The Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks — both coming off defeats in their last game — will meet on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. The Sharks are small underdogs, at -108, and the Flames are -112.
Calgary lost 4-1 on the road in its last game on Jan. 29 against the Minnesota Wild. The Flames were led by Morgan Frost (one goal) and Jonathan Huberdeau (one assist).
San Jose’s last game was a road overtime loss, 4-3, to the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 29. Eight Sharks skaters recorded one point each in that matchup, including Will Smith (one assist) and Timothy Liljegren (one assist).
To prepare for this matchup, here’s who we predict to emerge victorious in Saturday’s hockey contest.
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For predictions on the upcoming game between the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Sharks 3 – Flames 1
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 4.02 goals)
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Flames vs. Sharks Moneylines
Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Flames-Sharks game.
Favorite: Flames (-112)Underdog: Sharks (-108)Flames Betting InsightsThe Flames have been victorious in seven of their 12 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (58.3%).Calgary is 7-5 (winning 58.3% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter.Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Flames have an implied probability of 52.8% to win.Calgary’s 53 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 6.5 goals 17 times.Sharks Betting InsightsThe Sharks have been an underdog in 49 games this season, and won 25 (51.0%).San Jose is 25-24 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -108 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline in this outing implies a 51.9% chance of victory for the Sharks.San Jose has played 27 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.Flames Key StatsCalgary’s 131 total goals (2.5 per game) make it the 32nd-ranked scoring team in the NHL.The Flames rank 11th in goals against, conceding 158 total goals (3.0 per game) in NHL action.It has the league’s 27th-ranked goal differential at -27.The 25 power-play goals the Flames have put up this season (on 161 power-play chances) rank 27th in the NHL.Calgary’s 15.53% power-play conversion rate ranks 30th in the league.The seven shorthanded goals the Flames have scored this season lead the NHL.Calgary’s 83.23% penalty-kill success rate is the sixth-best in the league.Calgary has the 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.1%.The Flames shoot 8.6% as a team (32nd in the league).Sharks Key StatsSan Jose’s 162 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank 18th in the league.The Sharks allow 3.4 goals per game (179 in total), 27th in the NHL.With a goal differential of -17, the team is 24th in the league.The Sharks have 37 power-play goals (eighth-most in NHL) on 179 chances.San Jose’s power-play percentage (20.67) ranks the team 15th in the league.This season, the Sharks have two shorthanded goals (25th in NHL).At 77.85%, San Jose has the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.San Jose is 25th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.6%).With a shooting percentage of 12.3%, the Sharks are fifth in the league.
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