The Calgary Flames (16-11-7) are heavy favorites when they visit the San Jose Sharks (11-21-6) on Saturday, December 28 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Flames are -175 on the moneyline to win, while the Sharks have +145 moneyline odds.

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Flames vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Flames (-175)
• Underdog: Sharks (+145)
• Over/under: 6

Flames vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• Calgary and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6 goals in 18 of 34 games this season.
• San Jose’s games have gone over 6 goals in 23 of 38 chances this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.4, is 0.6 less than Saturday’s over/under.
• These two teams give up a combined 6.6 goals per game, 0.6 more than this game’s over/under.

Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stat Insights

• The Flames offense’s 92 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 27th in the NHL.
• On defense, Calgary has conceded 105 goals (3.1 per game) to rank 16th in league action.
• The team is ranked 21st in goal differential at -13.
• Calgary’s 20 power-play goals this season (17th in the NHL) have come on 93 chances.
• The Flames’ offense has the NHL’s 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.51%).
• Calgary’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 15th in the league.
• The Flames have the league’s 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 73.53%.
• With a 44.7% faceoff win rate, the Flames have the 29th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Calgary scores on 9.2% of its shots as a team, ranking 29th in the league.
• The Flames have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 22.2 hits and 16.6 blocked shots per game.

Flames Moneyline

• In nine games as the moneyline favorite this season, Calgary has been victorious seven times.
• Through one game with moneyline odds shorter than -175 this season, the Flames have picked up a victory every time.
• The moneyline odds imply that Calgary has a 63.6% chance of winning this game.

Flames Leaders

• Jonathan Huberdeau: 13 goals and 12 assists
• Nazem Kadri: 12 goals and 10 assists
• Connor Zary: eight goals and 12 assists
• Daniel Vladar: 6-6-5 record, .886 save percentage, 53 goals allowed

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks’ 104 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 19th in the league.
• San Jose’s 135 total goals given up (3.6 per game) rank 32nd in the league.
• They have a -31 goal differential, which ranks 32nd in the league.
• San Jose has put up 21 power-play goals this season, which ranks 15th in the NHL (on 119 chances).
• The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (17.65%) ranks 23rd in the league.
• San Jose has scored two shorthanded goals this season (15th in NHL).
• The Sharks’ 19th-ranked penalty kill rate is 79.37%.
• The Sharks win 48.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 21st-ranked rate in the NHL.
• San Jose’s collective 9.9% shooting percentage ranks 26th in the league.
• The Sharks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 23.7 hits and 16.8 blocked shots per game.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• The Sharks have claimed an upset victory in 11, or 28.9%, of the 38 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• San Jose has gone 7-23 when bookmakers have listed them as underdogs of +145 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 40.8% chance to win.

Sharks Leaders

• Mikael Granlund: 11 goals and 23 assists
• William Eklund: seven goals and 20 assists
• Fabian Zetterlund: 11 goals and 15 assists
• Alexandar Georgiev: 9-10-0 record, .873 save percentage, 69 goals given up