In the first game of the regular season, the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks begin their seasons at Rogers Arena for a Pacific Division showdown. RSN will showcase the matchup, and the action gets going at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 3.
Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks Odds
Calgary enters the contest as the favorite with a -130 moneyline. The line for Vancouver sits at +110 and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Neither team registered a particularly strong 2017-18 season. The Calgary Flames went 37-45 straight up (SU) last season, while the Vancouver Canucks finished just 31-51.
The visiting Flames managed to score 2.66 goals per game on offense (33.6 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 3.02 goals per contest. Opponents only had to average 31.1 shots per game to get those 3+ goals per game last year.
Fueled by 30.0 offensive shot attempts per matchup, the Canucks also recorded 2.66 goals/game. They yielded 32.2 shots and 3.22 goals per game on defense.
The Flames hit paydirt on 16.0% of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They were able to kill off 81.9% of all opponent power plays.
The Canucks scored on an impressive 21.5% of their man-advantages and killed off 78.6% of the power plays their defense faced.
Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks Betting Picks
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Vancouver was 0-5 in in shootouts last year. Calgary was 2-5 in games that ended in a shootout.
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