Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames Preview
The Flames and Golden Knights are set to face off at 10:00 ET on ESPN+. The Golden Knights will host the game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
The over/under for this game is set at 6 goals, and the Golden Knights are the home favorites against the Flames in a Pacific division matchup. Check out BetCoco for Vegas Golden Knights – Calgary Flames odds
Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three head-to-head matchups, the Golden Knights are averaging 3 goals per game, compared to the Flames at 2. These figures have led to Vegas posting a record of 2-1.
- Across their last five road contests, Calgary has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 4-1. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 4 goals per game.
- Across the Golden Knights last ten home games, the team averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 2. Their record vs the puck line in these contests was 5-5, while going 7-3 straight-up.
- As the betting underdog, the Golden Knights have an puck line mark of just 6-4 in their last ten games. Vegas posted a straight up mark of 4-6 in these matchups.
- Through their last five games as the favorite, the Flames have an puck line record of 3-2 and a straight up mark of 4-1.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames Prediction
With a record of 19-18-5, the Flames are currently 11th in the Western Conference and 6th in the Pacific Division. They have gone 12-13 against other Western Conference teams and 5-5 in divisional games. On the road, Calgary is 9-11-4 and has dropped two of their last three games.
Over their last ten games, the Flames have gone 6-4 and have won two straight games as the underdog. So far this season, Calgary has been the underdog in 22 of their 42 games and have gone 9-10-3 in those games.
The Flames come into the game scoring an average of 3.2 goals per game, putting them 13th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 7th in the league. Calgary’s offense comes into the game ranked 27th in power play goals. And in terms of shorthanded goals, they are 1st in the NHL.
Heading into this matchup vs. Vegas, goalie Jacob Markstrom has started 25 games in this season. His current record is 12-11, and his save percentage stands at 0.874%.
At home this season, the Golden Knights have gone 15-4-2 and have won two straight games at T-Mobile Arena. In the Pacific Division, Vegas is in second place and has a record of 9-6. Overall, the Golden Knights are 24-13-5 and are in fifth place in the Western Conference.
Over their last ten games, Vegas has gone just 3-7 and they have lost three of their last five games. As the favorite this season, the Golden Knights have gone 17-8-4 and have been favored in 29 of their 42 games. Against Western Conference opponents, Vegas has a record of 17-10.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Golden Knights are averaging 3.1 goals per game this season, putting them in the 15th spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 6th in the league. Coming into the game, the Golden Knights have a 12-8 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 11-5.
Goalie Logan Thompson comes into the game having made 23 starts this season. So far, his record is 13-8 and he has a save percentage of 0.816%.
With the Golden Knights being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Golden Knights.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames Betting Tips
- Take the Golden Knights on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Flames (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Vegas Golden Knights Injury Report
- William Karlsson – Lower Body – Out
- William Carrier – Undisclosed – Out
- Shea Theodore – Upper Body – Out
- Ben Hutton – Upper Body – Out
- Robin Lehner – Hip – Out
- Adin Hill – Undisclosed – Out
- Jiri Patera – Undisclosed – Questionable
- Daniil Miromanov – Lower Body – Out
Calgary Flames Injury Report
- Dennis Gilbert – Upper Body – Questionable
