Two Western Conference teams, residing at different ends of the standings, face one another on Saturday, Dec. 20 when the fourth-place Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-10) visit the 13th-place Calgary Flames (14-17-4). The Flames are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +110, and the Golden Knights are -130.
Vegas suffered a 2-1 home loss at the hands of the New Jersey Devils in its last game on Dec. 17, falling in the shootout 1-0. Three Golden Knights skaters had one point each, including Pavel Dorofeyev (one goal) and Mark Stone (one assist).
Calgary won its last game 4-2 at home over the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 18. Rasmus Andersson’s three points (three assists) in that matchup led the Flames.
Get ready for this matchup with a glimpse at who we predict will come out on top in Saturday’s contest.
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For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and Calgary Flames, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Flames 2 – Golden Knights 1
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 3.09 goals)
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Golden Knights vs. Flames Moneylines
Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Golden Knights-Flames matchup.
Favorite: Golden Knights (-130)Underdog: Flames (+110)Golden Knights Betting InsightsIn the 28 times this season the Golden Knights have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 14-14 in those games.Vegas is 13-10 (victorious in 56.5% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter.The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Golden Knights have a 56.5% chance to win.In 16 games this season, Vegas and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.Flames Betting InsightsThis season the Flames have won nine of the 27 games, or 33.3%, in which they’ve been an underdog.Calgary has entered 19 games this season as the underdog by +110 or more and is 6-13 in those contests.The Flames have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Calgary’s games this season have had over 5.5 goals 22 of 35 times.Golden Knights Key StatsVegas’ 96 total goals (three per game) rank 23rd in the NHL.The Golden Knights have allowed 88 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking fourth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.It has the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +8.The 25 power-play goals the Golden Knights have put up this season (on 101 power-play chances) are the eighth-most in the NHL.Vegas’ 24.75% power-play conversion rate is the seventh-best in the league.The one shorthanded goal the Golden Knights have scored this season rank 23rd among NHL teams.Vegas has the league’s fifth-best penalty-kill percentage (84.15%).Vegas wins the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.8%.The Golden Knights shoot 10.1% as a team (22nd in the league).Flames Key StatsCalgary’s 89 goals on the season (2.5 per game) rank 29th in the league.The Flames have given up 103 total goals this season (2.9 per game), 15th in the league.Its -14 goal differential ranks 27th in the league.With 16 power-play goals (on 114 chances), the Flames are 26th in the NHL.Calgary scores on 14.04% of its power plays, No. 32 in the league.This season, the Flames have five shorthanded goals (third in NHL).The 82.73% penalty-kill percentage of Calgary is ninth in the NHL.Calgary wins 49.8% of faceoffs, 17th-ranked in the NHL.The 8.5% shooting percentage of the Flames is 32nd in the league.
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