The Colorado Avalanche (45-26-3) are lopsided favorites when they host the Calgary Flames (34-26-12) on Monday, March 31 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche are -285 on the moneyline to win, while the Flames have +230 moneyline odds.

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Avalanche vs. Flames Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-285)
• Underdog: Flames (+230)
• Over/under: 5.5

Avalanche vs. Flames Quick Facts

• Colorado has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 42 of 74 games this season.
• So far this season, 45.8% of Calgary’s games (33/72) have had more goals than Monday’s over/under of 5.5.
• Monday’s total is 0.4 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.9 goals per game.
• These two clubs concede a combined 5.7 goals per game, 0.2 more than this game’s over/under.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche offense’s 247 total goals (3.3 per game) are ranked sixth in the NHL this year.
• On defense, Colorado has been one of the best units in NHL competition, conceding 206 total goals to rank 10th.
• The team has the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +41 this season.
• Colorado’s 54 power-play goals this season are the fifth-most in the NHL (on 207 chances).
• The Avalanche have the league’s sixth-best power-play conversion rate at 26.09%.
• Colorado has scored a total of five shorthanded goals this season.
• The Avalanche have the league’s 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 78.69%.
• The Avalanche’s players win 46.7% of their faceoffs to rank 29th in the NHL.
• Colorado scores on 11.2% of its shots as a team, ranking eighth in the league.
• The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.6 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Colorado has won 39 of the 61 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In nine games with shorter than -285 moneyline odds this season, the Avalanche have won seven.
• The moneyline odds imply that Colorado has a 74.0% chance of winning this contest.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 30 goals and 79 assists
• Cale Makar: 27 goals and 57 assists
• Martin Necas: 26 goals and 55 assists
• Mackenzie Blackwood: 27-18-6 record, .915 save percentage, 122 goals allowed

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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stats Insights

• The Flames have the league’s 31st-ranked scoring offense (187 total goals, 2.6 per game).
• Calgary has allowed 2.9 goals per game, and 212 total, which ranks 14th among all league teams.
• Their 23rd-ranked goal differential is -25.
• Calgary has put up 44 power-play goals this season (on 208 chances). That ranks 16th in the NHL.
• The Flames’ power-play conversion rate (21.15%) ranks 20th in the league.
• Calgary has scored six shorthanded goals this season (11th among all NHL squads).
• The 75.24% penalty-kill percentage the Flames have registered is the league’s 26th-ranked rate.
• The Flames win 45.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 30th-ranked figure in the NHL.
• The 8.9% shooting percentage Calgary has compiled ranks 31st in the league.
• The Flames have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 22.7 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Flames Moneyline Insights

• This season the Flames have 17 wins in the 49 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Calgary has had moneyline odds of +230 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• The win probability for the Flames, implied from the moneyline, is 30.3%.

Flames Leaders

• Jonathan Huberdeau: 27 goals and 31 assists
• Nazem Kadri: 29 goals and 29 assists
• MacKenzie Weegar: seven goals and 34 assists
• Dustin Wolf: 24-15-6 record, .909 save percentage, 120 goals conceded