Flames Vs Canucks: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 14, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 13, 2022

The Calgary Flames will host the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, December 14, with the Flames having lost three consecutive games. Bookmakers give the Canucks +141 odds to claim victory and list the Flames at -171 on the moneyline for this matchup. This matchup has an over/under of 6.5 goals.

The betting facts in what follows reference odds valid as of December 13, 2022 at 9:24 PM ET. See below for a table with the latest odds for this matchup and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Flames Vs Canucks Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 13

Flames: Christopher Tanev: Questionable (Upper Body), MacKenzie Weegar: Questionable (Illness), Elias Lindholm: Questionable (Upper Body), Oliver Kylington: Out (Personal)

Canucks: Tanner Pearson: Out (Hand), Travis Dermott: Out (Concussion), Thatcher Demko: Out (Lower Body), Tucker Poolman: Out (Undisclosed), Elias Pettersson: Questionable (Illness)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Flames
Total Pick Over (6.5)
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 Canucks Team Stats

Flames Avg. (Rank) Canucks Avg. (Rank)
2.97 (22nd) Goals Scored 3.46 (9th)
3.03 (16th) Goals Allowed 3.86 (30th)
33.9 (5th) Shots 30.1 (21st)
28.5 (4th) Shots Allowed 32.6 (22nd)

Flames Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Elias Lindholm 28 9 14 23 67 5 -1
Tyler Toffoli 29 10 11 21 91 4 +2
Nazem Kadri 29 11 10 21 89 5 -8
Rasmus Andersson 29 4 16 20 60 0 -2
Jonathan Huberdeau 26 5 13 18 46 3 +6

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Canucks Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Elias Pettersson 28 13 21 34 92 1 +4
Bo Horvat 28 19 10 29 92 7 0
J.T. Miller 28 11 15 26 63 6 -10
Quinn Hughes 24 0 25 25 45 0 -1
Andrei Kuzmenko 27 13 12 25 54 6 +2

Betting Trends

  • The Flames have been favored on the moneyline 21 times this season, and have finished 11-10 in those games.
  • The Flames have an implied moneyline win probability of 63.1% in this matchup.
  • The Canucks have won six, or 40.0%, of the 15 games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Canucks, based on the moneyline, is 41.5%.
  • In 13 games this season, Calgary and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.
  • Vancouver has played 17 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.
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