The Utah Hockey Club (16-15-6) are favored when they go on the road against the Calgary Flames (18-12-7) on Thursday, January 2. The Utah Hockey Club are -122 on the moneyline to win over the Flames (+102) in the contest, which begins at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Utah Hockey Club vs. Flames Betting Lines

• Favorite: Utah Hockey Club (-122)
• Underdog: Flames (+102)
• Over/under: 6.5

Utah Hockey Club vs. Flames Quick Facts

• Utah’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 14 of 37 times.
• So far this season, 40.5% of Calgary’s games (15/37) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Thursday’s over/under is 1.0 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.5 for these two clubs.
• This game’s over/under is 0.6 above the 5.9 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.

Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Utah Hockey Club Season Stat Insights

• The Utah Hockey Club are ranked 22nd in the league with 106 goals this season, an average of 2.9 per contest.
• Utah is ranked 13th in league action in goals against this season, having given up 110 (3.0 per game).
• The team is ranked 16th in goal differential at -4.
• Utah has scored 23 power-play goals on 104 chances this season, to rank 13th in the league.
• The Utah Hockey Club are ranked 15th in the NHL with a 22.12% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Utah’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Utah Hockey Club have the league’s 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 80.92%.
• With a 51.3% faceoff win percentage, the Utah Hockey Club have the 13th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Utah has a 10.6% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 17th in the league.
• The Utah Hockey Club average 15.5 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.

Utah Hockey Club Moneyline

• Utah has been victorious in seven of the 14 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In nine games with moneyline oddds shorter than -122, the Utah Hockey Club have five wins.
• Utah has a 55.0% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

• Clayton Keller: 13 goals and 24 assists
• Logan Cooley: nine goals and 25 assists
• Dylan Guenther: 16 goals and 17 assists
• Karel Vejmelka: 8-10-2 record, .916 save percentage, 51 goals allowed

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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stats Insights

• The Flames’ 98 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 28th in the league.
• Calgary has conceded 3.0 goals per game, and 110 total, which ranks 13th among all NHL teams.
• Their -12 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• Calgary has put up 21 power-play goals this season (on 102 chances). That ranks 19th in the NHL.
• The Flames have the league’s 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 20.59%.
• Calgary has scored two shorthanded goals.
• The 72.73% of opponent power plays the Flames kill is the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Flames have the NHL’s 29th-ranked faceoff win percentage (45%).
• Calgary’s collective 9% shooting percentage ranks 30th in the league.
• The Flames have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Flames Moneyline Insights

• The Flames have been an underdog in 26 games this season, with nine upset wins (34.6%).
• Calgary has 25 games this season playing as an underdog by +102 or longer, and is 9-16 in those contests.
• The moneyline set for this outing implies a 49.5% chance for the Flames to win.

Flames Leaders

• Jonathan Huberdeau: 16 goals and 13 assists
• Nazem Kadri: 13 goals and 13 assists
• Connor Zary: nine goals and 12 assists
• Dustin Wolf: 12-5-2 record, .914 save percentage, 50 goals given up