A pair of Western Conference squads take the ice when the eighth-place San Jose Sharks (16-14-3) host the 14th-place Calgary Flames (13-16-4) at SAP Center at San Jose on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.
Calgary secured a 2-1 road victory over the Los Angeles Kings in its last game on Dec. 13.
San Jose won on the road in its last game on Dec. 13, 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Tuesday’s hockey action.
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Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 5:51 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Flames (-132)Underdog: Sharks (+111)Over/under: 5.5Flames vs. Sharks game info and start timeDate: Tuesday, December 16, 2025Time: 10 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+
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Flames stats and trendsCalgary has gone 3-2 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.In two games with moneyline odds lower than -132, the Flames have one win.The moneyline odds say Calgary has a 56.9% chance of winning this game.Calgary and its opponent have combined to put up more than 5.5 goals in 20 of 33 games this season.In their last 10 matchups, the Flames are 6-3-1 to earn 75.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 3.0 goals-per-game average (30 total) during that span.On the defensive side, the Flames have given up 26 goals (2.6 per game) over those 10 matchups.Sharks stats and trendsThe Sharks have been the underdog 33 times this season, and upset their opponent in 16, or 48.5%, of those games.San Jose is 15-16 when it is underdogs of +111 or longer on the moneyline.The win probability for the Sharks, implied from the moneyline, is 47.4%.So far this season, 48.5% of San Jose’s games (16/33) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 5.5.In their last 10 matchups, the Sharks are 5-5-0 to earn 75.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 2.8 goals-per-game average (28 total) during that stretch.Over on the defensive side, the Sharks have allowed 3.6 goals per game (36 total) over those 10 outings.