Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks odds, tips and betting trends

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Jan. 30, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ET

Jan 27, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; San Jose Sharks forward Will Smith (2) skates against the Vancouver Canucks in the third period at Rogers Arena.

Two teams near the bottom of the Western Conference standings square off when the 15th-place Calgary Flames (21-26-6) host the ninth-place San Jose Sharks (27-21-4) at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.

Calgary’s most recent game was a 4-1 road loss to the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 29.

San Jose lost 4-3 in overtime on the road against the Edmonton Oilers in its last game on Jan. 29.

Ahead of this showdown, here’s everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s action.

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Favorite: Flames (-113)Underdog: Sharks (-106)Over/under: 6.5Flames vs. Sharks game info and start timeDate: Saturday, January 31, 2026Time: 4 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Watch Flames vs. Sharks on ESPN+!Flames stats and trendsCalgary has been victorious in seven of the 12 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.The Flames have won six of the 10 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -113.There is a 53.1% chance that Calgary wins this contest, per the moneyline.Calgary and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 17 of 53 games this season.In their past 10 matchups, the Flames have gone 3-5-2 to earn 55.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 2.0 goals-per-game average (20 total) over that span.Over on the defensive side, the Flames have given up 2.7 goals per game (27 total) over those 10 outings.Sharks stats and trendsThe Sharks have claimed an upset victory in 25, or 51.0%, of the 49 games they have played while the underdog this season.San Jose has 49 games this season playing as an underdog by -106 or longer, and is 25-24 in those contests.Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sharks have a 51.5% chance to win.So far this season, 51.9% of San Jose’s games (27/52) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.In their past 10 games, the Sharks are 6-3-1 to earn 75.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 3.2 goals-per-game average (32 total) during that stretch.On the defensive end, the Sharks have allowed 29 goals (2.9 per game) in those 10 outings.

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