Senators vs. Flames betting preview

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The Ottawa Senators (16-13-2) have -135 moneyline odds to win when they hit the road in a game against the Calgary Flames (15-11-6), who have +114 moneyline odds, on Thursday at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Senators to win vs Flames -135

Bet $20, Payout $34.81

Senators vs. Flames Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Senators (-135)
  • Underdog: Flames (+114)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Senators vs. Flames Quick Facts

  • Ottawa and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 16 of 31 games this season.
  • In 53.1% of Calgary’s previous games this season (17/32), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • These two teams combine to score 5.7 goals per game, 0.2 more than the total set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.4 less than the 5.9 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stat Insights

  • The Senators offense’s 96 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 16th in the league.
  • On defense, Ottawa has been one of the best squads in NHL play, allowing 88 total goals to rank 10th.
  • The team is ranked 13th in goal differential at +8.
  • Ottawa’s 27 power-play goals this season (on 105 chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
  • The Senators’ 25.71% power-play conversion rate ranks eighth-best in the NHL this season.
  • Ottawa has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
  • The Senators rank 22nd in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 77.27%.
  • The Senators’ players have posted the sixth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 52.5%.
  • Ottawa converts 10.1% of its shots, ranking 21st in the NHL.
  • The Senators average 27.5 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Senators Moneyline

  • In 19 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Ottawa has won 10 of those games.
  • In 12 games with moneyline odds shorter than -135 this season, the Senators have won five times.
  • There is a 57.4% chance that Ottawa wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Senators Leaders

  • Tim Stutzle: 11 goals and 26 assists
  • Drake Batherson: 13 goals and 20 assists
  • Brady Tkachuk: 15 goals and 15 assists
  • Linus Ullmark: 11-7-2 record, .915 save percentage, 48 goals given up

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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stats Insights

  • The Flames have scored 84 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 26th in the NHL.
  • Calgary’s 98 total goals given up (3.1 per game) rank 17th in the NHL.
  • Their -14 goal differential ranks 20th in the league.
  • Calgary has recorded 18 power-play goals this season (on 86 chances). That ranks 18th in the NHL.
  • The Flames have the league’s 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 20.93%.
  • Calgary has scored one shorthanded goal this season (23rd among all NHL teams).
  • The 72.92% penalty-kill percentage the Flames have amassed is the league’s 27th-ranked rate.
  • The Flames win 44.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the 29th-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • Calgary is shooting 9.0% (29th in the league).
  • The Flames have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Flames Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Flames have nine wins in the 24 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Calgary has won eight of its 20 games when it is the underdog by +114 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Flames have a 46.7% chance to win.

Flames Leaders

  • Jonathan Huberdeau: 11 goals and 11 assists
  • Nazem Kadri: 11 goals and 10 assists
  • Connor Zary: seven goals and 10 assists
  • Daniel Vladar: 6-6-4 record, .885 save percentage, 50 goals given up
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