Blues vs. Flames Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blues vs. Flames NHL game on March 18, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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OT1 04:21 Power play - Hunter Brzustewicz shot blocked by Logan Mailloux
OT1 03:53 Power play - Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Cam Fowler
OT1 03:17 Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Joel Hofer
OT1 02:17 Shot on goal by Matvei Gridin saved by Joel Hofer
OT1 01:44 Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Joel Hofer
OT1 01:07 Shot missed by Devin Cooley
P3 19:57 Shot on goal by Olli Maatta saved by Joel Hofer
P3 19:12 Dylan Holloway shot blocked by Mikael Backlund
P3 15:19 Shot on goal by Adam Klapka saved by Joel Hofer
P3 13:50 Shot on goal by Joel Farabee saved by Joel Hofer
P3 13:30 Shot on goal by Blake Coleman saved by Joel Hofer
P3 11:45 Pavel Buchnevich shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
P3 10:50 Shot on goal by Dylan Holloway saved by Devin Cooley
P3 10:45 Shot missed by Otto Stenberg
P3 10:13 Philip Broberg shot blocked by teammate
P3 09:06 Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Logan Mailloux
P3 07:55 Shot on goal by Connor Zary saved by Joel Hofer
P3 07:37 Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Devin Cooley
P3 06:00 Shot missed by Colton Parayko
P3 05:11 Alexey Toropchenko shot blocked by Joel Hanley
Play by Play
  1. SO
    End of Shootout period.
  2. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Matvei Gridin on Joel Hofer
  3. SO
    Shootout attempt by Jimmy Snuggerud saved by Devin Cooley
  4. SO
    Shootout attempt by Jake Neighbours saved by Devin Cooley
  5. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  6. OT1 04:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Hunter Brzustewicz shot blocked by Logan Mailloux
  7. OT1 04:17
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  8. OT1 03:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Cam Fowler
  9. OT1 03:23
    Power play - Morgan Frost won faceoff against Pius Suter in offensive zone
  10. OT1 03:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Joel Hofer
  11. OT1 02:23
    Power play - Morgan Frost won faceoff against Pius Suter in offensive zone
  12. OT1 02:23
    Penalty to Pavel Buchnevich 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Connor Zary)
  13. OT1 02:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matvei Gridin saved by Joel Hofer
  14. OT1 01:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Joel Hofer
  15. OT1 01:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Devin Cooley
  16. OT1 00:33
    Kevin Bahl credited with hit on Robert Thomas in defensive zone
  17. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  18. P3 19:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Olli Maatta saved by Joel Hofer
  19. P3 19:55
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Pius Suter in offensive zone
  20. P3 19:55
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  21. P3 19:32
    Giveaway by Otto Stenberg in neutral zone
  22. P3 19:12
    SHOT
    Dylan Holloway shot blocked by Mikael Backlund
  23. P3 17:05
    Dylan Holloway won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
  24. P3 17:05
    Penalty to Blake Coleman 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Cam Fowler)
  25. P3 16:39
    Penalty to Robert Thomas 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
  26. P3 15:38
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
  27. P3 15:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adam Klapka saved by Joel Hofer
  28. P3 13:55
    Giveaway by Philip Broberg in defensive zone
  29. P3 13:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Farabee saved by Joel Hofer
  30. P3 13:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blake Coleman saved by Joel Hofer
  31. P3 13:11
    Colton Parayko credited with hit on Joel Hanley in offensive zone
  32. P3 13:09
    Giveaway by Colton Parayko in neutral zone
  33. P3 12:09
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Dalibor Dvorsky in defensive zone
  34. P3 12:09
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  35. P3 11:45
    SHOT
    Pavel Buchnevich shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  36. P3 11:18
    Giveaway by Robert Thomas in offensive zone
  37. P3 10:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Holloway saved by Devin Cooley
  38. P3 10:46
    Blues won faceoff against Flames in neutral zone
  39. P3 10:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Otto Stenberg
  40. P3 10:25
    Takeaway by Philip Broberg in neutral zone
  41. P3 10:13
    SHOT
    Philip Broberg shot blocked by teammate
  42. P3 09:29
    Giveaway by Pavel Buchnevich in offensive zone
  43. P3 09:06
    SHOT
    Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Logan Mailloux
  44. P3 08:27
    Blues won faceoff against Flames in neutral zone
  45. P3 08:10
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Robert Thomas in defensive zone
  46. P3 08:10
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  47. P3 07:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Zary saved by Joel Hofer
  48. P3 07:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Devin Cooley
  49. P3 06:07
    Kevin Bahl credited with hit on Robert Thomas in defensive zone
  50. P3 06:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Colton Parayko
  51. P3 05:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  52. P3 05:44
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
  53. P3 05:11
    SHOT
    Alexey Toropchenko shot blocked by Joel Hanley
  54. P3 05:04
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  55. P3 04:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Devin Cooley
  56. P3 04:46
    Takeaway by Morgan Frost in defensive zone
  57. P3 04:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor Zary
  58. P3 03:37
    Connor Zary won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in defensive zone
  59. P3 03:37
    Stoppage - Offside
  60. P3 03:11
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Robert Thomas in defensive zone
  61. P3 03:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexey Toropchenko
  62. P3 03:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Devin Cooley
  63. P3 02:32
    Giveaway by Matvei Gridin in neutral zone
  64. P3 00:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Philip Broberg
  65. P3 00:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Dylan Holloway shot blocked by Kevin Bahl
  66. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  67. P2 19:26
    Blues won faceoff against Flames in neutral zone
  68. P2 19:09
    SHOT
    Power play - Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Kevin Bahl
  69. P2 18:40
    Penalty to Blake Coleman 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Colton Parayko)
  70. P2 18:19
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jimmy Snuggerud
  71. P2 17:39
    Connor Zary credited with hit on Logan Mailloux in offensive zone
  72. P2 17:16
    Pavel Buchnevich won faceoff against Ryan Strome in defensive zone
  73. P2 16:59
    SHOT
    Joel Hanley shot blocked by Alexey Toropchenko
  74. P2 16:27
    Jack Finley credited with hit on Adam Klapka in defensive zone
  75. P2 16:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  76. P2 16:11
    Dalibor Dvorsky credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
  77. P2 15:23
    Giveaway by Adam Klapka in neutral zone
  78. P2 15:08
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Martin Pospisil in offensive zone
  79. P2 15:08
    Stoppage - Icing
  80. P2 14:19
    SHOT
    Logan Mailloux shot blocked by Morgan Frost
  81. P2 13:52
    Morgan Frost won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in defensive zone
  82. P2 13:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Otto Stenberg saved by Devin Cooley
  83. P2 13:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jimmy Snuggerud saved by Devin Cooley
  84. P2 12:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Logan Mailloux saved by Devin Cooley
  85. P2 12:35
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Connor Zary in offensive zone
  86. P2 12:35
    Stoppage - Icing
  87. P2 12:27
    Stoppage - Icing
  88. P2 11:57
    Connor Zary won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in defensive zone
  89. P2 10:26
    Theo Lindstein credited with hit on Victor Olofsson in defensive zone
  90. P2 09:56
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in neutral zone
  91. P2 09:56
    Penalty to Tyler Tucker 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Blake Coleman)
  92. P2 09:40
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Joel Farabee assisted by Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman
    1-2
  93. P2 09:38
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in neutral zone
  94. P2 09:31
    SHOT
    Logan Mailloux shot blocked by Blake Coleman
  95. P2 08:21
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  96. P2 08:08
    Jack Finley won faceoff against Ryan Strome in defensive zone
  97. P2 08:08
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  98. P2 08:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yegor Sharangovich saved by Joel Hofer
  99. P2 07:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Coronato
  100. P2 06:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
  101. P2 05:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Zayne Parekh shot blocked by teammate
  102. P2 05:13
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Zayne Parekh saved by Joel Hofer
  103. P2 04:29
    Power play - Morgan Frost won faceoff against Pius Suter in offensive zone
  104. P2 04:29
    Penalty to Jake Neighbours 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Martin Pospisil)
  105. P2 03:51
    Takeaway by Alexey Toropchenko in offensive zone
  106. P2 03:47
    Martin Pospisil won faceoff against Jack Finley in neutral zone
  107. P2 03:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Strome
  108. P2 03:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Whitecloud saved by Joel Hofer
  109. P2 03:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Joel Hanley
  110. P2 02:52
    Blues won faceoff against Flames in neutral zone
  111. P2 02:45
    SHOT
    Kevin Bahl shot blocked by teammate
  112. P2 00:00
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Robert Thomas in neutral zone
  113. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  114. P1 19:53
    SHOT
    Olli Maatta shot blocked by Dylan Holloway
  115. P1 18:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexey Toropchenko saved by Devin Cooley
  116. P1 18:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Olli Maatta
  117. P1 17:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Victor Olofsson
  118. P1 17:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Joel Hofer
  119. P1 17:23
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Yegor Sharangovich
    0-2
  120. P1 16:35
    Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Joel Hanley in offensive zone
  121. P1 15:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Devin Cooley
  122. P1 15:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Philip Broberg saved by Devin Cooley
  123. P1 14:44
    Ryan Strome won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in neutral zone
  124. P1 13:18
    Giveaway by Colton Parayko in offensive zone
  125. P1 13:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Otto Stenberg saved by Devin Cooley
  126. P1 12:47
    Matt Coronato credited with hit on Dalibor Dvorsky in offensive zone
  127. P1 12:40
    Giveaway by Colton Parayko in defensive zone
  128. P1 12:39
    Dalibor Dvorsky won faceoff against Morgan Frost in neutral zone
  129. P1 11:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Matt Coronato
  130. P1 11:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Zayne Parekh
  131. P1 11:12
    Jack Finley won faceoff against Matt Coronato in defensive zone
  132. P1 11:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Connor Zary saved by Joel Hofer
  133. P1 10:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Joel Hofer
  134. P1 10:10
    Shorthanded - Jack Finley won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in defensive zone
  135. P1 10:10
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  136. P1 09:23
    Jack Finley won faceoff against Martin Pospisil in neutral zone
  137. P1 09:23
    Stoppage - Offside
  138. P1 08:38
    Takeaway by Dalibor Dvorsky in offensive zone
  139. P1 08:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dalibor Dvorsky
  140. P1 08:23
    Stoppage - Icing
  141. P1 08:17
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
  142. P1 08:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Theo Lindstein saved by Devin Cooley
  143. P1 07:51
    Pius Suter won faceoff against Connor Zary in defensive zone
  144. P1 07:51
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  145. P1 07:39
    Giveaway by Jordan Kyrou in neutral zone
  146. P1 07:32
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  147. P1 07:16
    SHOT
    Mikael Backlund shot blocked by Philip Broberg
  148. P1 06:42
    SHOT
    Cam Fowler shot blocked by Morgan Frost
  149. P1 06:22
    Morgan Frost won faceoff against Dalibor Dvorsky in defensive zone
  150. P1 06:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jordan Kyrou saved by Devin Cooley
  151. P1 05:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Robert Thomas saved by Devin Cooley
  152. P1 05:11
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  153. P1 05:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blake Coleman saved by Joel Hofer
  154. P1 04:58
    Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Robert Thomas in offensive zone
  155. P1 04:49
    SHOT
    Connor Zary shot blocked by Logan Mailloux
  156. P1 03:15
    Martin Pospisil credited with hit on Colton Parayko in offensive zone
  157. P1 02:59
    Martin Pospisil won faceoff against Dalibor Dvorsky in neutral zone
  158. P1 02:54
    Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
  159. P1 02:34
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Connor Zary assisted by Ryan Strome
    0-1
  160. P1 01:15
    Colton Parayko credited with hit on Matt Coronato in defensive zone
  161. P1 01:08
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  162. P1 01:02
    Blake Coleman credited with hit on Logan Mailloux in offensive zone
  163. P1 00:00
    Pius Suter won faceoff against Martin Pospisil
Stats
Blues
STATS
Flames
27Shots on Goal31
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
14Penalty Infraction Mins10
26Hits17
11 Shots Blocked 9
22Giveaways14
BluesSTL
FlamesCGY
27Shots on Goal31
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
14Penalty Infraction Mins10
26Hits17
11 Shots Blocked 9
22Giveaways14

Blues vs. Flames: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Blues vs. Flames
  • Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  • Time: 9:30 PM ET
  • Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Blues favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Blues 56¢, Flames +126

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Blues: 54%
  • Flames: 46%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Blues a win probability of 54%, while the Flames have a win probability of 46%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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