The Calgary Flames (17-18-4) are favorites when they welcome in the Philadelphia Flyers (20-11-7) on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Flames are -135 on the moneyline to win, while the Flyers have +114 moneyline odds.
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Flames to win vs Flyers -135
Flames vs. Flyers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Flames (-135)
- Underdog: Flyers (+114)
- Over/under: 5.5
Flames vs. Flyers Quick Facts
- Calgary and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 24 of 39 games this season.
- In 52.6% of Philadelphia’s previous games this season (20/38), the teams combined to score more than Wednesday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- Wednesday’s over/under is 0.1 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.6 goals per game.
- These two clubs concede a combined 5.7 goals per game, 0.2 more than this game’s over/under.
Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Flames Season Stat Insights
- The Flames are ranked 29th in the NHL with 101 goals this season, an average of 2.6 per contest.
- Calgary is ranked 13th in league play in goals against this season, having given up 114 (2.9 per game).
- The team is ranked 25th in goal differential at -13.
- Calgary’s 17 power-play goals this season (29th in the NHL) have come on 125 chances.
- The Flames’ 13.6% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 32nd in the NHL.
- Calgary has scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
- The Flames rank 14th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 80.65%.
- The Flames win 49.7% of their faceoffs (18th in the NHL).
- Calgary scores on 8.8% of its shots as a team, ranking 32nd in the league.
- The Flames have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 21.6 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Flames Moneyline
- Calgary has gone 5-3 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
- In four games with moneyline odds lower than -135, the Flames have two wins.
- Based on the moneyline odds, Calgary has a 57.4% chance of winning this contest.
Flames Leaders
- Nazem Kadri: eight goals and 23 assists
- Rasmus Andersson: seven goals and 18 assists
- Mikael Backlund: nine goals and 15 assists
- Dustin Wolf: 13-14-2 record, .898 save percentage, 79 goals allowed
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Flyers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Flyers Season Stats Insights
- The Flyers’ 113 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
- Philadelphia is one of the toughest defensive units in the league this season, allowing 106 goals (2.8 per game) to rank sixth.
- Their +7 goal differential is seventh-best in the league.
- Philadelphia has put up 17 power-play goals this season (on 105 chances). That ranks 29th in the NHL.
- The Flyers have a 16.19% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 25 percentage.
- Philadelphia has recorded two shorthanded goals.
- The 83.05% of opponent power plays the Flyers kill is the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Flyers have the 21st-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.4%).
- Philadelphia is shooting 11.5% (eighth in the league).
- The Flyers have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Flyers Moneyline Insights
- The Flyers have been listed as the underdog 25 times this season, and upset their opponent 10 times.
- Philadelphia has gone 6-12 when bookmakers have made them underdogs of +114 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 46.7% chance to win for the Flyers.
Flyers Leaders
- Trevor Zegras: 15 goals and 24 assists
- Travis Konecny: 12 goals and 23 assists
- Christian Dvorak: nine goals and 16 assists
- Daniel Vladar: 14-6-3 record, .910 save percentage, 55 goals given up
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