The Vegas Golden Knights (33-26-16) are lopsided favorites when they host the Calgary Flames (31-35-8) on Thursday, April 2 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Golden Knights are -250 on the moneyline to win, while the Flames have +205 moneyline odds.
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Golden Knights to win vs Flames -250
Golden Knights vs. Flames Betting Lines
- Favorite: Golden Knights (-250)
- Underdog: Flames (+205)
- Over/under: 6.5
Golden Knights vs. Flames Quick Facts
- Vegas and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 34 of 74 games this season.
- In 34.2% of Calgary’s previous games this season (25/73), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- Thursday’s over/under is 0.8 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.7 for these two clubs.
- The 6.2 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 0.3 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’ 3.1 average goals per game add up to 235 total, which makes them the 14th-ranked scoring team in the league.
- Vegas ranks 17th in total goals against, giving up 3.0 goals per game (229 total) in league play.
- The team is ranked 14th in goal differential at +6.
- Vegas’ 52 power-play goals this season are the seventh-most in the NHL (on 214 chances).
- The Golden Knights’ offense is seventh the league with a 24.3% power-play conversion rate.
- Vegas’ offense has scored five shorthanded goals this season (20th among all teams).
- The Golden Knights’ 81.91% penalty-kill success rate is currently fifth-best in the NHL.
- The Golden Knights’ players win 51% of their faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.
- Vegas scores on 10.9% of its shots as a team, ranking 18th in the league.
- The Golden Knights have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 21 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.
Golden Knights Moneyline
- In 59 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Vegas has won 27 of those games.
- In six games with shorter than -250 moneyline odds this season, the Golden Knights have been victorious in five.
- Based on the moneyline odds, Vegas has a 71.4% chance of winning this contest.
Golden Knights Leaders
- Jack Eichel: 25 goals and 53 assists
- Mitchell Marner: 20 goals and 51 assists
- Mark Stone: 23 goals and 41 assists
- Akira Schmid: 16-10-6 record, .893 save percentage, 85 goals allowed
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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Flames Season Stats Insights
- The Flames have scored 187 goals this season (2.5 per game) to rank 32nd in the league.
- Calgary’s 231 total goals conceded (3.1 per game) rank 23rd in the NHL.
- They have a -44 goal differential, which ranks 30th in the league.
- Calgary has recorded 35 power-play goals this season, which ranks 30th in the NHL (on 211 chances).
- The Flames have a 16.59% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 31 percentage.
- Calgary leads the NHL with 11 shorthanded goals.
- The 79.63% of opponent power plays the Flames kill is the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Flames have the 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49%).
- The 8.8% shooting percentage Calgary has compiled ranks 32nd in the league.
- The Flames have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 20.7 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Flames Moneyline Insights
- The Flames have secured an upset victory in 21, or 35.6%, of the 59 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Calgary has played with moneyline odds of +205 or longer two times this season, and lost both.
- Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Flames have a 32.8% chance to win.
Flames Leaders
- Mikael Backlund: 16 goals and 24 assists
- Matthew Coronato: 17 goals and 22 assists
- Morgan Frost: 18 goals and 20 assists
- Dustin Wolf: 22-26-3 record, .897 save percentage, 147 goals allowed
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