The New York Islanders (26-16-5) are short favorites when they visit the Calgary Flames (20-23-4) on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Islanders are -112 on the moneyline to win, while the Flames have -108 moneyline odds.
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Islanders to win vs Flames -112
Islanders vs. Flames Betting Lines
- Favorite: Islanders (-112)
- Underdog: Flames (-108)
- Over/under: 5.5
Islanders vs. Flames Quick Facts
- New York’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 23 of 47 times.
- So far this season, 59.6% of Calgary’s games (28/47) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5.
- These two clubs combine to average 5.4 goals per game, 0.1 less than the over/under set for this match.
- This game’s over/under is 0.1 less than the 5.6 goals these two teams concede per game combined.
Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Islanders Season Stat Insights
- The Islanders are ranked 22nd in the league with 135 goals this season, an average of 2.9 per contest.
- New York is ranked third in league action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 125 in total (2.7 per game).
- The team’s goal differential is 10th-best in the league at +10.
- The 22 power-play goals New York has scored this season (on 139 chances) rank 26th in the NHL.
- The Islanders are ranked 28th in the NHL with a 15.83% power-play conversion rate this season.
- New York has scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
- The Islanders’ 81.68% penalty-kill success rate is currently 10th-best in the NHL.
- The Islanders win the eighth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 51.2%.
- New York scores on 10.4% of its shots as a team, ranking 23rd in the league.
- The Islanders’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.3 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.
Islanders Moneyline
- Through 14 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has been victorious six times.
- The Islanders have won six of the 14 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -112.
- Per the moneyline odds, New York has a 52.8% chance of winning this contest.
Islanders Leaders
- Mathew Barzal: 11 goals and 27 assists
- Bo Horvat: 21 goals and 12 assists
- Matthew Schaefer: 13 goals and 17 assists
- Ilya Sorokin: 15-11-2 record, .915 save percentage, 69 goals conceded
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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Flames Season Stats Insights
- The Flames have the NHL’s 30th-ranked scoring offense (120 total goals, 2.6 per game).
- Calgary has given up 139 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 12th.
- They have a -19 goal differential, which ranks 25th in the league.
- Calgary has scored 23 power-play goals this season (on 147 chances). That ranks 25th in the NHL.
- The Flames have a 15.65% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 30 percentage.
- Calgary has scored seven shorthanded goals this season (most in NHL).
- The 82.52% penalty-kill percentage the Flames have amassed is the league’s seventh-best rate.
- The Flames have the 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.3%).
- The 8.7% shooting percentage Calgary has compiled ranks 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 35 games this season, with 13 upset wins (37.1%).
- Calgary has a record of 13-22 in games when sportsbooks list the team at -108 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Flames, implied from the moneyline, is 51.9%.
Flames Leaders
- Nazem Kadri: eight goals and 24 assists
- Mikael Backlund: 12 goals and 19 assists
- Rasmus Andersson: 10 goals and 19 assists
- Dustin Wolf: 14-19-2 record, .898 save percentage, 100 goals allowed
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