A big part of this success is forward Jonathan Huberdeau, who's tallied three goals through the first four outings. He skates on the first PP unit, which could strike against a Seattle Kraken team sitting in the bottom half of the league in both penalty minutes taken per game and PK percentage.

Welcome back to the return of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play in.

The Flames have missed the playoffs for two years in a row and are likely to do so again this season, but young talent like Hunter Brzustewicz and Zayne Parekh should bolster the blue-line in coming seasons and the emergence of 2023 first-round draft pick Sam Honzek throughout pre-season means there’s a solid young core that will be playing day-to-day.

It’s time for another round of NHL rumours. We’re just over a week into the regular season and some teams have gotten off to great starts. Only a handful of games have been played, but there are some good signs for some surprising teams.

Our Calgary Flames predictions aren't very on this team this season considering how much production they've lost in the past year.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken face off against the Calgary Flames in its fifth game of the season on Saturday night. The game is taking place at 7 p.m. at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The game will be broadcast on KONG and the Kraken Hockey Network.

The Flames and the Kraken meet in Seattle! The Flames started off the season undefeated, while the Kraken have been solid up this point in the season as well. We continue our NHL odds series with a Flames-Kraken prediction and pick.