Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk, and the Calgary Flames will face off against Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson, and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena for a Pacific Division matchup. The opening face-off takes place at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, November 23, and you are able to catch the game live on Sportsnet ONE.
Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden Knights Odds
The Golden Knights (-135) are tabbed as the favorites over the Flames (+115), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Calgary is 13-9 straight up (SU) and has earned 3.0 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 22 regular season outings, 11 of its games have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and just one has pushed. This 2018-19 Flames team is 6-5 SU on the road.
Calgary has converted on 19.7 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th in the league, and the team’s successfully killed off only 76.5 percent of all penalties..
With a .876 save percentage and 22.8 saves per game, Mike Smith (5-8-1) has been the primary option in goal for Calgary this season. If head coach Bill Peters decides to rest him, however, Calgary may go with David Rittich (8-3), who has a .930 save percentage and 2.04 goals against average this year.
On the other bench, Vegas is 10-13 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.2 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 14 of its contests have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and none have pushed. It’s 5-4 SU as the home team this season.
The Golden Knights have converted on just 17.3 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s ranked 23rd in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.4 percent of all penalties.
Marc-Andre Fleury (23.1 saves per game) has been the primary netminder in goal for the Golden Knights. Fleury has 10 wins, nine losses, and one OT loss and has registered a poor .901 save percentage and 2.58 goals against average this season.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Vegas’ last five outings.
Two clubs that fire the puck on goal a lot, Calgary has registered the league’s sixth-most shots on goal (33.3) while Vegas’s attempted the eighth-most (33.0).
Over Calgary’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-1 in those games).
The Golden Knights this season have recorded the second-most hits per game in the NHL (27.4), but the team’s averaged 31.8 over their last five games as the home team.
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