Flames Vs Canadiens: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 1, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on November 30, 2022

The Montreal Canadiens travel to face the Calgary Flames on Thursday, December 1, with the Flames unbeaten in three consecutive home games. The latest betting odds for this matchup have the Canadiens listed at +227 to win on the moneyline. The Flames are currently -282 to emerge victorious for this contest. This matchup has an over/under set at 6 goals.

The betting insights in this article reflect odds as of December 1, 2022 at 5:17 AM ET. Check out the table below for the latest odds for this outing and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Flames Vs Canadiens Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 1

Flames: Oliver Kylington: Out (Personal)

Canadiens: Carey Price: Out (Knee), Paul Byron: Out (Hip), Mike Hoffman: Questionable (Lower Body), Jonathan Drouin: Out (Upper Body), Emil Heineman: Out (Thumb)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Flames
Total Pick Over (6)
Spread Pick Flames (-1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Flames Vs Canadiens Team Stats

Flames Avg. (Rank) Canadiens Avg. (Rank)
3.00 (19th) Goals Scored 2.86 (23rd)
3.18 (17th) Goals Allowed 3.50 (23rd)
34.3 (4th) Shots 30.3 (21st)
28.7 (4th) Shots Allowed 32.9 (21st)

Flames Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Tyler Toffoli 22 8 8 16 67 3 +2
Elias Lindholm 22 6 10 16 52 4 -3
Rasmus Andersson 22 3 13 16 41 0 -2
Nazem Kadri 22 8 7 15 66 3 -6
Jonathan Huberdeau 19 4 8 12 37 2 +4

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Canadiens Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Nicholas Suzuki 22 12 12 24 47 4 0
Cole Caulfield 22 12 9 21 82 2 -3
Kirby Dach 22 4 13 17 35 1 -2
Sean Monahan 22 5 9 14 48 1 -6
Brendan Gallagher 22 4 5 9 52 0 -3

Betting Trends

  • The Flames have been favored on the moneyline 15 times this season, and have gone 8-7 in those games.
  • The Flames have an implied moneyline win probability of 73.8% in this game.
  • The Canadiens have been made an underdog 19 times this season, and won nine, or 47.4%, of those games.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 30.6% chance of victory for the Canadiens.
  • Calgary and its opponent have gone over 6 combined goals in 10 of 22 games this season.
  • Montreal has played 11 games this season that finished with over 6 goals.
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