Thursday will feature an NHL contest between the home favorite Vancouver Canucks (0-0-0, -205 on the moneyline to win) and the Calgary Flames (1-0, +170 moneyline odds) at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Canucks vs. Flames Betting Lines

• Favorite: Canucks (-205)
• Underdog: Flames (+170)
• Over/under: 5.5

Canucks vs. Flames Quick Facts

• In 42 games last season, Vancouver and its opponent combined for more than 5.5 goals.
• Calgary played 38 games last season that ended with over 5.5 goals.
• These two teams averaged 5.5 goals per game between them, 0.0 more than this one’s over/under.
• These teams conceded 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.4 more than this one’s over/under.
• The Flames were 29th in the league in goals scored, compared to the 23rd-ranked Canucks.
• The Canucks were 18th in the league in goals conceded, and the Flames were 15th.

Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stat Insights

• The Canucks’ 233 goals scored last season (2.8 per game) ranked 23rd in the NHL.
• Defensively, Vancouver gave up 251 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 18th in NHL action.
• They had the league’s 21st-ranked goal differential at -18.
• The 50 power-play goals Vancouver put up last season ranked 15th in the NHL (on 222 chances).
• The Canucks were 15th in the league with a 22.52% power-play conversion rate.
• Vancouver scored four shorthanded goals last season (21st among all NHL squads).
• The Canucks’ 82.67% penalty-kill success rate was second-best in the league.
• The Canucks had the 22nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 49%.
• Vancouver scored on 11.1% of its shots as a team (12th in league).
• The Canucks did not have a shutout last season. As a team, they averaged 26.9 hits and 14.7 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Moneyline

• The Canucks won 52.8% of their games last season when they were a moneyline favorite (19-17).
• Vancouver played 10 games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -205 or shorter and won each of them.
• The Canucks have an implied moneyline win probability of 67.2% in this contest.

Canucks Leaders

• A top contributor last season for Vancouver, Quinn Hughes scored 77 points in 68 games (16 goals and 61 assists).
• Brock Boeser had 50 points (0.6 per game), scoring 25 goals and adding 25 assists.
• Jake DeBrusk had 48 total points for Vancouver, with 28 goals and 20 assists.
• In 51 games, Kevin Lankinen had a record of 25-15-10. He conceded 132 goals (2.62 goals against average) and recorded 1,209 saves.

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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stats Insights

• The Flames’ 220 goals last season (2.7 per game) ranked them 29th in the NHL.
• Calgary conceded 236 total goals (2.9 per game), 15th in the NHL.
• Their -16 goal differential was 19th in the league.
• Calgary had 49 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 233 chances.
• The Flames scored on 21.03% of their power plays, No. 19 in the league.
• Calgary had seven shorthanded goals (12th in NHL).
• The 76.55% penalty-kill percentage of the Flames was 23rd in the NHL.
• The Flames won 46.3% of faceoffs, 30th in the NHL.
• Calgary’s 9.1% shooting percentage was 31st in the league.
• The Flames did not shut out an opponent last season.

Flames Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Flames were an underdog 54 times, and won 20, or 37.0%, of those games.
• Calgary had a record of 4-9 in games when sportsbooks pegged it as an underdog of at least +170 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 37.0% chance of victory for the Flames.

Flames Leaders

• Nazem Kadri put up 67 points (0.8 per game) for Calgary last season, with 34 goals and 33 assists in 82 games (playing 19:21 per game).
• Jonathan Huberdeau posted 62 total points (0.8 per game) last season. He had 28 goals and 34 assists.
• MacKenzie Weegar’s eight goals and 39 assists added up to 47 points.
• Dustin Wolf had a 29-16-8 record last season, with a .910 save percentage (10th-best in the league). He gave up 140 goals (2.6 goals against average).