Calgary Flames vs Vegas Golden Knights Preview
The Golden Knights and Flames are set to face off at 9:00 ET on ESPN+. The Flames will host the game at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB.
In this division matchup, the Golden Knights are favored by -1.5 against the Flames. The over/under for the game is 6.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for Calgary Flames – Vegas Golden Knights odds
Calgary Flames vs Vegas Golden Knights Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last five head to head matchups, the Flames have had the upper-hand, going 3-2. When looking back over the last ten head to head meetings between the Flames and Golden Knights, the Flames hold the edge with an puck line record of 7-3.
- In their last ten games away from home, the Golden Knights have a straight up record of 5-5 while going 5-5 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 3 goals per game in these contests.
- When looking at their past three home matchups, Calgary has an puck line record of 0-3 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
- Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, Calgary has an puck line mark of 0-3 while going 0-3 straight up.
- In their last three games as the betting favorite, the Golden Knights have a straight up record of 2-1, while going 1-2 against the spread.
Calgary Flames vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction
Heading into tonight’s game, the Golden Knights sit in 8th place in the Western Conference standings with a record of 35-23-7. In the Pacific Division, Vegas is in 4th place and has a record of 12-8 against division opponents. On the road this season, the Golden Knights are 15-13-5.
Over their last ten games, Vegas has gone just 3-7, and their last five games have resulted in a record of 2-3. For the season, the Golden Knights have been favored in 41 of their 65 games and have a record of 22-15-4 in those games. Currently, Vegas is on a two-game winning streak as the favorite.
Offensively, the Golden Knights come into the game at 3.2 goals per contest placing 14th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 14th position in the league. Vegas’ offense is currently ranked 17th in power play goals. When it comes to shorthanded goals, they are 9th in the league.
Goalie Adin Hill gets the start and has made 29 starts this season. His record at this point is 17-8, and his save percentage is 0.688%.
At home this season, the Flames have gone 16-15-1 and are currently on a three-game losing streak. In the Pacific Division, they are in sixth place and 12th in the Western Conference with 67 points. Overall, Calgary has a record of 31-29-5 and have gone 18-18 against other Western Conference teams.
As the underdog, the Flames have gone 17-16-3 this season and have lost three straight games as the underdog. Over their last ten games, Calgary has gone 6-4 and are currently on a three-game losing streak.
On offense, the Flames are averaging 3.1 goals per game which is 16th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 15th in the league. Looking at how the Flames’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 30th in power play goals and 4th in shorthanded goals.
Heading into this matchup vs. Vegas, goalie Dustin Wolf has started five games in this season. His current record is 1-3, and his save percentage stands at 0.339%.
Even though they are 1.5 goal underdogs, we see the Flames winning this game by a score of 4-2.
Calgary Flames vs Vegas Golden Knights Betting Tips
- We like the Flames on the moneyline (+120)
- The Flames are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 6 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Calgary Flames Injury Report
- Jacob Markstrom – Lower Body – Questionable
- Andrew Mangiapane – Illness – Questionable
- A.J. Greer – Foot – Out
- Dillon Dube – Personal – Out
- Connor Zary – Upper Body – Out
- Andrei Kuzmenko – Upper Body – Questionable
Vegas Golden Knights Injury Report
- Tomas Hertl – Lower Body – Out
- Alec Martinez – Undisclosed – Out
- William Carrier – Upper Body – Out
- Ben Hutton – Upper Body – Questionable
- Robin Lehner – Hip – Out
- Mark Stone – Upper Body – Out
