Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/20/25

The Calgary Flames will be welcoming the Vegas Golden Knights to the Saddledome on Saturday night. The Golden Knights will be without two of their key players on Saturday as Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore are dealing with lower body injuries. Without Eichel in the lineup up front, other key players such as Mitch Marner and Mark Stone will need to step up. In the past in his time in Toronto, we have seen Marner step his game up when Auston Matthews was absent from the lineup, so it is well within his capabilities. They should have a fairly easy time shutting down the Flames offensively, as they are fourth-worst in that category in the NHL. They average only 2.54 goals per game. Their defensive play isn’t quite strong enough to make up for this as they average just under 3 goals against per game.

With the playoff race being as tight as it at the top of the Pacific Division, a veteran team like the Golden Knights will have a game like this against a much weaker team circled on the calendar as a must win. Even without Eichel and Theodore in the lineup, I trust them to get it done. Give me the Golden Knights on the money line in this one.

Golden Knights vs. Flames prediction: Golden Knights ML (-130) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.