuesday when it carried a one-goal lead into the final minutes against Minnesota. The Wild, though, managed to send the game into overtime, where they claimed a 2-1 win.

The Red Wings gave Minnesota eight chances to score with a man advantage during the opener of a six-game homestand, and the only penalty they couldn’t kill off led to the winning goal.

Detroit has allowed three power-play goals in 24 chances during its win streak over Calgary, and those successful penalty kills have allowed the Red Wings to prevail by one goal or in a shootout in four of those contests.

They’ve also rallied in each of those five meetings, overcoming a 3-1 deficit for a 5-4 overtime win during the previous matchup at Joe Louis Arena on Nov. 21. Henrik Zetterberg scored two of his team’s three third-period goals, including the tying one with 3.2 seconds left.

The Red Wings will have to get off the snide and start scoring with more regularity of they will start a losing streak that could start against the Flames.