Thursday’s NHL lineup includes a contest between the favored Ottawa Senators (5-5-1, -175 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Calgary Flames (2-8-1, +145 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Senators to win vs Flames -175
Senators vs. Flames Betting Lines
- Favorite: Senators (-175)
- Underdog: Flames (+145)
- Over/under: 6.5
Senators vs. Flames Quick Facts
- Ottawa and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in eight of 11 matches (72.7%) so far this season.
- Calgary has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in four of 11 games this season.
- The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.7, is 0.8 less than Thursday’s over/under.
- These two clubs concede a combined 7.6 goals per game, 1.0 more than this game’s over/under.
Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Senators Season Stat Insights
- The Senators’ 40 goals this season make them the second-best scoring team in the NHL.
- Ottawa is ranked 29th in league play in goals against this season, having conceded 44 (four per game).
- Their goal differential (-4) ranks them 24th in the NHL.
- Ottawa’s 13 power-play goals this season (on 41 chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
- The Senators’ offense ranks second the league with a 31.71% power-play conversion rate.
- The Senators kill 63.64% of their opponent’s power plays, the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
- The Senators’ players win 59.2% of their faceoffs, leading the NHL.
- Ottawa has a 12.4% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking ninth in the league.
- The Senators average 25.1 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Senators Moneyline
- Ottawa has gotten the victory in three of the seven games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- Through two games with moneyline odds shorter than -175 this season, the Senators won once.
- There is a 63.6% chance that Ottawa wins this game, per the moneyline.
Senators Leaders
- Drake Batherson: four goals and eight assists
- Tim Stutzle: five goals and six assists
- Shane Pinto: eight goals and two assists
- Linus Ullmark: 4-4-1 record, .858 save percentage, 31 goals allowed
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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Flames Season Stats Insights
- The Flames’ 23 total goals (2.1 per game) rank 32nd in the NHL.
- Calgary’s 39 total goals given up (3.6 per game) rank 26th in the NHL.
- They have a -16 goal differential, which ranks 32nd in the league.
- Calgary has put up five power-play goals this season (on 44 chances). That ranks 24th in the NHL.
- The Flames have an 11.36% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 31 percentage.
- Calgary has scored one shorthanded goal this season (seventh among all NHL squads).
- The 75% penalty-kill percentage the Flames have amassed is the league’s 20th-ranked rate.
- The Flames have the 27th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47%).
- The 7.5% shooting percentage Calgary has compiled ranks 32nd in the league.
- The Flames have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Flames Moneyline Insights
- The Flames have been made the underdog 11 times this season, and upset their opponent twice.
- Calgary has won one of its five games when it is the underdog by +145 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Flames have a 40.8% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
Flames Leaders
- Nazem Kadri: two goals and six assists
- Morgan Frost: two goals and four assists
- Mikael Backlund: two goals and four assists
- Dustin Wolf: 2-7-1 record, .887 save percentage, 33 goals given up
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