The Vegas Golden Knights (24-8-3) are lopsided favorites when they host the Calgary Flames (17-11-7) on Sunday, December 29 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Golden Knights are -225 on the moneyline to win, while the Flames have +185 moneyline odds.

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Golden Knights vs. Flames Betting Lines

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-225)
• Underdog: Flames (+185)
• Over/under: 6.5

Golden Knights vs. Flames Quick Facts

• Vegas and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 18 of 35 games this season.
• So far this season, 42.9% of Calgary’s games (15/35) have had more goals than Sunday’s over/under of 6.5.
• These two teams combine to average 6.3 goals per game, 0.2 less than the total set for this match.
• The 5.8 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 0.7 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Golden Knights Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Golden Knights Season Stat Insights

• The Golden Knights create the fifth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.6 per game for a total of 125 this season.
• Vegas is ranked seventh in NHL play for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 98 in total (2.8 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is fifth-best in the league at +27.
• Vegas has scored 21 power-play goals on 83 chances this season, to rank 16th in the league.
• The Golden Knights’ 25.3% power-play conversion rate is sixth-best in the NHL this season.
• Vegas’ offense has recorded five shorthanded goals this season (third among all squads).
• The Golden Knights kill 80% of their opponent’s power plays, the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights’ players have posted the ninth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL at 52.1%.
• Vegas scores on 11.8% of its shots as a team, ranking sixth in the league.
• The Golden Knights’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.1 hits and 16.7 blocked shots per game.

Golden Knights Moneyline

• Vegas has gone 18-6 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
• The Golden Knights have won every game they’ve played this season with moneyline odds lower than -225.
• Vegas has a 69.2% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.

Golden Knights Leaders

• Jack Eichel: 10 goals and 37 assists
• Ivan Barbashev: 15 goals and 15 assists
• Mark Stone: eight goals and 22 assists
• Adin Hill: 16-5-2 record, .904 save percentage, 59 goals conceded

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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stats Insights

• The Flames have the league’s 28th-ranked scoring offense (95 total goals, 2.7 per game).
• Calgary’s 106 total goals conceded (3.0 per game) rank 15th in the NHL.
• Their -11 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• Calgary has scored 21 power-play goals this season, which ranks 16th in the NHL (on 96 chances).
• The Flames have the league’s 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 21.88%.
• Calgary has scored two shorthanded goals this season (15th among all NHL teams).
• The 73.08% penalty-kill percentage the Flames have put totgether is the league’s 29th-ranked rate.
• The Flames have the league’s 29th-ranked faceoff win rate (44.7%).
• Calgary’s collective 9.2% shooting percentage ranks 30th in the league.
• The Flames have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Flames Moneyline Insights

• This season the Flames have nine wins in the 25 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Calgary has won one of its three games when it is the underdog by +185 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Flames, implied from the moneyline, is 35.1%.

Flames Leaders

• Jonathan Huberdeau: 15 goals and 12 assists
• Nazem Kadri: 12 goals and 13 assists
• Connor Zary: eight goals and 12 assists
• Dustin Wolf: 11-5-2 record, .912 save percentage, 49 goals given up