Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames Game 1 NHL Betting Analysis, Odds & Picks
In Game 1 of the 2022 NHL Playoffs, the Dallas Stars head up north to take on the Calgary Flames. This will be the final game of the night as it is being played at 10:00 PM EST in Calgary.
During the regular season, these two teams met up three times, and the Flames led the season series 2-1. Their most recent game was played on April 21 in Calgary and ended in a 4-2 victory for the Flames
With playoffs looked at as the start of a whole new season, it will be interesting to find out if Dallas can contain the Flames or if the Flames can build off their regular season play against the Stars.
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Betting Analysis for Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames
Stars Betting Stats & Analysis
The Dallas Stars are in the Wild Card 1 spot in the Western Conference and finished the season fourth in the Central Division with 98 points. They finished the year with 46 wins on the year.
In the Stars final game of the season, they beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2, which included Jason Roberston scoring his 41st goal of the year.
Robertson led the Stars with 41 goals, followed by Roope Hintz with 37 goals and 37-year-old Joe Pavelski with 27 goals. The same three players led Dallas in points this year, with Pavelski leading the pack with 81 points which is a career-high.
Goalie Jake Oettinger is set to be the starter after a strong regular season. He ended the year with 30 wins, 15 loses, and 1 OTL with a .914 SV%. His 2.53 GAA earned him the 10th spot amongst goalie stat leaders.
As a team, the Stars were one of the lower-scoring teams. They scored a total of 233 and averaged 2.84 goals for per game, where they rank 21st in the NHL.
On the defensive end of the ice, the Stars were a top 15 in goals allowed. They allowed 244 total goals where they had a GAA of 2.98, which earned them the 14th-ranked team.
In the special teams department, the Dallas Stars ranked 11th in PP% with 22.4%. On the penalty kill, they had a PK% of 79%, where they ended in the 19th rank in the NHL.
Flames Betting Stats & Analysis
The Calgary Flames were the first-place team in the Pacific Division with 111 points which also earned them the second-best record in the Western Conference. They finished the year with a 50-21-11 record.
Calgary ended their regular season with a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, with Matthew Tkachuk getting his 42nd goal of the year.
The Flames are one of the league’s best scoring teams. This season they scored the sixth-most goals in the NHL with 291 total goals and an average of 3.55 goals for per game.
Individually, the Flames had some bright stars on offense, with both Johnny Gaudreau (115) and Matthew Tkachuk (104) getting over 100 points this season. They also managed to get three 40-goal scorers in Tkachuk (42), Elias Lindholm (42), and Gaudreau (40). Andrew Mangiapane finished the year with just five goals shy of 40.
On defense, the Calgary Flames were also one of the league’s best as they finished the year with the third least amount of goals allowed. In total, they allowed 206 goals for a GAA of 2.51.
In net, the Flames were led by Jacob Markstrom, who started in 63 games this year and finished with a 37-15-9 record where he finished fourth in goalie wins. In other goalie stat categories, Markstrom finished third in both GAA (2.22) and SV% (.922) and first in shutouts (9).
On special teams, the Flames ended the regular season ranked tenth on the power play with a PP% of 22.9%. When shorthanded, the Flames ranked sixth with a PK% of 83.2%.
Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames Betting Trends
The Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames met three times during the regular season, where the Flames were the moneyline favorite in all.
The Flames are 1-2 against the spread when playing the Stars this season, including one game ending in overtime.
The over/under for the three games were set at 5.5 for the first two and 6 for the third. The over is 2-0-1, with scores ending 4-3, 4-3, and 4-2 for the push on the final game.
The Flames are 6-2-2 in their last ten games and lost two straight games to end the regular season.
Dallas is 5-3-2 in their last ten games and ended their regular season with a win. That win earned them the WC1 spot.
The Calgary Flames scored 18 goals in their final five games for an average of 3.60 goals scored per game. On defense, they allowed 15 goals and averaged 3.00 GAA, which is down compared to their season average.
The Stars scored 15 goals in their last five games and averaged 3.00 goals per game, which is a slight improvement to their season average. On the back end, Dallas allowed 14 goals for a 2.80 GAA in that same five-game span.
Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames Betting Odds
BetUS has the Calgary Flames as the moneyline favorite at -220. They have the Dallas Stars moneyline at +180. The over/under is set at 5.5, favoring the over at -120. The spread is currently -1.5 (+115) Flames and +1.5 (-135) Stars.
Bovada also has the Flames as the moneyline favorite but with -225 odds. They have the Stars at +185. The over/under is set at 6, with under favored at -120. The spread is currently -1.5 (+115) Flames and +1.5 (-135) Stars.
MyBookie has the same odds as BetUS.
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How To Bet On: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames – Betting Lines (Spread, totals, moneyline) Betting Example
With the Calgary Flames being heavily favored in this contest, if someone were to place $100 on them winning the game with the Moneyline odds of -225, they would take $44.44 in winnings. If they put $100 on the Stars on the Moneyline with +185 odds, they would walk away with $185 in winnings.
If someone bet $100 on the spread of Flames -1.5, they would need Flames to win the game by two or more goals, and if they did, they would win $115. If someone bet $100 on the Stars +1.5, they need to either win the game or lose by no more than one goal, and they would win $74.10.
If someone bet the over 5.5 with -120 odds, $100 would get them $83.33 in winnings, while the under with +100 odds would get them an even $100 in winnings.
OBS Betting Picks for Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames NHL
This Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames Game 1 will be a competitive one as the Flames carry the 2-1 series lead but with only one of their wins covering the spread. With the Flames being one of the league’s higher scoring teams, expect them to continue their goal-scoring as they have scored 18 in their last five. The Stars will look to keep up as they have been improving as of late on offense, scoring roughly 3.00 goals per game in their last five.
In the three meetings this year, the over is 2-0-1, with their final 4-2 game pushing the over/under total set at 6. Between the three games, the two teams have totaled 20 goals and average just over six a game. Look for their two to continue goal scoring and give fans a show for Game 1.
Take the over 5.5 goals with -120 odds for your NHL betting choice in Game 1 of this Stars and Flames matchup.
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