The St. Louis Blues (21-20-4) are favorites when they host the Calgary Flames (21-15-7) on Thursday, January 16 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Blues are -135 on the moneyline to win, while the Flames have +114 moneyline odds.
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Blues to win vs Flames -135
Blues vs. Flames Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blues (-135)
- Underdog: Flames (+114)
- Over/under: 5.5
Blues vs. Flames Quick Facts
- St. Louis and its opponent have combined to put up more than 5.5 goals in 22 of 45 games this season.
- Calgary has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 20 of 43 games this season.
- The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 5.4, is 0.1 less than Thursday’s over/under.
- These two teams concede a combined 5.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this game’s over/under.
Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blues Season Stat Insights
- The Blues offense’s 126 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 19th in the league.
- St. Louis is ranked 16th in league play in goals against this season, having conceded 134 (3.0 per game).
- The team is ranked 16th in goal differential at -8.
- St. Louis’ 18 power-play goals this season (29th in the NHL) have come on 100 chances.
- The Blues’ 18% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 25th in the league.
- St. Louis has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
- The Blues rank 26th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 73.87%.
- With a 49.4% faceoff win rate, the Blues have the 21st-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- St. Louis has a 10.4% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 18th in the NHL.
- The Blues’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 23.2 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Blues Moneyline
- Through 12 games as the moneyline favorite this season, St. Louis has won six of those games.
- In eight games with shorter than -135 moneyline odds this season, the Blues have won five.
- The moneyline odds say St. Louis has a 57.4% chance of winning this game.
Blues Leaders
- Jordan Kyrou: 19 goals and 18 assists
- Robert Thomas: 11 goals and 22 assists
- Dylan Holloway: 15 goals and 17 assists
- Jordan Binnington: 12-16-3 record, .899 save percentage, 86 goals given up
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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Flames Season Stats Insights
- The Flames’ 113 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
- Calgary has given up 2.9 goals per game, and 126 total, which ranks 12th among all NHL teams.
- Their 21st-ranked goal differential is -13.
- Calgary has scored 24 power-play goals this season (on 121 chances). That ranks 20th in the NHL.
- The Flames’ power-play conversion rate (19.83%) ranks 19th in the league.
- Calgary has scored three shorthanded goals this season (12th in league).
- The 71.77% of opponent power plays the Flames kill is the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Flames win 45.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 29th-ranked rate in the NHL.
- Calgary is shooting 9% (30th in the league).
- The Flames have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.9 hits and 15.7 blocked shots per game.
Flames Moneyline Insights
- The Flames have been the underdog 28 times this season, and upset their opponent in nine, or 32.1%, of those games.
- Calgary has a record of 8-15 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +114 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Flames, implied from the moneyline, is 46.7%.
Flames Leaders
- Jonathan Huberdeau: 18 goals and 14 assists
- Nazem Kadri: 14 goals and 15 assists
- Matthew Coronato: 10 goals and 13 assists
- Dustin Wolf: 15-6-2 record, .916 save percentage, 58 goals allowed
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