Saturday’s NHL slate features an outing between the favored Edmonton Oilers (41-26-5, -175 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Calgary Flames (34-26-11, +145 moneyline odds) at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Oilers to win vs Flames -175
Oilers vs. Flames Betting Lines
- Favorite: Oilers (-175)
- Underdog: Flames (+145)
- Over/under: 6.5
Oilers vs. Flames Quick Facts
- Edmonton and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 34 of 72 matches (47.2%) so far this season.
- Calgary’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 28 of 71 chances this season.
- The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.8, is 0.6 less than Saturday’s over/under.
- This game’s over/under is 0.6 more than the 5.9 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.
Oilers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Oilers Season Stat Insights
- The Oilers offense’s 233 total goals (3.2 per game) are ranked eighth in the league this year.
- On defense, Edmonton has allowed 212 goals (2.9 per game) to rank 15th in league play.
- The team is ranked 11th in goal differential at +21.
- Edmonton’s 47 power-play goals this season (12th in the NHL) have come on 185 chances.
- The Oilers have the NHL’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate at 25.41%.
- Edmonton’s offense has netted five shorthanded goals this season (15th among all squads).
- The Oilers kill 76.54% of their opponent’s power plays, the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Oilers win 51% of their faceoffs (12th in the league).
- Edmonton converts 10.1% of its shots, ranking 22nd in the league.
- The Oilers’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 14.4 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Oilers Moneyline
- Through 61 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Edmonton has won 35 of those games.
- The Oilers have won 22 of the 34 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -175.
- There is a 63.6% chance that Edmonton wins this contest, per the moneyline.
Oilers Leaders
- Leon Draisaitl: 49 goals and 52 assists
- Connor McDavid: 26 goals and 64 assists
- Evan Bouchard: 13 goals and 44 assists
- Stuart Skinner: 24-18-4 record, .893 save percentage, 137 goals conceded
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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Flames Season Stats Insights
- The Flames have scored 185 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 31st in the NHL.
- Calgary has conceded 209 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 13th.
- Their 22nd-ranked goal differential is -24.
- Calgary has put up 44 power-play goals this season (15th in the NHL) on 205 chances.
- The Flames’ power-play conversion rate (21.46%) ranks 17th in the league.
- Calgary has scored six shorthanded goals this season (10th in league).
- The 75.12% penalty-kill percentage the Flames have registered is the league’s 25th-ranked rate.
- The Flames have the NHL’s 30th-ranked faceoff win percentage (45.9%).
- Calgary is shooting 8.9% (31st in the league).
- The Flames have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Flames Moneyline Insights
- This season the Flames have 17 wins in the 48 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Calgary is 8-12 when it is the underdog by +145 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Flames have a 40.8% chance to win.
Flames Leaders
- Jonathan Huberdeau: 27 goals and 31 assists
- Nazem Kadri: 29 goals and 27 assists
- MacKenzie Weegar: seven goals and 34 assists
- Dustin Wolf: 24-15-5 record, .909 save percentage, 117 goals allowed
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