The Calgary Flames visit the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Tuesday, November 5 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+.
Calgary fell in a 4-2 loss at home its last time out on November 3 against the Edmonton Oilers.
Montreal played on the road its last time out on November 2, and lost 3-1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ahead of this matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s hockey action.
Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 5:52 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Flames (-146)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+123)
- Over/under: 6.5
Flames stats and trends
- Calgary has won three of its three games as the moneyline favorite this season.
- In one game with moneyline odds shorter than -146 this season, the Flames have won every time.
- Looking at the moneyline odds, Calgary has a 59.3% chance of winning this contest.
- Calgary’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals four of 12 times.
- They are scoring at a 2.2 goals-per-game average (22 total) over that span.
- On the defensive side, the Flames have allowed 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 outings.
Canadiens stats and trends
- This season the Canadiens have four wins in the 12 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Montreal has nine games this season playing as the underdog by +123 or longer, and is 3-6 in those contests.
- Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Canadiens have a 44.8% chance to win.
- So far this season, 66.7% of Montreal’s games (8/12) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.5.
- They are scoring at a 2.8 goals-per-game average (28 total) during that time.
- Over on the defensive end, the Canadiens have allowed 4.0 goals per game (40 total) over those 10 outings.