{"id":462173,"date":"2025-02-06T12:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=462173"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:55:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:55:29","slug":"nhl-predictions-feb-6-colorado-avalanche-vs-calgary-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/06\/nhl-predictions-feb-6-colorado-avalanche-vs-calgary-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: Feb 6 Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0<em>Last Word on Hockey<\/em> takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. In today\u2019s round of NHL Predictions, we are looking at the game between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/24\/report-colorado-avalanche-including-former-first-round-picks-involved-in-major-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/29\/calgary-flames-lack-of-defence-depth-exposed-by-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a>.\u00a0Be sure to check out more NHL Predictions as the 2024-25 season continues.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Capitals 2-0 Flyers<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time:\u00a0<\/strong>7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> Sportsnet; NBC Sports Philadelphia; Monument Sports Network; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>We open NHL predictions with a Metropolitan Division game between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/27\/washington-capitals-ink-goalie-to-extension\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/01\/nhl-rumours-philadelphia-flyers-defender-possible-trade-chip\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Flyers.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindgch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Lindgren<\/a> is the projected starter for the Capitals. However, always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. Washington is 7-1-2 in the last 10 games heading into this matchup. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/protaal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aliaksei Protas<\/a> has totaled 22 goals and 23 assists for the Capitals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fedotiv01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ivan Fedotov<\/a> is the expected starter for Philadelphia, which is 4-5-1 in the last 10 games. This included four consecutive losses for the Flyers in entering this divisional game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tippeow01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Owen Tippett<\/a> has generated 14 goals and 16 assists for Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The Flyers seem to be falling out of the race while the Capitals are rolling.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Capitals win 5-2.<\/p>\n<h3>Ottawa Senators vs Tampa Bay Lightning<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Senators 1-1 Lightning<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time:\u00a0<\/strong>7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> TSN5; Fan Duel Sports Sun; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>We have an Atlantic Division battle between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/03\/nhl-predictions-february-3-ottawa-senators-vs-nashville-predators\/\" target=\"_self\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/01\/nhl-predictions-february-1-new-york-islanders-vs-tampa-bay-lightning\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> for the second game of our NHL predictions. Ottawa is going with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsban01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Forsberg<\/a> in net for this game. The Senators are 7-3 in the last 10 games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tkachbr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brady Tkachuk<\/a> has generated 20 goals and 21 assists for Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vasilan02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrei Vasilevskiy<\/a> is the confirmed starter for Tampa Bay, which has a 5-4-1 mark in the last 10 games. However, the Lightning did get a 4-3 victory over the Senators last time out. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kucheni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Kucherov<\/a> has collected 25 goals with 51 assists for Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams are jockeying for Stanley Cup Playoff positioning. However, Tampa gets the home-and-home sweep.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Lightning win 4-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Time:\u00a0<\/strong>9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> SN1; SN West; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/game\/_\/gameId\/401688467\/avalanche-flames\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our featured game<\/a> of NHL predictions has the Avalanche taking on the Flames. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/blackma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mackenzie Blackwood<\/a> is the expected starter for the Avalanche, which has a 4-5-1 in the last 10 games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackina01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> has tallied 20 goals and 60 assists for the Avalanche.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wolfdu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dustin Wolf<\/a> is the confirmed starter for the Flames, who are 5-5 in the last 10 games. Calgary is 16-9-3 in home games in the 2024-25 campaign. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/huberjo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Huberdeau<\/a> is continuing his bounce-back season 20 goals and 19 assists for the Flames.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams are scuffling along, but Colorado gets the victory to back on track.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Avalanche win 4-3.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n<p>We close out NHL predictions with some prop bets. Let&#8217;s go to our featured game for some of our props. For Colorado, take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/makarca01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cale Makar<\/a> to go get the over on 0.5 points in this game. On the Calgary end, go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coronma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Coronato<\/a> to get a goal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273541d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"273541d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Please play responsibly. Check for your local rules and age restrictions. Some jurisdictions require ages 21+. Have a gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. In today\u2019s round of NHL Predictions, we are looking at the game between the Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames.\u00a0Be sure to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":462211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,28,4547,4548,4524],"tags":[6015,6085,6109,6082,6391,6239],"class_list":["post-462173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flames","category-avalanche","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-nhl-predictions","tag-calgary-flames-predictions","tag-colorado-avalanche-predictions","tag-ottawa-senators-predictions","tag-philadelphia-flyers-predictions","tag-tampa-bay-lightning-predictions","tag-washington-capitals-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462173"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":462212,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462173\/revisions\/462212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}