Canucks vs. Flames betting preview

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Sunday’s NHL slate includes a contest between the favored Vancouver Canucks (9-11-2, -142 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Calgary Flames (7-13-3, +120 moneyline odds) at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Canucks to win vs Flames -142

Bet $20, Payout $34.08

Canucks vs. Flames Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Canucks (-142)
  • Underdog: Flames (+120)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Canucks vs. Flames Quick Facts

  • Vancouver’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 18 of 22 times.
  • In 60.9% of Calgary’s previous games this season (14/23), the teams combined to score over Sunday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.3, is 0.2 less than Sunday’s over/under.
  • This game’s over/under is 1.2 less than the 6.7 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stat Insights

  • The Canucks offense’s 67 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 14th in the league.
  • Vancouver is ranked 30th in NHL play in goals against this season, having conceded 81 (3.7 per game).
  • The team is ranked 29th in goal differential at -14.
  • Vancouver’s 17 power-play goals this season (on 73 chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
  • The Canucks rank 12th in the league with a 23.29% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • Vancouver’s offense has recorded three shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all teams).
  • The Canucks kill 68.06% of their opponent’s power plays, the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Canucks win 47.3% of their faceoffs (26th in the league).
  • Vancouver has an 11.5% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 12th in the NHL.
  • The Canucks average 21.9 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Moneyline

  • Vancouver has gone 3-4 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
  • Through two games with moneyline odds shorter than -142 this season, the Canucks picked up a victory once.
  • Vancouver has a 58.7% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.

Canucks Leaders

  • Quinn Hughes: one goal and 19 assists
  • Elias Pettersson: seven goals and 13 assists
  • Kiefer Sherwood: 12 goals and four assists
  • Kevin Lankinen: 4-6-2 record, .886 save percentage, 41 goals given up

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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stats Insights

  • The Flames have the NHL’s 31st-ranked scoring offense (52 total goals, 2.3 per game).
  • Calgary’s 69 total goals given up (three per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
  • They have a -17 goal differential, which ranks 30th in the league.
  • Calgary has recorded 11 power-play goals this season, which ranks 21st in the NHL (on 78 chances).
  • The Flames’ power-play conversion rate (14.1%) ranks 31st in the league.
  • Calgary has scored one shorthanded goal this season (16th in NHL).
  • The 80.52% penalty-kill percentage the Flames have put totgether is the league’s 17th-ranked rate.
  • The Flames win 48.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 20th-ranked figure in the NHL.
  • Calgary is shooting 7.6% (32nd in the league).
  • The Flames have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Flames Moneyline Insights

  • The Flames have been an underdog in 19 games this season, with five upset wins (26.3%).
  • Calgary has a record of 3-8 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +120 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set in this contest implies a 45.5% chance for the Flames to win.

Flames Leaders

  • Nazem Kadri: four goals and 12 assists
  • Matthew Coronato: eight goals and five assists
  • Rasmus Andersson: five goals and eight assists
  • Dustin Wolf: 5-11-2 record, .892 save percentage, 52 goals conceded
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