Leon Draisaitl will be coming off a hat trick when his Edmonton Oilers visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Oilers (-130) at Flames (+110) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.
Edmonton won 5-1 at home its last time out on Dec. 23 against the Calgary Flames. Connor McDavid’s five points (five assists) led the Oilers.
Calgary lost 5-1 on the road against the Edmonton Oilers in its last game on Dec. 23. The Flames were led in that matchup by Mikael Backlund (one assist) and MacKenzie Weegar (one goal).
As hockey action continues, prepare for the matchup by checking out which club we project to capture the win in Saturday’s game.
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For predictions on the upcoming game between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Oilers 5 – Flames 2
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.98 goals)
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Oilers vs. Flames Moneylines
Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Oilers-Flames game.
Favorite: Oilers (-130)Underdog: Flames (+110)Oilers Betting InsightsIn the 30 times this season the Oilers have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 17-13 in those games.When it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Edmonton is 16-11 (winning 59.3% of the time).The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Oilers have a 56.5% chance to win.Edmonton and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 21 of 38 games this season.Flames Betting InsightsThe Flames have been listed as an underdog 29 times this season, and won 10, or 34.5%, of those games.Calgary has entered 21 games this season as an underdog by +110 or more and is 7-14 in those contests.The Flames have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Calgary has played 14 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.Oilers Key StatsEdmonton’s 130 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the third-highest scoring team in the league.The Oilers rank 29th in goals against, allowing 126 total goals (3.3 per game) in league action.Its +4 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.The 36 power-play goals the Oilers have recorded this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 105 power-play chances.Edmonton leads the league with a 34.29% power-play conversion rate.The four shorthanded goals the Oilers have scored this season rank sixth among NHL squads.Edmonton’s 79.28% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.Edmonton wins the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.3%.The Oilers make 11.9% of their shots (third in the league).Flames Key StatsWith 96 goals (2.6 per game), Calgary has the league’s 29th-ranked offense.The Flames’ total of 111 goals conceded (3.0 per game) is 15th in the NHL.With a goal differential of -15, the team is 26th in the league.The Flames have 16 power-play goals (29th in NHL) on 118 chances.Calgary’s power-play percentage (13.56) puts the team 30th in the league.The Flames have six shorthanded goals (first in league).The 80.51% penalty-kill percentage of Calgary is 17th in the league.Calgary wins 50% of faceoffs, 16th-ranked in the NHL.The Flames’ 8.8% shooting percentage is 32nd in the league.
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